Microsoft held their #MicrosoftEDU event today where they announced many things including Windows 10 S, the new Surface Laptop, and Microsoft Teams for classrooms. Windows 10 S is a locked down version of Windows 10 like Windows RT without the restriction to ARM processor-based PCs.It is lighter weight to run on cheaper hardware and restricts users to apps from the Windows … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2017
Microsoft ‘Explanimators’ series starts with a guide to AI
Microsoft has created a new animated series on YouTube to explain complex topics. The inaugural episode explains artificial intelligence (AI) like Cortana and others and how they have come into existence so quickly and so recently. Check out the first episode embedded below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NsilUpnRY0 … [Read more...]
There is no welfare when you are below the information security poverty line
The term 'security poverty line' was coined back in 2011 by Wendy Nather. It describes organizations who are under-spending on IT security in terms of maintaining an effective level of security or even reaching compliance with regulations. For many organizations, more money spent on IT staff, consulting, or hardware means fewer resources actually going towards their purpose … [Read more...]