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Computerworld Data Center Jan 27, 2016 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 ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Is it time to move from Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 to Windows 10? • MIT offers Internet of Things training for professionals • China now the battleground for Intel server dominance • Review: Run Windows 10 on your Mac using VMware's Fusion 8 • Memory that learns could help tomorrow's intelligent computers • Cisco fixes critical flaws in digital encoder, unified computing manager and security appliance • IBM's Power systems biz is growing again • Global public cloud market expected to hit $204B in 2016 • Microsoft opens up co-authoring to third part file sharing vendors. Take that, Google Docs White Paper: Oracle Corporation 5 Minutes on Modern Finance Best Practice Series Nearly every company today is doing business globally to some extent, making them increasingly susceptible to changes in raw material prices, foreign exchange rates, and economic growth across multiple geographies. Read More ▶ Is it time to move from Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 to Windows 10? Although Windows 7 is still the dominant desktop operating system (at around 50 percent of all desktop installations as of November 2015), it's time for you to determine whether to stick with Windows 7 (or 8/8.1) or deploy Windows 10. Here's what you need to consider. Read More ▶ MIT offers Internet of Things training for professionals Students will leave the course with an understanding of the foundational principals, architectures, applications, security and protocols that underpin the IoT, an MIT dean says. Read More ▶ China now the battleground for Intel server dominance Intel has to keep a close watch on China, where an architectural battle is brewing that could break its dominance in servers. Read More ▶ Review: Run Windows 10 on your Mac using VMware's Fusion 8 If the goal is hosting Windows (or Linux) on a Mac using a Type 2 hypervisor, Fusion8 is the tool for you. There's a Standard version for end users and a Pro version for developers, as VMware wants to capture as many developers as it can and corral them into its ecosystem of products. Read More ▶ Memory that learns could help tomorrow's intelligent computers Two new memristors now available from Knowm are available as prototype test kits for researchers and academics to play with. Read More ▶ Cisco fixes critical flaws in digital encoder, unified computing manager and security appliance Cisco released security updates to fix a hard-coded root password in its Modular Encoding Platform D9036 and a vulnerable CGI script in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager and the Cisco Firepower 9000 Series appliances. Read More ▶ IBM's Power systems biz is growing again A few years ago, you wouldn't have bet on IBM Power systems having much of a future. But a new strategy to embrace Linux and open up the platform is starting to pay off. Read More ▶ Global public cloud market expected to hit $204B in 2016 The worldwide market for public cloud systems is projected to hit $204 billion this year, a 16.5% increase over the $175 billion market in 2015, according to analyst firm Gartner. Read More ▶ Microsoft opens up co-authoring to third part file sharing vendors. Take that, Google Docs In a boon to users of Box, Dropbox, Egnyte and Citrix Sharefile, Microsoft is opening up co-authoring for these users. Read More ▶ White Paper: Oracle Corporation Driving Digital Business Transformation with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) delivers market-leading applications with the simplicity of the cloud to help organizations of all sizes drive predictable performance, report efficiently with confidence, and connect the organization. Read More ▶ IT Careers 2016: What's important to IT professionals? Check out our January Digital Magazine, which features results from Computerworld's IT Careers 2016 survey. We polled more than 200 IT professionals to learn their top concerns, what's most important to them in their jobs and what would entice them to switch jobs. The magazine also includes News Analysis, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. View the magazine here ▶ Subscribe to Computerworld Daily News Sign up for our popular, twice-daily tech news newsletter. You'll get Computerworld's up-to-the-minute top stories of the day, both first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon (ET). We deliver breaking news on topics like the latest security threats and the newest mobile devices, in-depth features about enterprise technologies and IT careers, and authoritative analyses of moves made by tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and HP. Sign up now ▶ Computerworld Job Board Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted. Check them out now ▶

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