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Tech News Recap for the Week of 3/7/2016

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 3/7/2016!

A type of malware that locks computer files and demands a fee for their release has successfully targeted Apple computers. A suspected Bush family hacker is being extradited to the US. Cisco announced its Cloud Native Platform is coming next month. The crowd at Levi Stadium for the Super Bowl set a single-day Wi-Fi record. Flash storage hype is becoming reality, cyber-crooks now prefer ransomware to botnets, and more top news from this week! 

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[On-Demand Webinar] Microsoft Office 365: Expectations vs. Reality

 

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Tech News Recap for the Week of 2/8/2016

Were you busy last week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 2/8/2016!

Oracle posted a Java patch for a bug that could compromise Windows machines. VMware announced a bunch of licensing and product changes including end-of-life, pricing, and new feature information. The U.S. Government wants to increase IT spending 1.3% in its proposed budget. The Microsoft Azure IoT Hub connects and manages Internet of Things devices. Google made improvements to gmail’s security, a hacking group is targeting ATMs to dupe banks, and a man loaded malware in his ‘My Documents’ folder to turn the tables on scammers. To get real-time updates on all of the most important tech news, follow GreenPages on Twitter!

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Microsoft Office 365: Expectations vs. Reality. Strategies for Migrating & Supporting Mobile Workforces [Download on-demand webinar]

 

 

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

 

Tech News Recap for the Week of 2/1/2016

Were you busy last week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 2/1/2016!

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Data was leaked as the United States’ largest police union servers were hacked. Microsoft thinks its Project Natick submarine datacenters could be the answer to cleaner cloud services in the future. Cisco spends $1.4 billion on Jasper’s Internet of Things platform. Barracuda has released its New Essentials for Microsoft Office 365 offering. The company SugarCreek is using both VMware NSX and Cisco ACI in its datacenter (we held a webinar on this topic a few months back).

[On-demand Webinar] VMware NSX vs. Cisco ACI: When to Use Each, When to Use Both.

 

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

 

 

Tech News Recap for the Week of 12/29/2014

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 12/29/2014.

 

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tech news recapAs we kick off the new year, there was a surplus of 2014 recap posts as well as 2015 predictions (tune in for ours later in the week!). Chick-Fil-A admitted a possible credit card breach. Chevron is working to integrate Apple Pay at its gas pumps early this year. There were also some good articles around shadow IT, the cloud in healthcare and where responsibility lies for cybersecurity.

 

 

Whitepaper: 4 Reasons Why Visibility & Control are the Key to a Better Virtual Infrastructure

 

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Tech News Recap for the Week of 12/8/2014

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 12/8/2014.

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Tech News RecapMicrosoft released Office 365 Video and will unveil the consumer side of Windows 10 on January 21st. Pure Storage has introduced an all-flash approach to converged infrastructure they are calling FlashStack CI. A study has found that there was an increase in 2014 SMB mobility adoption spending. ZDnet released a list of the 10 best smartphones at the close of the year. After a massive data breach, Sony is fighting back. There were also good articles around the Internet of Things, strategic service providers, hybrid cloud solutions, and an interview with a CTO at Citrix, Gunnar Berger.

 

Download this guide: 4 Reasons Why Visibility and Control Are the Key to a Better Virtual Infrastructure

 

 

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Tech News Recap for the Week of 12/1/2014

Tech News RecapWere you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 12/1/2014.

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Microsoft bough Acompli for $200M. The FBI warned US businesses of destructive malware. HP will provide Microsoft O365 business services and support. Bank of America’s Cathy Bessant won IT Chief of the Year. Bebe Stores confirmed a payment card security breach. Hawaii’s state government is prioritizing a cloud first strategy for any new IT project. Gartner’s Data Center Conference wrapped up, and there was a lot of good information that came out of it around cloud, open-source, and software-defined technologies.

Looking for tips around moving a data center? Check out this new whitepaper from GreenPages’ CTO. By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Tech News Recap for the Week of 11/10/2014

Tech News RecapWere you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 11/10/2014.

Tech News Recap 11/10/2014

This week, a massive breach hit Postal Service employees. Google cloud will be storing petabytes of genome data for health researchers while a new Microsoft data center is being powered by fuel cells. Also with Microsoft, Bill Gates sold $925M in stock…but still owns $13.6B worth. There were articles about both the Army’s cloud strategy as well as its virtual desktop strategy. Facebook and Twitter will most likely be speaking with Russian officials about data storage regulations next month. AWS builds the first customized marketplace for the CIA’s private cloud. Samsung is readying Proximity, it’s challenger to Apple iBeacon. There was also an interview with Motus CIO Rick Blaisdell along with good articles around IT spending, project management offices driving business growth, and HP’s BYOD services.

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 10/27/2014

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 10/27/2014.

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This week there were some interesting reads about network virtualization, the concept of the chief integration officer, common/costly mistakes made by CIOs, and the impact big data could have on mid-term elections. Amazon is sitting on $83 million of unsold Fire Phones. Meanwhile, former Apple CEO John Scully is launching a new low-cost smartphone brand. Hackers went after unclassified White House networks. A survey done by EMC and IDG revealed information about the popularity of private clouds in Singapore.

 

 

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Corporate IT departments have progressed from keepers of technology to providers of complex solutions that businesses truly rely on. Download this ebook to learn more.

 

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

Tech News Recap for the Week of 10/6/2014

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 10/6/2014.

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Tech NewsThere were some big stories in the industry this week. HP and Symantec are both breaking themselves in two. The Pentagon is preparing to put high-risk secret documents in the cloud. More ATM malware, a cyber attack on Japanese Airlines, and thousands of user photos leaked through a third party Snapchat app. Rackspace is offering to sell and manage Google Apps for work for its customers. To stay up-to-date on the top news from the industry throughout the week, follow GreenPages on Twitter.

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Corporate IT departments have progressed from keepers of technology to providers of complex solutions that businesses truly rely on. Download this ebook to learn more.

 

By Ben Stephenson, Emerging Media Specialist

 

Tech News Recap for the Week of 9/29/2014

Were you busy last week? Here’s a quick tech news recap of articles you may have missed from the week of 9/29/2014.

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Tech News RecapMore talk this week about retail store data breaches. Microsoft announces Windows 10. eBay and PayPal will be splitting into two separate companies. Apple has made iPhone theft even harder with a series of security enhancements within iOS 8. Cisco sets $1 billion investment for global cloud network. Microsoft CEO talks about economic boost cloud computing will provide to India. There were also some good articles around qualifications of a cloud architect, security essentials, data analytics & more.

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