Brien shares the renewed faith in Microsoft that Windows 8 Server has given him in the future of Microsoft (and for Windows admins).
Microsoft inched even closer to Hadoop at the PASS Summit 2011, held in Seattle this week, and announced a few product name changes along the way.
Microsoft today released its October Security Bulletin, which includes eight bulletins that address 23 vulnerabilities -- with two bulletins labeled "critical" and six "important."
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 Directions on Microsoft consultancy team Thursday highlighted "Windows 8" and "Windows Server 8" roadmap changes from Microsoft's Build event last week.
Microsoft last week released a community technology preview version of Windows Management Framework 3.0.
Microsoft re-released Security Advisory (2607712) yesterday to replace a previous flawed update that failed to include all blocked Web certificates from a Dutch certificate authority firm.
Catch up with all the news and commentary from Redmondmag.com and our sister sites that came out of Build:
Microsoft described improvements in its next-generation server technology, code-named "Windows Server 8," at its Build conference for developers today.
This looks to be a lighter patch month, with no "critical" items making it into in September's Microsoft Security Bulletin.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/08/2011
While competitors ramp up in a re-emerging space, Microsoft seems content to cede power in the market for e-commerce applications.
- By Paul Korzeniowski
- 09/02/2011
Virtualization licensing is changing -- take time now to review your infrastructure (and all the vendor options) now to make sure you're getting the best deal going forward.
For IT professionals dealing with databases, a few processes can ensure flexibility and stretch the limits of uptime.
- By Andrew Peterson
- 09/01/2011
DoS and password brute-force attacks can be particularly nasty, but you can protect your network against these types of disruptions.
Microsoft released a report this month updating the progress of the Microsoft Security Response Center in ensuring software security.