The world's coolest, greenest data centers

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Google snaps up connected home company Nest for $3.2B Father of Apple iPod now works for Google Network World Daily News AM January 14, 2014 Share this email The world's coolest, greenest data centers Data centers are taking advantage of energy saving technologies to run more efficiently in order to be kind to the environment and the bottom line READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Google snaps up connected home company Nest for $3.2B 2. Father of Apple iPod now works for Google 3. It's official, tablets are replacing PCs in the enteprise 4. Target to invest $5 million in cybersecurity education 5. Endpoint Security Market Transformation In 2014 6. Privacy researchers: Cell phone surveillance costs as little as 4 pennies an hour 7. Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Ruined Proposal Edition 8. Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive 9. Japan to tax sales of content downloaded from abroad WHITE PAPER: APC by Schneider Electric Types of Prefabricated Modular Data Centers There are important distinctions between the types of data center factory-built building blocks on the market. This paper proposes standard terminology for categorizing the types of prefabricated modular data centers, and compares their key attributes. View more Google snaps up connected home company Nest for $3.2B Google announced Monday afternoon that it will acquire Nest, the manufacturer of re-imagined thermostats and other connected home gear, in a cash deal worth $3.2 billion. READ MORE Father of Apple iPod now works for Google Google today said it would buy Nest, the ever-so-cool home automation firm co-founded by former Apple engineer Tony Fadell in 2010 for $3.2 billion. READ MORE It's official, tablets are replacing PCs in the enteprise Two pieces of PC-related news crossed my desk late last week, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the connection. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Comcast The Network – A Growth Engine for Business The enterprise network, once the Rodney Dangerfield of IT, has emerged as a key enabler of business agility. Today's employees and customers expect instant access to information, from any location and with any computing device. In this report from Comcast and IDG, learn why investment in network services that provide both scale and flexibility will be critical as a foundation for sustainable growth. Target to invest $5 million in cybersecurity education Target said Monday it is investing US$5 million in a multi-year campaign to educate the public on the dangers of scams, after the company disclosed that up to 110 million people may have been affected by a data breach at the retailer's U.S. stores. READ MORE Endpoint Security Market Transformation In 2014 It is widely agreed that the security software market is over $20 billion worldwide and that endpoint security software (aka antivirus) makes up the lion's share of this revenue. After all, AV is an endpoint staple product bundled on new PCs, required as part of regulatory compliance, and even available for free from reputable providers such as Avast, AVG, and Microsoft. Yup, AV software is certainly... READ MORE Privacy researchers: Cell phone surveillance costs as little as 4 pennies an hour Would you be upset to learn that it costs mere pennies per hour for law enforcement to violate your expectation of privacy with cell phone surveillance? If the cops wanted to spy on you for 28 days, Sprint, for example, only charges $.04 cents an hour. 28 days is important because of U.S. v. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: AT&T Four Keys to Choosing a Holistic Mobile Management Solution Getting peak value from mobile technologies takes a wide range of applications and services. Here are four capabilities every end-to-end mobile management solution must include. Learn More Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Ruined Proposal Edition No. 28 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series, gleaned from the Internet, demonstrates both the risks associated with target advertising and those of sharing a computer. The good news is that she said yes. READ MORE Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive They are inescapable on the Internet. Most are awful. A few are not, so we have started publishing a selection of memes that amuse me. One every week. Here's the archive. READ MORE Japan to tax sales of content downloaded from abroad Japan is planning to tax sales of foreign online content such as e-books, apps and downloaded music by late 2015, according to a newspaper report. 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