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Network World Data Center Alert Nov 01, 2016 Take a look inside Microsoft's Quincy, Wash. data center Not all data centers are alike, and this one -- originally opened in 2006 -- has certainly morphed over the past 10 years. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Serverless computing: Do we need to rethink the serverless framework? • New products of the week 10.31.16 • Companies complacent about data breach preparedness • How AWS has turned into Amazon's crutch • OwnBackup: Don't rely on SaaS vendors to do their own backup and recovery • Cisco and the circle of corporate life • Robocall Strike Force: Trial of one technique cut IRS scam complaints 90% • IT departments becoming 'obsolete' Solution Center: Rapid7 Do You Have the Power to Make Nothing Happen? When it comes to security, the ability to "Make Nothing Happen" is really quite exciting. Check out these resources to learn how Rapid7's threat exposure management, incident detection and security advisory services enable organizations to see network risks and spot attacks before they damage your network. When you can make nothing happen, your enterprise can make growth happen. Read More ▶ Serverless computing: Do we need to rethink the serverless framework? In serverless computing, services will be component-ized as microservices, linked together dynamically with policy enforcement intelligence. Read More ▶ New products of the week 10.31.16 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Rackspace and Cayuga Networks. Read More ▶ Companies complacent about data breach preparedness The good news is that most organizations now have a data breach preparedness plan. But the bad news that many don't review, update or practice it, according to a new study. Read More ▶ How AWS has turned into Amazon's crutch Amazon's earnings last week disappointed Wall Street. Amazon's earnings could have been a lot worse if it wasn't for AWS's cloud business. Read More ▶ OwnBackup: Don't rely on SaaS vendors to do their own backup and recovery OwnBackup is making a business out of what vendors should (arguably) do: secure and automated daily backups of SaaS and PaaS data. Read More ▶ Cisco and the circle of corporate life Business history, including those of IBM and Lucent, has taught us many lessons. Scenarios seem to repeat and could impact Cisco. Read More ▶ Robocall Strike Force: Trial of one technique cut IRS scam complaints 90% An initial progress report by the Robocall Strike Force was highlighted by the claim that a trial of a single fraud-prevention technique resulted in a 90 percent reduction in complaints about scams involving automated phone calls falsely claiming to be from the IRS. Read More ▶ IT departments becoming 'obsolete' Cloud computing, smartphones and as-a-service software products are killing off the traditional, 'dark days' IT department, says printer manufacturer Brother. Read More ▶ White Paper: Softchoice Corporation 5 Steps to Good Azure Governance Cloud computing has come a long way in recent years, from a nebulous buzz term, to an instrumental driver of almost every serious IT department on the planet. Windows Azure, Microsoft's umbrella brand for its cloud services and tools, has been a key contributor to the cloud's meteoric rise in enterprises and businesses everywhere. 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 Check out these 11 new Windows 10 features Microsoft sneakily revealed Microsoft Graveyard: What Microsoft has killed in 2016 Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Apple's new MacBook Pro isn't iPhone-friendly 2. Robocall Strike Force: Trial of one technique cut IRS scam complaints 90% 3. 19 free cloud storage options 4. 7 free tools every network needs 5. Check out these 11 new Windows 10 features Microsoft sneakily revealed 6. Microsoft Graveyard: What Microsoft has killed in 2016 7. FBI snags group that allegedly pinched 23,000 or $6.7 million worth of iPhones 8. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac 9. Peeping into 73,000 unsecured security cameras thanks to default passwords 10. IBM: In 5 years, Watson A.I. will be behind your every decision

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