Weblog of Michael Pietroforte

  • Windows 8 Consumer Preview release date: February 29 link
  • Windows 8 Consumer Preview release date shows that for Microsoft, it’s all about mobile link
  • Building Windows 8: Improving power efficiency for applications link
  • Rumor: Windows 8 Consumer Preview app list revealed? link
  • OneNote Mobile for Android is now available worldwide link
  • New in Altaro Hyper-V Backup V3 link
  • Can Microsoft Save Windows Azure? link My view: MS shouldn’t have copied Google’s cloud model but Amazon’s
  • Amazon S3 Price Reduction link
  • Windows 8 beta release date near, as rumors fly link
  • Getting touchy with Office 15, Surface 2.0 and Windows 8 link
  • Symantec releases faster next-gen NetBackup, Backup Exec link
  • Microsoft drops Start button from Windows 8, reports say link This is already my favorite Windows 8 feature.
  • IT salaries rise, bonuses get bigger link Another proof that IT matters more and more. Also read: link
  • Ed Bott: Get a head start on Windows 8 (and get 30% off my new book) link
  • Windows Phone 8 Preview – Windows Phone 8 will be based on the Windows 8 kernel link
  • SQL Server 2012 online launch event (March 7) link
  • Saint Zuck – I don’t agree often with Nicholas Carr, but this one he got right: link Btw Zuck has this nonsense from S. Jobs
  • Microsoft releases PST Capture tool for Exchange link
  • Top 10 Admin Console Improvements in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager link
  • Microsoft ‘committed’ to Hyper-V OpenStack support link
  • Is it time for Microsoft to relinquish the Evil Empire crown to Google? link I guess Sergey won’t like this headline.
  • Building Windows 8: Acting on file management feedback link
  • Microsoft’s Office 15: To Metro or not to Metro? link
  • Still stuck on Microsoft’s IE 6? There’s an updated tool for that link
  • Hyper-V Dynamic Memory: Explanation and Recommendations link
  • Microsoft Begins Office 15 Technical Preview link
  • What does the Office 15 schedule say about Windows 8? link
  • Cast your vote in the Windows 8 release schedule prediction pool link
  • Released: Update Rollup 6 for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3 link
  • Microsoft Updates SQL Server Migration Assistants to v5.2 link
  • Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) for System Center 2012 Release Candidate Documentation link
  • Microsoft offers startups $60K in Windows Azure cloud services link
  • Windows 8 stable on ARM, going to developers soon, say sources link
  • Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation link
  • Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation link
  • Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation link
  • Microsoft documentation: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Standards Support link
  • How Bill Gates changed Microsoft’s stance on open source link
  • System Center Advisor Released – Proactive Server Configuration Management link
  • Microsoft Security Compliance Manager 2.5 now available for beta download link
  • Windows 8 has entered its final pre-beta build link
  • Amazon Web Services moves backups to cloud with new appliance link
  • Android is catching up to IOS in the booming tablet market link
  • SQL Server 2012 release date: March 7 link
  • SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event, information, resources, and much more link
  • Building Windows 8: Supporting sensors in Windows 8 link
  • Windows 8: Why the coming beta is likely to be labeled the ‘consumer preview’ link
  • IT salary survey: Highest earners are cozy with business, hard on IT link
  • Microsoft details Windows 8 Store link
  • Building Windows 8: Engineering Windows 8 for mobile networks link
  • System Center 2012 – Licensing Update link Comprehensive article
  • Free Microsoft Private Cloud Training link
  • Microsoft Earnings: Record Overall Revenues But Slight Dip In Windows link My view: MS really needs a $200 Windows 8 tablet
  • World IPv6 Launch: this time it’s for real link Are you prepared? Check out the 4sysops IPv6 tutorial: link
  • TechNet Magazine: January 2012 link
  • IT salary satisfaction survey shows CIO salaries dipped in 2011 link
  • Microsoft Releases Windows 8 Tablet Specs link
  • Microsoft Enterprise Product Roadmap Webcast link
  • Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Resources link
  • Microsoft System Center 2012 To Manage Citrix, VMware Hypervisors link

In this poll, I'd like to find out what role monitoring plays in your network and the kind of tools you are using.

I don’t want to say much more about this poll at the moment because I somehow think that I influence readers with my introductory articles. I think, the questions speak for themselves. So, be a worthy 4sysops citizen and fulfill your voting obligations. ;-)

Note that you can select more than one answer. Feel free to tell us what monitoring solution you are using in a comment below.

Are you currently using a monitoring solution?








View Results

  • System Center 2012 RC Released & New Licensing Information link
  • Microsoft details new licensing plans for its cloud management suite link
  • Sysinternals Updates: Autoruns v11.21, Coreinfo v3.03, PortMon v 3.03, Process Explorer v15.12 link
  • Download Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Software link
  • Windows 8 tablets priced between $599 and $999? link
  • Windows 8 pre-beta demoed, shows new features [Video] link
  • Microsoft’s Windows 8: What we learned this week link
  • World’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional dies at 16 link
  • The best ultrabooks of CES 2012 link
  • AWS Free Usage Tier now Includes Microsoft Windows on EC2 link
  • Rollup 1 for Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 Service Pack 2 link
  • Software lets Windows 8 run Android apps link
  • Microsoft to Launch Real-Time Threat Intelligence Feed link
  • SQL Server 2012 coming soon, are you ready? (list of on-demand training available now in the Partner Learning Center link
  • Microsoft still hinting at October Windows 8 release date link
  • Ultrabook PCs and Tablets Dominate 2012 CES News Cycle link
  • Microsoft’s Ballmer: If I had it to do all over again… link Seems Ballmer has read the Steve Jobs book
  • Microsoft now paid royalties on 70% of US Android smartphones link
  • Building Windows 8: Refresh and reset your PC link
  • Building Windows 8: Virtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency link
  • Microsoft to detail new private cloud and System Center strategy link

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