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Tech News Recap for the Week of 01/01/18

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Welcome to 2018!

If you had a busy week in the office following the holidays and need to catch up, here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed the week of 01/01/2017!

Why 2018 is the year for Kubernetes. The biggest hardware and software milestones of 2017 for Microsoft. Updates and patches for the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. Eight burning questions for enterprise technology in 2018 and more top news this week you may have missed! Remember, to stay up-to-date on the latest tech news throughout the week, follow @GreenPagesIT on Twitter.

IT Operations

Microsoft

  • Microsoft Monday: Foldable smartphone patent, Surface Pro with LTE availability, Andromeda OS hinted
  • Microsoft in 2017: The biggest hardware and software milestones
  • VDI with Citrix on Azure Government
  • Microsoft is already fixing the big chip bug - here are the Windows PCs that will be the most affected
  • Why 2018 could be a big breakout year for Microsoft's Stream video service

HPE

  • HP's newest 'zero' client offers improved security, VMware and Amazon integrations

VMware

  • Once again, analysts name VMware a leader in cloud management

Cisco

Cloud

Security

  • 2017 Threat Trends - The Year in Review
  • One surprising statistic explains why phishing will remain the most common cyber attack for the next few years
  • Emergency Windows Meltdown patch may be incompatible with PC
  • Anonymous no more: Reusing complex passwords gives your identity away

Thanks for checking out our tech news recap!

By Jake Cryan, Digital Marketing Specialist

While you’re here, check out this white paper on how to rethink your IT security, especially when it comes to financial services.

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