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

CTOvision

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

CTOvision

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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Security and Windows 10 Will Cross Paths for Enterprises

CTOvision

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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Critical Vulnerability Found, Exploited, Patched in Internet Explorer

CTOvision

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). Hackers Find First Post-Retirement Windows XP-Related Vulnerability (cio.com). Related articles.

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Cross Compiling with Go

SPF13

It’s really nice to not have to build each release of Hugo separately on a windows 32 & 64, linux 32, 64 & arm and mac machine. goxc -d="$HOME/Code/GoBuilds/" -bc="linux windows darwin freebsd netbsd" -pv=0.10 -o="{{.Dest}}{{.PS}}{{.AppName}}{{.PS}}{{.Version}}{{.PS}}{{.AppName}}_{{.Version}}_{{.Os}}_{{.Arch}}{{.Ext}}"

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Who wrote the BSOD screen? Former Windows developer finally has an answer

TechSpot

It all started with a 2014 blog post by developer Raymond Chen that indicated former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer wrote the text for the Ctrl+Alt+Del screen in Windows 3.1. People read it wrong and started believing Ballmer wrote the text for the BSOD. Read Entire Article

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