A recent survey shows that one of the greatest challenges facing the adoption of cloud computing is that the industry isn't selling it very well.
After a quarter-century, Windows has gone from a long-awaited experiment to the dominant software product in the world. But the operating system's past isn't necessarily a prologue for what could be an uncertain future.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz, Lee Pender
- 10/02/2010
Could there be fewer versions of Windows? More importantly, does it matter?
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 10/01/2010
According to research firm Gartner, IT debt is the amount of money it would take to bring an organization's application portfolio up to date.
Cloud computing services accounted for 12.5 percent of overall IT budgets, according to a research report released this week by Gartner.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 09/23/2010
New release aimed at broadened use of Windows HPC Server.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 09/21/2010
Apple, Google and BlackBerry are biggest gainers in "brand value" in 2010.
Microsoft has renamed its Office Communications Server Lync Server 2010 and has posted the release candidate and a planning tool.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 09/13/2010
In a video posted to YouTube on Sunday, a hacker by the name of "Iraq resistence" has taken credit for the "Here You Have" e-mail virus and has stated the worm has "… affected NASA, Coca-Cola, Google and most American [companies]."
Security spending may have slowed, but it still outpaces spending in other segments.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 09/13/2010
For the second month in a row, Microsoft will be rolling out a heavier than usual patch load of nine.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/09/2010
Using workflows in SharePoint 2010 is a good way to automate complex business processes.
Whether you're in the camp that believes that Microsoft is too dependent on its cash cows or the one that thinks that Microsoft is spreading itself too thin, it's worth considering which product will be the next billion-dollar baby in Redmond.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 09/01/2010
PolicyPak gives IT pros the power to automate application configuration with minimum hassle and maximum results.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/01/2010
Software as a Service (SaaS). Hosted services. "The Cloud." These are terms that have been flying around the IT industry more and more frequently of late, and if you haven't been paying attention, it's time to start.
Software piracy is big business and bad for IT as a whole, so someone has to police it. But when the piracy police overstep their bounds, companies suffer needlessly. Here, Redmond explores the most harrowing tales of software audits and how companies should respond if the piracy cops come knocking.
Exec oversees "dog-fooding" of Redmond's new technology and migration to the cloud.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 09/01/2010
Microsoft calls Windows 7 its "fastest selling" operating system, but the new OS may represent increased costs and greater logistical pain for IT shops over the next two years.
Organizations have been considering alternatives to Microsoft Office, but not as replacements quite yet.
Microsoft provided more information about security for Windows Azure, publishing a talk and white paper.