{"id":11744,"date":"2014-11-03T13:28:46","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T13:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/?p=4392"},"modified":"2014-11-03T13:28:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T13:28:46","slug":"tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-10272014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-10272014\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech News Recap for the Week of 10\/27\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Were you busy last week? Here\u2019s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 10\/27\/2014.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LinkedIn_CMaaS-WP1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3842\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LinkedIn_CMaaS-WP1.jpg\" alt=\"Tech News Recap\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>Tech News Recap<\/h2>\n<p>This week there were some interesting reads about network virtualization, the concept of the chief integration officer, common\/costly mistakes made by CIOs, and the impact big data could have on mid-term elections. Amazon is sitting on $83 million of unsold Fire Phones. Meanwhile, former Apple CEO John Scully is launching a new low-cost smartphone brand. Hackers went after unclassified White House networks. A survey done by EMC and IDG revealed information about the popularity of private clouds in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Network Virtualization\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/featured\/network-virtualization-a-key-enabler-of-the-sddc\/\" >Network Virtualization<\/a>: A Key Enabler of the SDDC<\/li>\n<li>Finding Success in the <a title=\"public cloud\" href=\"http:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/2240233136\/Finding-success-in-the-public-cloud-Financial-Times-CTO-John-ODonovan\" >Public Cloud<\/a>: Financial Times CTO John O&#8217;Donovan<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"big data\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2838806\/big-data\/big-data-wars-how-technology-could-tip-the-mid-term-elections.html?utm_campaign=sflow_tweet#tk.rss_all\" >Big Data<\/a> Wars: How Technology Could Tip the Mid-Term Elections<\/li>\n<li>Amazon sitting on $83 million of unsold <a title=\"Fire Phones\" href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2014\/10\/amazon-sitting-on-83-million-of-unsold-fire-phones\/?utm_content=buffer2ca76&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" >Fire Phones<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The <a title=\"Nadella\" href=\"http:\/\/mobileenterprise.edgl.com\/news\/The-Nadella-Effect96178\" >Nadella<\/a> Effect<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"hackers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/2840215\/hackers-go-after-unclassified-white-house-network.html\" >Hackers<\/a> go after unclassified White House network<\/li>\n<li>Forget &#8220;information&#8221; &#8211; CIOs should be <a title=\"chief integration officers\" href=\"https:\/\/gigaom.com\/2014\/10\/29\/forget-information-cios-should-be-chief-integration-officers-says-former-cio\/\" >chief integration officers<\/a>, says former CIO<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Private Clouds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/technology\/private-clouds-most-popular-in-singapore-says-emc-idg-survey\" >Private clouds<\/a> most popular in Singapore, says EMC-IDG survey<\/li>\n<li>Ex-Apple CEO John Scully launches <a title=\"low cost smartphone\" href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2014\/10\/31\/ex-apple-ceo-john-sculley-launches-low-cost-smartphone-brand\/\" >low-cost smartphone<\/a> brand<\/li>\n<li>3 Common &amp; Costly <a title=\"CIO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/strategic-cio\/executive-insights-and-innovation\/3-common-and-costly-cio-mistakes\/a\/d-id\/1316708\" >CIO<\/a> Mistakes<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Google Fit App\" href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2014\/10\/28\/google-fit-app-now-available-for-android-devices\/\" >Google Fit App<\/a> Now Available For Android Devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What top tech news did we miss? Leave a comment with links to any quality articles from last week that other readers may enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Corporate IT departments have progressed from keepers of technology to providers of complex solutions that businesses truly rely on. Download this <a title=\"IT Department\" href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/ebookEvolutionOfITDepartment102013_Blog\"><span style=\"color: #3f58a7;\">ebook<\/span><\/a> to learn more.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenStephenson1\" >Ben Stephenson<\/a>, Emerging Media Specialist<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=AtFBNwBKqq4:4_OgtR7KdpU:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=AtFBNwBKqq4:4_OgtR7KdpU:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=AtFBNwBKqq4:4_OgtR7KdpU:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=AtFBNwBKqq4:4_OgtR7KdpU:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=AtFBNwBKqq4:4_OgtR7KdpU:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=AtFBNwBKqq4:4_OgtR7KdpU:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/JourneyToTheCloud\/~4\/AtFBNwBKqq4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Were you busy last week? Here&rsquo;s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 10\/27\/2014. 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