{"id":21132,"date":"2016-03-04T13:56:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T13:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/?p=6516"},"modified":"2016-03-04T13:56:33","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T13:56:33","slug":"tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-2292016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-2292016\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech News Recap for the Week of 2\/29\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Were you busy this\u00a0week? Here\u2019s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 2\/29\/2016!<\/p>\n<p>Interesting statistics were released in the 2016 State of IT report. UC Berkeley made its 3rd data breach disclosure in the past 15 months. The EU has approved the Dell buyout of EMC. Cisco has aquired cloud management startup CliQr for $260 million to bolster its software defined networking strategy. At the RSA conference, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger discussed executive changes at VMware, implications of the Dell-EMC merger, and his focus around security. Microsoft continues to support Apple against the FBI, The US Department of Defense is searching for hackers to find and fix security vulnerabilities in its system, and more top news from this week!\u00a0<span id=\"more-6516\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tech News Recap<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>UC Berkeley makes third <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3039116\/security\/uc-berkeley-makes-third-data-breach-disclosure-in-past-15-months.html#tk.twt_nww\" >data breach<\/a> disclosure in past 15 months<\/li>\n<li>2016 State of IT &#8211; 20 CIO Budget, Technology, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/vala-afshar\/2016-state-of-it-20-cio-b_b_9342192.html?utm_content=buffer22206&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" >Digital Business Findings<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EU Approves <a href=\"http:\/\/gadgets.ndtv.com\/laptops\/news\/eu-approves-dell-buyout-of-data-storage-giant-emc-808402\" >Dell Buyout<\/a> of Data-Storage Giant EMC<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Announces Expanded <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toptechnews.com\/article\/index.php?story_id=122003TEJZBG\" >Cloud Security Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cisco Snapping Up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/networking\/300079866\/cisco-snapping-up-cliqr-for-260-million-to-better-manage-hybrid-clouds.htm\" >CliQr<\/a> For $260 Million To Better Manage Hybrid Clouds<\/li>\n<li>Amazon just removed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/politics\/amazon-encryption-kindle-fire-operating-system\/\" >encryption<\/a> from its tablet devices<\/li>\n<li>Hacking Team may have released a new piece of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/3039717\/security\/surveillence-outfit-hacking-team-may-have-released-a-new-piece-of-os-x-malware.html#tk.twt_cso\" >OS X malware<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/featured\/azure-site-recovery-4-reasons-to-explore\/\" >Azure Site Recovery<\/a>: 4 Things You Need to Know<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/encryption-still-a-low-priority-for-too-many-cloud-users\/\" >Encryption<\/a> still a low priority for too many cloud users<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3040530\/security\/vmware-ceo-gelsinger-talks-exec-changes-dell-deal-and-his-big-security-focus.html\" >VMware CEO Gelsinger<\/a> talks exec changes, Dell deal, and his big security focus<\/li>\n<li>Cisco enters storage, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3039833\/cloud-computing\/cisco-enters-storage-hyperconvergence-market-with-data-center-splash.html\" >hyperconvergence<\/a> market with data center splash<\/li>\n<li>Why <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/danwoods\/2016\/02\/29\/why-migration-to-the-cloud-requires-an-it-management-upgrade\/#4377b51130eb\" >Migration To The Cloud<\/a> Requires An IT Management Upgrade<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Redoubles <a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/03\/01\/microsoft-alliance-apple-encryption\/\" >Support For Apple<\/a> In Fight Against FBI<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwired.com\/press-release\/vmware-simplifies-improves-digital-health-experience-doctors-patients-nyse-vmw-2101552.htm\" >VMware<\/a> Simplified and Improves the Digital Health Experience for Doctors and Patients<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joemckendrick\/2016\/03\/02\/data-security-is-both-the-appeal-and-the-achilles-heel-of-cloud-computing\/#56bef6e75a1c\" >Data Security<\/a> Is Both The Appeal And Angst Of Cloud Computing<\/li>\n<li>The US Department of Defense searches for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/the-us-department-of-defense-searches-for-hackers-to-penetrate-the-pentagon\/\" >hackers<\/a> to penetrate the Pentagon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>[Whitepaper: 6 Tips to Ensure a Successful <a href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/WhitePaperWirelessProject-6Tips-2015-Blog\" >Wireless Project<\/a>]<\/em><\/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=kgbBTpi1H-w:RK0Qe9MCk9k: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=kgbBTpi1H-w:RK0Qe9MCk9k:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=kgbBTpi1H-w:RK0Qe9MCk9k:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=kgbBTpi1H-w:RK0Qe9MCk9k:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=kgbBTpi1H-w:RK0Qe9MCk9k:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=kgbBTpi1H-w:RK0Qe9MCk9k:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img 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Here&rsquo;s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 2\/29\/2016! Interesting statistics were released in the 2016 State of IT report. UC Berkeley made its 3rd data breach disclosure in the past 15 months. The EU has approved the Dell buyout of EMC. Cisco has&#8230;  <a href=\"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/miscellaneous-it\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-2292016\/\" title=\"ReadTech News Recap for the Week of 2\/29\/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":[181,1908],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous-it","category-tech-new-recap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21132","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=21132"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21133,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21132\/revisions\/21133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}