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• Salesforce acquires Slack for $27.7 billion in its largest acquisition ever: Here's the plan

  01-12-2020 23:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The acquisition sets up a showdown with Microsoft and its Teams platform over the future of collaboration and digital work. The grand plan is to combine Slack Connect and Salesforce Customer 360.
  
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• NetApp shares surge as fiscal Q2 tops expectations led by software, cloud; Q3 forecast also stronger

  01-12-2020 22:57 via zdnet.com
  
  NetApp emphasized a tripling of its public cloud services revenue annualized run rate in the quarter.
  
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• Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google: Which is the best company to work for?

  01-12-2020 22:44 via zdnet.com
  
  With so many headlines regarding big tech, professionals are more curious than ever about which big tech company is best to work for -- especially during the pandemic.
  
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• Veeva Systems fiscal Q3 revenue and earnings top expectations, forecast higher as well, shares sag

  01-12-2020 22:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The life sciences software vendor said it will continue to “invest aggressively” this year.
  
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• Box Q3 results beat expectations, Q4 guidance light

  01-12-2020 22:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The enterprise cloud storage company reported​ $196 million in Q3 revenue.
  
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• Hewlett Packard Enterprise to relocate to Houston; Q4 results top expectations

  01-12-2020 22:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Hewlett’s forecast for profit for the year ahead also topped expectations.
  
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• Salesforce acquires Slack for $27.7 billion in its largest acquisition ever

  01-12-2020 22:14 via zdnet.com
  
  The acquisition sets up a showdown with Microsoft and its Teams platform over the future of collaboration and digital work.
  
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• Linux Foundation's entry-level IT administrator certification is open for enrollment

  01-12-2020 21:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The Linux Foundation's first certification for entry-level system classes is ready to help you get started on your modern-day IT job hunt.
  
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• AWS bolsters industrial IoT lineup with new Monitron, Panorama services

  01-12-2020 21:00 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS rolled out a series of new tools within its industrial Internet of things lineup​ that aim to improve machine performance and uptime.
  
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• Apple Cyber Week deals: MacBook, Apple Watch, AirPods, more

  01-12-2020 20:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple products rarely see any kind of discount, but if you look hard enough, there are deals to be found.
  
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• Apple Cyber Week deals: iPhone SE, Apple Watch, AirPods

  01-12-2020 20:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple products rarely see any kind of discount, but if you look hard enough, there are deals to be found.
  
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• Amazon's Andy Jassy talks up AWS Outposts, Wavelength as the right edge for hybrid cloud

  01-12-2020 20:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Edge computing in AWS Outposts gains new form factors in 1U and 2U rack units, and Wavelength infrastructure for 5G computing is coming to more cities with Japan's KDDI, Korea's SK Telecom, and the U.K.'s Vodafone.
  
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• Malicious npm packages caught installing remote access trojans

  01-12-2020 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  JavaScript and Node.js developers who installed the jdb.js and db-json.js packages were infected with the njRAT malware.
  
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• AWS launches preview of QuickSight Q, its latest play for the BI market

  01-12-2020 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Q is a natural language query tool that functions as a companion feature for AWS' QuickSight BI cloud service.
  
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• AWS launches Amazon Connect real-time analytics, customer profiles, machine learning tools

  01-12-2020 19:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon is stepping up its contact center services with Amazon Connect Wisdom, Customer Profiles, Real-Time Contact Lens, Tasks and Voice ID.
  
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• Microsoft to make changes to Productivity Score after privacy complaints

  01-12-2020 19:11 via zdnet.com
  
  After criticism from a known privacy advocate and others, Microsoft is tweaking how its Productivity Score tool for Microsoft 365 looks and operates.
  
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• FBI warns of email forwarding rules being abused in recent hacks

  01-12-2020 18:55 via zdnet.com
  
  FBI: "The web-based client's forwarding rules often do not sync with the desktop client, limiting the rules' visibility to cyber security administrators."
  
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• AWS eyes more database workloads via migration, data movement services

  01-12-2020 18:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The more database and analytics workloads AWS takes the more it can use machine learning and model training to move up the value chain.
  
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• AWS introduces Proton container management service

  01-12-2020 18:37 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS made several announcements related to its container offerings, including the public preview of AWS Proton and the official launch of the Amazon Elastic public container registry.
  
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• Microsoft is adding more calling features to Teams

  01-12-2020 18:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is bringing yet more calling features to Teams and working with partners to roll out low-cost Teams-enabled phones next year.
  
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• Google launches Android Enterprise Essentials aimed at SMBs

  01-12-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google is trying to address the reality that smaller organizations are often targeted by cybercriminals.
  
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• AWS' custom chip family expands, launches Trainium for machine learning models

  01-12-2020 17:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The custom machine learning processor, called AWS Trainium, follows what is becoming a common blueprint for its silicon strategy.
  
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• AWS unveils new compute instances, including compute heavy C6gn powered by Graviton2

  01-12-2020 17:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The company introduced several new advancements to its compute portfolio to kick off re:Invent.
  
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• AWS CEO Jassy fires back over growth rates vs. rivals

  01-12-2020 17:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Andy Jassy's re:Invent keynote took aim at concerns about AWS' growth rates relative to rivals. It's about the base of revenue, he says.
  
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• Equinix plans fifth Singapore data centre as cloud demand climbs

  01-12-2020 17:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Slated to open in the first half of next year with an initial capacity of 1,300 cabinets and investment of $144 million, the new site will look to tap Singapore's growing demand for cloud services amidst accelerated digital transformation efforts.
  
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• Best VPN service in 2020: Safe and fast don't come for free

  01-12-2020 17:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Virtual private networks aren't essential only for securing your unencrypted Wi-Fi connections in coffee shops and airports. Every remote worker should consider a VPN to stay safe online. Here are your top choices in VPN service providers and how to get set up.
  
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• Microsoft removes 18 malicious Edge extensions for injecting ads into web pages

  01-12-2020 16:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Some extensions mimicked official apps while others copied popular Chrome extensions.
  
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• Amazon just made a record start to the holiday shopping season as retail goes huge online

  01-12-2020 16:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Shoppers are switching to online shopping at a rapid rate.
  
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• iPhone battery bad? Here are three of the biggest iOS 14.2 battery hogs, along with some solutions

  01-12-2020 16:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Getting poor battery life since installing iOS 14? You're not alone. But I've discovered three tweaks that have helped me get more out of each charge.
  
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• Cloud computing in the real world: The challenges and opportunities of multicloud

  01-12-2020 16:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Multicloud is here to stay. The next step is to make its more sophisticated incarnations easier to deploy and manage.
  
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• Research: Multicloud deployment increases among enterprises

  01-12-2020 16:30 via zdnet.com
  
  A recent TechRepublic Premium poll shows that 81% of respondents currently use or plan to use services from multiple cloud vendors in the next 12 months.
  
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• Enterprise tips for managing the multicloud (free PDF)

  01-12-2020 16:29 via zdnet.com
  
  This special report from ZDNet and TechRepublic provides insights and practical advice to help your business successfully deploy a multicloud environment. Download all the articles in a free PDF ebook.
  
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• ThinkPad Fold X1: The biggest little display in laptops opens new possibilities

  01-12-2020 16:19 via zdnet.com
  
  The company that popularized the 2-in-1 Yoga has used a folding display to achieve great versatility, but you'll want to tote a better portable keyboard.
  
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• AWS, BlackBerry partner to development Ivy, BlackBerry's automotive data platform

  01-12-2020 15:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Ivy on the capabilities of BlackBerry's QNX platform, its safety-certified embedded OS, as well as AWS' portfolio of IoT and machine learning capabilities.
  
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• AWS, BlackBerry partner to develop Ivy, BlackBerry's automotive data platform

  01-12-2020 15:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Ivy on the capabilities of BlackBerry's QNX platform, its safety-certified embedded OS, as well as AWS' portfolio of IoT and machine learning capabilities.
  
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• Apple wants you to prepare for a lonely, miserable Christmas

  01-12-2020 15:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The magic of the Holidays? Not this year, Apple says, in its less-than-traditional holiday ad.
  
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• That email about your delivery could be fake: Phishing scammers increase their attack on online shoppers

  01-12-2020 15:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyber criminals are looking to take advantage of the holiday shopping season. That could put personal and corporate data at risk.
  
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• Galaxy Note: Samsung might ditch premium phone for 2021 over falling high-end demand

  01-12-2020 15:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung will reportedly shift its top-range focus from phablets to foldables.
  
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• This is your brain on good and bad technology

  01-12-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Buggy technology, complex workflows and other technology hurdles take a toll on your stress levels and productivity, according to a Dell Technologies and EMOTIV study.
  
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• DeepMind AI breakthrough in protein folding will accelerate medical discoveries

  01-12-2020 14:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Machine learning enables AlphaFold system to determine protein structures in days -- as accurate as experimental results that take months or years.
  
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• Windows 10: This is 2020's last 2004 and 20H2 optional update, says Microsoft

  01-12-2020 14:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft gives Windows 10 users the last non-security update until January 2021.
  
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• Google is retiring the Cloud Print service this month: what to do next

  01-12-2020 14:12 via zdnet.com
  
  There are only 30 days left before the feature is deprecated.
  
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• Top 10 Google Chrome plugins for 2020

  01-12-2020 13:28 via zdnet.com
  
  I have a love/hate relationship with Google Chrome. Extensions make me hate it a little less.
  
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• AWS offers Mac EC2 instances: Here what it means for Apple, Apple Silicon, developers

  01-12-2020 13:01 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS' move to launch Mac EC2 instances is likely to broaden Apple's developer base, give it an enterprise lift and accelerate Apple Silicon development.
  
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• X-Ray specs and Dick Tracy wrist radios: Why toys invent (and limit) the future

  01-12-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Adults program the future with toys in a powerful (and often harmful) feedback loop.
  
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• AWS engineer puts Windows 10 on Arm on Apple's Mac M1 – and it kills Surface Pro X

  01-12-2020 12:55 via zdnet.com
  
  A virtualized Windows 10 on Arm runs faster on Apple's M1 hardware than on Microsoft's own Arm-based Surface Pro X.
  
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• AWS engineer puts Windows 10 on Arm on Apple Mac M1 – and it thrashes Surface Pro X

  01-12-2020 12:55 via zdnet.com
  
  A virtualized Windows 10 on Arm runs faster on Apple's M1 hardware than on Microsoft's own Arm-based Surface Pro X.
  
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• 5G: These are the countries winning the race right now

  01-12-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Ericsson's latest mobility report shows that 5G rollouts have been faster than expected across the world.
  
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• What is cyber insurance? Everything you need to know about what it covers and how it works

  01-12-2020 12:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyber insurance is becoming increasingly popular. But what does it cover, what doesn't it cover and what should you be looking for when deciding on a policy?
  
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• Paying money to make Google Chrome faster and use less RAM

  01-12-2020 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Yes, I'm actually at the point of paying money to make Google Chrome more tolerable in terms of RAM usage and performance. And so far, it's working out well.
  
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