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Enterprise IT in 2014 – Under-the-Radar Challenges with WAN Bandwidth, BYOD, and XP Security

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In a 2014 Next-Generation WAN Survey , 68 percent of respondents said demand for WAN bandwidth will increase over the next year. The end of support for Windows XP, slated for April 8, 2014, is a dangerous security issue. Here are three key technology trends that CTOs should be thinking about over the next year.

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Windows 10 Evidences Transitions at Microsoft

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When Microsoft released Windows 8 two years ago, its massive departure from its predecessor made a big splash in the technology community. Windows 8 represented a big change for Microsoft, which was investing heavily on the fact that desktop computers, laptops, and tablets were quickly converging toward a common platform.

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Why eBPF is critical and how it’s getting better

Network World

Soon that same power will reach out to embrace Microsoft Windows, too. Linux first integrated eBPF in 2014, and the technology and its capabilities have grown over the past decade. Look at Windows Ever since it was created, eBPF has been an open-source technology that’s only available on Linux. At the eBPF Summit on Sept.

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Critical Vulnerability Found, Exploited, Patched in Internet Explorer

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The vulnerability presents a particular threat to PC owners who still use Windows XP, as Microsoft stopped providing technical support for the old operating system in April. 10 Ways to Keep Windows XP Machines Secure (cio.com). Help Secure Internet Explorer from Operation Clandestine Fox (groovypost.com).

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Security and Windows 10 Will Cross Paths for Enterprises

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But optimism came in the form of Microsoft as word began to spread that the company had solved the problems they experienced with Windows 8/8.1 and that Windows 10 was better than the Enterprise could have imagined. This year, two of 2014’s biggest stories will intersect as security and Windows 10 prepare to re-shape the Enterprise.

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Interview: Steve Ballmer is still Microsoft’s largest individual investor — and its most loyal fan

GeekWire

Clippers, the NBA franchise he acquired in 2014. Technically, it was 33 years and just under 8 months from June 1980 to February 2014 including 14 years as CEO. While he hasnt disclosed his total holdings since leaving in 2014, his 4% stake at the time would be worth about $120 billion today. It’s my baby, Ballmer said.

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Invincea Platform Enhances Large-Scale Enterprise Deployments With FreeSpace 4.0 and Invincea Management Service 2.1 Releases

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Extends Platform Coverage to Windows 8.1 LAS VEGAS, NV and FAIRFAX, VA—August 4, 2014, Black Hat—Invincea, Inc., delivers key features and benefits, including: Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system platform support, 32-bit and 64-bit systems. Date: Thursday, August 7, 2014. The FreeSpace 4.0