InfoWorld Daily: Afternoon Edition

May 10, 2017

Microsoft's Visual Studio tackles serverless computing, Mac dev

Azture Functions Visual Studio beta lets developers integrate Azure Functions into development flows. Read More ▶

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•	Business chat review: Slack vs. Teams vs. HipChat vs. Yammer

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•	NoSQL, no problem: Why MySQL is still king

•	Microsoft Graph and Microsoft Teams reshape Office

•	Open source SQL database CockroachDB hits 1.0

•	Linux: How to protect your privacy

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2017 Trends: SD-WAN Advances Towards Mainstream Adoption

As SD-WAN adoption continues to gain ground and go mainstream in 2017, the majority of initial enterprise deployments will be hybrid, leveraging both MPLS and a complement of broadband connectivity. Many enterprises already have some level of broadband connectivity to branch and remote locations, but these links often remain idle or are relegated to backup or disaster recovery (DR). Read More ▶

Business chat review: Slack vs. Teams vs. HipChat vs. Yammer

The 800-pound gorillas Microsoft and Google are taking on the niche providers Slack and Atlassian that created this market, but you need more than size to win. Read More ▶

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50% off Logitech G602 Gaming Wireless Mouse with 250 Hour Battery Life - Deal Alert

With up to 250 hours of battery life, G602 redefines the laws of wireless gaming. From the pinpoint accuracy of the exclusive Delta Zero sensor technology to the extra high durability primary switches. Read More ▶

NoSQL, no problem: Why MySQL is still king

You'd think the advent of 'webscale' NoSQL databases would have consigned MySQL to history. But you'd be very wrong. Read More ▶

Microsoft Graph and Microsoft Teams reshape Office

Microwork enablement through bots and chatops apps could be the best thing Microsoft Office has done for the office in a long time. Read More ▶

Open source SQL database CockroachDB hits 1.0

Cockroach Labs is also offering its enterprise features as open source and trusting enterprises will pay for what they use in production. Read More ▶

Linux: How to protect your privacy

Also in today's open source roundup: Cinnamon 3.4 desktop released, and a taste of Linux for newbies. Read More ▶

eBook: Silver Peak Systems Inc

6 Ways to Improve Your Network Security with SD-WAN

With the right SD-WAN solution, broadband internet service are secure enough for the enterprise. Read this eBook to learn six ways to use a secure SD-WAN solution to improve network security and compliance. Read More ▶

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