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IT is a little odd; success is not only measured by what you do - more often than not, it's about how people feel about what you do. I used to know a guy who was so charming, he could take you to dinner, buy you a $5 sandwich, and you'd feel like you just got the royal treatment. That's what your IT department has to be like: sandwich budget, filet mignon emotions.
 Why You Need to Know: At Zendesk, the cloud plays a big part in making our people feel good about IT. It brings a positive element to our office environment, and as a result, we all work together that much better. |
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Netflix users have a lot to like when it comes to the Netflix website. Whether it's just the DVDs in the mail, just the streaming video, or both at once, there are plenty of great things to watch waiting. But there's a new development that promises to be worse than even the worst title on the site: a new email-based scam that's out to get its hands on valuable personal information.
Why You Need to Know: For the vigilant, most phishing scams will likely never actually impact the user, and this one is no different. Simply not answering will prove to be protection enough, and it's nice when doing nothing is actually the best defense. |
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As the Internet grows and evolves, more and more data is being delivered to more places around the world, posing the potential threat of slower speeds due to increased use of bandwidth and longer travel distances.
Why You Need to Know: According to Cisco's Visual Networking Index (VNI) 2012-2017, annual global IP traffic will surpass the zettabyte threshold in 2016, increasing more than five-fold in the past five years. |
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New features were originally brought out in beta, according to reports, and offered things like OneGuide features as well as television streaming, but only in certain markets.
Why You Need to Know: Now, users in 29 new markets will get access to the streaming function—streaming from the Xbox One to the SmartGlass app—over the course of the next few weeks. |
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If there's anything online that demands the best in security, it's anything that deals with money. Bank records, credit cards, even mobile payments; when it's our money on the line, we want particular security between it and the outside world that would so seek to seize our resources.
Why You Need to Know: Alibaba, one of China's leading online firms, has brought a particular note of security to its mobile payment app with a new fingerprint security capability. |
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