After migrating a non-technical friend to Microsoft's Office 365, Greg now wonders whether the online suite can make it long-term.
- By Greg Shields
- 04/03/2012
It appears Microsoft System Center 2012 will be hot...but that's not a good thing for everyone.
- By Greg Shields
- 03/01/2012
To get the most out of System Center, you can't just implement it -- you have to dedicate your shop to automation.
- By Greg Shields
- 02/01/2012
The year 2012 should be a banner year for Microsoft. With what seems like every product going through a major revision, this year means more changes for the Information Technology industry than any year in recent memory.
- By Greg Shields
- 01/01/2012
Windows To Go, even in its pre-release state, just seems to perfectly fit with that everywhere-for-everyone mentality that's changing everything about how we do IT.
- By Greg Shields
- 12/03/2011
In a career first, I've entirely rewritten this column three times. That's because although its question greatly interests me, its answer greatly eludes me.
- By Greg Shields
- 11/01/2011
Whether or not the future of Windows administration will be the command line, you're doing yourself a disservice by not at least strongly considering this possibility (and preparing accordingly).
- By Greg Shields
- 10/04/2011
The role of the operating system is changing, and changing the role of IT with it.
- By Greg Shields
- 09/01/2011
Take the time to get the most out of Microsoft's free Windows 7 automation deployment tools -- you won't regret it.
- By Greg Shields
- 08/01/2011
Training has come a long way...make sure you consider all options when planning your staff improvement.
- By Greg Shields
- 07/01/2011
Should you build you own private cloud or buy someone else's? What about doing both?
- By Greg Shields
- 06/08/2011
How to get the benefits of an always-on VPN while mitigating the security risks.
- By Greg Shields
- 05/02/2011