Verizon, AT&T find new markets as traditional revenues flatten
With their purchases of DirecTV, AOL and Yahoo, the nation’s two biggest wireless carriers — AT&T and Verizon — have…
The AdGholas malvertising campaign infected thousands of computers per day
Security researchers have shut down a large-scale malvertising operation that used sophisticated techniques to remain undetected for months and served…
Asana now lets users mark which tasks are holding them up
One of the biggest issues with collaborative work is sitting around twiddling your thumbs while waiting for someone else to…
Google beefs Linux up kernel defenses in Android
Future versions of Android will be more resilient to exploits, thanks to developers’ efforts to integrate the latest Linux kernel…
Florida men sue Microsoft over 'coerced' upgrades to Windows 10
Three Florida men have filed a lawsuit in a Florida federal court against Microsoft, charging that the company “coerced” them…
Oracle and NetSuite: Longtime 'sweethearts' united at last
Oracle’s $9.3 billion purchase of NetSuite may be the most anticipated acquisition in the history of enterprise software. “It’s like…
My wife's broken Android phone made me strangely happy
A funny thing happened this week: My wife’s Android phone stopped working — and after troubleshooting it and concluding there…
Essential Azure automation tricks for Windows admins
Any organization making use of the cloud will want to leverage the power of infrastructure automation. This holds true whether…
Microsoft misjudges millennials, spectacularly
Like every other tech firm, Microsoft is desperately seeking millennials, both as customers and employees. But something about that prized…
IDG Contributor Network: Making plans for SysAdmin Day 2016
If you’re still looking for ways to show your appreciation to your sysadmins on SysAdmin Day — tomorrow! — here…