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Tech Trends: The Rapid Move to Cloud E-Mail Archiving
While security is still a concern for some companies, more and more businesses are outsourcing e-mail archiving to cloud vendors. And the vendors themselves are proliferating.
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Clearing the Cloud Part 1: Embrace or Die
Don Jones explains that, no matter how hard you ignore it, the cloud won't go away.
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Survey: PowerShell Skills Matter
Want a job in Windows IT? Get your scripting skills down.
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Can Microsoft Save Windows Azure?
Mary Jo Foley speculates on the future of Microsoft's public cloud play.
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Virtual Clouds: Top 4 Security Concerns
Using virtual machines within the context of a cloud computing infrastructure poses some interesting security challenges. Here's what you need to be aware of before implementing any cloud project.
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System Center Key for 'Mature' Windows IT
To get the most out of System Center, you can't just implement it -- you have to dedicate your shop to automation.
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Kerberos Authentication 101: Understanding the Essentials of the Kerberos Security Protocol
Knowing the basics of this pervasive protocol can be critical in troubleshooting and solving Windows security problems.
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Keeping Dead Products Alive: Tips for Supporting Legacy Software
Software companies rely on regular customer upgrades and decommissioning old titles. But what is good for vendors isn't so great for IT, which often has to support unsupported software.
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Bloated Software Woes
This month Doug looks back at the good ole' days of software -- and how tablets may bring it all back.
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Using Your Laptop Abroad
When traveling overseas, your laptop adapter won't be enough. Here are some tips to keep in mind for those world travelers.
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ANALYSIS: Happy Data Privacy Day, Punk!
Data Privacy Day starts on January 28, but the parties behind it might not be its best advocates, nor even take the concept seriously.
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Top 6 Microsoft 'Mulligans': A Do-Over Wish List for Redmond
Here's six decisions we think Microsoft would most love to take a mulligan on.
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12 Worst Tech Industry Flip Flops
From Google to Microsoft to HP (and Microsoft a few more times), here's 12 tech flip-flops that continue to resonate.
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Our Office 365 Experience: Part 3, The Verdict
Don Jones wraps up his three-part series and lets you know if the move to Office 365 was worth it.
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Our Office 365 Experience: Part 2, The Migration
Don Jones discusses what went smoothly and what became a real pain during the move.
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Our Office 365 Experience: Part 1, The Decision
Don begins his series of blog posts discussing his company's move to Microsoft's Office 365.
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CES 2012 Tech Wrap Up: The Good, The Bad and the Weird
With CES in the books for 2012, we present you with some of the winners, losers and head scratchers of the show.
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Top 9 Candidates To Succeed Steve Ballmer
If Microsoft did replace Steve Ballmer, here's who we predict would be on the company's short list.
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Saving Videos With Internet Explorer
Having trouble saving Internet videos to your computer? Brien walks you through a lesser-know Internet Explorer exploit that should get the job done.
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It's Official: The Windows Server GUI Is (Slowly) On the Way Out
Don Jones sees the writing on the wall and warns IT pros that they better be ready for a Windows future that doesn't feature the normal interface.
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12 Microsoft Hot Buttons for 2012
Mary Jo Foley on what she'll be watching for from Microsoft in 2012.
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13 Most Important Microsoft Product Lines
Microsoft has its hands in many areas -- here's the 13 most important products to keep an eye on in 2012.
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Space to Watch: Runbook Automation
Coupled with a good monitoring system, RBA tasks can become automated responses to detected conditions -- creating a more self-healing IT environment.
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Top 14 Products that Changed IT in the PC Era
Here's our picks for some of the most important computing releases ever. Be sure to share your take in the comments!
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Review: PowerBroker Desktops DLP
The BeyondTrust application is great for putting files on lockdown and preventing data leakage.