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In certain configurations, Windows Server 2012 is cheaper than vSphere Which is cheaper: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 or VMware vSphere 5.1? Well, that depends on who’s doing the math. A Microsoft general manager recently wrote a blog post pointing out that a cost calculator on VMware’s website shows that if a system is configured in…
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IT jobs on the other side of the cloud As companies turn increasingly toward the cloud, corporate IT staffers wonder if the grass is greener working for a service provider. Jake Robinson remembers the day when he really understood what it means to work on “the other side of the cloud.” It was Thanksgiving, a…
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Office 365 email conks out twice within a week Antivirus issue, infrastructure failures to blame Microsoft’s Office 365 service has suffered two email outages within a week of each other that affected some customers in North and South America that stemmed from different causes but ended in the same result: failed email delivery. The first…
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12 effective habits of indispensable IT pros How do you keep your job — or get a better one — in an era when hiring is slow and budgets are squeezed? Follow these 12 maxims. Some are practical advice you’ve heard before (and ignored). Being familiar with how technology can improve the bottom line is…
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Analysis Why SmartGlass is Microsoft’s killer app The launch of Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system was an unprecedented moment for the industry giant. It is, after all, the first major version of Windows to be built from the ground up with smartphones and tablets in mind rather than being PC-centric. What’s more, it was…
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At the company’s much-anticipated developer’s conference, Microsoft works on expanding its universe of third-party apps. At Microsoft’s Build conference, held this week in Redmond, Wash., the software giant’s main objective was to entice developers and programmers to go forth and create apps for the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 ecosystem. The company has apparently…
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What you need to know to understand all the commotion about Microsoft’s new OS Windows 8 launches Friday, and even if you haven’t been paying attention it’s still not too late to catch up on the essentials of what’s new and significant about the operating system. Here are some frequently asked questions about Windows 8…
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Then Windows 7 gets a longer life, Microsoft presses on Microsoft launches Windows 8 later this month after a year of gradually making the new operating system more and more available, hoping for a big hit that will drive sales this holiday season and beyond, and giving the company new hope of grabbing a bigger…