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Computerworld First Look August 14, 2015 11 cool back-to-school tech tools Equip yourself for a successful year with these campus tech tools, including an innovative note-taking pen, a laptop-friendly backpack and a clever space-saving power strip. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. CERN's data stores soar to 530M gigabytes 2. 5 things you need to know about Google and Alphabet 3. Tianjin explosion shuts down Chinese supercomputer 4. Former SAP exec pleads guilty to bribery charge 5. INSIDER Free download: A get-up-to-speed guide on hyper-converged infrastructure 6. Microsoft updates Yammer to make working within groups easier 7. Nothing is ever completely outsourced 8. Apple, Intel cite gains in hiring women and minorities 9. 11 gadgets for the digital nomad White Paper: Kaspersky Lab, Inc. Unlock the Key to Repel Ransomware You're at your desk, working to finish a project on a deadline when, all of a sudden, your screen freezes and a dialogue box pops up to tell you that your computer is locked and your files will all be destroyed if you don't pay up. Learn More CERN's data stores soar to 530M gigabytes CERN's data requirements are growing at massive rates. Every experiment with its Large Hadron Collider creates 3GB of data per second, and the agency is relying on its public-private partnerships to develop new storage, networking and distributed analytics systems. READ MORE 5 things you need to know about Google and Alphabet The Google restructuring unveiled earlier this week will bring a lot of changes to one of the world's best-known companies. Here's what it means. READ MORE Tianjin explosion shuts down Chinese supercomputer The deadly explosion that rocked the Chinese city of Tianjin has caused the country to shut down a nearby supercomputer, also one of the fastest in the world. READ MORE Former SAP exec pleads guilty to bribery charge A former SAP executive has pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe Panamanian officials in an effort to secure government contracts for the software vendor. READ MORE White Paper: Level 3 Communications Driving Your Cloud Strategy with Private Network Solutions There is no understating the impact of security and network connectivity on today's cloud environments. Yes, clouds can scale, expedite processing, and reduce costs, but they also incur risks associated with multi-tenancy, availability, and access control. Learn More INSIDER Free download: A get-up-to-speed guide on hyper-converged infrastructure A quickly evolving market with newcomers and some old-timers, too. READ MORE Microsoft updates Yammer to make working within groups easier The improvements to Microsoft's enterprise social network focus on content discovery and its user interface. READ MORE Nothing is ever completely outsourced An outsourced project is out of your hands, right? Well, no, not entirely. In fact, that belief is a common misconception that can lead to trouble. READ MORE Apple, Intel cite gains in hiring women and minorities Apple and Intel are making progress in their efforts to hire more women and minorities, according to figures released by the companies this week. READ MORE 11 gadgets for the digital nomad These devices promise to transform a table in any coffee shop into a full-featured office workstation, yet are compact enough to fit into a travel bag. READ MORE Webcast: Janrain, Inc. Customer IAM is fundamentally different from employee IAM In this webinar we explore why Customer IAM is suddenly such a big topic, and why and how it is different from Employee IAM. 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