InfoWorld Daily: Afternoon Edition

Apr 13, 2017

Critical Windows and Office patches present a panoply of problems

April 2017 Patch Tuesday's 644 patches are crawling with bugs, but there are some solutions. Read More ▶

Your Must-Read Stories

•	Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V: More secure, but not faster

•	14% off APC 11-Outlet Surge Protector with USB Charging Ports and SurgeArrest - Deal Alert

•	13 tips to foil cloud lock-in

•	DDoS attacks abusing exposed LDAP servers on the rise

•	New Linux SSH server shows off Golang's infrastructure power

•	Microsoft plan to force PCs with newer processors to Windows 10 backfires

White Paper: Red Hat

A Platform for Modernizing Java Applications: Designing workloads for the cloud and modern ecosystems

Organizations are at a strategic crossroads. According to IDC analysts, two-thirds of CEOs will center corporate strategies around digital transformation initiatives. The goal of digital transformation is partly to do existing functions more effectively. The greater goal is to be able to do new things or better use existing data in new ways. Read More ▶

Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V: More secure, but not faster

Hyper-V 2016 tightens VM security and eases management, but seems to have lost a step. Read More ▶

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14% off APC 11-Outlet Surge Protector with USB Charging Ports and SurgeArrest - Deal Alert

Be it a lightning strike that destroys a home entertainment center or fluctuating power that degrades the life of your electronics – surges, lightning, and power disturbances can have a devastating impact on the valuable electronics you rely on every day. The P11U2 offers guaranteed surge protection. Read More ▶

13 tips to foil cloud lock-in

Public cloud vendors want your workloads forever. Here's how to create a viable exit strategy. Read More ▶

DDoS attacks abusing exposed LDAP servers on the rise

A pair of advisories from Ixia and Akamai illustrate how DDoS attackers can abuse legitimate protocols to launch ever larger reflection attacks. Read More ▶

New Linux SSH server shows off Golang's infrastructure power

Teleport, a new revision of a replacement for the SSH server used in Linux, has tons of team-friendly features, and it showcases how Google's Go language can be used to replace critical IT infrastructure. Read More ▶

Microsoft plan to force PCs with newer processors to Windows 10 backfires

A faulty detection mechanism also snagged some 6th gen AMD Carrizo PCs and locked them out of future Windows Updates. Read More ▶

White Paper: Hedvig

Benchmark Your Enterprise

Enterprise cloud computing adoption accelerated in 2016 and will do so again in 2017. Are you ahead of your competitors or lagging behind the average enterprise? This report gathers important adoption metrics for public, private, and hybrid cloud and explores enterprise cloud priorities and policies to help you benchmark your progress against the broader market. Use these benchmarks to inform your cloud strategic plan. Read More ▶

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