| Today's InfoWorld Headlines: Wrap Up | | | Modifications to ECMAScript, the official specification underlying JavaScript, will be made on a more regular basis than has been the norm. At the O'Reilly Fluent conference, JavaScript founder Brendan Eich said that the intention is to develop smaller specifications so that every year, these specifications can be implemented in browsers. | | | Issue highlights 1. Mesos adds Kubernetes, containers to data center management system 2. New Office 365 features appease the cloud-wary 3. Optional Windows 8.1 update KB 3022345 fails to install with error 800F0922 | | White Paper: Kaspersky Lab, Inc. Hardly a day goes by without the discovery of a new cyberthreat somewhere in the world! But how do you keep up with new malware and evolving cybercriminal tricks? Thankfully, Kaspersky Lab security experts have got you covered. Download our Guide to the Threat Landscape to have access to a wealth of IT security intelligence View Now | | Mesosphere, creator of DCOS -- a management system for data centers that leverages the Apache Mesos cluster management project -- is following in the footsteps of many other data center projects and becoming more container-conscious. It's yet another sign of how containers, rather than VMs, bare-metal machines, or standalone applications, are becoming the standard unit of currency for servers and data centers alike. READ MORE | | White Paper: Rackspace Companies are increasingly looking for IT managers that fit today's business needs. So innovation-driven IT managers are transitioning their role and becoming service brokers to the business. This whitepaper provides managers with a pathway to make this transition. Learn More | | To overcome emotional barriers to cloud computing, cloud providers often give customers complete control over their data, including encryption keys. Microsoft has been unveiling features in that vein for Azure, and the company ha staken a few more steps in that direction with Office 365. The features are about more than customer control of data, though. They also address a long-standing problem among most cloud providers: How can the customer be sure the provider doesn't mess with user data -- and what happens when the provider has no choice but to do so? READ MORE | | At least one of the optional Windows updates Microsoft released yesterday is running into problems. Messages are popping up in every corner of the Web that patch KB 3022345 -- an "update to enable the Diagnostics Tracking Service in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2" -- triggers an installation failure 800F0922. READ MORE | | White Paper: Rackspace The world of CIOs who make, build or buy decisions is a thing of the past. The role today increasingly means playing the part of a service broker; strategic thinkers and advisors to the organization. But how can CIOs become next-generation IT brokers? Here's a 7-step guide to getting started. Read Now | | Join the IDG Contributor Network The IDG Contributor Network is a collection of blogs written by leading IT practitioners about the technology, business opportunities and challenges you face everyday. We invite you to participate by applying to be a contributor today. |
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