Will Microsoft's Windows 8 Surface tablet sink or float? Here's what readers think.
- By Readers of Redmond magazine
- 09/01/2012
While Microsoft's dedication to software security should be the gold standard for others, it's a war that the company will never win.
Brien lays out his argument on why you will soon start to see features of a traditional operating system shifting to the hypervisor.
Remember that "Pandora's box" that security bloggers and experts were warning about once it was reported that Stuxnet might have come from a government body?
Microsoft released a security advisory this week warning about an issue that could cause VPN passwords to be stolen, thanks to the work of a couple of hackers.
While malware will have to use a new trick to infect systems, Microsoft's solution may hurt those who have dealings overseas.
Big brother asks Microsoft for some assistance.
Mary Jo Foley looks at Microsoft's product line changes over the last year and wonders if it's indicative of a larger shift.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 08/09/2012
Not only does it not save enterprises money, but it adds a ton of security issues. What's not to like?
According to a recent poll, cloud security still isn't up to the level to handle the data of many enterprises.
Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) can improve SharePoint functionality and performance.
Attackers will have to learn a new trick if they want to hack Windows 8.
If you want to get the most out of Windows administration tools like Group Policy preferences (GPPs), you need to break down those walls.
- By Greg Shields
- 08/01/2012
In his July column, "Time to Dump the BlackBerry," Redmond Editor in Chief Doug Barney asked readers: "Should I be a Redmond loyalist and go with Windows Phone, or bow before the Cupertino gods?" Here are some of their suggestions.
- By Readers of Redmond magazine
- 08/01/2012
Doug buys an iPad, but he's looking forward to the Surface.
Your users might just be smart enough to handle security issues correctly -- with the right training.
While Brien had some preconceived concerns with mixing social networking with an Internet search engine, Bing's newest update left him pleasantly surprised.
Looking to to a somewhat biased study, more than half of you don't.
The move was made due to Symantec's underperformance.