Four Technology Hiring Trends to Watch For In 2018

CompTIA, an industry leading provider of non-vendor specific certifications, has watched the IT industry for almost 30 years. They recently shared the latest on technology trends alongside of their expectations for 2018. The outlook for businesses is good but the opportunities will require meeting a few challenges head on.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft's Sales Get Azure Boost; Tax Charge Leads to Net Loss

Software maker reports loss of $6.3 billion after tax changes; Azure revenue rises 98 percent; Office 365 Commercial up 41%
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Digital Transformation Strategy: Why the Future of Work Matters

According to recent research underwitten by Dell Technologies, executives agree on the importance of having a solid digital transformation strategy but differ on specifics.
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

U.S. Said to Probe Apple on Updates That Slow Older IPhones

While the slowdown has frustrated iPhone users, U.S. investigators are concerned that the company may have misled investors about the performance of older phones.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

In a Big Kubernetes Play, Red Hat Gobbles Up CoreOS for $250M

Gains stable of Kubernetes experts, container technologies, influence in upstream Kubernetes community
by Yevgeniy Sverdlik via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

GE Exec on Digital Twins, Predix Platform and Diversity

GE Digital’s Senior Vice President Deborah Sherry says the company is making good progress with digital twins and its Predix platform.
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Google to Create a Cloud App Marketplace, Chasing Amazon

The new product will enhance Google’s G Suite, an online store for company and third-party applications, allowing customers to tap an even larger number of external services through the Google universe.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Veeam Recovery to Microsoft Azure Featuring Veeam PN Now Available

Networking has always been one of the most complex parts of any IT solution. Whether you are connecting into a remote site, connecting branch offices together or extending on-premises networks to the cloud, there is traditionally a high level of complexity and cost that's involved in establishing a reliable networking solution.
by Veeam Guest Blogger via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Apple Is Said to Push Back Some Key IPhone Software Features

Apple Inc. executives, seeking to improve the performance of iPhone software after months of reported quality issues, have decided to delay some key features originally planned for this fall’s update, according to a person familiar with the matter.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft App Ink to Code Will Help Developers Coding UI

Most user interface designs begin as drawings on whiteboards or scrap paper. The Microsoft Garage takes that process to the next level by giving developers an app that allows them to use inking for coding UI. Those inked drawings can then be exported into code that will save developers from coding those interfaces from scratch.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Veeam Recovery to Microsoft Azure Featuring Veeam PN Now Available

Networking has always been one of the most complex parts of any IT solution. Whether you are connecting into a remote site, connecting branch offices together or extending on-premises networks to the cloud, there is traditionally a high level of complexity and cost that's involved in establishing a reliable networking solution.
by Veeam Guest Blogger via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Linux Monitoring Tool Detects Meltdown Attacks

The security company SentinelOne has released a free-to-use monitoring tool that will alert when attackers attempt to exploit the Meltdown vulnerability.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Five Common Office 365 Problems You Should Know About

Microsoft's Office 365 has gained popularity as a service -- but there are a few reasons why it might not be the service you need for your company.
by Sandra Lupanava via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

U.S. Bid to Build 5G Network Opposed by FCC Head, Wireless Lobby

U.S. regulators and the wireless industry are pushing back against a plan under discussion by the Trump administration to build a secure 5G network -- possibly with government control -- amid concerns about China and cybersecurity.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Improving On-Demand Data Protection with the Public Cloud

Sponsored by: Veeam - Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 2:00 PM EST
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Blockchain IoT Security: The Enduring Importance of Trust

Despite the hype, blockchain IoT security represents a promising technological convergence. But there are caveats, according to an executive at Entrust Datacard.
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Windows 10 Telemetry Tool Shows Users Data Sent to Microsoft

In the next feature update for Windows 10, currently known by its code name of Redstone 4, Microsoft plans to continue their efforts to increase transparency around privacy related aspects of the operating system. To do this they will add a new Windows 10 telemetry tool.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

ITPro SnapShot: What Else Happened This Week? (Jan. 19 - 26, 2017)

ITPro SnapShot offers a short and snappy round-up on the week's industry-related announcements and news around the globe. Here's what happened in the last week.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How do I get a list of all the files I’ve shared in OneDrive for Business?

In traditional OneDrive user interface this was a simple click to see the shared files and even today in OneDrive personal it’s easy to click between those that have been shared with me and those that I have shared.  In basic governance and compliance, being able to manage file sharing and controlling the sharing is of paramount importance.  If you have all your files in a single view you can see visually what has been shared and look at each file to see that beyond the fact it’s been shared you can see who it’s been shared with.

If you an admin in Office 365 you can go into the Usage Reports to see the activity and usage reports.  View Activity by Files or by Users.  Like what you see?  You can export either report into Excel and interrogate it even further.

In this report you can see what’s been shared, viewed, synced, internal and external sharing counts and by file or by user.  It’s quite useful and I think many have no idea it exists.  You can read more about the reporting portal in this blog post from the Office team.  The SharePoint, Exchange and OneDrive Activity report can be really quite powerful in understanding activity, usage and adoption including things like… what are people sharing externally? 

In addition the Unified Audit Log has a lot of options that you can look at including uploaded, accessed, viewed files or deleted files:

What about for users who aren’t admins?

Good news.  The feature has been announced and was detailed at the recent SharePoint Saturday San Diego event.  A few cool features were announced in San Diego including a new point in time file recovery and rollback for OneDrive to recover from malware and corruption of your files.

Roadmap?  Yep.  The Shared by Me view in OneDrive is coming in Q1 according to the roadmap.office.com.  Simply search by OneDrive and scroll down to In Development to find the feature.

There is more coming to OneDrive including a new personalized list of the files I’ve shared internally and externally as well as time limited compliance options for external sharing and brand new recovery options.

I highly recommend this very recent keynote address by Stephen Rose Senior Product Manager from OneDrive.  He went into detail about the new sharing features as well as the recovery piece.  Cool stuff.

Stephen Rose SharePoint Saturday San Diego Keynote on What’s coming in OneDrive for Business – YouTube

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Savill's FAQs: Hyper-V Migrations and the Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today he provides information about Hyper-V migrations, how a Windows Server 2016 failover cluster works, and Azure Virtual Machine placement.
by John Savill via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Blockchain IoT Security: An Interview with Xage's CEO

The leader of the startup Xage is a big believer in blockchain IoT security. Here’s why.
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Artificial Intelligence Nears the Summit of Hype in Davos

AI is going to be more important than humanity’s mastery of fire or electricity, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said. Alibaba founder Jack Ma warned that AI and robots are going to "kill a lot of jobs" and could start a third world war.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Intel's Rosy Sales Outlook Signals Demand Holds Up Amid CPU Flaw Scandal

Fourth-quarter results beat estimates on data-center strength; chip vulnerability may be leading computer buyers to upgrade
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

RHEL 7.5 Beta Includes VDO Technology Acquired From Permabit

This not-ready-for-prime-time beta preview of the upcoming RHEL 7.5 shows some promising feature enhancements in storage, performance , and ease of use.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Past OpenStack Darling Mirantis Rehires Former CEO to Lead New Cloud Strategy

After its latest pivot, the company ventures beyond OpenStack, into the ever more competitive multi-cloud world.
by Wylie Wong via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

What IT Pros Can Learn From the Top 5 Data Hacks

This look at five of the top six biggest data hacks in the last six years serves as a reminder to IT pros that somebody's always knocking on the door.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Red Hat: We Didn't Pull CPU Microcode Update to Pass the Buck

The open source software vendor says it pulled the update meant to address some of the recently discovered CPU design flaws because it was faulty, not because it wanted to shift responsibility to hardware vendors.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Prevent Hackers - SharePoint Extranet Security

Here is the recording of today's webinar, conducted by Johnathan Horton:

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Alphabet Launches New Company to Hawk Cybersecurity Services

Google has a new sister: Parent company Alphabet Inc. announced the formation of a new subsidiary company, called Chronicle, focused on cybersecurity. In the announcement Wednesday, the new company stressed the speed and data-storage capacity it would offer companies looking to fix security issues.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Windows Desktop Program Offers Devs Software Data Analytics

Microsoft is replacing their SysDev partner portal with a new service that will offer developers software data analytics for their desktop programs.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Savill's FAQs: Exploring Azure Files Sync Features

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today he shares some tips about Azure Files Sync.
by John Savill via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

AWS Acquires Sqrrl for Threat Hunting Capabilities in the Cloud

A month after rumors started to swirl about a potential deal, AWS officially acquires threat hunting firm Sqrrl.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How to Deploy Industrial Internet: A Brief Guide

Isolated Industrial Internet projects have the potential to transform an entire organization. Here are five phases in that transformation.
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Apple Says Health Records, New Battery Features Coming to IPhone

Apple Inc. plans to release a software update for the iPhone in the spring that will let users view their health records, get new animated emojis on the iPhone X and disable a feature that slowed down iPhones in order to preserve battery life.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

OneDrive for Business Feature is Best Protection from Malware

Files Restore, a new OneDrive for Business feature that was announced last year at Ignite, will provide end users the best protection from malware in case of file corruption or deletion.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Three Critical Areas of Desktop Deployment That You Must Get Right

Here are the three critical areas of desktop deployment that you need to focus on to give your users a good experience while sticking to your budget and meeting your SLAs.
by Paul Robichaux via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Shields Azure Stack Hybrid Cloud Users from Patent Trolls

Azure hopes its expansion of open source patent protection to include on-premises as well as cloud use will help efforts to attract enterprise customers.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Tackling the IoT Security Challenge: A Business-Minded Approach

It may be tricky to ask for an ROI on your security spending, but IoT security is best viewed through a business lens.
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Here's What Chief Security Officers Are Worrying About in 2018

From finding qualified, experienced security staffers to fears about being hit by a cyberattack, corporate chief security officers have plenty of concerns.
by Todd R. Weiss via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Savill's FAQs: Azure Files Sync and Change Control for Group Policy

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today, you can learn more about change control for group policy, and about the Azure Files Sync functionality.
by John Savill via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

The Director Role and Offloading Authentication in Skype for Business 2015

Let’s take a look at the offloading authentication and the redirect, since those are two areas with which administrator and designers need to be familiar just in case they happened to deploy a director or already have a director in their environment.
by Byron Spurlock via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

New Pluralsight Course: Reporting with PowerShell HTML and Enhanced HTML

My 12^th Pluralsight course, and 4^th PowerShell focused one in a row is now out, and this time is on a really interesting topic: How to create HTML reports with PowerShell. PowerShell is an amazing tool to gather information from all of your Microsoft systems, including Office 365, but let’s be honest, a CSV or HTML report is not really pretty. This is where HTML comes in! By using PowerShell to gather the information, and rendering it with HTML and enhanced by CSS you can really create beautiful and useful reports.

Let’s take a look at some examples! In the example below, you can see an HTML Table that is Paginated, has Search enabled, and the Service Status color depends on the value of the content inside, so you can quickly see the services that are stopped!

Another example here is a computer report, that first shows the BIOS information as a list, the Disk information with a Free Percentage % that is color coded, and all the Services to Investigate in a nice table!

Here is another example of Office 365 Report of licenses and users!

You can check out the course today on Pluralsight at the following link: http://spvlad.com/PSHTML or if you do not have an account yet, you can get a free 10-day Trial over here: http://spvlad.com/PS10DayTrial !

 

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DFFS Package updated to v4.4.3.37

I have released a new version of the DFFS package (v4.4.3.37) with a few bugfixes and some new functionality.

You find the change log here and the files in the download section of the user manual.

Please post any comments in the forum.

Best regards,
Alexander

by Alexander Bautz via SharePoint JavaScripts

DFFS – another test round on the latest version

Hi,
I have fixed a few things on the latest version and have published a new build. It must still be considered a BETA version until I have gotten some feedback on the fixes and the new features.

You find the package and the change log in the BETA folder here.

Please post any feedback below, or use the forum.

Best regards,
Alexander

by Alexander Bautz via SharePoint JavaScripts

Savill's FAQs: Microsoft Intune Licensing and Device Management

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today, he shares more more about purchasing per-device licenses for Microsoft Intune, registering devices with Intune that are not tied to specific users, and using a single Azure Backup vault to protect data from multiple subscriptions.
by John Savill via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

IBM Falls After Sales in New Business Fail to Impress Bulls

IBM shares were down 3.3 percent at 7:16 a.m. in pre-market trading in New York Friday.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

ITPro SnapShot: What Else Happened This Week? (Jan. 12 - 19, 2017)

ITPro SnapShot offers a short and snappy round-up on the week's industry-related announcements and news around the globe. Here's what happened in the last week.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Software Engineers Must Know Multiple Coding Languages: Study

When seeking a new job, it's important that software engineers have diverse skills in multiple coding languages, a new survey concludes.
by Todd R. Weiss via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

CES 2018: The Final Business Products Countdown

As the Consumer Electronics Show was wrapping up its second day of four, I was heading out of town but not before I talked to a few more companies about their business-related products and services that were being shared at the consumer focused show.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Windows 10 Control Panel Transformation Continues in RS4

One of Microsoft’s Windows 10 goals has been to replace the legacy Windows 10 Control Panel with the new Windows Settings app. There has been consistent efforts in small areas for this project but that process got a fresh kick start last week with the release of Redstone 4 Build 17074.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Sees Need For Regulation, Laws For AI Advances

The rapidly advancing area of artificial intelligence will require a new field of law and new regulations governing a growing pool of businesses involved, according to Microsoft Corp., a 25-year participant in AI research.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Global Address Data Integration in SSIS

Sponsored by: Melissa
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Record Matching: Tackling International Challenges with MatchUp (Application Note)

Sponsored by: Melissa
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The Build vs Buy Challenge: Insight into a Hybrid Approach

Sponsored by: Melissa
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Data Quality Components for SQL Server

Sponsored by: Melissa
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SQL Server Intergration Services

Sponsored by: Melissa
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Veeam Acquires AWS Backup Provider N2WS for $42.5M

Veeam acquires N2WS to bolster its AWS backup capabilities.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

SaaS Developer Tool CircleCI Closes $31 Million Series C Funding Round

CircleCI collects $31 million payday from investors in Series C funding round which will be used in part to expand features of developer tool platform.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

SQL Server: Avoiding a Sort with Descending Order

In this month's column I focus on queries that need to process data in descending order.
by Itzik Ben-Gan via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How a 22-Year-Old Discovered the Worst Chip Flaws in History

Interviews with Jann Horn and people who know him show how a combination of dogged determination and a powerful mind helped him stumble upon features and flaws that have been around for over a decade but had gone undetected.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Savill's FAQs: System Center Endpoint Protection Manual Install

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today, he shares more about removing a dead Domain Controller from Windows Server 2016, manually installing System Center Endpoint Protection on a device, and assigning limited scope administrator role in Azure Active Directory via the portal.
by John Savill via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Why Bosch’s NA President Is Upbeat about Self-Parking Cars

The multinational firm’s push to enable self-parking cars is a microcosm of its broader IIoT strategy.  
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

5 Methods to Optimize and Reduce Office 365 Licensing Costs

Sponsored by: Cayosoft
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Inside Look: How Panasonic Builds Its Toughbook Laptops

After a rare visit to Panasonic's Toughbook laptop factory in Kobe, Japan, I'll never look at a laptop in the same way again.
by Todd R. Weiss via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Windows 10 Control Panel Transformation Continues in RS4

One of Microsoft’s Windows 10 goals has been to replace the legacy Windows 10 Control Panel with the new Windows Settings app. There has been consistent efforts in small areas for this project but that process got a fresh kick start last week with the release of Redstone 4 Build 17074.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Wall Street’s $1.7 Billion Bet on Rising Risk of Grid Attacks

The $1.7 billion of funding since 2010 is a bet that the industry’s rush into the Internet-of-things era will raise the risk of cyber-attacks on grids and demand for services that fight them.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Big Tech Dealmaking Accelerates in Signal Smart Cities Are Near

As smartphones and computers seep deeper into the fabric of everyday life, governments are looking at how they can use technology to improve life in cities while companies seek new ways to make money.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Three New Submarine Cables to Link Google Cloud Data Centers

Currie, one of the cables, will be funded and owned in its entirety by Google. It will link the US and Chile. Another will be funded jointly with Facebook and others and link US to Europe. The third will land in Hong Kong and Guam.
by Yevgeniy Sverdlik via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

CES 2018: The Final Business Products Countdown

As the Consumer Electronics Show was wrapping up its second day of four, I was heading out of town but not before I talked to a few more companies about their business-related products and services that were being shared at the consumer focused show.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Savill's FAQs: How Much Disk Space is Necessary for a Windows 10 Upgrade?

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today, he looks at disk space that is necessary for a Windows 10 upgrade, default accounts, and moving Domain Controllers out of Organizational Units.
by John Savill via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

IBM, Maersk Form New Blockchain Company for International Cargo

Blockchain has become a key bet for IBM as the company seeks to sell more of its software delivered through its cloud server infrastructure.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Google Offers Online Course in Jobs Push Amid Concerns About AI

The new program, developed with online education firm Coursera Inc., is designed to help people without formal training or college degrees find IT jobs at large companies.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Savill's FAQs: Setting the $ Character in a PowerShell String

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today, he shares about mixing the use of managed and unmanaged disks in Virtual Machines, using Add-AzureRmAccount and Login-AzureRmAccount, and how to set $ in a PowerShell string.
by John Savill via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

IoT Videos: Five Industry Leaders Recap IoT’s Breakout Year

Our IoT videos from Internet of Things World 2017 captured high levels of optimism among IoT’s elite on what can be achieved with connected technology.
by Jeremy Coward via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

BlackBerry Doubles Down on Car Software With Hack Protection

BlackBerry Ltd. continued its push into the auto industry with a new product that helps carmakers detect security flaws in software.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Alibaba's AI Outgunned Humans in Key Stanford Reading Test

Alibaba said it’s the first time a machine has out-done a real person in such a contest.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

DFFS – new BETA version need some testing

Hi,
I have finally wrapped up all loose ends and have published a new DFFS version. It must be considered a BETA version until I have gotten some feedback on the fixes and the new features.

You find the package and the change log in the BETA folder here.

Please post any feedback below, or use the forum.

Best regards,
Alexander

by Alexander Bautz via SharePoint JavaScripts

Google Technique Offers Spectre Vulnerability Fix with No Performance Loss

The solution, called Retpoline, was created by Google software engineer Paul Turner to mitigate the Spectre vulnerability without a loss to performance.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How Artificial Intelligence Will Shake Up Investment Trading

Computing already transformed financial trading once when it added the power to make huge numbers of calculations in a near-instant and to track markets to shift by the second--and faster. Now technology is poised to foster a second industry transformation via artificial intelligence and machine learning.
by Terri Coles via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

ZTE Aiming to Launch 5G Smartphone in U.S. By Early 2019

Chinese smartphone maker ZTE Corp. aims to launch a smartphone with faster 5G internet capabilities in about a year, according to Lixin Cheng, chief executive officer of the company’s mobile device business.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Amazon Is Said to Explore AR as VR Gets a Lifeline at CES

Amazon, which pioneered the smart speaker, hasn’t said much publicly about AR or VR. But a person familiar with the company’s thinking said that it’s far more likely to choose augmented reality if it makes a headset.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Savill's FAQs: How Much Disk Space is Necessary for a Windows 10 Upgrade?

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today, he looks at disk space that is necessary for a Windows 10 upgrade, default accounts, and moving Domain Controllers out of Organizational Units.
by John Savill via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

New IMC Chair Shares Plan to Drive IoT Deployment

Here’s what Aeris CTO and chair of the IoT M2M Council has in mind to help continue growth in the IoT market.
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Bitcoin Could End Up Using More Power Than Electric Cars

Cryptocurrency mining could require up to 140 terawatt-hours in 2018, about 0.6 percent of the global total, according to Morgan Stanley analysts. That’s more than expected power demand from electric vehicles in 2025.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Intel's Response to Chip Meltdown Deepens Rift With Microsoft

News last week of vulnerabilities in Intel’s processors has driven the wedge between the two even further, forcing Microsoft to do much of the work to patch security holes and both disagreeing over the extent of the possible disruptions to customer operations.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Skype Adopts Signal Protocol for End-to-End Encryption

In a new Private Conversations feature, Skype is leveraging the widely-used Signal protocol for end-to-end encryption.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Locking Active Directory in a Box: How to Secure AD in a Threat-Intensive World

Sponsored by: Skyport - Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 2:00 PM EST
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CES 2018: Exploring Business Solutions and Applications in the Sands Expo

This past Tuesday was the official start to CES 2018, with a plethora of smart devices on display for everyone.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Protecting Customer Identity with Consumer IAM

Sponsored by: Okta - Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 2:00 PM EST
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Rugged Laptops, Tablets Fill Important Enterprise Niches

In many industries, business-grade laptops would never survive in the extreme conditions they face. That's where rugged laptops fill their needs.
by Todd R. Weiss via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Savill's FAQs: Using chkdsk and Networking Protocols in Azure

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today he covers using chkdsk and various networking protocols in Azure, plus why PowerShell's OpenBaseKey does not work on a Windows 7 device.
by John Savill via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

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Today’s requirements for hybrid cloud strategy

Why combining public cloud functionality with private cloud management is a win-win for organizations Sponsored by: Ormuco - Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 12:00 PM EST
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AWS's Linux in the Cloud Goes On-Prem

Amazon Web Services has made its "cloud only" flavor of Linux available to customers to use in their on-premises data centers.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Project Shows Promise of Machine Learning in Healthcare

The project, to create a universal blood test that reads human immune systems, shows the potential of applying machine learning in healthcare.
by Todd R. Weiss via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

New Google Headset, Camera Aim to Spread VR Beyond Gaming

Virtual reality devices are still mostly purchased by a niche market: gamers. Google wants to change that.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Agile Stacks Unveils its SuperHub DevOps Tools

By automating the process with DevOps tools, enterprises can assemble security-focused cloud stacks more quickly compared to manual development.
by Todd R. Weiss via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

New Supercomputer to Extend NOAA's Weather Predictions by Six Days

The administration says two new Dell systems being added to existing IBM and Cray clusters in Virginia and Florida data centers will boost its compute power by one third and storage by 60 percent, extending its visibility into future weather from 10 to 16 days.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

PEPCOM Digital Experience: More Consumer Products to Meet Business Demands

Another collection of products on exhibit this week demonstrates how consumer-first technology crosses into the enterprise when it allows people to work smarter.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Employee Cloud Adoption Requires New Perimeter Defenses

Employees are bypassing security departments to use cloud-based tools; do your perimeter defenses match the new threats?
by Andrew Mayo via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

DBAs Face New Challenges: Trend in Database Administration

Sponsored by: Quest
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New Dell PCs to Sync Messages, Calls With IPhone and Android

Dell, seeking to appeal to consumers who live most of their days on their smartphones, has created a tool that will allow text messages, calls, and apps from those devices to appear on its latest PCs.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Says Chip Fix May Significantly Slow Some Servers

Microsoft said fixes for security flaws present in most processors may significantly slow down certain servers and dent the performance some personal computers, the software maker’s first assessment of a global problem that Intel initially downplayed.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How to Effectively Manage Each Step When Migrating to Windows 10

Here's how to conduct each of the phases for migrating to Windows 10.
by Paul Robichaux via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How Apple for Education Helped a Rural School System Boost Scores

Apple for education devices, including iPads and MacBooks, along with Apple management tools from Jamf, allow the small district to help students improve their test scores.
by Todd R. Weiss via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Moving to the Hybrid Cloud

Sponsored by: Ormuco - Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 12:00 PM EST
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Savill's FAQs: Managing and Using VMs in Azure

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today: Learn about some aspects of managing and using VMs in Azure.
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WP Engine Gets $250 Million Funding from Silver Lake

A company that specializes in managed hosting of WordPress sites for the enterprise has found an angel in Silver Lake Partners.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

CES Unveiled: Consumer Products to Meet Business Demands

Each year the Consumer Electronics Show kicks off with an event called CES Unveiled, a media-only preview of the products on the show floor. Here are the items most likely to migrate from the consumer side to the enterprise.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

MIT Researchers Working on Better 'Vision’ for Autonomous Driving

The research involves superhuman sensors that let machines see what is in front of them down to three micrometers, giving improved accuracy in autonomous driving.
by Todd R. Weiss via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Meltdown and Spectre are Scary New Things That are More of the Same

The Meltdown and Spectre bugs may be new, but they emphasize the importance of basic security practices.
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How Red Hat Is Dealing With the Spectre of the CPU Meltdown

Software fixes being released to deal with Spectre and Meltdown will be with us for as long as the current generations of CPUs remain in use.
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Modify Your Backup/Recovery Plan to Improve Data Management and Reduce Costs

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Five reasons to choose DRaaS

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Carbonite: A Cornerstone for Ransomware Protection

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Put Data Protection Where You Need It

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5 Steps to Improving IT Resiliency

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From Patches to Performance: What Enterprises Need to Know About Meltdown and Spectre

Cloud providers have already done a lot of the legwork in patching the Meltdown and Spectre flaws, but there are still steps enterprises need to take.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Artificial Intelligence and Automation Make Waves in Shipping

Many of the processes in the shipping industry have been in use for years, but new technologies could dramatically change how the industry operates, and the ways in which it moves goods around the globe.
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Savill's FAQs: Handy Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today: Learn about performing LDAP writes to objects in Azure AD Domain Services; find Microsoft Edge keyboard shortcuts; and check on upcoming Azure maintenance from within a VM.
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ITPro SnapShot: Resources for the Meltdown and Spectre Flaws

The new year began with a major processor flaw which was made public this week so we are using the ITPro SnapShot to help you understand and deal with the impact of these vulnerabilities.
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Apple Says All Macs, IPhones, IPads Exposed to Chip Flaw

Apple Inc. said all Mac computers and iOS devices, like iPhones and iPads, are affected by chip security flaws unearthed this week, but the company stressed there are no known exploits impacting users.
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ITPro SnapShot: Resources for the Spectre and Meltdown Flaws

The new year began with a major processor flaw which was made public this week so we are using the ITPro SnapShot to help you understand and deal with the impact of these vulnerabilities.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

SQL Server on Hyperconverged Infrastructure

Sponsored by: Cisco - Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 12pm EST
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Critical CSRF Security Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin Database Tool Patched

A "cross site request forgery" vulnerability in a popular tool for administrating MySQL and MariaDB databases that could lead to data loss has been patched.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Consumer Electronics Show 2018: Business and Enterprise Expectations

As we prepare for our on-site coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show 2018, we are looking for those products and services that have business or enterprise applications. You would be surprised at just how much is out there in these two areas.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How to Protect Against the Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities

All supported versions of Windows are getting an emergency patch to fix a bug in Intel CPU chips that could lead to attackers gaining more information about your systems, including passwords and other confidential information.
by Susan Bradley via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Five Linux Server Distributions to Consider in 2018

These five tried-and-tested Linux server distributions top our list for distros to consider for the data center or server room.
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A first mover disadvantage or IIoT ecosystem confusion?

Success with industrial digital transformation largely hinges on a thorough analysis of the IIoT ecosystem.
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Build a Secure, Seamless Customer Experience with CIAM

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When Using Angular, Be Sure to Convert to JSON Using `angular.toJson`

This is a quick one, but if it has the potential to bite you, you’ll thank me for it later.

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I use AngularJS generally these days when I want to write solutions in SharePoint, whether on premises or in SharePoint Online. Yes, that’s the older version of Angular, meaning versions in the 1.x range.

When you’re using any JavaScript to work with SharePoint data, though, you’ll probably end up converting the data from string-based JSON to JavaScript objects and if you want to save them back to SharePoint, you’ll then convert the data from JavaScript objects back to string-based JSON.

There are two primary ways for do the second conversion:

• JSON.stringify – All “modern” browsers support this function and it works great. If you’ve been doing JavaScript development for a while, you’ll know this function very well – so well that you may rarely think about it when you use it.
• angular.toJson – This is AngularJS’s version of the idea, but it’s smart specifically for objects which are under Angular’s control. In many cases, Angular augments objects with its own properties to keep track of things going on in the page. For example, $$hashkey helps Angular keep track of what objects have changed since a digest cycle.

Depending on how you manage the objects which contain your SharePoint data, you may end up with some of these additional properties on things. If you try to save a list or library item with one of these unrecognizable properties (to SharePoint, at least), you may get an error.

Because of this, it’s important to either:

1. Delete the properties which will be seen by SharePoint as invalid before you use JSON.stringify in advance of the writes, or
2. Use angular.toJson instead

I would recommend the latter, after getting bitten by my own code earlier this week. I had taken a great function Julie (@jfj1997) had adapted from Andrew Connell’s (@andrewconnell) earlier work on REST batching (See the article Make batch requests with the REST APIs for a link to AC’s examples.) and embedded it into a solution. Everything worked just fine for quite a while, and then we started noticing a few items missing when we expected them to have been loaded into a list – and it was our favorite type of bug: sporadic. It turned out that several of the items had Angular properties and were throwing errors in the batch loads. This was my fault – when I decided to use the function, I didn’t change JSON.stringify to angular.toJson. Once I did, all was right as rain.

Lesson learned for me (yet again!): be sure you understand exactly what the code you borrow really does.

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What You Need to Know About the Big Chip Security Problem

The largest chipmaker is working with rivals and partners on a fix, but the news sparked concern about this fundamental building block of the internet, PCs and corporate networks.
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Intel, Microsoft Deal With Widespread Computer-Chip Weakness

The world’s biggest chipmakers and software companies, including Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp., are coming to grips with a vulnerability that leaves vast numbers of computers and smartphones susceptible to hacking and performance slowdowns.
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A New Ban at the White House: Staff's Personal Mobile Phones

White House chief of staff John Kelly imposed the ban, citing security concerns. President Donald Trump has repeatedly complained about press leaks since taking office, but aides said the change isn’t connected to concerns about unauthorized disclosures to news organizations.
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Will 2018 Bring More Apple Enterprise Users?

Apple enterprise adoption is growing as more employers give workers a choice of device.
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Intel Says Range of Chips Vulnerable to Hack, Denies `Bug'

Intel Corp. confirmed a report saying that its chips contain a feature that makes them vulnerable to hacking, though it said other companies’ semiconductors are also susceptible.
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Microsoft Acquires Hybrid Cloud Storage Vendor Avere Systems

Hybrid cloud storage vendor Avere Systems has been scooped up by Microsoft for tighter integration with Azure.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

NVIDIA Wants to Block Use of Cheaper Consumer GPUs in Data Center

A change in software license agreement has drawn angry comments online, accusing the company of trying to steer users of GPUs for AI applications toward the expensive, high-end Tesla product line.
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Savill's FAQs: Using Microsoft Azure AD Domain Services

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today learn how to use Microsoft's Azure AD Domain Services for you organizations identity solution, whether you can add more domain controllers to those domain services, and how to use constrained delegation.
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AMD Soars After Rival Intel Said to Reveal Processor Flaw

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. surged in early trading after a report that Intel Corp., its only remaining rival in the market for personal computer processors, has a flaw in its products that makes commonly used operating systems vulnerable to hackers.
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Beginners Guide to SIEM

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Insider’s Guide to Incident response

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GDPR Compliance Checklist: A 9-Step Guide

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AlienVault USM: The Perfect Rx for HIPAA Compliance

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Transitioning from Managed Services to Managed Security

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Build a Secure, Seamless Customer Experiences with CIAM

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Savill's FAQs: View Your Azure Resources Using PowerShell

Three times a week, John Savill tackles your most pressing IT questions. Today: Learn how to reset Microsoft Edge so one of its services does not continue to use a significant amount of CPU resources; view all Azure resources that you can use with PowerShell; and obtain public IPs from Azure.
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Amazon, Salesforce Shifting Business Away From Oracle

Amazon.com Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc., two of Oracle Corp.’s biggest customers, are actively working to replace Oracle software running on crucial business systems with lower cost open-source database software.
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How to Remove 'Open PowerShell' from Windows 10 Context Menu

You may not want or need easy access to PowerShell. So why not clean up your context menu a bit?
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How smart speakers help drive the consumerization of IT

To engage workers, enterprise technology must function like consumer tech.
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Multi-Cloud Strategy Can Be Tough, But Worthwhile: Study

A multi-cloud strategy helps to ease custom workloads, maintain data control and prevent vendor lock-in.
by Todd R. Weiss via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

America's Mobile Obsession Gets Greener

As Americans shift from big devices such as traditional tube televisions and personal computers to smaller mobile devices, electricity and resource consumption is declining rapidly.
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What Artificial Intelligence Trends Say About Cloud in 2018

Expect cloud vendors to continue to embrace artificial intelligence trends in 2018.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Watch Out for Mobile Data Transparency in 2018

There is no such thing as mobile data transparency in the United States. This could change in 2018.
by Lisa Schmeiser via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Should Microsoft Continue Updating Windows 10 Twice a Year?

Microsoft has always planned to release two feature updates each year for their latest operating system. But should they keep updating Windows 10 at this pace or should they slow things down a bit? It's time to reconsider the pace in 2018.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Will 2018 Be the Year of Blockchain?

Our writer predicts that the distributed database known as "blockchain" will soon be flying high enough to be picked up by the public's radar.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools