B.I. projects can be complex and expensive, but there are increasing options for smaller shops -- with big payoffs.
Readers chime in on Doug's recent "Who's Cool" column and more.
- By Readers of Redmond magazine
- 08/01/2010
The accidental death of Doug's blackberry gives him the chance to take a real vacation -- for three days.
Why generalists are gaining favor in cash-strapped IT departments.
- By Greg Shields
- 08/01/2010
Even if Steve Ballmer is going to be replaced (doubtful), it won't be by Bill.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 08/01/2010
Amped up 'responsible disclosure' gets toned down to 'coordinated vulnerability disclosure.' Plus: Redmond won't pay for bugs, and hacking has its own rewards.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/26/2010
Stuxnet is on the attack. Plus: old-school encryption makes a comeback; sniffing out threats, more.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/19/2010
Plus: Microsoft cozies up to Russia, China on security; virtualization's security shortcomings.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/12/2010
Plus: Developer ignoring DEP and ASLR at peril; what the global 'spamscape' looks like.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/06/2010
You may be tempted to jump right into a SharePoint 2010 upgrade, but it requires a substantial amount of planning. This will guide you through the upgrade planning process.
Is Apple still cool kid on the tech company block? Maybe not.
As of July 1, Microsoft will bundle VDI/VDA licensing for the Windows client OS into Software Assurance (SA). Here's how the changes may affect you.
- By Greg Shields
- 07/01/2010
Change control can sound good on paper, but it can also be used to shut down change entirely. Here's the process controls you'll want to implement to make sure innovation stays alive and keeps you (and your employer) happy.
For years, Microsoft has insisted that the browser is an integral part of the operating system, yet the company's current strategies with IE 6 and IE 9 make that argument an absurdity.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 07/01/2010
Big targets are always easy to hit. Perhaps no company in the modern age of commerce knows this better than Microsoft.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/21/2010
Plus: XP Service Pack 2 support set to expire, Adobe's newest patch is only a drop in the bucket.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/14/2010
Plus: Ten for June's Patch Tuesday; MS responds to Google Banning Windows; Adobe encounters another critical security flaw.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/07/2010
Microsoftis driving its customers toward online services, but do its customers really want to ride along?
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 06/01/2010
From Liam Nissan to Todd Rundgren, here's some celebrities who easily could have found themselves working beside you.
Readers chime in on communication methods, the future of computing in the cloud, PowerShell issues and more.
- By Readers of Redmond magazine
- 06/01/2010