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Best online IoT courses

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Internet of things, or IoT, refers to a system of computing and digital devices that are connected to the internet. As the world becomes increasingly digital, everything from coffee machines to cars will become connected. As technology develops and changes it's important to keep your skills up to date. To help, we've compiled a list of useful IoT courses for you to try out this year. Some are free, other are not but they all provide a sturdy foundation in IoT. Here are some of our favorites. 1. Coursera Coursera Provides a range of online IoT courses. From specialisation to general courses, there is a selection available from beginner to advanced levels. These are some of the courses available Industrial IoT on Google Cloud Platform Introduction to architecting smart IoT devices Programming with cloud IoT platforms Users can enrol with Coursera for free.  Read More

How Cloud-Based Automation Can Keep Business Operations Secure

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The massive data breach at Capital One – America's seventh-largest bank, according to revenue – has challenged many common assumptions about cloud computing for the first time. Ironically, the incident, which exposed some 106 million Capital One customers' accounts, has only reinforced the belief that the cloud remains the safest way to store sensitive data. He wasn't the only voice defending cloud computing in the wake of a hack attack. In an article titled "Don't Doubt the Cloud," Fortune columnist  Robert Hackett , wrote: "The cloud is undeniably convenient and, more importantly, better in terms of security than what the majority of companies can achieve alone." The problem, experts said, was not cloud computing but rather the tendency for companies to become overly-reliant on cloud computing services like Amazon Web Services to oversee all aspects of security, instead of taking full responsibility

Windows 7 Support Ends in January 2020: You Can Still Upgrade to Windows 10 for Free

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Windows 7 Support Ends in January 2020: You Can Still Upgrade to Windows 10 for Free Windows 7 is still a very popular operating system worldwide — as of January 2019, it still ran on over 350 million PCs globally. As a result, when Microsoft announced that it will cease support for the decade-old Windows 7 from January 14, 2020, it became an understandably important factor for the massive base of Windows users. With Microsoft's focus purely on Windows 10 right now, it is important that users across the world should prepare for the eventuality, in order to keep their PCs safe against threats across the internet. Hence, if you have a desktop or laptop that still runs on Windows 7, here's what you should know about Microsoft's end of life announcement, and how you should prepare for it. What does end of support mean?  Read More