Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 6/1/2015.

The U.S. believes it could have been hit by the biggest data breach ever on the government’s computer networks. Microsoft buys Wunderlist as it continues to target mobile productivity. A nasty bug lets hackers into Apple computers. The Apple Watch is set to hit retail stores on June 26th. Attackers are using medical devices to bypass hospital security. Remember, there is a leap second adjustment happening at the end of June that could affect your IT environment. And much more!

Tech News Recap

• U.S. believes this could be biggest breach ever of government’s computer networks
• Leap Second Adjustment Reminder
• Microsoft Buys Wunderlist App, Targets Mobile Productivity
• Mac attack! Nasty bug lets hackers into Apple computers
• 4 tips to help CEOs find their CIO soulmate
• Microsoft to build 2 new data centers in Toronto and Quebec City
• 5 success factors in a strong CFO-CIO relationship
• Attackers targeting medical devices to bypass hospital security
• The rapidly changing role of the CIO
• Apple Watch to hit retail stores on June 26
• SMEs: Embrace the cloud and reap the benefits
• Navy’s virtualization goal: flexibility
• Apple Watch: Crashes less than the iPhone, and is driving iOS upgrades
• Cyber and Financial Crimes Affect All of Us

The corporate IT department has evolved. Has yours kept pace?

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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 5/25/2015.

Microsoft’s discussions with Salesforce about a potential acquisition ended due to price issues EMC is buying Virtustream. The IRS reported that thieves stole tax info from 100,000 people. The Internet of Things market is projected to grow 19% in 2015 while the software-defined data center market is projected to hit $77 billion by 2020. Software-defined storage is reportedly gaining traction among businesses.

Tech News Recap

• Microsoft’s Salesforce Acquisition Talks Ended On Price Issues
• EMC buying Virtustream in $1.2B deal
• IRS Says Thieves Stole Tax Info from 100,000
• IoT Market Will Grow 19% in 2015, IDC Predicts
• Citrix Synergy 2015 Recap: Top News & Announcements
• Microsoft CEO bests the rest in tech leadership, says researcher
• Software-defined data center market to hit $77.18 billion by 2020
• Software-Defined Storage Gaining Traction Among Businesses
• Digital transformation can save the CIO
• CareFirst breach demonstrates how assumptions hurt healthcare
• What Data Breaches Now Cost and Why
• 6 Hottest IT jobs for new tech grads
• WordPress malware: Don’t let too-good-to-true deals infest your site
• Health providers lack IT infrastructure roadmap
• More than 3 billion people are now using the internet
• CEOs see IT as revenue creating more than cost saving
• 5 Steps to Secure Your Data After I.R.S Breach
• Convergence of the Internet of Things & Cloud
• Cloud and Mobility: Key Issues to Consider
• Stopping Data Breaches: Whose Job Is It Anyways?

The corporate IT department has evolved. Have you kept pace?

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 2/23/2015!

HP acquired Aruba Networks, Chef and Microsoft are teaming up to enhance Azure’s automation capabilities, Chinese company Alibaba opened a data center in Silicon Valley, and Google wants to be a wireless carrier. VMware announced the availability of EVO:Rail for the Indian Market. Apple topped Samsung in quarterly smartphone sales for the first time since 2011. Google Wallet will soon come pre-installed on Verizon, T-Mobile & ATt&T Android phones. Volvo is using cloud connected cars to help notify other drivers about road conditions, mobile fingerprint apps are on the rise, and voice biometrics could be a game-changer in authentication. Remember, if you want to keep up with the most important industry news throughout the week, follow GreenPages on Twitter!

Tech News Recap

• HP to acquire Aruba Networks for about $3B
• Chef and Microsoft team up to enhance Azure’s automation
• Alibaba opens data center in Silicon Valley, eyes US cloud market
• CIO Focus Interview: Kevin Hall, GreenPages-LogicsOne
• Separating Cloud Vendor Hype from Reality
• The Art of the Nudge: Why Google Wants To Be A Wireless Carrier
• 5 Tips for Effective Communication with IT Stakeholders
• Wearables Will Increase Enterprise Risks
• Getting Serious About Mobile Fingerprint Apps
• Georgetown CIO: 3 ways to make a strong start as a CIO
• Johnnie Walker Smart Bottle Debuts At Mobile World Congress
• Break Me If You Can: 4 Rugged Tablets Put to the Test
• Apple tops Samsung in quarterly smartphone sales for the first time since 2011
• Volvo’s Cloud Connected Cars Help Remedy Road Conditions
• VMware Announces Availability of VMware EVO: Rail for the Indian Market
• CIOs Emerging as Stars of the Executive Team
• The Paranoid CISO
• Ten Ways To Improve IT Culture with Agile, DevOps, Data, and Collaboration
• Google Wallet will soon come pre-installed on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile Android phones
• Why Voice Biometrics Could Be The Next Game-Changer In Authentication

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 2/23/2015!

Northern Arizona University embraces software defined storage, California Firefighters are using cloud computing to analyze data to help battle blazes, and cloud computing for marketing and collaboration is having an impact on SMBs. Apple is building two data centers in Europe. Google is testing mobile app ads in the Google Play Store and is making it easier to search for flights online. In the past 6 months, the White House has replaced its top IT leaders. Below, there is also a list of the top ten wearable technologies you can buy right now.

Tech News Recap

• Cloud Computing for Marketing and Collaboration Boosts SMBs
• Northern Arizona University Improves Storage Performance and Capacity Management by 100%
• California Firefighters Battle Blazes with Data from the Cloud
• Apple to spend $1.9 billion on two data centers in Europe
• Delivering healthcare to underserved areas
• Google Starts Testing Mobile App Ads in the Google Play Store
• How to Improve IT Culture
• The top 10 wearables you can buy right now
• Bill Gates says the pace of innovation is as fast as ever
• Android for Work Brings Container Security to Google Play Apps
• In six months, the White House has replaced its top IT leaders
• Google Just Made It Easier to Search for Flights Online
• Cloud computing busts silos to help the CIO
• CIOs Share Lessons Learned From the Journey to the Cloud

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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 2/9/2015!

There was some good information around announcements made by VMware at its Partner Exchange event around vSphere 6, vSAN 6, and the partnership between VMware and Google. Tony Scott was named Federal CIO. President Obama, Apple CEO Tim Cook and others debated the topic of sharing cyber security data. Apple is working on an electric car design and Google is shutting down its expert video chat service, Google Hangouts.

Tech News Recap

• vSphere 6, vSAN 6 & Other Key Announcements from VMware PEX
• Why The Anthem Breach Just Doesn’t Matter Anymore
• Is Cloud the Response to Integrated R&D?
• 8 things to know about Tony Scott
• VMware’s Partnership with Google: vCloud Air & the Google Cloud Platform
• U.S. states say Anthem too slow to inform customers of breach
• 5 Sneaky Ways Companies Are Changing Employees’ Security Behavior
• Apple Has Hundreds Working On An Electric Car Design, Says WSJ
• Obama, Tim Cook, Others Debate Sharing Cyber Security Data
• Google Is Shutting Down Google Helpouts, Its Expert Video Chat Service

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 2/2/2015. As a reminder, your chance to win a GoPro ends this Thursday – all you have to do is subscribe to this blog!

The biggest story this week was hands-down the data breach that happened at Anthem. Hackers stole social security numbers and other personal data from brands that included Blue Cross, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Amerigroup and more. In addition, there was other hacking news involving both Russia and China. Tablet sales dipped for the first time ever. There were numerous articles from last week’s VMware’s Partner Exchange Conference. We’ll be posting a blog from our CTO Chris Ward later in the week breaking down all the top news that came out of the conference, so stay tuned for that.

Tech News Recap

• Data Breach at Health Insurer Anthem Could Impact Millions
• Poor Security left Anthem customer records exposed
• Migrate-Gate: What to do with Windows 2003 End-of-Life
• VMware CEO touts ‘One cloud, any app, any device’ plan
• Should More Patients Worry About Healthcare Data Security?
• Here’s How A To Do App Will Work On The Apple Watch
• 5 Ways to Understand Your Applications and IT Services
• Down go tablet shipments – for the first time ever
• VMware CEO Gelsinger: It’s Time for ‘Brave IT’
• Apple Investing $2 Billion To Build Arizona Data Center
• Forget North Korea – Russian Hackers Are Selling Access To Sony Pictures, Claims US Security Firm
• Brewing beer with IT help from the cloud
• Tablet sales dive, but Windows might just ride to the rescue
• Managing a Multi-Tenant Cloud with vRealize Automation
• VCE embraces hybrid Cloud with VMware and EMC
• White House taps VMware’s Tony Scott as federal CIO
• U.S. businesses ask White House to help on China cybersecurity rules

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 1/19/2015.

Chines companies now sell 40% of all smartphones, Microsoft and the US Government are fighting over data control in the cloud and the governor of New York is calling for statewide 100 Mbps internet by 2019. In other news, iPhone sales continue to increase, big data skills are on the ride overseas, and Switch is building a new data center outside of Reno.

Tech News Recap

• 5 Tips to be Prepared to Answer Cloud Questions from the C-Suite
• These 11 Technologies Will Go Big in 2015
• Chinese companies now sell 40% of all smartphones as overall global sales rise 25.9%
• Microsoft and the US Government fight over data control in the cloud
• Many Passwords Are So Bad They Don’t Need to be Hacked
• Rule of law on internet cracks down on cybercrime: Cisco
• Big Data Skills on the Rise Overseas
• New York governor wants statewide 100Mbps internet by 2019
• iPhones Sales Are Going To Be Off the Charts
• University of Maryland Takes Next Steps With Virtualization
• Switch Plans Massive Data Center Near Reno
• Microsoft Office 365 Adoption Takes Off, War With Google Apps Rages On
• Tips for protecting your personal information in the cloud

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 1/12/2015.

Tech News Recap

Verizon’s cloud came back 40 hours after a scheduled outage. The number of attacks against the travel industry continues to grow; this time it was United Airlines MileagePlus accounts. CENTCOM’s twitter account was also hacked. 80% of online adults are now on a smartphone, however less than 10% use wearables. There were also some good articles around cloud spending, big data, business continuity and some predictions for what’s in store around end user computing, security and cloud as we head into 2015.

• 40 hours later, Verizon says its cloud is back
• Stolen credentials used to access United Airlines’ MileagePlus Accounts
• Cloud Spending Up, Where’s The Money Going Now?
• CENTCOM Twitter Account Hacked By Individuals Claiming To Be Part of ISIS
• Report: Cloud Spending Nearly a Third of All IT Infrastructure Spending
• 4 Ways for IT to Connect Better with Customers
• 80% Of All Online Adults Now Own A Smartphone, Less Than 10% Use Wearables
• Azure is now bigger, faster, more open, and more secure
• Cars Steal The Show At CES, Become Newest Front In Smartphone Wars
• United, American airlines account frauds highlights hacker focus on travel industry
• Big Data Goes To Las Vegas
• Enterprises win as cloud and on-site software vendors duke it out
• 2015 Predictions: End User Computing and Security
• 2015 Cloud Predictions – Starting the Transformation to an Agile IT Operating Model
• Superior-based tech company unveils wearable data storage
• Take Business Continuity to the Cloud

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 1/5/2015.

Tech News Recap

Like last week, there were a good number of articles containing 2015 predictions. These spanned from cloud to software-defined technologies, to networking, to cybersecurity and more. A new study found that that Google Cloud has lost some of its following among CIOs. Verizon announced it would have a 2 day extended maintenance outage. Hackers took down German government sites. Also, more talk around the Sony hacking and its potential ties to North Korea.

• Cue The Latest Cloud Vendor Announcing an Extended Maintenance Outage — Verizon Cloud Set For 2 Day Blackout
• 2015 Predictions: Cloud and Software-Defined Technologies
• 10 Changes on the Horizon for Networking in 2015
• Can Samsung Find Enough Galaxy S6 Customers in 2015?
• Teachers Will Embrace Student’s Smartphone Addiction in 2015
• Top 5 cybersecurity risks for 2015
• CTO Rick Blaisdell looks back on 2014
• 17 gadget hits & flops from the Consumer Electronics Show
• Apple Said to Kick Off SIM-Free iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Sales
• The CIO as a Consultant, Evangelist and Innovator
• Hackers down German government websites
• Google’s Cloud Loses Following Among CIOs, Survey Finds
• FBI blames North Korea Again for Sony Big Hack attack
• Books CIOs Recommend to Their Peers for 2015

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