{"id":11764,"date":"2014-11-10T13:38:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T13:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/?p=4418"},"modified":"2014-11-10T13:38:07","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T13:38:07","slug":"tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-1132014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-1132014\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech News Recap for the Week of 11\/3\/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 11\/3\/2014. <span id=\"more-4418\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tech News Recap<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft is eliminating the fee to use most functions of its mobile aps for Office 365. Google cloud cuts prices yet again. Splunk is playing a major part in the Internet of Things. IDC is predicting the public cloud will be a $127 billion industry by 2018. ZDnet provided a review of smartwatches for work and for\u00a0play. Drones could end up taking off in Europe before the US.\u00a0There were also some good articles around converged\/hyper-converged infrastructure, shadow IT, Microsoft Azure, mobile development and secure storage infrastructure.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Is Giving Away Its <a title=\"office 365 mobile apps\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/digits\/2014\/11\/06\/microsoft-gives-away-office-365-mobile-apps-in-a-bid-for-more-users\/?mod=djemCIO_h\" >Office 365 Mobile Apps<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reference Architecture, Converged, &amp; <a title=\"hyper-converged infrastructure\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/miscellaneous-it\/reference-architecture-converged-infrastructure-hyper-converged-infrastructure-pizza-analogy\/\" >Hyper-Converged Infrastructure<\/a>: A Pizza Analogy<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s the <a title=\"deal with shadow IT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rickscloud.com\/whats-the-deal-with-shadow-it\/\" >deal with Shadow IT<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Best <a title=\"smartwatches for work\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/best-smartwatches-for-work-and-play-7000035562\/\" >smartwatches<\/a> for work and play<\/li>\n<li>Three Companies That Transformed Their Businesses Using <a title=\"transformed their businesses using cloud computing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ibm\/2014\/11\/03\/three-companies-that-transformed-their-businesses-using-cloud-computing\/\" >Cloud Computing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Modern CIO: <a title=\"hybrid cloud opportunities and challenges\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2843855\/hybrid-cloud\/modern-cio-hybrid-cloud-netapp-ciobp.html\" >Hybrid Cloud Opportunities and Challenges<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The &#8216;Other&#8217; CIA &#8211; Part of Achieving a <a title=\"achieving a secure storage infrastructure\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2842898\/security0\/the-other-cia-part-of-achieving-a-secure-storage-infrastructure.html\" >Secure Storage Infrastructure<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Google Cloud <a title=\"Google cloud cuts prices again\" href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/cloud\/cloud-storage\/google-cloud-cuts-prices-again-adds-services\/d\/d-id\/1317198\" >Cuts Prices Again<\/a>, Adds Services<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mobile Development\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.forrester.com\/michael_facemire\/14-11-03-mobile_development_the_2015_crystal_ball?evar1=51174:1756137&amp;cmpid=pr:soc:tw:ADD_Mobile+Dev+Predictions_1\" >Mobile Development<\/a>: The 2015 Crystal Ball<\/li>\n<li>Google has been laying the foundation of its <a title=\"google cloud platform for years\" href=\"https:\/\/gigaom.com\/2014\/11\/04\/google-has-been-laying-the-foundation-of-its-cloud-platform-for-years\/\" >cloud platform<\/a> for years<\/li>\n<li>How Splunk Caught Wall Street&#8217;s Eye By Taming The Messy World of <a title=\"IoT Data Splunk\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/danwoods\/2014\/11\/04\/how-splunk-caught-wall-streets-eye-by-taming-the-messy-world-of-iot-data\/?utm_campaign=ForbesTech&amp;utm_source=TWITTER&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_channel=Technology&amp;linkId=10349831\" >IoT Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Drones set to take off\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/drones-set-to-take-off-in-europe-before-the-us-say-experts-no-thanks-to-amazon\/\" >Drones set to take off <\/a>in Europe before US &#8211; no thanks to Amazon<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"microsoft azure future hybrid cloud\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/microsoft-azure-and-the-future-of-hybrid-cloud-7000035353\/\" >Microsoft Azure<\/a> and the future of hybrid cloud<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"healthcare CIOs innovate\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2840281\/healthcare\/healthcare-cios-cant-be-afraid-to-innovate.html#tk.CIONLE_nlt_insider_2014-11-03\" >Healthcare CIOs<\/a> Can&#8217;t Be Afraid to Innovate<\/li>\n<li>IDC: <a title=\"IDC public cloud\" href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/2842127\/cloud-computing\/idc-public-cloud-to-be-127b-industry-by-2018.html\" >Public cloud<\/a> to be $127B industry by 2018<\/li>\n<li>Get Your <a title=\"head in the clouds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cioinsight.com\/blogs\/get-your-head-in-the-clouds.html\" >Head in the Clouds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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><em>Download this new whitepaper to get an <a title=\"8 point checklist for a successful data center move\" href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/White-Paper-8-Point-Checklist-Data-Center-Move-B\">8-point checklist for a successful data center move<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By <a title=\"Ben Stephenson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stephensonbenjamin\" >Ben Stephenson<\/a>, Emerging Media Specialist, GreenPages Technology Solutions<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=noFXSrN0w1Q:qH7YrTmw1a0: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=noFXSrN0w1Q:qH7YrTmw1a0:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=noFXSrN0w1Q:qH7YrTmw1a0:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=noFXSrN0w1Q:qH7YrTmw1a0:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=noFXSrN0w1Q:qH7YrTmw1a0:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=noFXSrN0w1Q:qH7YrTmw1a0: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\/noFXSrN0w1Q\" 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 11\/3\/2014. Tech News Recap Microsoft is eliminating the fee to use most functions of its mobile aps for Office 365. Google cloud cuts prices yet again. 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