{"id":25661,"date":"2016-09-30T14:20:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T14:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/?p=6850"},"modified":"2016-09-30T14:20:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T14:20:01","slug":"tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-9262016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/tech-news-recap-for-the-week-of-9262016\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech News Recap for the Week of 9\/26\/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 9\/26\/2016.<\/p>\n<p>Salesforce is trying to block Microsoft&#8217;s LinkedIn deal with anti-competition claims. According to a study from CompTIA, most IT departments view cloud computing as a way to cut costs and save money. Microsoft is teaming up with Adobe on digital transformation services. Running a successful IT help desk should be measured based on\u00a0financial productivity. More information from the Yahoo hack emerges, a new generation of CIO thinking has emerged, Microsoft is leaving the consumer mobile market, and more top news from this week that you may have missed!<\/p>\n<p>Remember, to stay up-to-date on the latest tech news throughout the week, follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenPagesIT\" >@GreenPagesIT<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<h2>Tech News Recap<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/cloud\/cloud-computing-embraced-as-cost-cutting-measure-\/d\/d-id\/1327062?\" >Cloud Computing<\/a> Embraced As Cost-Cutting Measure<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techproresearch.com\/downloads\/it-budget-research-where-cxos-are-placing-their-bets-for-2017\/\" >IT Budget Research<\/a>: Where CXOs are placing their bets for 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-and-salesforce-how-the-former-suitors-are-once-again-disputers\/\" >Microsoft and Salesforce<\/a>: How the former suitors are once again disruptors<\/li>\n<li>Running Effective <a href=\"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/it-management\/running-effective-help-desks-focus\/\" >Help Desks<\/a>: Focus on Financial Productivity<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Teams with Adobe on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toptechnews.com\/article\/index.php?story_id=123003UJ9L0C\" >Digital Transformation Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hyperconvergence using <a href=\"http:\/\/runasradio.com\/Shows\/Show\/492\" >SimpliVity<\/a> with Alan Sugano<\/li>\n<li>16 useful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/3126248\/windows\/16-useful-windows-10-tools-that-help-you-get-more-done.html?utm_campaign=sflow_tweet#tk.rss_all\" >Windows 10 tools<\/a> that help you get more done<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneier.com\/blog\/archives\/2016\/09\/the_hacking_of_.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" >Hacking of Yahoo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A new generation of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/a-new-generation-of-cio-thinking-emerges\/\" >CIO<\/a> thinking emerges<\/li>\n<li>You can now earn $1.5 million for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/you-can-now-earn-1-5-million-for-hacking-the-iphone\/\" >hacking the iPhone<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Why digital innovation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2016\/09\/why-digital-innovation-in-telecommunications-needs-to-be-about-more-than-just-connectivity?utm_content=buffer96a97&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" >telecommunications<\/a> needs to be about more than just connectivity<\/li>\n<li>6 Steps To Successful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/devops\/6-steps-to-successful-continuous-deployment-transition\/d\/d-id\/1327063?_mc=sm_iwk&amp;hootPostID=641100069579bf8ead4e1a0618aef2c5\" >Continuous Deployment<\/a> Transition<\/li>\n<li>Four Lessons from <a href=\"http:\/\/sloanreview.mit.edu\/article\/four-lessons-from-iot-early-adopters\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=sm-direct\" >IoT <\/a>Early Adopters<\/li>\n<li>Amazon&#8217;s new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/amazons-new-gpu-cloud-wants-to-chew-through-your-ai-and-big-data-projects\/\" >GPU-cloud<\/a> wants to chew through your AI and big data projects<\/li>\n<li>Here&#8217;s Why Facebook Built One of Its <a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/09\/28\/facebook-data-center-lulea-sweden\/?xid=soc_socialflow_twitter_FORTUNE\" >Data Centers<\/a> Near the Arctic Circle<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/09\/29\/amazon-to-spend-2-5m-on-university-competition-to-build-socialbot\/?ncid=rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&amp;sr_share=twitter\" >Amazon<\/a> to spend $2.5M on university competition to build &#8220;socialbot&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3126088\/mobile-wireless\/microsoft-is-leaving-the-consumer-mobile-market.html\" >Microsoft<\/a> is leaving the consumer mobile market<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/3126006\/cloud-computing\/google-will-shore-up-one-of-its-biggest-cloud-weaknesses-next-year.html\" >Google<\/a> will shore up one of its biggest cloud weaknesses next year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Did you miss last\u00a0week\u2019s webinar? <a href=\"http:\/\/response.greenpages.com\/Security0916-BlogRECORD\">Download now<\/a> to get 20 critical security controls every modern company should have.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenStephenson1\" >Ben Stephenson<\/a>, GreenPages Technology Solutions<\/p>\n<div id=\"jp-relatedposts\" class=\"jp-relatedposts\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"jp-relatedposts\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=BtgLI33RHzc:2Zrra1Irydw: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=BtgLI33RHzc:2Zrra1Irydw:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=BtgLI33RHzc:2Zrra1Irydw:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=BtgLI33RHzc:2Zrra1Irydw:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?i=BtgLI33RHzc:2Zrra1Irydw:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/JourneyToTheCloud?a=BtgLI33RHzc:2Zrra1Irydw: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\/BtgLI33RHzc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Were you busy this&nbsp;week? Here&rsquo;s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 9\/26\/2016. Salesforce is trying to block Microsoft&rsquo;s LinkedIn deal with anti-competition claims. According to a study from CompTIA, most IT departments view cloud computing as a way to cut costs and save money. Microsoft is teaming&#8230;  <a href=\"http:\/\/greenpages.com\/miscellaneous-it\/tech-news-recap-week-9262016\/\" title=\"ReadTech News Recap for the Week of 9\/26\/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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous-it","category-tech-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25661","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=25661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25662,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25661\/revisions\/25662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}