While Microsoft may recommend installing the "Server Core" version of Windows Server 2012, it may not be the right fit for you.
- By Greg Shields
- 01/04/2013
In her December 2012 column ("The Next Big Thing for Microsoft"), Mary Jo Foley wrote about "the new Office" -- new versions of the Microsoft productivity suite that are subscription- and cloud-based. A reader reacts to this vision of Microsoft's future.
- By Readers of Redmond magazine
- 01/01/2013
While popular browsers like Firefox and Internet Explorer have done a lot of changing over the past six years, bookmarking features have done little to change their cumbersome nature.
From increasing tablet sales to the reveal of Windows 9, Brien runs down what he expects to see in the coming year.
Brien points to Windows 8's metered Internet settings and others as very useful touches Microsoft included in its latest OS.
Security firm ESET sees the upward growth of mobile attacks, especially against Android devices, to continue this trend for next year.
Despite unfavorable testing scores from multiple security firms, Microsoft's Security Essentials market share sees huge growth.
With Microsoft's focus on Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Surface RT in 2012, Mary Jo Foley comments on what Microsoft will be pushing next year.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 12/07/2012
There's no longer a firm dividing line between IT and development skills -- especially not with Microsoft System Center 2012. Greg Shields explains why.
- By Greg Shields
- 12/06/2012
When detecting new zero-day threats, the free Microsoft antivirus software was only able to catch 64 percent of attacks.
The recent report, contributed by 60 companies, lays out what threats loom in the BYOD landscape and what steps an organization can take to secure itself and employees.
We can't make users happy when we insist that every IT service comes straight from our own datacenter. Now's the time to start thinking of new ways to manage IT.
Developing applications for your SharePoint environment provides efficiency and productivity, but you do have to apply certain controls.
- By Steve Wright, Corey Erkes
- 12/03/2012
Microsoft unveiled the "new Microsoft" without a lot of fanfare. In fact, it was played out in a simple two-page letter to shareholders, rather than the company's typical blowout, big-city event.
Positive or Negative Outlook?
- By Readers of Redmond magazine
- 12/01/2012
The vulnerability only affects client-side users.
The Oracle flaw is being shopped online by an unknown source.
After only using the device for a couple of days, Brien shares some of his initial thoughts on the the Windows RT-based hardware.
As a fan of Windows Phone 7, is there enough in Microsoft's newest mobile platform to justify the switch for Brien?
Discovered vulnerabilities this early in the software's lifecycle should be neither shocking or unexpected.