Business users bypass IT and go rogue to the cloud

Cyber-physical systems readied for demos by White House-led team You could one day be driving on a solar-powered smart streets IT News Daily May 26, 2014 Share this email Business users bypass IT and go rogue to the cloud IT departments need to watch out for business units or even individual workers going rogue and bypassing IT to go straight to the cloud. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Cyber-physical systems readied for demos by White House-led team 2. You could one day be driving on a solar-powered smart streets 3. Twitter users to grow 24.4 percent in 2014, US still largest market 4. QuickCoin app lets users send bitcoin through Facebook 5. What does the new EU Parliament mean for tech? 6. Atos offers $845M for Bull to boost its security and HPC service offering Cyber-physical systems readied for demos by White House-led team A White House-led effort to show that the Internet of Things can save lives and create jobs is about to put on a big show. READ MORE You could one day be driving on a solar-powered smart streets Solar Roadways uses hexagon-shaped panels that collect energy from the sun and could be part of a smart system that changes lighting configurations to alert traffic to highway issues. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Plantronics Unleash your UC Potential By Putting Users First What's holding back Unified Communications (UC) adoption? Too often, today's solutions are simply too hard to use. Now, survey results show high-quality audio and a simple and intuitive user experience can turbo-charge acceptance. Read this exclusive report from Plantronics and IDG to learn how you can start making the most of UC. Read now! Twitter users to grow 24.4 percent in 2014, US still largest market Twitter users are expected to grow 24.4 percent this year to over 227 million with double-digit growth forecast to continue through 2018 when the number of users will be nearly 400 million, according to a report. READ MORE QuickCoin app lets users send bitcoin through Facebook If you're intrigued by Bitcoin but daunted by how transactions work, there's an app for that -- and it's on Facebook. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG TV IDG.tv is now live! Watch all the latest videos from IDG's global network of technology experts, all teed up in searchable channels with a fun, fresh look. Click to continue What does the new EU Parliament mean for tech? As the dust settles on a new European Parliament, digital rights and IT lobbyists try to work out what it will mean for the tech industry. READ MORE Atos offers $845M for Bull to boost its security and HPC service offering French IT services company Atos is seeking to beef up its cybersecurity and high-performance computing offering with a €620 million (US$845 million) bid for servers and services specialist Bull. READ MORE Follow IT News Share this email You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **