InfoWorld Daily: Afternoon Edition

May 05, 2017

Status report: Windows 10 Creators Update at one month old

The pace of patching is slower than with Anniversary Update, and there have been bugs galore but no showstopping failures. Read More ▶

Your Must-Read Stories

•	Get started with Angular, the most popular JavaScript framework

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•	NIST to security admins: You've made passwords too hard

•	Congress joins the FCC to kill net neutrality

•	Java modular battle heats up as Oracle criticizes Red Hat, IBM

•	Elastic search stack wises up with machine learning

Video/Webcast: Coresite

3 Ways to Leverage Colocation for Business Continuity Planning

Business continuity is moving up the list of enterprise IT priorities, and there are more choices for aligning cloud models with business objectives. When you are evaluating a solution, you should bear three models in mind - classic, virtual and hybrid. In this video, we highlight the advantages of each. Read More ▶

Get started with Angular, the most popular JavaScript framework

A step-by-step guide to installing the tools, creating an application, and getting up to speed with Angular components, directives, services, and routers. Read More ▶

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40% off Dell Computer Ultrasharp U2415 24.0-Inch Screen LED Monitor - Deal Alert

Revel in the superior screen performance of the Dell UltraSharp 24 inch Monitor, loaded with premium features for an exceptional viewing experience, without the premium price tag. Read More ▶

NIST to security admins: You've made passwords too hard

Passwords may not be dead, but the latest NIST guidelines promises a less frustrating and more secure authentication future. Read More ▶

Congress joins the FCC to kill net neutrality

The campaign of disinformation heats up, and Verizon explains this week how it's a huge fan of the open internet. Read More ▶

Java modular battle heats up as Oracle criticizes Red Hat, IBM

Top Java official questions the two companies' sincerity in their opposition to the planned module system. Read More ▶

Elastic search stack wises up with machine learning

The open source log-analysis stack now has machine learning components for more sophisticated analytics, albeit through a commercial add-on. Read More ▶

White Paper: Coresite

Best Practices: Leveraging Cloud and Colocation to Avoid Downtime

It is critical for business applications to be up and running 100% of the time, but managing IT infrastructure is complex. In this white paper, we compare three business continuity models that address traditional and emerging threats, and make recommendations on how to streamline your solution. Read More ▶

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