{"id":13019,"date":"2015-03-23T12:55:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T12:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/?p=4953"},"modified":"2015-03-23T12:55:01","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T12:55:01","slug":"tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-3162015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-3162015\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech News Recap for the Week of 3\/16\/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 3\/16\/2015. <span id=\"more-4953\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tech News Recap<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LinkedIn_Infrastructure-design5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4786\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LinkedIn_Infrastructure-design5.jpg\" alt=\"Tech  News Recap\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>China has admitted to\u00a0the existence of units dedicated to cyber warfare. Microsoft announced Windows 10 will arrive this summer, is pushing itself into the Internet of Things battle and is rumored to be killing off the Internet Explorer brand. The White House has named its first Director of IT (a former Facebook Engineer). The Hillary Clinton email scandal has shed light on shadow IT. US firms are getting caught up in Chinese censorship issues. There were also some good articles around cybercriminals stealing information via data laundering, why CIOs are adopting virtual desktops, and the future of big data in the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>China reveals existence of <a title=\"cyber warfare\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/china-reveals-existence-of-cyber-warfare-hacking-teams\/\" >cyber warfare<\/a> hacking teams<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Says <a title=\"windows 10\" href=\"http:\/\/rcpmag.com\/articles\/2015\/03\/18\/windows-10-will-arrive-summer.aspx\" >Windows 10<\/a> Will Arrive this Summer<\/li>\n<li>White House names top Facebook engineer as first <a title=\"director of IT\" href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2015\/03\/20\/white-house-recordon-facebook-director-it\/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter\" >director of IT<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hillary Clinton email scandal shines light on specter of <a title=\"shadow IT\" href=\"http:\/\/www.information-age.com\/it-management\/finance-and-project-management\/123459129\/hillary-clinton-email-scandal-shines-light-specter-shadow-it\" >shadow IT<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Announces Its Push Into the <a title=\"Internet of Things\" href=\"http:\/\/dcinno.streetwise.co\/2015\/03\/16\/microsoft-msft-convergence-2015-announces-azure-iot-suite\/\" >Internet of Things<\/a> Battle<\/li>\n<li>US firms caught in <a title=\"chinse sensorship\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/us-firms-caught-in-chinese-censorship-crossfire\/\" >Chinese censorship<\/a> crossfire<\/li>\n<li>Pat Tracey of HP on the <a title=\"federal cloud market\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.executivebiz.com\/2015\/03\/pat-tracey-of-hp-on-the-federal-cloud-market-in-2015-how-mobile-changes-it-thinking\/\" >Federal Cloud Market<\/a> in 2015, How Mobile Changes IT Thinking<\/li>\n<li>Cybercriminals boost sales through <a title=\"data laundering\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/cyber-criminals-boost-sales-through-data-laundering\/\" >&#8216;data laundering&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Microsoft is killing off the <a title=\"internet explorer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/3\/17\/8230631\/microsoft-is-killing-off-the-internet-explorer-brand\" >Internet Explorer<\/a> brand<\/li>\n<li>Big future for <a title=\"big data in cloud\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whatech.com\/managed-it-services\/news\/45034-hit449-big-future-for-big-data-in-the-cloud\" >big data in the cloud<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gartner: CIOs Need To Consider <a title=\"cloud\" href=\"http:\/\/virtualizationreview.com\/articles\/2015\/03\/16\/gartner-says-cios-need-to-consider-cloud-first.aspx\" >Cloud<\/a> First<\/li>\n<li>Top 15 <a title=\"IoT takeaways\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/patrickmoorhead\/2015\/03\/16\/top-15-iot-takeaways-from-south-by-southwest\/\" >IoT Takeaways<\/a> From South By Southwest<\/li>\n<li>50 Questions You Must Ask Before Engaging In <a title=\"cloud computing services\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2897736\/cloud-computing\/50-questions-you-must-ask-before-engaging-in-cloud-computing-services.html\" >Cloud Computing Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li>IT priorities 2015: <a title=\"desktop IT investments\" href=\"http:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/2240242447\/IT-priorities-2015-Desktop-IT-investments-shifts-to-the-cloud\" >Desktop IT investments <\/a>shift to cloud<\/li>\n<li>Adobe says new <a title=\"document disconnect\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2897724\/cloud-computing\/adobe-says-new-cloud-service-will-end-document-disconnect.html\" >cloud service<\/a> will end &#8216;document disconnect&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Why CIOs Are Adopting <a title=\"virtual desktops\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cioinsight.com\/it-strategy\/cloud-virtualization\/slideshows\/why-cios-are-adopting-virtual-desktops.html\" >Virtual Desktops<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Are <a title=\"wearables\" href=\"http:\/\/www.information-age.com\/technology\/mobile-and-networking\/123459200\/are-wearables-new-bring-your-own-disaster\" >wearables<\/a> a new bring your own disaster?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Corporate IT departments have progressed from keepers of technology to providers of complex solutions that businesses truly rely on. Learn more in this ebook &#8211; <a title=\"evolution corporate it\" href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/ebookEvolutionOfITDepartment102013_Blog\" >The Evolution of Your Corporate IT Department<\/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=VkBMpDC-Prc:6FX9Yh49GMA: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=VkBMpDC-Prc:6FX9Yh49GMA:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=VkBMpDC-Prc:6FX9Yh49GMA:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=VkBMpDC-Prc:6FX9Yh49GMA:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=VkBMpDC-Prc:6FX9Yh49GMA:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=VkBMpDC-Prc:6FX9Yh49GMA: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\/VkBMpDC-Prc\" 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 3\/16\/2015. Tech News Recap China has admitted to&nbsp;the existence of units dedicated to cyber warfare. Microsoft announced Windows 10 will arrive this summer, is pushing itself into the Internet of Things battle and is&hellip;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.greenpages.com\/miscellaneous-it\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-3162015\/\">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":[179,181,1930],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-miscellaneous-it","category-tech-news-recap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13019","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=13019"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13460,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13019\/revisions\/13460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}