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Tech News Recap for the Week of 5/18/2015

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 5/18/2015.

A data breach at CareFirst could leave up to 1.1 million customers affected. According to Gartner, the cloud IaaS market is a $16.5 billion market. Google released Chrome 43, addressing 37 bugs. There were good interviews with the CIOs of GE and Whirlpool around the internet of things.

 

Tech News Recap

  • Up to 1.1 Million Customers Could be Affected in Data Breach at Insurer CareFirst
  • Cloud Storage Provider: Azure Faster Than Amazon Web Services
  • Gartner: Cloud IaaS is a $16.5 billion market
  • Helping Businesses Scale Is The Catalyst of Cloud Service Provider Growth
  • VMware NSX vs. Cisco ACI: Which SDN solution is right for me?
  • Google releases Chrome 43, addresses 37 bugs
  • GE Capital CIO Jim Fowler On Driving The Internet of Things And Talent Development
  • Cloud seen as top IT priority
  • Drones could be the next big frontier for entrepreneurs
  • CIOs Get Clever About Finding Needed Skills as IT Talent Shortage Grows
  • Whirlpool CIO: The future of IoT demands a new IT paradigm
  • Cloud IaaS Market to Grow Nearly 33% in 2015: Gartner
  • The Cloud Revolution Requires High-Performance Attack Prevention
  • Many businesses lack adequate policies, controls over mobile workers
  • Transforming Technology Organizations By Investing in Culture and Practices
  • Why CFOs Are Collaborating More with CIOs
  • 5 Reasons Enterprises Have Difficulty Implementing New Technologies
  • Cloud Security: Transparency Is Crucial for Service Providers
  • How CIOs Can Ensure Their IT Teams Are a Good Fit

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Tech News Recap for the Week of 5/11/2015

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 5/11/2015.

Tech News RecapMicrosoft Ignite wrapped up last week. Find out the top news and announcements from the event. Verizon is buying AOL for $4.4 billion. At Synergy 2015, Citrix has unveiled new cloud, VDI and enterprise mobility management offerings. Microsoft is investing in undersea data cables. Google Hangouts encryption may not offer you the privacy you thought it did. Cloud computing is helping Tata Motors deliver and service vehicles faster.

The corporate IT Department has evolved. Have you kept pace? [eBook]

 

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Tech News Recap for the Week of 4/27/2015

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 4/27/2015.

Tech News RecapRumor has it that Salesforce could be acquired. According to experts, the top suitors include Oracle, Microsoft, HP and IBM. The FBI is investigating a DDoS attack at Rutgers University. There were multiple announcements from Microsoft last week. The company will offer three new ways to store big data on Azure, they have opened Windows 10 to Apple and Android apps, and CEO Satya Nadella set a $20b cloud target. According to a new F5 study, the majority of Asia Pacific enterprises now view cloud as their number 1 priority in the next 12 months.

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 4/6/2015

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 4/6/2015.

tech news recapMicrosoft celebrated its 40th anniversary. A data security laps at Auburn University left personal information belonging to roughly 370,000 current, former and prospective students accessible online for months. Virginia became the first state to enact a digital identity law. The Apple Watch sold out within two hours of debuting at retail stores and online. This has pushed delivery times back until mid-June for many customers. Log Angeles has announced that it will implement cloud controlled street lighting on all 7,500 miles of roads within city limits.

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How has the corporate IT Department evolved? Has your department kept pace?

 

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Tech News Recap for the Week of 3/30/2015

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 3/30/2015.

tech news recapGoogle has banned China’s website certification authority after a security breach. A study revealed that almost half of smartphone users in the U.S said they cannot live without their phones. Obama authorized sanctions against hackers. Cisco will purchase SDN startup Embrane.

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 3/23/2015

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 3/23/2015.

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A new breed of Point of Sale malware has been spotted in the wild by security researchers at Cisco’s Talos Security Intelligence & Research Group. Microsoft Apps are coming to Android smartphones and tablets. The White House has named Twitter veteran Jason Goldman as the first Chief Digital Officer. Eric Schmidt says that Google Glass will return. The Human Rights Council at the United Nations has voted to appoint an independent watch dog to monitor privacy rights in the digital age.

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 3/16/2015

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 3/16/2015.

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Tech  News RecapChina has admitted to the existence of units dedicated to cyber warfare. Microsoft announced Windows 10 will arrive this summer, is pushing itself into the Internet of Things battle and is rumored to be killing off the Internet Explorer brand. The White House has named its first Director of IT (a former Facebook Engineer). The Hillary Clinton email scandal has shed light on shadow IT. US firms are getting caught up in Chinese censorship issues. There were also some good articles around cybercriminals stealing information via data laundering, why CIOs are adopting virtual desktops, and the future of big data in the cloud.

 

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Tech News Recap for the Week of 3/9/2015

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 3/9/2015.

tech news recapThe State Department shut down its email servers last November because of a bad hack. Hilary Clinton didn’t use the State Department’s on-prem email servers, which wasn’t considered secure. The ironic thing is her email address is probably one of the few that hackers didn’t have access to. News also came out that the CIA has been trying to break Apple’s encryption system. A group of hackers that had been unbeatable for a decade were brought down. VMware vSphere with Operations Management 6.0 was released. It has some good features such as multicore FT, long distance vMotion and virtual volumes. Microsoft Azure has met FBI security requirements for the California Department of Justice. This should open doors for deployments in other cities and agencies.

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By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist