| Network World Daily News PM | | | | Many gamers couldn't access Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) for hours on Sunday evening after an apparent attack against the service. The PlayStation Store was also reportedly affected.Sony Computer Entertainment America acknowledged the service disruption, saying via its official PlayStation account on Twitter that "we are aware of the issues some users are experiencing, and are working to address them."Several hours later the company posted a new message advising users who had difficulties signing in to try again, suggesting the service had been restored.Some users also reported trouble accessing the PlayStation Store and receiving an error that read: "Page not found. It's not you. It's the internet's fault."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here | | | Issue highlights 1. Red Hat product president Paul Cormier disses the Docker myth 2. Microsoft, Accenture try to ease the path to the hybrid cloud 3. How to pick the best browser for your enterprise 4. NASA: Pluto-bound spacecraft wakes up, sets up shop 2.9 million miles away 5. Tech ad watch: Apple shows us unrealistically interesting things to do with iPad Air 2 6. Knowledge Vault helps CIOs stay in control of cloud-based email and storage 7. Free Windows? Not a chance 8. Amazon crowd pokes fun at $40,000 TV 9. How to Pick the Best Browser for Your Enterprise 10. INSIDER 5 ways to prepare for Internet of Things security threats | | WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Monthly license charges (MLC) are rising by 7% or more each year, and account for 30% of total mainframe costs. Yet managing MLC costs is an inexact science. Learn More | | So just what is the relationship between red-hot container company Docker and open source stalwart Red Hat? Are the two companies on the same side, or not? Do Docker containers complement or compete with Red Hat's Linux offerings?To get some answers, I talked with Paul Cormier, Red Hat's president of products and technologies, and he had some pretty strong opinions on the subject. But it all boils down to Red Hat's position that container technology (and Docker) simply isn't the be-all and end-all that many people seem to want it to be—at least not in the enterprise.Technology, not business"Containers can solve a lot of problems for enterprise," Cormier told me. "But it matters what's inside the container – what pieces of the user space OS and which Linux host the containers run on."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | To help organizations better organize their cloud assets, Microsoft and integration firm Accenture have released a package designed to make it easy to integrate in-house IT operations with Microsoft Azure cloud services.The package is designed to "help enterprises more easily move into cloud technologies," said Paul Daugherty, Accenture chief technology officer. "Our large enterprise clients tell us the hybrid cloud is where they need to be. They need the combination of private and public capabilities."IT services provider Avanade, a Microsoft-Accenture joint venture, will offer the new package, called the Accenture Hybrid Cloud Solution for Microsoft Azure.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | Knowing which browser to deploy in a large company is no easy task. The default option is Internet Explorer, but many users balk at this older, more cumbersome browser that seems to attract the most malware. Google Chrome gets most of the attention these days (as proven by a growing market share) and Mozilla Firefox offers good compatibility and speed. To determine which browser is the best for business, it's important to keep tabs of the latest improvements. Here's a look at the Big 3 with an eye on the enterprise.ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: Google Graveyard: Here's what Google has killed so far in 2014 Microsoft Internet Explorer Internet Explorer is the oldest and most business-centric browser, mostly because businesses tend to deploy it as part of the standard desktop for large companies and fits in with other Microsoft products. A recent update to IE 11 includes Enterprise Mode, which ensures better compatibility with ActiveX controls and legacy Web apps. There are new tools like the Site Discovery Toolkit to help admins understand which apps are most commonly usedTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds® SolarWinds® Log & Event Manager is a comprehensive SIEM for any security pro. Increase security visibility with 24x7 automated monitoring and real-time analysis. Tackle log management and compliance monitoring with expert developed, pre-packaged templates. Perform rapid root cause analysis with built-in intelligence and strong visualization. Gain the power of SIEM without spending a fortune or hiring an army. Download a free, fully-functional trial and start analyzing your log files within an hour. | | Talk about a wake-up call. NASA confirmed that its Pluto-bound spacecraft came out of hibernation over the weekend to get ready for its July 2015 encounter with the dwarf planet.Specifically NASA said spacecraft operators at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., confirmed at 9:53 p.m. (EST) that the ship -- New Horizons -- operating on pre-programmed computer commands, had switched from hibernation to "active" mode. Moving at light speed, the radio signal from New Horizons – currently more than 2.9 billion miles from Earth, and just over 162 million miles from Pluto – needed four hours and 26 minutes to reach NASA's Deep Space Network station in Canberra, Australia.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | There's always something funny about tablet ads that show people doing all sorts of unique and creative things with their iPads – Apple's latest, released on Sunday, includes: Building an iPad into a motorcycle 3D printing design (or something) Agricultural plot location tracking Making a surfboard Running some kind of diagnostics on a car engine Designing a tattoo Throwing a pumpkin off a building It's hard to tell, but I think there are a few people in an ultra-brief shot toward the end wearing them screen-side-out on their faces as masks. I mean, wow, right? Look at all the creative stuff that's happening. Look at all these cool, progressive uses to which these diverse folks are putting the iPad Air 2. Who would have even thought of building an iPad into a motorcycle for use as digital instrumentation? Or using it to track what's growing where in your cool urban rooftop garden?To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | For CIOs and IT departments that are concerned about losing control as more applications become cloud-based, analytics company Knowledge Vault offers some relief, starting with in-depth monitoring of Office 365 usage.The growing popularity of hosted services has started to change the way IT departments work. But one thing that remains the same is the need to keep track of who has access to what and how data is being shared, according to analytics company Knowledge Vault, which Monday general availability of its Microsoft Azure-based cloud-based analytics-as-a-service platform.Out of the gate, the platform can be integrated with Office 365 and on-site Exchange installations. Salesforce and Box integration is currently under development and will be released in the first quarter of next year. Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox are currently in review. Each platform is integrated with the help of an independent connector.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | WHITE PAPER: CommVault On average, just 28 percent of organizational data is stored because it has clear business value. Ominously referred to as dark data, those information assets grow and soak up resources without returning any business value. Learn More>> | | Microsoft last week doused speculation that it would make Windows free across the board."We've not had any conversations [about] Windows 10 being a loss leader for us," Kevin Turner, Microsoft's chief operating officer, said at a technology conference sponsored by Credit Suisse on Thursday. "[But] we've got to monetize it differently. There are additional opportunities for us to bring additional services to the product and do it in a creative way."Turner was short on specifics, but spelled out in general terms those opportunities, saying that new business models will allow the company "to monetize the lifetime of that customer" by selling them services and what he called "add-ons."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | They don't seem to appreciate the fact that it's been marked down from $45,000.Or that this is nowhere near the most expensive television available via Amazon. No sir, the some 2,000 customer reviewers offering opinions about the (deep breath) Samsung UN85S9 Framed 85-Inch 4K Ultra HD 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV (above), are simply flummoxed by the notion of anyone dropping 40 large on an appliance that these days has more or less become a commodity. The reviews have been piling up for a solid year now. Here are the top two:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | Knowing which browser to deploy in a large company is no easy task. The default option is Internet Explorer, but many users balk at this older, more cumbersome browser that seems to attract the most malware. Google Chrome gets most of the attention these days (as proven by a growing market share) and Mozilla Firefox offers good compatibility and speed. To determine which browser is the best for business, it's important to keep tabs of the latest improvements. Here's a look at the Big 3 with an eye on the enterprise.Microsoft Internet Explorer Internet Explorer is the oldest and most business-centric browser, mostly because businesses tend to deploy it as part of the standard desktop for large companies and fits in with other Microsoft products. A recent update to IE 11 includes Enterprise Mode, which ensures better compatibility with ActiveX controls and legacy Web apps. There are new tools like the Site Discovery Toolkit to help admins understand which apps are most commonly usedTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | For businesses and consumers alike, the Internet of Things is helping create smarter, more efficient devices. For enterprise IT and security professionals, it's also creating a headache.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) READ MORE | | WHITE PAPER: PC Connection | EMC Thought Leadership Report: 'Integrated Computing Platforms: Infrastructure Builds for Tomorrow's Data Center.' Highlights the challenges customers face when planning to deploy a Cloud Infrastructure. View Now | | | | | | | | | | |
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