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27 Open Source DevOps Tools In 7 Easy Bites
Let's Patent This: A Primer For Enterprise App Developers
Infrastructure Monitoring: Two Different Perspectives
Cloud IT Infrastructure Spending To Hit 37% In 2016
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80% Of IT Pros Say Users Set Up Unapproved Cloud Services
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, InformationWeek
News
Shadow IT is a growing risk concern among IT pros, with most reporting users have gone behind their backs to set up unapproved cloud services.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 10/13/2016
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7 Ways Electronic Voting Systems Can Be Attacked
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writer
News
Pre-election integrity tests and post-election audits and checks should help spot discrepancies and errors, but risks remain.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 10/13/2016
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Gartner's Integration Magic Quadrant: Atlantis, Pivot3 On The Move
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
Young startups and seasoned seven-year-olds are moving into Gartner's Magic Quadrant on Integrated Systems, which takes the temperature of the hyperconverged infrastructure market.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 10/13/2016
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IoT Default Passwords: Just Don't Do It
Daniel Riedel, CEO, New Context
Commentary
The rise of the Internet of Things makes the use of default passwords especially perilous. There are better options.
By Daniel Riedel CEO, New Context, 10/13/2016
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SAP's S/4HANA Migration Pivot Offers Lessons For IT Pros
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Enterprise application giant SAP made an unplanned change to its own migration to its updated S/4HANA ERP and in-memory database platform. Here's how the acquisition of Concur changed SAP's approach.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 10/13/2016
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Russia, Russia, Russia: What Clinton Or Trump Can Do About Nation-State Hacking Gone Wild
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
US mulls 'proportional' response to Democratic Party hacks in midst of an unprecedented presidential campaign clouded by cybersecurity concerns (among other things).
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 10/12/2016
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PC Market Still Declining, But Not As Sharply
Scott Ferguson, Director of Audience Development, UBM Tech
News
IDC and Gartner have released new numbers for the global PC market that show a decline in the third quarter of 2016, but one not as sharp as those of the past two years.
By Scott Ferguson Director of Audience Development, UBM Tech, 10/12/2016
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Farmers Insurance Transitions Customer Service With Salesforce Mobile App
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
Farmers Insurance CEO Jeffrey Dailey explained at this month's Dreamforce how his firm was migrating the customer experience into the digital age.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 10/12/2016
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Netflix Gives IT Pros Front-Row View Of Its Data Stack
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Kurt Brown, Netflix's director of data platform, recently provided an inside look into the company's data stack, its evolving technologies, and its plan for the future. Here are the technologies that run Netflix's data.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 10/12/2016
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Executable Files, Old Exploit Kits Top Most Effective Attack Methods
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, InformationWeek
News
Researchers for the new 'Hacker's Playbook' analyzed 4 million breach methods from an attacker's point of view to gauge the real risks today to enterprises.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 10/12/2016
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Political Positions On Cybersecurity Matter To Millennials
Steve Zurier, Freelance Writer
News
New study on millennials and cybersecurity points to a growing awareness of the field, an interest in pursuing careers in security, and the influence of cybersecurity in politics.
By Steve Zurier Freelance Writer, 10/12/2016
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6 Signs You Need A Multi-Cloud Strategy
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
Enterprises adopt more than one type of cloud for a number of reasons, including security, shadow IT, and the varying degrees of support from providers. Here are 6 signs that your organization may need to jump into multi-cloud computing.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 10/12/2016
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Businesses Sacrifice Security To Get Apps Released Faster
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, InformationWeek
News
As the app economy continues to drive change in IT security, businesses struggle to meet customer demands while keeping their data secure.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 10/11/2016
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27 Open Source DevOps Tools In 7 Easy Bites
Curtis Franklin Jr., Executive Editor, Technical Content
News
DevOps is a discipline filled with useful open source tools. Here are 27 of them, organized into seven categories you should know about if you're looking to find the right tools for your organization's DevOps strategy.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Executive Editor, Technical Content, 10/11/2016
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Killed Following Fire Reports
Scott Ferguson, Director of Audience Development, UBM Tech
News
A day after Samsung told partners and carriers to stop selling its flagship Galaxy Note 7, the company released a statement that it would end production all together. It's a huge blow for the South Korean tech giant as the holiday shopping season approaches.
By Scott Ferguson Director of Audience Development, UBM Tech, 10/11/2016
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Cloud IT Infrastructure Spending To Hit 37% In 2016
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Forecast nudges total IT budget spent on cloud to 36.9% in 2016.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 10/11/2016
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Let's Patent This: A Primer For Enterprise App Developers
Lincoln Essig, Partner, Knobbe Martens
Commentary
Patents aren't typically the first thing on your mind when you're developing an application for your enterprise. Yet, there's a great deal of creative development work going on at organizations of all types and sizes. Attorney Lincoln Essig provides five steps IT professionals and enterprise app developers can take to make sure your company's intellectual property is protected.
By Lincoln Essig Partner, Knobbe Martens, 10/11/2016
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Ransomware Raises The Bar Again
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
The infamous form of attack now ranks as the top threat to financial services, but preparedness can pay off for victims.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 10/10/2016
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Production Halts Amid More Fire Reports
Scott Ferguson, Director of Audience Development, UBM Tech
News
According to reports from South Korea, Samsung is stopping production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone following more reports of the devices catching fire. Also, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and AT&T have stopped selling the phones, as well as replacements. UPDATE: Late on Oct. 10, Samsung released its own statement.
By Scott Ferguson Director of Audience Development, UBM Tech, 10/10/2016
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Infrastructure Monitoring: Two Different Perspectives
Curtis Franklin Jr., Executive Editor, Technical Content
Commentary
Infrastructure monitoring is critical for the modern enterprise. In this episode of InformationWeek's Expert Voice podcast, we hear two executives talk about why they monitor -- and how it's done.
By Curtis Franklin Jr. Executive Editor, Technical Content, 10/10/2016
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