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Backup Exec 2010 review – Download Internet Explorer 9 developer preview

Michael Pietroforte — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:05:55 +0000

Symantec Backup Exec 2010 review Main new feature: deduplication (elimination of redundant data)
Microsoft unveils IE9 public preview You can download IE9 here
IE9 proves Microsoft is back in the browser battle, says analyst

Spiceworks 4.6 is out – Microsoft Select discontinued – Silverlight 4 RC – Windows Phone 7 news – Gartner: Virtualized servers insecure – Windows 7 annoyances

Michael Pietroforte — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:44:05 +0000

Spiceworks 4.6 is out
Microsoft Select Licensing Discontinued
Silverlight on 60 per cent of ‘internet devices’ My view: Silverlight will be Microsoft’s main gateway to the cloud.
Microsoft announces more Windows Phone 7 details
Windows Phone 7: New Samsung device and hardware specs revealed
Windows Phone 7 Apps Must Be Microsoft Approved
Gartner Says 60 Percent of Virtualized Servers Will Be Less Secure Than the Physical Servers They Replace Through 2012
Paul Thurrott: Windows 7 Annoyances (and solutions)

Review of Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 – Windows 8 technical documentation in the works – Qualcomm’s multi-fold device

Michael Pietroforte — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:22:41 +0000

Review: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
Windows 8 Technical Documentation in the Works
Qualcomm’s Multi-Fold Device: tablet and smart phone in one device Isn’t this cool?

Review: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

Windows 8 Technical Documentation in the Works

Qualcomm’s Multi-Fold Device: tablet and smart phone in one device Isn’t this cool?

Windows 7 SP1 release date – New IE exploits – Mirosoft cloud mouse – PDF exploits – IT policy violation – Windows 7 compatibilty testing

Michael Pietroforte — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:03:42 +0000

Windows 7 SP1 Coming Q4 2010?
Hackers exploit latest IE6/7 zero-day with drive-by attacks Move to IE8 and Windows 7 NOW!
Microsoft develops 3D cloud mouse
Hackers love to exploit PDF bugs, says researcher
12% knowingly violate company IT policies
Windows 7 Compatibility Testing (Part 2)

Amazon S3 now hosts 100 billion objects – Cloud and The Death of the Sysadmin

Michael Pietroforte — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:00 +0000

Amazon S3 Now Hosts 100 Billion Objects My laptop with 1TB hosts about 1 million objects. So S3 stores 100,000 TB?
Cloud and The Death of the Sysadmin Wrong! Innovation in IT will require more sysadmins:

Serious Apache vulnerability – Sysinternals updates

Michael Pietroforte — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:14:47 +0000

Serious Apache vulnerability disclosed
Sysinternals updates: AdExplorer v1.3, VMMap v2.6, Disk2vhd v1.5, LiveKd v3.14, Sigcheck v1.66

Windows 7 SP1 release date – Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 review – Microsoft to rally partners to the cloud – Browser ballot again – Argument against disabling IPv6

Michael Pietroforte — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:28:16 +0000

Report: Microsoft moves up Windows 7 SP1 release date
Comprehensive review of Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 (software-based remote access tool)
Microsoft to Rally Partners to the Cloud
Microsoft changes algorithm in Europe browser ballot
The Argument against Disabling IPv6

Office 2010 release date – Ballmer in the cloud – Essential Business Server discontinued – Windows Phone 7 not downward compatible

Michael Pietroforte — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:17:06 +0000

Office 2010 release date: RTM: April, available for business: May 12, consumers: June
Released: Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010
Ballmer Says Microsoft Is Betting Its Business on the Cloud
All-staff email sent out by Steve Ballmer: “We Must Move At Cloud Speed” Did you understand what the cloud is?
Analysis: Microsoft’s Ballmer Explains the Cloud Good summary of Ballmer’s cloud speech
Microsoft Discontinues Essential Business Server
It’s official: Existing Windows Mobile apps won’t run on Windows Phone 7 Microsoft must be pretty scared of Android
Microsoft sends flowers to Internet Explorer 6 funeral This is what I like about MS. They are not so uptight as Apple.
Microsoft plans 8 Windows, Office fixes next week

Migration Expert Zone has interviewed me – Google: desktops will be irrelevant – Gartner: PC shipments to jump by 20 percent – SC Service Manager 2010 Release Candidate – IE 8-friendly sites on the rise – Typical Windows user patches every 5 days

Michael Pietroforte — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:51:59 +0000

Migration Expert Zone has interviewed me
In three years desktops will be irrelevant – Google sales chief Didn’t we hear this prediction already countless times?
Gartner: PC shipments to jump by 20 percent At least this year PCs will be more relevant than last year.
System Center Service Manager 2010 Release Candidate Released
Microsoft: IE 8-Friendly Sites on the Rise
Typical Windows user patches every 5 days I’ve said it before: Microsoft has to offer patch management for third parties

Free Office 2010 upgrade deal – Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 is shipping – Forrester provides tips to Windows 7 early adopters

Michael Pietroforte — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:03:08 +0000

Microsoft confirms free Office 2010 upgrade deal
Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010, the successor to Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007, is shipping
Forrester provides tips to Windows 7 early adopters

Blue screen rootkit detection tool – Microsoft to demo new cloud-computing – Web 2.0 risks – Microsoft pushes Chrome – Firefox is on a decline – Don’t press F1 in Windows XP – 2,000 major Web sites not IE 8 compatible

Michael Pietroforte — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:16:50 +0000

Microsoft resumes XP patch distribution; says rootkit remover coming soon
Microsoft released “blue screen rootkit” detection tool
Microsoft to demo new cloud-computing advances at research showcase
38% of IT managers ignore Web 2.0 risks
Microsoft releases its privacy-enabling U-Prove technology
Microsoft’s EU ballot fails to randomize browser order Funny – Microsoft is promoting Chrome
Firefox is on a decline – Chrome is still pushing steadily forward
Microsoft: Don’t press F1 key in Windows XP Michael: Don’t press any key in XP. Upgrade to Windows 7.
A peek at where Microsoft thinks we’re going tomorrow It appears 3D is coming
Microsoft: More than 2,000 major Web sites still not fully compatible with IE 8

IE6 funeral – Microsoft’s responds to Google accusations – Browser ballot screen today – Microsoft targets botnets – OS market shares – Windows Phone 7 Servies device – Most software vulnerable

Michael Pietroforte — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:29:24 +0000

Funeral for Internet Explorer 6 next Thursday – send flowers
Microsoft responds to Google’s accusations regarding the EC antitrust case
Microsoft’s browser choice hits IE users today
Microsoft to target other botnets with legal weapon
Market share: Windows 7 up, OS X down, Chrome up and IE down
Exclusive: First Windows Phone 7 Series partner device unveiled (with video!)
58 percent of software vulnerable to security breaches

Windows 7 memory usage – Windows Activation update – Researchers question Microsoft’s botnet take-down – Google explains search rankings

Michael Pietroforte — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:26:39 +0000

Windows 7 memory usage: What’s the best way to measure?
Are you concerned about the latest Windows Activation update?
Researchers question Microsoft’s botnet take-down
Google explains search rankings after complaints in Europe Interesting: search for “search engine” in Google

End of support for Windows XP SP2 and Vista – Download Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 – Windows Server 2008 R2 Migration Utilities – Microsoft kills botnet

Michael Pietroforte — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:03:33 +0000

End of Support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista (with no service packs installed)
Download Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0
Windows Server 2008 R2 Migration Utilities
Microsoft can kill botnets

Download App-V 4.6 for RDS – Microsoft Multipoint Server 2010 – Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed – Google hit with antitrust probe

Michael Pietroforte — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:32:50 +0000

Download Microsoft Application Virtualization for Remote Desktop Services 4.6
Microsoft launches Windows MultiPoint Server 2010
‘Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed’ Now Available – 1,680-pages, $37.79
Google hit with antitrust probe in Europe This is why a search engine should only focus on search and nothing else.

App-V now free? Understanding 64-bit Office 2010 – Windows 7 RAM consumption – Windows 7 adoption – Amazon EC2 Windows reserved instances

Michael Pietroforte — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:32:51 +0000

Windows Server 2008 RDS CALs and App-V licensing: is App-V now free?
Microsoft releases App-V 4.6. Will this unlock your virtual potential?
App-V 4.6 Documentation now available on TechNet
Microsoft Infrastructure Planning and Design guides updated
Microsoft Office 2010, more integration in App-V 4.6
Understanding 64-bit Office 2010
Good explanation why Kennedy’s assertions about Windows 7’s memory consumption were wrong:
Windows 7 early adoption beats Vista’s 2-to-1
Amazon finally offers EC2 reserved instances (one-time payment to reserve an instance) for Windows

Updated Windows 7 deployment tools – ADM template for App-V – Difference between Microsoft’s “in box” VDI solution and their “VDI Suite” – Outlook Social Connector vs. Google Buzz

Michael Pietroforte — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:22:51 +0000

Microsoft releases updated Windows 7 deployment tools
Microsoft Application Virtualization Administrative Template (ADM Template)
The difference between Microsoft’s “in box” VDI solution and their “VDI Suite”
Microsoft Outlook Social Connector beats Google Buzz, hands-down

Windows 7 browser choice screen March 1 – Office 2010 ballot screen – Highly critical Firefox vulnerability – Google CEO Schmidt knows everything about you

Michael Pietroforte — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:59:20 +0000

The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When to Expect It Full scale roll-out will begin around March 1
The other Microsoft ballot screen: Coming to an Office 2010 SKU near you (in Europe)
Critical unpatched Firefox vulnerability – already some weeks old – better use IE until a patch is available
Google CEO Schmidt: We can know everything about you That is good to know

Most Windows 7 PCs max out memory? Microsoft readies new rootkit detection tool – Massive hack attack hits 75,000 PCs

Michael Pietroforte — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:59:47 +0000

Most Windows 7 PCs max out memory My advice: deploy new PCs with 8GB and 64-bit
86% of Windows 7 PCs maxing out memory … really?
Microsoft readies new rootkit detection tool in light of Windows XP patching problems
Massive hack attack hits 75,000 PCs

Free ebook Microsoft virtualization R2 solutions – Office 2010 UK pricing – Office 2010 gets more social – Internet Explorer 9 – Firefox add-ons trojans

Michael Pietroforte — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:31:26 +0000

Free Microsoft Press ebook: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization R2 Solutions
Office 2010 UK pricing announced, some editions 35% more expensive than U.S.
Microsoft Office 2010 Gets More Social
Internet Explorer 9 at MIX10 (March 15-17th, 2010, Las Vegas)
Malicious Firefox Add-ons Installed Trojans