Business intelligence has long been the domain of big companies with lots of resources. Microsoft wants to change that, but it faces a daunting task.
- By Paul Korzeniowski
- 04/04/2011
Microsoft's addon for the Xbox 360 isn't just for games. Check out what happens when the hardware falls into a modder's hands.
Microsoft ran an online Q&A on Thursday, answering questions about virtual desktop infrastructure, its new Windows Thin PC, plus general licensing questions.
Social media has opened a whole new can of worms for companies, just as they were getting e-mail under control. Despite the challenges, it's possible to get social networking applications under control, too.
- By Paul Korzeniowski
- 03/08/2011
Microsoft has famously lost -- or ousted -- eight top executives since 2008, including luminaries Ray Ozzie and Jeff Raikes. The change of leadership might have questionable long-term effects, but isn't likely to change much in Redmond for the time being. Here's why.
From a young Bill Gates and crew to competing CEOs like Apple's Steve Jobs and VMware's Paul Maritz, here's our picks for the tech casting couch.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 02/24/2011
It's time to ditch File Replication Service and move completely to Distributed File System.
If you were making the ultimate operating system, what features would you choose? Here's one take on the best of the best from Mac OS X, Ubuntu, Unix, iOS, Windows and more.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 02/10/2011
In this Q&A, Microsoft Senior Director of Online Services Tom Rizzo talks up Redmond's hybrid cloud offerings and its desktop/server solutions, and shrugs off any threat from Google Inc.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/02/2011
Microsoft's flagship Windows, Office and Exchange offerings may face renewed challenges in the stratospheric battle to come.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/02/2011
Google Product Mananger Rajen Sheth fends off claims about the need for rich Office clients, traditional PCs, and alleged shortcomings in Google's hosted apps and SLA policies.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/02/2011
The challenges facing the class of 2011 could be just as difficult as last year, but new careers can be forged by taking the right steps.
- By Paul Korzeniowski
- 02/01/2011
Here's what we're looking forward to getting our hands on from last week's Consumer Electronics Show.
Microsoft's latest browser isn't a mere upgrade, and here's why that's a good thing.
Ryan Gavin, senior director of Internet Explorer, talks about the company's direction with IE 9 and how the browser will affect IT professionals.
From speed to UI to HTML 5,Redmond magazine readers share what they like -- and don't -- about Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 beta, and how it compares to the previous versions.
These new desktop PC models offer plenty of power and room for more.
Redmond has no shortage of rivals that want a piece of its business. While there are certainly more than 10, these competitors are keeping Microsoft's top execs up at night.
When it comes to the enterprise, Microsoft hit the ball out of the park in 2010. Here's our favorite offerings.
Here's 10 companies we think Microsoft should buy right now to solidify its place in a variety of markets.
- By Lee Pender, Jeffrey Schwartz
- 12/02/2010