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Network World Cloud Computing Alert Jul 21, 2016 Virtual flying with Superman: How Six Flags New England added more thrills to its top coaster Riders with VR headsets experience a new dimension in roller coaster action and adrenaline. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Microsoft, IBM tout cloud services as key drivers of earnings strength • What CIOs need to know about SQL Server 2016 • Superman VR roller coaster in pictures • IBM grows in cloud and data analytics but overall revenue slides • Microsoft's Azure cloud revenue doubles, but phone sales plummet • Carbon Black buys Confer for next-gen anti-virus • Skype sets a course for the cloud, ditching some apps on the way • Google launches new cloud service for understanding human language eBook: Nexthink Inc. 4 Critical Mistakes IT Security Professionals Must Avoid It is no longer a question of if an organization will be compromised, it is when, and to what extent. Threats today begin with the end-users, and this is where security solutions need to look first. Read More ▶ Microsoft, IBM tout cloud services as key drivers of earnings strength It is earnings season, which for publicly-traded technology vendors in the cloud market means it's time to update investors on the momentum of emerging products helping to displace eroding revenue from legacy offerings. For two technology vendor stalwarts – Microsoft and IBM - cloud computing has played a significant role in their earnings this quarter. Read More ▶ What CIOs need to know about SQL Server 2016 Every release of SQL Server promises increased performance, better security and improved business intelligence. You get all of that with SQL Server 2016, plus other strategic options such as cloud integration and Linux support. Read More ▶ Superman VR roller coaster in pictures Bored with regular thrill rides? Add a VR headset! Network World takes you behind the scenes of the Superman VR roller coaster at Six Flags New England. Read More ▶ IBM grows in cloud and data analytics but overall revenue slides IBM's revenue continued to decline in the second quarter but growth in some of its strategic initiatives like cloud computing and data analytics suggest that the company may be on track in its transition plans. Read More ▶ Microsoft's Azure cloud revenue doubles, but phone sales plummet Microsoft's cloud push continues to pay off for the company, which reported on Tuesday that its Azure cloud revenue for the second calendar quarter of 2016 had more than doubled compared to the same period in 2015. Read More ▶ Carbon Black buys Confer for next-gen anti-virus Carbon Black has bought Confer to boost its protection for network endpoints using a behavioral form of antivirus combined with cloud analysis of threats rather than traditional signature-based software. Read More ▶ Skype sets a course for the cloud, ditching some apps on the way Skype is leaving behind its peer-to-peer roots and going all in on the cloud. While the popular messaging app made it this far by facilitating connections between computers for video calls and other communications, it's moving to a cloud architecture that is supposed to improve performance and expand the service's capabilities. Read More ▶ Google launches new cloud service for understanding human language Google's intelligent cloud developer tools are expanding with the launch of a new Cloud Natural Language API on Wednesday. The service is aimed at helping developers create applications that understand human language. Read More ▶ eBook: Nexthink Inc. 5 Secrets to Becoming the Best IT Operations Manager Based on the experience of hundreds of companies, learn the key elements that will help you dramatically improve the services you are providing to end-users. 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 Integration projects that went terribly wrong 10 advanced endpoint protection tools Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. 19 free cloud storage options 2. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac 3. Credibility and trust: Microsoft blows it 4. Peeping into 73,000 unsecured security cameras thanks to default passwords 5. 7 free tools every network needs 6. How Forbes inadvertently proved the anti-malware value of ad blockers 7. 9 Common Spanning Tree Mistakes 8. 6 free network vulnerability scanners 9. Ten operating systems for the Raspberry Pi 10. 10 biggest home networking mistakes (and how to fix them)

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