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- Ozzie spells out the Live platform layers
- Ozzie spells out the Live platform layersTreading on AppleIt sounds to me like Microsoft is trying to downplay Apple's Rendezvous now called Bonjour because of trademark disputes by abusing the name for their own games.just marketing bable!Have you red any product announcement here?...just talking about clouds and other BS!If you...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, rendezvou, platform layer, Ozzie
- Discussion threads 2007-07-26
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- Does virtualization equal cloud computing?
- I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...
- Tags: Data centers, Servers, Utility computing, server, cloud computing, virtualization, cluster
- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- Microsoft isn't the only one developing a hardware-accelerated browser
- It is a dumb idea.WAIT! Firefox and Chrome teams are looking to do the same?What a brilliant idea!I smell a large scale patent war brewingThis will be one that catches everybody's attention, not just the people who work in the industry.I'd bet that Office goes hardware-rendered, tooI'd bet that Office...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, IE9, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, hardware, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Chrome OS: More questions than answers?
- And exactly why....would students be part of the target market or any other particular group for that matter?This is a silly post. Chrome will be lean, cloud based, local caching of data, some and growing off-line capabilities and probably grow in features/capabilities over time. It will NOT be everything to...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, Wi-Fi, operating system, Google Inc., Chrome, HTML5, Chrome OS
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Salesforce Chatter: Social operating systems emerge on the IT stage
- The next big shift: Intranets, portals, and software suites that are the integrating force of the social fabric for our organizations. This morning's announcement here at Dreamforce today from Salesforce of Chatter, an enterprise-class realization of Facebook and Twitter, is further evidence of the industry's push for social Web capabilities...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Information Technology, Operating System, Environment, Social Computing, Chatter, Status Update, Groups, Sales Force Management, Social Networking, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dion Hinchcliffe
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Counting vulnerabilities is pointless
- Suddenly it doesn't matter any more? Vulnerability count is an indication of software qualityIt goes directly to the process the vendor went through to root out vulnerabilities before shipping. At least if you compare products with the same general purpose and which receives the same amount of scrutiny.Time to fix...
- Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malware, risk period
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Microsoft puts more Azure cloud plumbing in place
- Editing nitMary Jo - it always bugs me when you and others refer to 'Azure.' There is no such thing as 'Azure.' There is a Windows Azure product and a SQL Azure product but no Azure product. It seems confusing to use Azure along. If you want to talk...
- Tags: Operating systems, Content management, Azure, Windows Azure, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Finally! A Three-Cornered Consulting Service for Enterprise 2.0
- Its not too often I endorse a new service - in fact, I never have without a lot of due diligence and at least some production history. Â So, for the first...and potentially only....time ever, I'm telling you that I'm truly excited about the launch of Pragmatic Enterprise 2.0. Â I'm...
- Tags: Socialtext, Enterprise 2.0, Framework, Pragmatic Enterprise 2.0, Michael Krigsman, Ross, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Averatec D1133 All-In-One
- Does a certain price make a nonmobile computer a Nettop? How about a particular CPU or case design? The Averatec D1133 All-In-One blurs the lines. Its low price and relatively slow performance make an argument for calling it a Nettop. But even though it's slow by conventional PC standards, thanks...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Monitors & displays, Averatec Inc., nettop
- Product reviews 2009-09-30
- SocialToo gives social networkers a false sense of security
- False SenseI think there is an innate false sense of security with social media after the initial exposure and use of a platform (FB, TWTR, LinkedIn etc.).Anything that adds an additional layer of "false sense" needs to be brought in the light, as you did... good post.If SocialToo "GETS IT"...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SocialToo, false sense, social networker, networker, security
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Large Nonprofit Cuts Development Time by 300 Percent Using xRM
- With the support of nearly one million members and partnerships with large public and private supporters, the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation carries out its mission as the world's largest tree-planting organization. As the Foundation expanded, leaders recognized the need to replace its aging system with a flexible solution that the...
- Tags: Arbor Software, Microsoft Corp., Business Structures, Team Management, Advertising & Promotion, Leadership, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Finance, Management, Marketing, Software
- Case studies 2009-09-24
- Watch Out for That Meteor, Stallman.
- Richard M. Stallman RMS the founder of the Free Software Foundation, has labeled prominent Open Source software developer Miguel De Icaza a "Traitor" for joining the Board of Directors of Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation as well as for his creation of the Microsoft .NET-compatible Mono software development...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Free Software Foundation, GNOME, Microsoft Corp., Richard Stallman, Miguel De Icaza, Mono Framework, Genie, Linux, Open Source, C#, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- Does Oracle matter to open source
- only as long as Oracle fights M$the reason OSS is doing very well is because people hate M$ and proprietary software in general.As long as Oracle will fund this insurgency against the evil M$ empire everybody will be better off.Eventually M$ will collapse like the Soviet Union and great days...
- Tags: open source, proprietary software, OSS, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-18
- Virtualization: a good idea but still some growing pains to consider
- It's a solution in search of a problemHow on earth is virtualization going to reduce complexity? The only way to reduce complexity is to use *one* platform of course.[Repeat]How on earth is virtualization going to increase security? The holes in windows will still be there, won't they?This shouldn't sell.Show me...
- Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Servers, virtualization, server, security, VMware Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-02
- Snowmobile Manufacturer Supercharges Dealer Management With the xRM Platform
- Polaris Industries is one of the largest off-road vehicle manufacturers in the world and a recognized leader in the snowmobile industry. To provide support to customers and a network of 1,500 dealers, the company relied on a group of disconnected applications. Because these systems did not share information, Polaris could...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Polaris Industries, Web Technology, Networking
- Case studies 2009-08-27
- Microsoft Oslo shifting to the data side
- Last year, I heard Brian Loesgen compared Oslo, Microsoft's modeling strategy, to an onion, with many layers of features. Lately, it appears there is another layer to Oslo forming, which ties the platform closer to Microsoft's data programmability stack. Darryl Taft reveals that Microsoft has been shifting...
- Tags: Oslo, Microsoft Corp., Modeling, Darryl Taft, Research & Development, Business Operations, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Leostream releases Connection Broker 6.1
- Leostream has released another upgrade of its multi-platform connector broker to ease the management of virtual desktops. Connection Broker 6.1, which was released last month, features enhanced policy and reporting capabilities, Wake-on-Lan and power control for physical machines and browser access to Citrix XenApplications. ...
- Tags: Administrator, Policy, Leostream, Desktops, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- VMware's SpringSource purchase sparks head scratching; Still doesn't solve the Microsoft problem
- VMware's purchase of SpringSource for $420 million has sparked a fair amount of head scratching among analysts who argue the virtualization software company paid too much and still failed to solve its Microsoft problem. Global Equities analyst Trip Chowdhry noted that SpringSource had roughly $10 million in...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., SpringSource, Virtualization, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- With virtualization, a way to wrangle mobile data costs in the enterprise
- Are you an IT pro who's tired of rising mobile bills? Does incorporating personal smartphones under the enterprise security umbrella keep you up at night? Bob Tinker may have a solution. Tinker, chief executive of mobile enterprise solutions provider MobileIron, is...
- Tags: Virtualization, Mobile, Information Technology, Smart Phone, Enterprise, MobileIron, single-OS Strategy, Employee Self-service, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: Inside the Microsoft Web Deployment Tool (Level 200)
- The presenter of this webcast introduces the Microsoft Web Deployment Tool and shows how the tool is used to easily move configuration information, content, Secure Sockets Layer SSL certificates, and other types of data associated with a Web server. The presenter examines the scenarios where the Web deployment tool shines,...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Productivity
- Webcasts 2009-08-05
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