Data center outages increasingly caused by DDoS

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Network World Data Center Alert Jan 26, 2016 Data center outages increasingly caused by DDoS UPS failure is still main cause of data center outages, says a report. However, cybercrime and human error is closing in on UPS's heels. DDoS-caused outages are up from 2% in 2010 to 22% now. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Will new accounting rule slow adoption of cloud computing? • Arista countersues Cisco for Antitrust • Review: Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 • Shift to digital business disrupts traditional IT • Is Cisco keeping up its social responsibility efforts under new CEO Chuck Robbins? • Facebook to set up second data center in Europe • New products of the week 1.25.2016 • The Big Hang-up: IRS customer call center service stinks • Dell serves up its own disaggregated OS White Paper: Forcepoint 2015 Threat Report Your data is crucial. It's impractical to completely "lock it down" and yet its open use threatens your organization's very existence. Forcepoint™ recognizes the delicate balance between security awareness and business enablement. Read More ▶ Will new accounting rule slow adoption of cloud computing? Yes, says one buyer, who can no longer write-off upfront project fees that can run into the millions Read More ▶ Arista countersues Cisco for Antitrust Alleges unfair competitive practices on eve of ruling in earlier patent case Read More ▶ Review: Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 Support for Hyper-V containers and advanced storage features are wonderful additions, but hold onto your wallets. Read More ▶ Shift to digital business disrupts traditional IT Ready for a change? IT pros should be prepared to rethink traditional IT roles and responsibilities this year. Read More ▶ Is Cisco keeping up its social responsibility efforts under new CEO Chuck Robbins? How Cisco is following former CEO John Chambers's vision for corporate social responsibility. Read More ▶ Facebook to set up second data center in Europe Facebook is setting up a data center in Clonee, Ireland, which will be its sixth in the world and its second outside the U.S. Read More ▶ New products of the week 1.25.2016 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Actifio and Birst. Read More ▶ The Big Hang-up: IRS customer call center service stinks That's because the Internal Revenue Service provided the lowest level of telephone service during fiscal year 2015 compared to prior years, with only 38% of callers who wanted to speak with an IRS assistant able to reach one, according to a report this week from the Government Accountability Office. Perhaps worse yet is that the IRS and Department of Treasury have no real plans to improve the situation, the GAO stated. Read More ▶ Dell serves up its own disaggregated OS Linux-based OS10 designed to meld switches, servers, storage into a software-defined data center Read More ▶ White Paper: Forcepoint 2016 Security Predictions Are you prepared for security to mean "you can" as opposed to "you can't?" Cybersecurity within organizations now goes far beyond the essential everyday cost of doing business. Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ SLIDESHOWS 9 Linux distros to watch in 2016 15 big data and analytics companies to watch Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. How Forbes inadvertently proved the anti-malware value of ad blockers 2. Peeping into 73,000 unsecured security cameras thanks to default passwords 3. 26 of the craziest and scariest things the TSA has found on travelers 4. 19 free cloud storage options 5. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac 6. Verizon vows to build the first 5G network in the US 7. Aircraft part manufacturer says cybercrime incident cost it $54 million 8. Skype's real-time language translator goes live for Windows, iOS, and Android 9. Unpatched TRENDnet IP cameras still provide a real-time Peeping Tom paradise 10. Is Cisco keeping up its social responsibility efforts under new CEO Chuck Robbins?

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