Windows Server

Hyper-V R2 SP1 boosts guest support for Windows 7

Is 5:00 p.m. on a Friday too late for a little Hyper-V-centric news? Nah. Microsoft’s Michael Kleef just posted a short update on his personal...

The “new Windows” set to become more tablet-friendly

UPDATE! 01/04/2011 My colleague Bridget Botelho just posted a much more detailed follow-up to this story with insight from IT professionals and analysis of...

Windows SBS 2011 editions go from small to extra-small

Microsoft released to manufacturing the final build for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard this week, the latest version of the...

Microsoft and VMware memory battle is the same song and dance

“Dynamic Memory for Hyper-V is Microsoft’s answer to VMware’s memory overcommit technology for ESX. “ “Dynamic Memory is in fact not the same as memory overcommit, and now that you mention it, VMware’s stuff is still way better.” If you’ve paid any attention at all to...

Microsoft squashes IE on Spoon, users tweet their displeasure

Next-generation SQL Server hits with codenames galore

It sounds like Microsoft has found another mountain to climb, and this one makes “Kilimanjaro” look … well, slightly closer to sea level. The company announced

IT conference attendees can’t escape the cloud in 2010

Minor Active Directory tweaks in Configuration Manager R3

As you may have heard, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 R3 was officially released this week. While most of the attention has been...

New baseline aims to centralize Windows Server 2008 R2 security

Microsoft released a new security baseline this week for Windows Server 2008 R2, adding to the slew of similar baselines released earlier this year. The R2 baseline accelerator gives admins access to a central...

Will cloud computing cost you your job?

In a recent article, "Yes, you will lose your job to cloud computing – unless . . .", consultant and author Greg Shields cites the