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	Gartner scales back Windows forecast Gartner today scaled back its forecast of Windows' near future, saying that while Microsoft's operating system will power an increasing number of devices this year and next, the gains will be smaller than it projected six months ago. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Data+ Conference It's a sad truth: 99% of business data is being ignored. IDC estimates that only 1% of the world's data is currently being analyzed. That's a lot of actionable business insight that's being left to die in the vine. It's easy to see why. These jewels of business insight are hidden inside terabytes of enterprise data. Explore the new strategies being used to bring valuable data to light at the Data+ Conference, September 7-9, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sign up to attend free at: http://www.dataplusconference.com/NL In this Issue NSA defends collecting data from U.S. residents not suspected of terrorist activities Google's Larry Page talks of killing the 40-hour work week Windows will be crucial to a PC market revival in 2015 Android bug lets apps make rogue phone calls Bankers beware: Technology is going to get you (and none of us will care) Career advice: 3 up and coming IT roles Apps will drive public cloud spending to double-digit growth Accused Russian point-of-sale hacker arrested, will face U.S. charges Barbara Krasnoff: Longing for a landline Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks: How and why to Repair Disk Preston Gralla: Will an Android-powered Nokia Lumia line kill off Windows Phone? Darlene Storm: If you care about online privacy, then the NSA cares about targeting you WHITE PAPER: SAS 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Launching Your DG Program Good judgment and sound decision making are at the heart of data governance. From failing to define data governance, to premature launch, or expecting too much from a sponsor, this white paper explains ten common mistakes that can be avoided when launching your data governance program. Read this white paper to learn more. Read Now NSA defends collecting data from U.S. residents not suspected of terrorist activities The U.S. National Security Agency on Monday defended its data collection practices amid revelations that almost 90% of the data it sweeps up involves ordinary Internet users not suspected of crimes. Read More   Google's Larry Page talks of killing the 40-hour work week Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page said we may someday see more part-time work weeks than we do today. Read More   Windows will be crucial to a PC market revival in 2015   Microsoft's Windows OS could play a crucial rule in returning worldwide PC shipments to modest growth next year after multiple years of decline, Gartner said on Monday. Read More   Android bug lets apps make rogue phone calls A vulnerability present in most Android devices allows apps to initiate unauthorized phone calls, disrupt ongoing calls and execute special codes that can trigger other rogue actions. Read More   Bankers beware: Technology is going to get you (and none of us will care) Technology is about to take a big slice of the traditional banking business. Bankers have been slow to see what's coming, but they're starting to realize what's at stake. Read More   Career advice: 3 up and coming IT roles Premier 100 IT Leader William Mayo also answers questions on combining international teams and the skills needed to become a CIO. Read More   WHITE PAPER: AVI-SPL 3 Best Practices to Help Overcome BYOD Challenges An increasing number of white-collar workers in the United States use a mobile device for work. This new Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) environment presents challenges for IT managers and business leaders. This paper discusses how IT managers can address those challenges, as well as best practices for ensuring security and productivity. Read Now Apps will drive public cloud spending to double-digit growth Global spending on public cloud services reached US$45.7 billion last year and will experience a 23 percent compound annual growth rate through 2018, according to analyst firm IDC. Read More   Accused Russian point-of-sale hacker arrested, will face U.S. charges A Russian man suspected of hacking into point-of-sale systems at U.S. retailers has been arrested and faces charges in a U.S. court, the Department Justice said. Read More   Barbara Krasnoff: Longing for a landline   Old-fashioned landlines (also known at POTS, for "Plain Old Telephone Service" -- yes, really) allowed two (or more) people to speak at the same time, with all the sound (and occasionally, let's face it, fury) audible to both parties. Sometimes I miss that. Read More   Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks: How and why to Repair Disk Is your Mac running slow? If you've tried everything else to get performance back to what it was, it may be time to Repair your disk. So, how and why should you do it? Read More   Preston Gralla: Will an Android-powered Nokia Lumia line kill off Windows Phone? The rumor mill says that Microsoft will release an Android-powered Nokia Lumia phone -- a smartphone line that has been the flagship for Windows Phone. If true, will it mean the demise of Windows Phone? Read More   Darlene Storm: If you care about online privacy, then the NSA cares about targeting you A report based on leaked top-secret NSA XKeyscore source code suggests that if you care about online privacy enough to run a search for Tor, Tails, a free VPN or other proxy, then that concern about digital privacy paints a bull's-eye on your back and marks you, indefinitely, as a "target" for surveillance. Read More
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