{"id":12187,"date":"2015-01-11T15:18:40","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T15:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/?p=4678"},"modified":"2015-01-11T15:18:40","modified_gmt":"2015-01-11T15:18:40","slug":"tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-152015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-152015\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech News Recap for the Week of 1\/5\/2015"},"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 1\/5\/2015. <span id=\"more-4678\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tech News Recap<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LinkedIn_Infrastructure-design3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4652 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LinkedIn_Infrastructure-design3.jpg\" alt=\"tech news recap\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>Like last week, there were a good number of articles containing 2015 predictions. These spanned from cloud to software-defined technologies, to networking, to cybersecurity and more. A new study found that that Google Cloud has lost some of its following among CIOs. Verizon announced it would have a 2 day extended maintenance outage. Hackers took down German government sites. Also, more talk around the Sony hacking and its potential ties to North Korea.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cue The Latest Cloud Vendor Announcing an <a title=\"extended maintenance outage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/benkepes\/2015\/01\/04\/cue-the-latest-cloud-vendor-announcing-an-extended-maintenance-outage-verizon-cloud-set-for-2-day-blackout\/\" >Extended Maintenance Outage<\/a> &#8212; Verizon Cloud Set For 2 Day Blackout<\/li>\n<li>2015 Predictions: Cloud and <a title=\"software defined technologies\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/cloud-computing\/2015-predictions-cloud-software-defined\/\" >Software-Defined Technologies<\/a><\/li>\n<li>10 Changes on the Horizon for <a title=\"networking for 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eweek.com\/networking\/slideshows\/10-changes-on-the-horizon-for-networking-in-2015.html\" >Networking in 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Can Samsung Find Enough <a title=\"galaxy s6\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ewanspence\/2014\/12\/30\/samsung-customer-acquisition-strategy-2015\/?utm_campaign=ForbesTech&amp;utm_source=TWITTER&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_channel=Leadership&amp;linkId=11509122\" >Galaxy S6<\/a> Customers in 2015?<\/li>\n<li>Teachers Will Embrace Student&#8217;s <a title=\"smartphone\" href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/01\/03\/teachers-will-embrace-students-smartphone-addiction-in-2015\/\" >Smartphone Addiction<\/a> in 2015<\/li>\n<li>Top 5 <a title=\"cybersecurity\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/id\/102283615\" >cybersecurity<\/a> risks for 2015<\/li>\n<li>CTO Rick Blaisdell <a title=\"2014\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rickscloud.com\/looking-back-at-2014\/\" >looks back on 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<li>17 gadget hits &amp; flops from the <a title=\"consumer electronic show\" href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/gallery\/technology\/innovationnation\/2015\/01\/02\/ces-gadget-hits-and-flops\/index.html\" >Consumer Electronics Show<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Apple Said to Kick Off <a title=\"SIM free iphone 6\" href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/01\/05\/apple-said-to-kick-off-sim-free-iphone-6-and-6-plus-sales-tomorrow\/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000602\" >SIM-Free iPhone 6 <\/a>and 6 Plus Sales<\/li>\n<li>The <a title=\"CIO\" href=\"http:\/\/biznesscio.com\/2014\/12\/22\/the-cio-as-a-consultant-evangelist-and-innovator\/\" >CIO<\/a> as a Consultant, Evangelist and Innovator<\/li>\n<li>Hackers down <a title=\"german government websites\" href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2015\/01\/07\/technology\/security\/german-website-hacked\/index.html\" >German government websites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"google cloud\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/digits\/2015\/01\/06\/googles-cloud-loses-following-among-cios-survey-finds\/\" >Google&#8217;s Cloud<\/a> Loses Following Among CIOs, Survey Finds<\/li>\n<li>FBI blames North Korea Again for <a title=\"sony hack attack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/2866431\/fbi-blames-north-korea-again-for-sony-big-hack-attack.html\" >Sony Big Hack attack<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Books <a title=\"CIOs recommend\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.hellersearch.com\/blog\/books-cios-recommend-to-their-peers-for-2015\" >CIOs Recommend<\/a> to Their Peers for 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Download this guide: 4 Reasons Why Visibility and Control Are the Key to a <a title=\"better virtual infrastructure\" href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/vSOMGuideDownload-Blog112014\" >Better Virtual Infrastructure<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By <a title=\"Ben Stephenson\" 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=aD4tWMA-VhM:n3Uh2ZYIAY0: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=aD4tWMA-VhM:n3Uh2ZYIAY0:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=aD4tWMA-VhM:n3Uh2ZYIAY0:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=aD4tWMA-VhM:n3Uh2ZYIAY0:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=aD4tWMA-VhM:n3Uh2ZYIAY0:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=aD4tWMA-VhM:n3Uh2ZYIAY0: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\/aD4tWMA-VhM\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/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 1\/5\/2015. Tech News Recap Like last week, there were a good number of articles containing 2015 predictions. These spanned from cloud to software-defined technologies, to networking, to cybersecurity and more. A new study found&hellip;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/miscellaneous-it\/tech-news-recap-week-152015\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,181,1908],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-miscellaneous-it","category-tech-new-recap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}