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  • Alan Shimel

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    Companies looking to DevOps to automate and save time by Alan Shimel

    As I have written about before, back in October I attended a DevOps conference sponsored by SoftLayer/IBM and JumpCloud. Just the other day, JumpCloud released the results of a survey taken of the 200+ attendees. While not a shocker to anyone in IT, the results show that because of the ever-increasing need to do more faster, we are turning to automation to handle routine tasks. This frees up time to focus on higher-impact jobs. Over 82% of the survey respondents cited a need to...

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    Has iTunes given Apple its last golden egg? by Alan Shimel

    Apple's last quarter results were, for the first time in a long time, disappointing. While I don't think anyone expects them to show up in bankruptcy court anytime soon, it is pretty clear that Apple needs to figure out what the next big thing is going to be that keeps feeding investor expectations. Apple's success over the last decade or more can all be traced back to iTunes. What's that, you say? I am crazy - what about the iPhone, iPad and even the iPod? Yes, they were all beautifully...

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    Did Mt.Gox really need to suspend Bitcoin withdrawals? by Colin Neagle

    Mt.Gox, the world's oldest Bitcoin exchange, caused a massive drop in the price of Bitcoin after it suspended its transactions on Friday to correct a flaw in the transaction process that could enable fraud.Since the announcement, some have questioned whether Mt.Gox actually needed to address the problem, and if it did, whether it needed to shut down transactions on its network in order to do so.In an updated announcement of the service suspension released today, Mt.Gox identified "transaction...

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    Open Source Fact and Fiction

    Judging in the Olympics and IT Security: Subjective vs. Objective by Alan Shimel

    I was watching the opening night events of the Sochi Olympics last night while I was finalizing my presentation for RSA Conference this month in San Francisco. My presentation is on what the right metrics are to measure security and risk. At the same time, I am watching figure skating and womens mogul skiing. It struck me that in all of these things subjective judging of performance is just so imprecise. When you watch a skier go down a hill and measure exactly how long it takes and whether...

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    Bitcoin users revolt against Apple, destroy iPhones in protest by Colin Neagle

    Apple's removal of Blockchain, the service that enables the storage and exchange of Bitcoin, from the iOS App Store yesterday has sparked a revolt of Bitcoin users against the company, driving some to abandon Apple and others to destroy its products.Blockchain was the only remaining Bitcoin-trading app on the iOS App Store. It was removed per Apple's policy requiring all apps to involve activity that is legal in all countries where the app can be purchased. Some major governments have yet to...

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    How the U.S. can avoid becoming a 'third-world country' in broadband by Colin Neagle

    Credit: CNN Since a federal court decision last month determined that the FCC cannot enforce net neutrality regulations on internet service providers (ISPs), many have warned that a de-regulated internet could result in slowed broadband speeds for high-bandwidth internet services. Susan Crawford, a law professor and author of a recent book on the subject, says consumers were experiencing this phenomenon on sites like YouTube long before the net neutrality ruling.In a recent episode of NPR’s...

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    Review: Amazing Lenovo Miix 2 tablet is hobbled by Windows 8 by Bryan Lunduke

    I love my Nexus 7. That little Android tablet has been my constant companion for quite some time. The 7-inch form factor is just right for a pocket-able machine to take with me anywhere I go.But when I saw the new 8-inch, Atom-powered tablets from the likes of Dell, Lenovo and Toshiba... I'll admit, I was a bit envious. The 7-inch screen of the Nexus 7 is great, but I could use just a little more. And I felt like my jacket pocket could handle the extra inch.RELATED: Review: Ubuntu Touch on...

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    Open Source Fact and Fiction

    Microsoft and the Pittsburgh Steelers by Alan Shimel

    Satya Nadella was named as the third CEO in Microsoft's history yesterday. That is pretty amazing when you think about it. Since its founding in 1975, only three CEOs. With Super Bowl Sunday this past week, Microsoft's third CEO announcement made me think about the Pittsburgh Steelers. Since 1969, the Steelers have had only three head coaches. Both organizations have been successful, but there are some key differences that could bode for trouble for Microsoft. By now you have heard...

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    Watch Apple's creepy follow-up to the 1984 Super Bowl ad by Colin Neagle

    Everyone, or at least everyone who will read this, is familiar with Apple's 1984 Super Bowl ad. That's especially impressive when you consider that it was only shown on TV once (after the Super Bowl, George Orwell's estate sent Apple a cease and decist letter charging copyright infringement of the novel 1984). Even so, it remains up there with Mean Joe Green and "Where's the beef?!" in the classic commercial lexicon.RELATED: 30 years of Apple's Mac computerIt appears, however, that not...

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    What exactly is Facebook's Paper app? by Colin Neagle

    Credit: Facebook Facebook today officially announced its Paper app, which will be available for download on February 3rd. Although this was the app’s official introduction, it’s still unclear exactly what the app intends to accomplish.Rumors and speculation ahead of the release suggested Facebook was developing a mobile news app that provided users with the most recent, popular, and relevant content being shared on the web. Earlier this week, news broke that Facebook was seeking editors for...

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