Month: October 2012

VMware, the bell tolls for thee, and Microsoft is ringing it

Survey results from VMworld indicate that Microsoft is becoming a threat to VMware’s user base. VMworld is about a month behind us now and I’ve had a little more time to noodle on the joint survey I did with virtualization management vendor Xangati. There was a tremendous amount of energy at VMworld and the show […]

Broad Windows 8 deployment in enterprises could take years

Learning curve, satisfaction with Windows 7 cited by experts Widespread Windows 8 adoption by businesses is years away, primarily because it is so different from Windows 7 that the learning curve for end users will be a nightmare, experts say. Gartner says in a report coming out later this week that 90% of enterprises will […]

Windows 8 coming out party: New Microsoft OS runs on all kinds of hardware

More than 1,000 devices certified for Windows 8 starting at less than $300. Windows 8, Microsoft’s bold new operating system, officially debuted this morning at a coming out party in New York City highlighted by a display of the wide variety of devices on which it can run – from PCs to tablets to hybrids […]

5 Things Microsoft Surface Must Do to Beat the iPad

5 Things Microsoft Surface Must Do to Beat the iPad The Windows ship is leaking in a dozen places, pierced beneath the waterline by very pointy iPads. Where the Mac never really made a dent in Microsoft’s PC hegemony, the iPad is doing so: it’s being handed to children as a first computer, appearing in […]

Microsoft takes income hit prior to Windows 8 launch

Microsoft takes income hit prior to Windows 8 launch Microsoft experienced a rough quarter, with a 22 percent decline in net income and an 8 percent decline in revenue Facing a sluggish PC market and deferring revenue from sales of its upcoming Windows 8 OS, Microsoft reported US$4.47 billion in net income for its first […]

FAQ: The ins and out of Windows 8 pricing

What’s it cost to whom and for what Last week, Microsoft and its retail partners revealed a few more details about Windows 8 pricing, clarifying what the Redmond, Wash., developer has purposefully left muddy in the months leading up to its release next week. Windows 8 may come in fewer flavors than its predecessors, but […]

Top 10 cloud jobs

Dice.com, the popular tech-focused job site, posts upwards of 3,800 cloud-related job listings on any given day. Researchers there crunched the numbers to come up with a list of the top 10 most available jobs in the cloud. These job descriptions and credentials were compiled using multiple job listings in each category.   Cloud architect […]

Inspector Gadgets: 13 Windows 7 gadgets for monitoring your PC

Best Microsoft MCTS Certification, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com   See your computer’s key operations at a glance Computerworld – It’s been nearly two years since Windows 7 was released, and yet there are still some features that Windows 7 users may not be taking full advantage of — such as desktop gadgets. Similar to […]

Ad industry calls IE10’s ‘Do Not Track’ setting ‘unacceptable’

Ad industry calls IE10’s ‘Do Not Track’ setting ‘unacceptable’ Privacy advocates hit back, call demands ‘bizarre’ Many of the country’s largest companies lashed out at Microsoft this week, claiming that its decision to turn on the “Do Not Track” privacy feature in Internet Explorer 10 would “harm consumers, hurt competition, and undermine American innovation.” In […]

Geek of All Trades: The new certifications

There’s a whole “new” crop of reconfigured and reclassified Microsoft certification exams, but how much has the focus and the gravitas changed? Greg Shields The Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) is back, but does this mark a return to the good old days? Microsoft’s resurrection of the long-treasured MCSE could reignite certification’s glory days of […]

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