The open source lightweight Docker runtime environment for Linux could someday supersede the traditional virtual machine. Among its many supporters is Microsoft, which just announced a deep partnership with Docker Inc. to bring containers to the next version of Windows Server.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/27/2014
Before making the jump, here are some points to consider.
- By Rick Vanover
- 10/16/2014
Microsoft's release of the first Windows 10 Technical Preview this week shows signs that the company's effort to unify the fragmented OS for PCs, tablets and phones delivered with Windows 8.x is coming to life, but not yet an exponential leap forward.
Vendor consolidation is leading IT pros to favor fewer players, according to this year's annual Redmond Third-Party Reader's Choice Awards.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/02/2014
As enterprise IT pros face a business imperative to support the management and analysis of Big Data, Microsoft has embraced the call with the latest evolution of SQL Server, support for NoSQL and Hadoop. The changes promise to alter the role of the traditional DBA.
Is the new feature an IT game changer or an unnecessary headache?
- By Rick Vanover
- 09/19/2014
The retirement of support for Windows Server 2003 will be one of the most important of the predictable security issues of 2015.
- By Scott Bekker
- 09/19/2014
Coming up with a viable governance strategy is critical and requires a careful balancing act.
- By Maggie Swearingen
- 09/03/2014
The new Microsoft Azure Active Directory puts more on-premises features into the cloud version and links to more than 1,200 Software as a Service (SaaS) apps.
Who's running your help desk? Outsourcing can solve several IT problems -- reducing costs and providing a quick route to mobility management. But beware: Outside contractors don't always deliver the help or results you need.
- By Scott Bekker
- 08/27/2014
The feature, part of Microsoft's Azure cloud service, makes it easy to create file shares in the public cloud.
Microsoft is among a number of new providers upsetting the status quo by offering software defined storage, cloud-based data protection, flash-based arrays and converged Web scale infrastructure.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 08/04/2014
Since Edward Snowden first revealed major cloud companies' cooperation with the NSA's covert surveillance, Microsoft and other vendors have been fighting hard to restore their image through public measures to protect users' privacy. While Redmond readers respect the effort to varying degrees, they're taking their own countermeasures.
Here's how to choose the right switch type for your environment.
- By Rick Vanover
- 07/24/2014
The new System Center feature plugs in monitor infrastructure and apps in real time.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/09/2014
Reduce the labor of deploying Windows images, patches, policies and group settings with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.
Microsoft wants to be your mobile device management provider in the evolving BYOD era, even if that means emphasizing iOS and Android over Windows.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/23/2014
Microsoft says its newest high-end tablet is designed to replace your laptop -- even if it's a MacBook Pro. Does it live up to the hype?
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/20/2014
Introduce social networking to your company with Microsoft Yammer deployed on SharePoint and Office 365.
- By Melanie Gass
- 06/06/2014
Here's a rundown of how to use Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter to switch from VMware hypervisors to Hyper-V.