As expected, Microsoft released its federated identity management AD upgrade. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 05/06/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is offering a kit designed to streamline the evaluation process for orgs considering its new software products.
                    
			            - By Herb  Torrens
- 05/05/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released versions of SQL Server 2008 R2 products to IT professionals on Monday.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Friday released an updated toolkit for System Center Configuration Manager 2007.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Novell aims to tackle big competitors with its cloud-computing offerings.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citrix cashes in on its Xen offerings even as it competes and cooperates with its rivals. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Virtualization is rarely as simple to implement and manage as it has been made out to be. Here's what to look out for when planning your organization's next virtualization project.  
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Up and running in 30 days wih Surgient Cloud Express.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Although there are many critical VDI components to consider in your implementations, the choice of display protocols should never be taken lightly.
                    
			            - By Rick  Vanover
- 05/01/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Backupify provides daily and weekly backups.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Enterprise-wide management platforms meet best-of-breed tools.
                    
			            - By Alan  Maddison
- 05/01/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Here's a situation where the nice guy finishes as President and CEO.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    How Microsoft can give its VDI solution, Remote Desktop Connection Broker, much-needed credibility.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The memories of working in the IT industry in a post-Cold-War Russia remain vivid for Virsto CTO Alex Miroshnichenko.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft issued a security advisory on Thursday for a vulnerability in two SharePoint products.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 04/30/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows security holes have declined in the last year by 8.4 percent, according to a new Microsoft report.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 04/26/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Five key parameters for benchmarking desktop virtualization platforms.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Planning your storage architecture in a VMware environment is one of the most critical design elements. Even more critical: sizing of VMFS datastores.
                    
			            - By Rick  Vanover
- 04/26/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Upcoming federated ID management technology promises to improve authentication across both server and cloud. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 04/23/2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Thousands of enterprise PCs running Windows XP crashed yesterday after a McAfee antivirus update was applied.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 04/22/2010