{"id":12684,"date":"2015-03-09T12:32:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T12:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/?p=4895"},"modified":"2015-03-09T12:32:30","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T12:32:30","slug":"tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-322015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-322015\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech News Recap for the Week of 3\/2\/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 2\/23\/2015! <span id=\"more-4895\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LinkedIn_VDI_Webinar7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-4882\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LinkedIn_VDI_Webinar7.jpg\" alt=\"tech news recap\" width=\"86\" height=\"69\" \/><\/a>HP acquired Aruba Networks, Chef and Microsoft are teaming up to enhance Azure&#8217;s automation capabilities, Chinese company Alibaba opened a data center in Silicon Valley, and Google wants to be a wireless carrier. VMware announced the availability of EVO:Rail\u00a0for the Indian Market.\u00a0Apple topped Samsung in quarterly smartphone sales for the first time since 2011. Google Wallet will soon come pre-installed on Verizon, T-Mobile &amp; ATt&amp;T Android phones. Volvo is using cloud connected cars to help notify other drivers about road conditions, mobile fingerprint apps are on the rise, and voice biometrics could be a game-changer in authentication. Remember, if you want to keep up with the most important industry news throughout the week, <a title=\"follow greenpages on twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenPagesIT\" >follow GreenPages on Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>Tech News Recap<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>HP to acquire <a title=\"Aruba\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/id\/102413681\" >Aruba Networks<\/a> for about $3B<\/li>\n<li>Chef and Microsoft team up to enhance <a title=\"azure\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2015\/chef-and-microsoft-team-up-to-enhance-azures-automation\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+geekwire+(GeekWire)\" >Azure&#8217;s automation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alibaba opens data center in Silicon Valley, eyes <a title=\"US cloud market\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/alibaba-opens-data-center-in-silicon-valley-eyes-us-market\/\" >US cloud market<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CIO Focus Interview: Kevin Hall, <a title=\"GreenPages LogicsOne\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/featured\/cio-focus-interview-kevin-hall-greenpages-logicsone\/\" >GreenPages-LogicsOne<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Separating <a title=\"cloud vendor hype\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cioinsight.com\/blogs\/separating-cloud-vendor-hype-from-reality.html\" >Cloud Vendor Hype<\/a> from Reality<\/li>\n<li>The Art of the Nudge: Why Google Wants To Be A <a title=\"wireless carrier\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/roberthof\/2015\/03\/02\/the-art-of-the-nudge-why-google-wants-to-be-a-wireless-carrier\/?utm_campaign=ForbesTech&amp;utm_source=TWITTER&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_channel=Technology&amp;linkId=12653565\" >Wireless Carrier<\/a><\/li>\n<li>5 Tips for Effective Communication with <a title=\"it stakeholders\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/miscellaneous-it\/5-tips-effective-communication-stakeholders\/\" >IT Stakeholders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"wearables\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cioinsight.com\/security\/slideshows\/wearables-will-increase-enterprise-risks.html\" >Wearables<\/a> Will Increase Enterprise Risks<\/li>\n<li>Getting Serious About <a title=\"mobile finger print apps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cioinsight.com\/it-strategy\/mobile-wireless\/getting-serious-about-mobile-fingerprint-apps.html?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=CIO_NL_CM_20150302_STR4L1&amp;dni=221690101&amp;rni=23171451\" >Mobile Fingerprint Apps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Georgetown CIO\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprisersproject.com\/article\/2014\/10\/three-ways-make-strong-start-cio-0\" >Georgetown CIO<\/a>: 3 ways to make a strong start as a CIO<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"johnnie walker smart bottle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jenniferhicks\/2015\/03\/02\/johnnie-walker-smart-bottle-debuts-at-mobile-world-congress\/\" >Johnnie Walker Smart Bottle<\/a> Debuts At Mobile World Congress<\/li>\n<li>Break Me If You Can: 4 Rugged <a title=\"tablets\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2891938\/tablets\/break-me-if-you-can-4-rugged-tablets-put-to-the-test.html?utm_campaign=sflow_tweet#tk.rss_all\" >Tablets<\/a> Put to the Test<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"apple tops samsung\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/2892292\/apple-edges-out-samsung-in-fourth-quarter-smartphone-sales.html?utm_content=buffer82b19&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" >Apple tops Samsung<\/a> in quarterly smartphone sales for the first time since 2011<\/li>\n<li>Volvo&#8217;s <a title=\"cloud connected cars\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cloudwedge.com\/volvos-cloud-connected-cars-help-remedy-road-conditions-4389\/\" >Cloud Connected Cars<\/a> Help Remedy Road Conditions<\/li>\n<li>VMware Announces Availability of <a title=\"vmware evo rail\" href=\"http:\/\/www.itnewsonline.com\/news\/VMware-Announces-Availability-of-VMware-EVO:RAIL-for-the-Indian-Market\/35970\/8\/1\" >VMware EVO: Rail<\/a> for the Indian Market<\/li>\n<li>CIOs Emerging as <a title=\"stars of executive team\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2889177\/cio-role\/cios-emerging-as-stars-of-the-executive-team.html\" >Stars of the Executive Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Paranoid <a title=\"CISO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2892920\/security0\/the-paranoid-ciso.html\" >CISO<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ten Ways To Improve <a title=\"IT Culture\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.starcio.com\/2015\/02\/ten-ways-improve-it-culture-agile-devops.html\" >IT Culture<\/a> with Agile, DevOps, Data, and Collaboration<\/li>\n<li>Google Wallet will soon come pre-installed on <a title=\"verizon att t mobile android phones\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/2\/23\/8091407\/google-wallet-softcard-partnership\" >Verizon, AT&amp;T, and T-Mobile Android phones<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Why Voice Biometrics Could Be The Next Game-Changer In <a title=\"authentication\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/2015\/why-voice-biometrics-could-be-the-next-game-changer-in-authentication\/#.VP2Oek10xD9\" >Authentication<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Are you looking for more information around migration options for Windows Server 2003 End of Life? Download our\u00a0<a title=\"server 2003\" href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/WhitePaperWindowsServer2003EOL022015-Blog\" >whitepaper <\/a><\/em><em>or register for one of our\u00a0<a title=\"server 2003\" href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/WindowsServer2003EOLEvent2015-Blog\" >upcoming events<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0in Cambridge, MA\/Portland, ME\/Tampa, FL\/Alpharetta, GA.<\/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=ZlyBWO2OKXo:FIxQ4xlWUBo: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=ZlyBWO2OKXo:FIxQ4xlWUBo:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=ZlyBWO2OKXo:FIxQ4xlWUBo:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=ZlyBWO2OKXo:FIxQ4xlWUBo:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=ZlyBWO2OKXo:FIxQ4xlWUBo:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=ZlyBWO2OKXo:FIxQ4xlWUBo: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\/ZlyBWO2OKXo\" 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 2\/23\/2015! HP acquired Aruba Networks, Chef and Microsoft are teaming up to enhance Azure&rsquo;s automation capabilities, Chinese company Alibaba opened a data center in Silicon Valley, and Google wants to be a wireless carrier.&hellip;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/miscellaneous-it\/tech-news-recap-week-322015\/\">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-12684","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\/12684","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=12684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12684\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}