Windows 10 to run rings around customers

Computerworld Wrap-Up July 13, 2015 Windows 10 to run rings around customers Microsoft's top OS executive today confirmed that the two main Windows 10 update and upgrade "branches" will offer multiple "rings," or tempos that customers can select to receive changes quickly or after they've been tested by others. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. MIT proves flash is as fast as RAM, and cheaper, for big data 2. There's a silver lining in the cloudy tablet forecast: Workplace tablets 3. Microsoft to kick off Windows 10 ad campaign next week 4. NOW ON CIO: How OPM data breach could have been prevented 5. Paul Glen: To up your value, be a master of time 6. INSIDER Bad IT: Don't make these mistakes in your organization 7. HP and Intel push HPC into new markets 8. Cyberespionage group Pawn Storm uses exploit for unpatched Java flaw 9. NOW ON CSO: Privacy talk at DEF CON canceled under questionable circumstances 10. Microsoft's Cortana Analytics looks to democratize big data 11. Hacking Team had at least three unpatched Flash Player exploits 12. IT Blogwatch: PANIC: More Adobe Flash zero-days (revealed by Hacking Team hack) White Paper: Tealium Forrester: Boost Digital Intelligence with Tag Management Struggling with fragmented data sources from your digital marketing and analytics applications? Download our Forrester Research Report to learn how tag management is becoming widely recognized as a foundational element to unifying data and fueling omni channel marketing programs. View now MIT proves flash is as fast as RAM, and cheaper, for big data MIT researchers built a server network for large-scale databases that proves RAM is not always the best memory for the job as it's vastly more expensive and isn't even faster than flash. READ MORE There's a silver lining in the cloudy tablet forecast: Workplace tablets With global tablet sales softening, there's a bright spot for hardware manufacturers: Company purchases of tablets for workers are expected to remain brisk. READ MORE Microsoft to kick off Windows 10 ad campaign next week The campaign, dubbed "Upgrade Your World," will run for a year, the same timeline for the free offer to upgrade from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. READ MORE NOW ON CIO: How OPM data breach could have been prevented The director of the U.S. government's Office of Personnel Management is out after revelations that the recently disclosed data breach was far larger than initially thought. Inspector general says warnings went ignored. READ MORE Paul Glen: To up your value, be a master of time Whether you are an IT manager or an individual contributor, there's one thing you can always do to increase the value you provide to your organization, get yourself noticed and increase the likelihood that you'll get a promotion. READ MORE INSIDER Bad IT: Don't make these mistakes in your organization Here are some real-life examples of less-than best practices, performed both by IT organizations and IT pros themselves, as well as the lessons that can be learned from them. READ MORE White Paper: PC Connection Redefine Flash EMCs Flash Strategy is Flash Everywhere, led by XtremIO, our purpose built All-Flash storage array. Learn More HP and Intel push HPC into new markets HP will use Intel's Xeon Phi and Omni-Path technologies to build new HPC systems. READ MORE Cyberespionage group Pawn Storm uses exploit for unpatched Java flaw The exploit was used in attacks against the armed forces of a NATO country and a U.S. defense organization. READ MORE NOW ON CSO: Privacy talk at DEF CON canceled under questionable circumstances Earlier this month, several news outlets reported on a powerful tool in the fight between those seeking anonymity online and those who push for surveillance and taking it away. The tool, ProxyHam, is the subject of a recently canceled talk at DEF CON 23 and its creator has been seemingly gagged from speaking about anything related to it. READ MORE Microsoft's Cortana Analytics looks to democratize big data Microsoft has fused a number of its new data processing technologies into a single package to help companies extract more value from their growing piles of data. READ MORE Hacking Team had at least three unpatched Flash Player exploits Recently breached surveillance software maker Hacking Team had access to three different exploits for previously unknown vulnerabilities in Flash Player. All of them are now out in the open, putting Internet users at risk. READ MORE IT Blogwatch: PANIC: More Adobe Flash zero-days (revealed by Hacking Team hack) More Adobe Flash zero-day bugs come to light, thanks to the Hacking Team trove. Email messages lifted from the Italian spyware company reveal two more unpatched vulnerabilities... READ MORE White Paper: CommVault 5 Ways to Meet Today's Data Management Challenges It's a good time to build for the future by putting into place a data backup and recovery, retention, search and access platform that is designed from the beginning as a holistic, fully integrated system. Learn More Peruse our library of free digital magazines! 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