With California facing a $16 billion budget deficit, representatives are looking for new ways to make up for the shortfall.
Microsoft released High Performance Computing Server 2008 (HPC Server 2008) Beta 2, the next-generation version of Compute Cluster Server 2003.
IT auditors examine accounts just like their financial auditing counterparts. Instead of trial balances, they look at system user accounts to determine who signed on when and who did what. But what about who's logging into what account and when? More important, do these people even work here anymore?
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/19/2008
MCP exam takers who want to participate in the program have until the end of May to register into the program and register for an exam.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/15/2008
A former Microsoft employee appears to be coming to the rescue of those suffering from the XP SP3 endless reboot cycle that can happen on computers with AMD processors
Microsoft last week released a beta version of its Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool on the Microsoft Connect site.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/15/2008
Microsoft Office 2007 users will be able to get a new service pack delivered automatically via Microsoft Update as early as mid-next month.
IT pros are having a hard time balancing security, software patch management and IT auditing with a host of other duties, says a Shavlik Technologies survey.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/12/2008
Three patches will target critical remote code execution exploits in Microsoft Office, Publisher and the Jet Database Engine.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/08/2008
Microsoft issued the second community technology preview of its scripting and management tool for servers using Windows operating systems.
Redmond hopes to challenge SAS Institute and SPSS for data mining and predictive analytic bragging rights.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 05/07/2008
Citing a hefty price tag and other concerns, Microsoft this weekend officially scrapped its plans to acquire Yahoo.
The update introduces a few changes, but no noticeable performance improvements.
- By Peter Varhol
- 05/01/2008
If you manage multiple SQL Server installations, this tool lets you seamlessly scale your efforts.
- By Eric Johnson
- 05/01/2008
According to a recent survey of 850 "enterprise software customers," Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) continues to be the most important enterprise software trend.
You may not have heard of them, but VPN concentrators can help you properly secure your virtual private network.
- By J. Peter Bruzzese and Tim Duggan
- 05/01/2008
Leaks from unnamed sources to The Wall Street Journal constitute the only "news" so far this week about Microsoft's unsolicited takeover bid for Yahoo.
One admin realizes too late that he might have taken more than he could handle.
- By Brian Mangiaracina
- 05/01/2008
Finding a data needle in the haystack that is your hard disk requires more than just a magnifying glass and a huge dose of patience.
- By Peter Varhol
- 05/01/2008
With its improved console, easier reporting and service-oriented health checks, SCOM 2007 is a welcome improvement over MOM 2005.
- By Joanne Cummings
- 05/01/2008