Collaborate Disseminate
It sounds like a work of fiction to say that a bookstore would grow to one day power much of the web’s critical infrastructure, but 10 years ago, that’s exactly what happened when Amazon launched S3, rewriting the rules around hosting and helping lau… Continue reading Amazon Web Services turns ten years old
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IT has always been a tricky career field. Many people think of the rapid rate of change in IT systems, technologies, and employment as something … Continue reading What does it take to succeed in IT in the era of Cloud?
Yesterday it came again: Patch Tuesday, with five rated critical and eight important. If you have deja vu, don’t worry: There were thirteen patches last month, too. Below is an overview of what is coming this time around, and as always, let us know if you run into issues with any of the patches.
Continue reading Microsoft March 2016 Patch Tuesday Delivers Another 13 Security Fixes
After Surface challenges, “Redstone 2” held up for hardware
While originally slated for a late 2016 release, Redstone 2, the fourth major update to Windows 10, is reported… Continue reading Fourth major Windows 10 update reportedly pushed back to 2017
Over the past 3 days the first-ever TechNet Virtual Conference delivered Microsoft’s vision of the future for IT Pros. As a proud media sponsor of the event, we here at IT/Dev Connections hope you enjoyed our live stream and also our unique eng… Continue reading Microsoft TechNet Virtual Conference Next Steps
IBM is positioning itself as a leader in cloud and artificial intelligence, but on the way there it’s making some painful cuts.
Yesterday, numerous employees reported that the company was undergoing a massive layoff — or as IBM calls it, a Restructuring Action — in which it is making deep cuts across the company, particularly in Global Technology Services (GTS), where it had previously announced coming eliminations.
Facebook’s messaging giant slowly gears up to enter the world of business
Shadow IT just got a little more shadowy, as WhatsApp unrolled a new feature that allows the easy… Continue reading With new feature, WhatsApp wants to be in your business
DROWN stands for Decrypting RSA with Obsolete and Weakened eNcryption.
As Washington braces for an Apple vs. FBI encryption fight, remnants of the last crypto wars continu… Continue reading Almost a third of HTTPS websites about to DROWN