Has two small security updates in a row put you in a state of complacency?
Phone authentication could be installed in quite a few Microsoft products in the near future.
VM Self-Service could be confusing for even the most seasoned IT pro. Thankfully, Greg is here to shed some light on what it means for your private cloud.
- By Greg Shields
- 10/03/2012
Microsoft's choice to store passwords in plain text format may give attackers easy access to your system.
Microsoft brings its out-of-date Hotmail service into the present with new social networking features, Windows Phone 7 connectivity and richer features. It's also received a new name: Outlook.com.
Mary Jo Foley provides a helpful guide on Microsoft's product name changes, and provides some insight on the company's method to the name madness.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 10/02/2012
Is the cloud the next step to propel security to the future? Readers chime in with their thoughts.
- By Readers of Redmond magazine
- 10/01/2012
Microsoft is prepping quite a few changes for Exchange 2013 and Exchange Online, including tools to help you keep your corporate data safe.
When providing antivirus services to paying customers, don't have your own software red flag your software. That seems like a bad business decision.
Brien runs through some of the issues he's run into with Redmond's updated licensing policies.
The IE vulnerability incident presents Microsoft with a perfect occasion to brag about the new security features hitting Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10.
Use that extra time you would be using to patch to test out the newest System Center update instead.
An Anonymous hacker (although not sure if part of Anonymous or just anonymous) was quick to take credit on Monday for the six-hour Web site outages of GoDaddy customers.
Is the cloud a viable tool in the fight?
It's been a tough week and a half for Oracle and its Java crew.
If you need to create and configure VMs on a regular basis, using Windows PowerShell to do so can speed up the process.
Every company has different needs. While Office 365 may be a perfect fit for the shop across the street, it may not be right for your business.
Mary Jo Foley discusses why Windows 8 is just the latest example of how the company is trying to push customers into a future that they're not ready for.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 09/04/2012
With an estimated 33 percent of IT employees working as freelancers by 2020, Greg Shields argues why this shift away from salaried positions is a win-win for both employer and employee.
- By Greg Shields
- 09/02/2012
Will Microsoft's Windows 8 Surface tablet sink or float? Here's what readers think.
- By Readers of Redmond magazine
- 09/01/2012