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February 14, 2012  3:44 PM

Windows IT: Where is the love?



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Hyper-V, Microsoft, Twitter, VMware, Windows, Windows Azure, Windows Server

When it comes to online discussions of Microsoft and Windows, negativity is pretty much the norm. If you've read any articles recently about a new Microsoft feature or product, this should come as little surprise. Typically, within a comment or two you'll find someone predicting how the company...

February 10, 2012  5:24 PM

Microsoft’s Valentine’s Day bulletin to include nine patches addressing 21 vulnerabilities



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Security, Windows 7, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft may not be able to patch that hole in admins' hearts on Tuesday, but it will take care of a number of other vulnerable spots. According to an advance notice, the company's

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January 31, 2012  9:42 PM

Microsoft releases another batch of System Center add-ons



Posted by: Jeremy Stanley
Cloud manager, Microsoft, System Center, System Center 2012

Microsoft is accelerating the delivery of System Center tie-ins after introducing the release candidate of the suite earlier this month.


January 31, 2012  2:23 AM

Windows Server and System Center: Mobile device management HQ?



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Android smart phones, iPad, Microsoft, System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Server

Will IT shops soon be using System Center and Windows Server to control and update enterprise applications on employee smartphones and tablets? One analyst thinks that could be the case in the near future. In a discussion of Microsoft's enterprise software roadmap for 2012 and beyond last week,...


January 10, 2012  3:33 PM

Microsoft’s Server and Tools marketing head to leave the company



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Windows, Windows Server

In a move that could spell change for Microsoft's server marketing strategy, longtime Redmond employee Robert Wahbe, corporate vice president of marketing for the Server and Tools group, will be leaving the company in February, according to his

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January 6, 2012  6:05 PM

A public event for Microsoft’s private cloud



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Cloud Computing, Hyper-V, Microsoft, System Center, Windows Server

Microsoft's private cloud plans will soon go public. On January 17, the company will host a webcast, titled "Transforming IT with...

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December 20, 2011  7:33 PM

Microsoft’s Bulldozer patch snatched back



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

When chip-maker AMD released its latest Opteron server chips, based on the Bulldozer architecture, hopes were high that the powerful processor...


November 22, 2011  9:44 PM

Microsoft tries to attract new Kinect engineers with…bacon?



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Kinect, Microsoft, Windows

Bacon!

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October 14, 2011  3:48 PM

IT pros want Microsoft with its feet on the ground, not its head in the clouds



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
DellWorld 2011, Hyper-V, Michael Dell, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, Windows 8, Windows Server 8