What's a consumer Office 365 subscription worth to Microsoft?

	20 epic Microsoft Windows Automatic Update meltdowns | Microsoft says use Skype as it kills support for Facebook, Google chat in Outlook
	Network World Microsoft
	What's a consumer Office 365 subscription worth to Microsoft? As Microsoft has added more consumer subscribers to the rolls of Office 365, the amount of revenue per subscriber has fallen. The downward trend in revenue-per-subscriber hints at a significant shift to the less expensive rent-not-own plans available to consumers, such as Office 365 Personal, a $69.99 annual deal that provides one Office license for a personal computer and one license for a tablet. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Hadoop for Dummies Today, organizations in every industry are being showered with imposing quantities of new information. Along with traditional sources, many more data channels and categories now exist. Collectively, these vastly larger information volumes and new assets are known as Big Data. Read Now In this Issue 20 epic Microsoft Windows Automatic Update meltdowns Microsoft says use Skype as it kills support for Facebook, Google chat in Outlook Microsoft brings machine learning to Azure INSIDER How enterprises can use artificial intelligence 'Everyone's going container crazy' Apple, Linux, not Windows, most vulnerable operating systems in 2014; IE wins worst app Interns loving life at Facebook, Google & Apple 5 Chromebook tips and tricks to fine-tune your productivity Critical remote code execution flaw patched in Samba Startup Flex Logix aims to score big in a niche chip market WHITE PAPER: IBM Building a Complete View of Your Account Information Answer a few simple questions about your business and your environment and download a paper that's personalized to help your business leverage all of its customer information for deep customer insight. Learn More 20 epic Microsoft Windows Automatic Update meltdowns Fifteen years ago, Microsoft introduced automatic updating to the unwashed Windows masses. Fifteen years later, it's hard to find a Windows user who hasn't bumped into at least one problem with a Windows update or knows someone who has. That's a billion and a half people. Read More Microsoft says use Skype as it kills support for Facebook, Google chat in Outlook Microsoft started sending out emails to announce that in the 'next couple of weeks' it will discontinue support for Facebook and Google chat in Outlook.com. Read More Microsoft brings machine learning to Azure At the Strata + Hadoop World conference in San Jose last week, Microsoft announced new and enhanced Microsoft data services for Azure. This includes a preview of Azure HDInsight running on Linux, the general availability of Storm on HDInsight, the general availability of Azure Machine Learning, and the availability of Informatica technology on Azure. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Master Data Management: The Key to Leveraging Big Data IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management software helps support large transaction loads and high-availability operational environments. Learn More INSIDER How enterprises can use artificial intelligence Enterprise IT shops are finding that artificial intelligence isn't just for robotics anymore. Science fiction may portray A.I. technologies as the brains running robots trying to take over the human race, but the technology today is being used for far more benign purposes. Read More 'Everyone's going container crazy' It's a busy time for container technology in the cloud computing market. Read More Apple, Linux, not Windows, most vulnerable operating systems in 2014; IE wins worst app A whopping average of 19 security vulnerabilities were reported every day in 2014. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Enhanced 360-degree View of the Customer A true 360-degree view of the customer enables businesses to turn a swell of data into precise insights to drive engagement, revenue and loyalty. Learn More Interns loving life at Facebook, Google & Apple For the second year in a row, Facebook is the highest rated company by interns based on the feedback they share on jobs and career online marketplace Glassdoor.Other tech companies also rated well, with Google (#3), Yahoo! (#6), Apple (#11), Microsoft (#13), Intel (#14) and Qualcomm (#16) among those in the top 25. Read More 5 Chromebook tips and tricks to fine-tune your productivity While Chrome OS started life as a simple, stripped-down browser and little else, Google's operating system now has tons of tools, tweaks, and customizations that let you tailor your Chromebook to your specific workflow needs. Read More Critical remote code execution flaw patched in Samba Security researchers are urging users to install new Samba security updates in order to address a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Read More Startup Flex Logix aims to score big in a niche chip market In Silicon Valley, where software startups are the rage, it's unusual to see a new hardware company set up shop. But venture capital-backed chip design company Flex Logix has some big ideas about how to speed up a whole range of software applications and hardware. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Top 10 DNS attacks likely to infiltrate your network DNS-based attacks are on the rise because many organizations don't realize DNS is a threat vector and therefore don't protect it. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES 1. Lenovo's Superfish nightmare may be the tip of the iceberg 2. 10 Reasons why the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is a killer product 3. 10 products you could only find at RadioShack 4. New tools can detect hidden malware 5. 8 most intriguing gadgets of 2015 6. Low tech 'visual hacking' successful nine times out of 10 7. New weapons offer hope against advanced cyber-attacks 8. Avaya extends SDN offerings 9. You've been hacked. Now what? 10. HP deal marks milestone for open source networking hardware
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_microsoft_alert as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2015 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **