Satya Nadella and Bill Gates's apron strings

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What new CEO Nadella's promotion means for Microsoft's cloud New Microsoft CEO is a mark of maturity: Is that a good thing? Network World Daily News PM February 04, 2014 Share this email Satya Nadella and Bill Gates's apron strings Newly minted Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has risen steadily over his 22-year tenure to arrive at the top, but it doesn't look like he's getting a lot of autonomy to shake things up. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. What new CEO Nadella's promotion means for Microsoft's cloud 2. New Microsoft CEO is a mark of maturity: Is that a good thing? 3. Microsoft says Gates to give company ‘more time’ now 4. Facebook turns 10: A look back at the milestones 5. Facebook sustainable for foreseeable future, researcher says 6. As Facebook turns 10, Zuckerberg changes his mind about anonymity 7. Dell commercial accidentally features XPS laptop running OS X 8. OpenDaylight's delayed SDN now available 9. Google tackles top security complaint among Chrome users 10. 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Naming Satya Nadella CEO shows the company has grown up. But in the tech world, maturity is not always a virtue. READ MORE Microsoft says Gates to give company ‘more time’ now Microsoft's announcement this morning that longtime engineering executive Satya Nadella will replace Steve Ballmer as chief executive officer was no surprise. And news that company founder Bill Gates would be relinquishing his role as chairman of the board of directors had also been predicted in press reports. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Crittercism Getting Agnostic about Mobile Devices The need for flawless, high-performing mobile apps is critical, yet many organizations struggle. This paper explains how to accurately analyze performance of mobile apps, calculate the cost of app failure, and how to develop, deploy and test mobile apps so that malfunctions don’t happen. Read more! Facebook turns 10: A look back at the milestones A lot has happened since Mark Zuckerberg and his friends launched a website from their dorm room. READ MORE Facebook sustainable for foreseeable future, researcher says While Princeton University researchers predict Facebook could shed 80% of its users over the next few years, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist has the social network's back and says Facebook's prospects are good. READ MORE As Facebook turns 10, Zuckerberg changes his mind about anonymity Don't faint, but Mark Zuckerberg had a change of heart about anonymity and will allow some Facebook standalone apps that don't require using your real identity. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Picking the Right Application Monitoring Solution Successful application monitoring requires views of all facets related to service delivery and choosing the right APM solution can be a challenge. With this helpful IT Brief, you'll learn the 10 key components of a comprehensive APM solution so that you are able to make a better and more informed choice. Learn More Dell commercial accidentally features XPS laptop running OS X If you don't work at Dell, and even if you do, this is pretty amusing. OS X recently showed up in Dell's own ad. READ MORE OpenDaylight's delayed SDN now available OpenDaylight, the vendor-heavy consortium developing an open source SDN framework, has announced that its first software release is available for download. READ MORE Google tackles top security complaint among Chrome users Google is bolstering its defenses against what it says is the number one complaint among Chrome users, the hijacking of browser settings by malicious code hidden in free downloads such as screensavers, games and video plugins. READ MORE Tighty Whiteys on Wellesley College campus: A most startling way to start my day I cut through Wellesley College's campus on my way to work today and almost swerved off the road when I saw this lifelike sleepwalker posing in the snow at the all-women's school. Maybe I'll start telecommuting from now on. No doubt a few calls to campus police have been made by now. READ MORE How Jerry Seinfeld unintentionally promoted Google's Chromecast API In his interview last night with Buzzfeed's business editor Peter Lauria, Jerry Seinfeld gave a good example of the potential of the Chromecast API, which Google released yesterday. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Dell Understanding Enterprise Cloud Governance This whitepaper covers how to deliver the agility of cloud computing address while still maintaining operational control, through the use of cloud management software, View Now SLIDESHOWS Best tools for keeping end users happy ExtraHop wins Application Performance Monitoring (APM) shootout. 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