Scott Ferguson

There's good news and bad news for Windows Phone business users

zdnet.com — Summary: VPN support may not be coming to Windows Phone 8 this year, as was rumored and hoped for by many business users. But Good Technology's secure messaging app is now on WP8. As I mentioned on the Windows Weekly podcast on May 18, current and potential Windows Phone users who've been hoping Microsoft might add VPN support to Windows Phone 8 this year could be disappointed.

The Transformed Datacenter - Flash Poll - Why SDN?

transformeddc.com — The Transformed Datacenter is an online community for IT executives and IT professionals whose jobs are to derive greater business value from IT infrastructure in the era of cloud computing, big-data, virtualization, and fail-safe networks.

Poll: Datacenter Job Outlook Bright for DBAs, Analysts

transformeddc.com — Big-data is showing its influence in the datacenter -- at least according to trends reported in our latest flash poll. More than half of respondents to a question about hiring plans say they will be looking to fill positions as database administrators or analysts this year.

Friday File: Fighting Crime, Fixing Prices & 'Googlizing' Schools

internetevolution.com — Catch up on the week with one simple serving of Friday File. We've pieced together 10 interesting news bites you may have missed and put them together in bite-size morsels. Dive in by clicking on the first picture. Did we miss anything? Add your Friday File ingredients in the comments.

CIO Influence Waning as CFOs Gain More Control Over IT Decisions

thevarguy.com — CIOs are under a lot of pressure these days. Well, to be perfectly honest, they've been under tremendous pressure for the past decade to keep their organizations on the cutting edge of technology and their information and systems secure, all while looking for ways to increase efficiency.

MW13: NFV Picks Up Speed

lightreading.com — NICE, France -- Management World 2013 -- Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) may become a reality in commercial telecom operator networks sooner than many expected, with the pace of adoption and acceptance taking many from the vendor community by surprise, according to people here in Nice.

Friday Infographic: The Black Swan Conundrum

enterpriseconversation.com — Black swans can bring down an organization. Let's talk about how to spot them and what to do about them.

Sluts, Stupidity & Social Media

allanalytics.com — There are a lot of reasons to post a great restaurant review on Yelp. But no matter how many ways you look at it, being threatened by the owner isn't one of them. So it's both sad and amusing to see someone write just that in a Yelp review of Amy's Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Cyberstalking Victim Wants LinkedIn to Do More to Protect Users

internetevolution.com — Anna Rihtar was scared. And angry. And unemployed. Rihtar told me that, after she was sexually assaulted at work, she quit the job she loved to avoid her attacker. But he had other plans. The man phoned, emailed, and pursued her via her Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts.

Washington Independent Review of Books

washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com — In this "guide" to the future of technology the authors forecast a human existence of constant connectedness and deepening dependence on the cloud. Tech executives are relentlessly optimistic. Give them five minutes, and they'll fill your ear with all the ways in which the next iPhone or a new website will change the course of human history for the better.