{"id":21033,"date":"2016-02-12T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/?p=6494"},"modified":"2016-02-12T14:29:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T14:29:00","slug":"tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-282016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-282016\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech News Recap for the Week of 2\/8\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Were you busy last week? Here\u2019s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 2\/8\/2016!<\/p>\n<p>Oracle posted a Java patch for a bug that could compromise Windows machines. VMware announced a bunch of licensing and product changes including end-of-life, pricing, and new feature information. The U.S. Government wants to increase IT spending 1.3% in its proposed budget. The Microsoft Azure IoT Hub connects and manages Internet of Things devices. Google made improvements to gmail&#8217;s security, a hacking group is targeting ATMs to dupe banks, and a man loaded malware in his &#8216;My Documents&#8217; folder to turn the tables on scammers.\u00a0To get real-time updates\u00a0on all of the most important tech news, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenPagesIT\" >GreenPages on Twitter<\/a>!<span id=\"more-6494\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tech News Recap<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Oracle posts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/oracle-posts-security-patch-for-bug-that-could-result-in-complete-compromise-of-windows-machines\/\" >Java patch<\/a> for bug that could result in complete compromise of Windows machines<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/featured\/vmware-licensing-product-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes\/\" >VMware Licensing<\/a> and Product Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eweek.com\/cloud\/microsofts-azure-iot-hub-connects-manages-iot-devices.html\" >Microsoft&#8217;s Azure IoT<\/a> Hub Connects, Manages IoT Devices<\/li>\n<li>7 Ways <a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/cloud\/7-ways-iaas-delivers-business-value\/d\/d-id\/1324250?_mc=sm_iwk&amp;image_number=1\" >IaaS<\/a> Delivers Business Value<\/li>\n<li>VMware Accelerates the Shift to Digitization and Hybrid Cloud With the Introduction of <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/news\/newsfeeds\/articles\/marketwire\/11G082288-001.htm\" >vRealize Suite 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Government wants to increase <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/3031667\/leadership-management\/government-wants-to-increase-it-spending-13-in-proposed-budget.html?utm_content=buffer8833b&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" >IT spending<\/a> 1.3% in proposed budget<\/li>\n<li>Metel APT <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/metel-apt-group-rolls-backs-atm-transactions-to-dupe-financial-sector\/\" >hacking group<\/a> rolls back ATM transactions to dupe banks<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/02\/10\/vmware-ceo-network-virtualization\/\" >Network Virtualization<\/a> Is VMware&#8217;s Net Frontier<\/li>\n<li>Why <a href=\"http:\/\/windowsitpro.com\/all-about-converged-architecture\/why-converged-infrastructure-future-cloud\" >Converged Infrastructure<\/a> is the Future of Cloud<\/li>\n<li>Google makes improvements to <a href=\"https:\/\/googleblog.blogspot.sg\/2016\/02\/building-safer-web-for-everyone.html\" >gmail security<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Man turns tables on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3030210\/computers\/fed-up-with-bogus-computer-support-calls-man-turns-tables-on-scammers.html#tk.twt_nww\" >scammers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Why No One Should Be Surprised the <a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/02\/10\/why-no-one-should-be-surprised-the-internet-of-things-is-a-gift-to-spies\/\" >Internet of Things<\/a> Is a Gift to Spies<\/li>\n<li>Do You Have A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/amitchowdhry\/2016\/02\/05\/do-you-have-a-broken-iphone-apple-will-let-you-trade-it-in-for-credit\/?utm_source=followingimmediate&amp;utm_source=TWITTER&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=20160205&amp;utm_campaign=ForbesTech&amp;linkId=21053245#621179e277e1\" >Broken iPhone<\/a>? Apple Will Let You Trade It In For Credit<\/li>\n<li>Reno Is Gambling It All on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/education\/archive\/2016\/02\/reno-is-gambling-it-all-on-tech\/459807\/\" >Tech<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Palo Alto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseirregulars.com\/104709\/palo-alto-cio-smart-cities\/\" >CIO<\/a>: What are smart cities<\/li>\n<li>How can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/how-can-cios-develop-a-business-case-for-virtual-reality\/\" >CIOs<\/a> develop a business case for virtual reality?<\/li>\n<li>Sharpening the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/sharpening-cio-saw-kevin-pashuk\" >CIO<\/a> Saw<\/li>\n<li>How high will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3032132\/careers\/how-high-will-it-salaries-climb.html#tk.twt_nww\" >IT salaries<\/a> climb?<\/li>\n<li>VMware&#8217;s new management tools are hybrid, hybrid, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3032652\/hybrid-cloud\/vmware-s-new-management-tools-are-hybrid-hybrid-hybrid.html\" >hybrid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Microsoft Office 365: Expectations vs. Reality. Strategies for Migrating &amp; Supporting Mobile Workforces [<a href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/GreenPagesMicrosoftOffice365WebinarRECORDINGBlog\" >Download on-demand webinar<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenStephenson1\" >Ben Stephenson<\/a>, Emerging Media Specialist<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=2iNAl0LF1Jc:K5YkCYUmIMc: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=2iNAl0LF1Jc:K5YkCYUmIMc:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=2iNAl0LF1Jc:K5YkCYUmIMc:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=2iNAl0LF1Jc:K5YkCYUmIMc:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=2iNAl0LF1Jc:K5YkCYUmIMc:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=2iNAl0LF1Jc:K5YkCYUmIMc: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\/2iNAl0LF1Jc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Were you busy last week? Here&rsquo;s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 2\/8\/2016! Oracle posted a Java patch for a bug that could compromise Windows machines. VMware announced a bunch of licensing and product changes including end-of-life, pricing, and new feature information. The U.S. Government wants to&#8230;  <a href=\"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/miscellaneous-it\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-282016\/\" title=\"ReadTech News Recap for the Week of 2\/8\/2016\">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":[181,1836,1930],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous-it","category-tech-news","category-tech-news-recap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21033","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=21033"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21034,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21033\/revisions\/21034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}