Monday, March 30, 2015

Taking IT reorgs to the extreme

GitHub recovering from massive DDoS attacks.

British Airways notifies frequent flyers of possible breach of their accounts.

ITworld Today
March 30, 2015

Taking IT reorgs to the extreme

IT departments are constantly reorganizing, but a few companies have gone so far as to break the traditional IT department into pieces. READ MORE

 

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2. British Airways notifies frequent flyers of possible breach of their accounts

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7. USB Type-C peripherals are on the way, and storage devices are first up

8. Bitcoin in China still chugging along, a year after clampdown

9. FCC will vote next month on plan to share valuable 3.5GHz spectrum

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GitHub recovering from massive DDoS attacks

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British Airways notifies frequent flyers of possible breach of their accounts

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Facebook reveals the logic behind its forced Messenger split

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Intel finally has a challenger in the server market: IBM

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USB Type-C peripherals are on the way, and storage devices are first up

After Apple's introduction of USB Type C in the new MacBook, companies have announced peripherals and cables for the connector. READ MORE

Bitcoin in China still chugging along, a year after clampdown

Local bitcoin exchange BTC China is thriving from speculative interest in the cryptocurrency. READ MORE

FCC will vote next month on plan to share valuable 3.5GHz spectrum

Carriers and consumers would get access to a fat frequency band used mostly by government today. READ MORE

Google to bring imaging, sensor technology to the operating room

Google is providing sensor and software technology, not its robotics work. READ MORE

10 rules for working with recruiters and search firms (via CIO.com)

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