Were you busy last week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 2/8/2016!
Verizon notified its cloud customers that it will be shutting down its public cloud offering and is giving those customers two months to move their data or lose it forever. This week’s hacking news included a Los Angeles hospital being struck by ransomware leaving it unable to access patient records (good example of why organizations need to backup data), a hacker aligned with Anonymous releasing sensitive information from a Turkish national police database, and the emergence of a new strain of ransomware nicknamed “Locky.” Apple CEO Tim Cook has written an open letter to customers warning them of a dangerous request from the FBI to effectively create a backdoor into iPhones in an attempt to crack into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. Most enterprises are planning to boost cloud use this year, the superman memory crystal could hold the future of data storage, containers are making their mark in the enterprise, and more top news from this week!
Tech News Recap
Verizon Shutting Down Public Cloud, Gives Two Months to Move Data
Were you busy last week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 1/25/2016!
Walmart says its newly released OneOps tool will trump cloud lock-in. Microsoft plans to make Cortana smarter with the ability to scan emails and set alerts for commitments you may forget. EMC’s Joe Tucci says the $67B Dell deal will get done. Apple’s Safari browser was unavailable for some users around the world on Wednesday. Get a recap of the top announcements that came out of the Citrix 2016 Partner Summit that was held earlier this month in Las Vegas. These include updates around XenApp, XenDesktop 7.7, XenMobile 10.3, and PVS 7.7. Facebook will be setting up a second data center in Europe, Disney IT workers are filing lawsuits, and more top tech news from this week!
Apple may be about to change how the iPhone charges
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Were you busy last week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 1/18/2016!
Microsoft is cutting Azure prices by up to 17%. Citrix has hired a new CEO. Microsoft is donating $1B in cloud services to nonprofits. Wal-Mart is pushing for a greater online presence. Cloud infrastructure spend continues to grow. There were also a couple of good interviews that came out with new VMware CIO Bask Iyer and FCC CIO Dr. David Bray, as well as some good articles around wearables, app security, and the worst passwords of 2015.
Were you busy last week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 1/11/2016!
An issue was found with Fortinet’s FortiOS. The issue affects firmware versions 4.30-4.3.17 and 5.0-5.0.7. Customers running a Fortigate Firewall with these versions are advised to upgrade to version 5.2.3. Could there be a ban of encrypted smartphones in New York? The US Intelligence Chief was hacked by the same teen who hacked the CIA Director. Hyatt Hotels said their data breach hit 250 hotels across some 50 countries. Malware alone didn’t cause the Ukraine power station outage…and more top news from last week!
Tech News Recap
Brief Statement Regarding Issues Found with FortiOS
Malware alone didn’t cause Ukraine power station outage
Apple iPhone ban? New York looks to outlaw sale of encrypted smarthphones
US Intelligence Chief Hacked by the Teen Who Hacked CIA Director
Ford: Our new app will be like iTunes, but for cars
Hyatt Says Data Breach Hit 250 Hotels in Some 50 Countries
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Were you busy this week kicking off the new year? Here’s a quick Tech News Recap of articles you may have missed!
Tech News Recap
A modem flaw in the super-secure Blackphone could be used to hijack the phone. The Treasury Department is looking into ways to use big data, Ford wants its vehicles to talk to DJI drones and Amazon Echo, and you guessed it – plenty of 2016 predictions.
Given how busy the holiday season can be, here’s a quick Tech News Recap of articles you may have missed from this week!
Tech News Recap
A newly discovered hack has the United States fearing foreign infiltration. Microsoft acquired Metanautix and messaging app, Talko. Servers used in US bomb threats were seized by German police. WhatsApp was blocked in Brazil, Christmas lights could be slowing down your Wi-Fi connection, Nutanix filed for an IPO, and more top news and articles you may have missed from last week!
Newly discovered hack has U.S. fearing foreign infiltration
Microsoft acquires Metanautix to offer enhanced big data solutions
Facebook scandal or can bug bounties replace traditional web security?
Servers of email host used in US school bomb threats seized by German police
Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 9/14/2015.
AT&T says malware secretly unlocked hundreds of thousands of phones. A survey indicates that companies will be moving to containers next year. MI5 chief says encryption is putting terrorists beyond the reach of the law. Big data projects have been increasing, but is it because of CIOs?
Tech News Recap
Survey Says That Companies Are Set To Move Big Into Containers Next Year
AT&T says malware secretly unlocked hundreds of thousands of phones
VMware NSX roadmap puts focus on SDDC and cloud security
Encryption puts terrorists beyond the reach of the law, says MI5 chief
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Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 9/14/2015.
AT&T says malware secretly unlocked hundreds of thousands of phones. A survey indicates that companies will be moving to containers next year. MI5 chief says encryption is putting terrorists beyond the reach of the law. Big data projects have been increasing, but is it because of CIOs?
Tech News Recap
Survey Says That Companies Are Set To Move Big Into Containers Next Year
AT&T says malware secretly unlocked hundreds of thousands of phones
VMware NSX roadmap puts focus on SDDC and cloud security
Encryption puts terrorists beyond the reach of the law, says MI5 chief
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Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 6/22/2015.
Working to make its public cloud more competitive, VMware has partnered with Bitnami to make using open source apps and development environments on vCloud Air easy. VMware also previewed a Docker runtime that works with vSphere dubbed Project Bonneville. Microsoft has improved visibility into Azure cloud costs and has also tightened up its partnership with Docker.
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VMware gets help to build and deploy cloud apps more easily
Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 6/8/2015.
55% of enterprises predict cloud will enable new business models in 3 years. SDN, NFV and Network Virtualization markets are expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 60% over the next 5 years. VMware’s AirWatch has been named a leader in mobility by Gartner. VMware has also expanded its EVO Rail portfolio.
Tech News Recap
55% of Enterprises Predict Cloud Computing Will Enable New Business Models in Three Years
SDN, NFV & network virtualization expected to grow at CAGR of nearly 60% during 2015-2020
