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- Microsoft IT Strengthens Security With Data Loss Prevention Solution
- To safeguard data stored in and transmitted from Microsoft offices and portable devices around the world, the Microsoft IT Security team used the Active Directory service to manage data-access rights and early versions of RSA Data Loss Prevention DLP products to locate sensitive data. This solution required IT staff to...
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IT, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Strategy, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- Case studies 2009-09-29
- Securing the Microsoft Environment Using Desktop Patch Management
- The Microsoft Information Technology Microsoft IT group uses Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to manage more than 255,000 computers worldwide. Microsoft IT ensures that nearly 90,000 users in more than 400 Microsoft locations around the world are able to access the corporate network 24 hours per day, seven days...
- Tags: Desktop, Information Technology, Environment, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IT, Strategy, Security, Management
- Case studies 2009-03-01
- Microhoo mudslinging: Icahn says Yahoo distorts facts of offer
- Microhoo mudslinging: Icahn says Yahoo distorts facts of offerAre the days of $30+ per share gone?Microsoft may be willing to contribute to Mr. Icahn's effort with an offer that was going to be refused, but it's still uncertain whether any final agreement to buy Yahoo would reach the per share...
- Tags: Games, Microsoft IT, Icahn, Microhoo, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Uses Forefront Client Security (Level 300)
- Microsoft IT has deployed Microsoft Forefront Client Security on approximately 50,000 computers. This webcast examine Microsoft IT's experience with Forefront Client Security and discuss the architectural considerations that Microsoft IT made when deploying Forefront Client Security within Microsoft.
- Tags: Security, Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft IT, Strategy, Management
- Webcasts 2008-06-19
- Microsoft IT Deploys Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters for File Services
- Based in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a worldwide leader in software, services, and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Microsoft seeks to provide highly available file services to users worldwide. The solution must keep total cost of ownership low while offering high performance, and it must be easy to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IT, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-04-01
- Microsoft IT's Benefits of a Server Core Installation of Windows Server 2008
- Server Core is a minimal installation option for the Windows Server 2008 operating system that does not provide a fully integrated Graphical User Interface GUI or other components and applications that are not required for supported server roles and features. A Server Core installation helps reduce the attack surface and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Information Technology, Benefit, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IT, Server Core, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2008-03-01
- LOB Application Compatibility: Using Microsoft IT's LOB Application Compatibility Testing Processes
- Application compatibility is a concern any time an organization deploys new software to an existing computer environment. Whether the organization is deploying a new operating system or a new Web browser, it must ensure that the applications that users need to perform their daily tasks continue to function properly. Microsoft...
- Tags: Information Technology, Environment, Microsoft Corp., Application Compatibility, Microsoft IT
- White papers 2008-03-01
- Microsoft IT's Top Five Management and Operations Features in Window Server 2008
- Although the deployment of the Windows Server 2008 operating system is still in its relatively early stages, Microsoft Information Technology Microsoft IT has already discovered noticeable benefits in the day-to-day management and operation of its network environment as Windows Server 2008 makes its debut in data centers across the enterprise....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Information Technology, Window, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IT, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- White papers 2008-02-01
- Microsoft Webcast: Managing a Global Internal Helpdesk With Outsourcing and Call-Avoidance Techniques (Level 100)
- Microsoft IT manages a global internal helpdesk that receives 63,000 contacts per month. To improve the client-support experience and productivity while reducing costs, Microsoft IT took two approaches off-shoring and outsourcing the internal helpdesk including service desk and deskside support and developing a number of call-avoidance techniques. The attendee of...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IT, Help Desk, Call Centers, Outsourcing, Productivity, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Webcasts 2007-11-19
- How worried should Microsoft be about open source?
- How worried should Microsoft be about open source?They shouldn't be worried at allMicrosoft should continue business as usual, not bothering to even think about anything but how to squeeze the most out of their customer base.Don't worry, Steve; be happy!Worried? I defer to Mike CoxntRE: How worried should Microsoft...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX, Databases, Microsoft IT, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Ubuntu, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft IIS Server, Cuba
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- Microsoft Webcast: How Microsoft IT Uses IT as a Strategic Business Asset (Level 100)
- At Microsoft, the Microsoft IT group plays a valuable role in adding business value to both internal and external organizations. Microsoft IT is quickly becoming a strategic partner with the overall business of Microsoft for building better products, testing solid solutions, and acting as a role model for other IT...
- Tags: Asset, Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IT, Strategy, Management
- Webcasts 2007-04-27
- Microsoft IT Enhances Operations With Windows Server 2003 R2 Upgrade
- Microsoft Corporation, one of the world's largest software development companies, needed to enhance file server replication, optimize WAN bandwidth use, and provide a single sign-on experience for its employees. Microsoft's IT group Microsoft IT deployed Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 to take advantage of several new features, including: File Server...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., File Server, Microsoft IT, Windows Server 2003 R2 Deployment, File Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Storage Management, WANs, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Storage, Hardware, Networking
- Case studies 2006-11-09
- Microsoft IT Employs Scorecard Solution to Align Actions to Strategy
- Whether the company is large or small, sells office supplies or manufactures cars, the IT department likely has many of the same challenges and goals as IT departments across all industries in countries around the world. IT departments are almost universally faced with internal demands to provide competitive advantages, drive...
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IT, IT Department, Strategy, Management
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- Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?
- MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...
- Tags: Operating systems, Leadership, BOOT UP TIMES, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Microsoft designs laptop for developer giveaway
- Great idea !!!Finally something new and exciting from Microsoft. It maybe won't change the market anytime soon, but at least, these will set a benchmark by which other will have to measure. It's also a nice way to demonstrate the best Windows has to offer.And it's nice to see Microsoft...
- Tags: Notebooks, developer giveaway, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their money
- SilverLight draws circles around Google's gimmickCompare SL's demo w/ that of ChromeOS and see it for yourself the truth: The former completely owns the latter.RE: Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their moneyWhat kool aid are you drinking? NOTHING is secure, and Google wants to take over everything....
- Tags: Operating systems, Google Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Ford Motor Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist
- Maybe MS needs myLife instead of focusing on cloud everything.I've been a Windows user since Windows 1.0 on MS-DOS. I used Multiplan and Word with a mouse before Windows even existed. Over the years I've purchased so many copies of MS Office, OS upgrades, mice, keyboards, joysticks, development environments (MASM,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome Frame
- HAHA! Way to go Microsoft! They basically just told Google to suck it! The best part is they were right the whole time. Yet people blindly defended Google. It would seem Google has more software issues than anyone else.RE: Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome FrameI'm not...
- Tags: Web browsers, security, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., attack surface, Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Microsoft designs laptop for developer giveaway
- Windows division president Steven Sinofsky took his Windows team through the process of designing and building a Windows 7 laptop in conjunction with Acer. LOS ANGELES--As a software guy, Windows division president Steven Sinofsky readily admits that he had little idea of all that goes into building a laptop....
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Microsoft, Acer, laptop, Ina Fried CNET News
- News items 2009-11-19
- NComputing announces new Microsoft partnership
- I've featured NComputing a few times in this blog, largely focusing on their solutions that turn a single workstation into as many as 10 workstations using thin client technologies. In particular, I wrote about NComputing's successful bid beating out Intel and OLPC to provide thin-client computers to as many...
- Tags: Virtualization, Partnership, Thin Client, Server, Microsoft Corp., Computing, NComputing, Microsoft Windows, Thin Clients, Terminal Services, Business Structures, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Finance, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
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