Startup solves Microsoft's Hyper-V storage problem; Windows 7 SP1 arrives next month

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	Startup solves Microsoft's Hyper-V storage problem Julie Bort: One of Hyper-V's biggest problems, the high cost of storage associated with VM server sprawl, is being fixed by an add-on product from Virsto Software, a storage virtualization startup in Sunnyvale, Calif. Read More E-GUIDE: Compuware Perfecting Application Performance The enterprise application scene has become increasingly complicated over the years. Things have changed with the rise of Web services, SOA, Virtualization and cloud computing. In this Executive Guide explore how to get the best performance out of today's application environments. Read Now. In this Issue Microsoft to set Windows 7 SP1 free next month Microsoft stresses Azure cloud apps at TechEd What we need to hear from Microsoft at TechEd about the cloud VMware vs. Microsoft vs. Citrix Did iPhone apps, movies, music or web surfing kill AT&T's unlimited usage plan? Dear (name of boss): Microsoft wrote this letter for me. Sincerely, your employee. Why June is the perfect month to negotiate with Microsoft HP sells Microsoft Unified Communications to SMBs one piece at a time RDC RemoteApp: How do users change their password? DirectAccess Deployment Guide and Demo Script Ubuntu Linux wins over Windows power user WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Strategies for Unleashing Cloud Performance Whether a business builds out its own cloud or buys cloud services from someone else, they need to be sure the end results are optimized for the speed users require. This paper identifies where the limitations of cloud computing exist and provides actionable strategies to unleash cloud performance. Click here! Microsoft to set Windows 7 SP1 free next month Microsoft has announced that the first service pack for Windows 7 will be available as a public beta next month. Read More Microsoft stresses Azure cloud apps at TechEd Microsoft has added .NET Framework 4 support to the Windows Azure software development kit, making it easier for developers to build web applications in the cloud. Read More What we need to hear from Microsoft at TechEd about the cloud Robert Mullins: All eyes, ears and browsers will be on Microsoft this coming week as it convenes its TechEd summit in New Orleans. By the end of the week, I'm hoping to get more clarity on the company's cloud computing strategy. Read More WHITE PAPER: Novell Intelligent Storage Management at the File Level Many storage management tools for file storage are "dumb." They treat all files the same regardless of business relevance and they lack the ability to automate user-storage management tasks or set policies based on business requirements. Learn how to augment your existing storage management system with intelligence at the file level. Read Now VMware vs. Microsoft vs. Citrix Server virtualization is no longer a one-horse race, as Microsoft, Citrix and others compete more convincingly with market leader VMware. Read More Did iPhone apps, movies, music or web surfing kill AT&T's unlimited usage plan? Mitchell Ashley: AT&T, and others like Verizon, are starting to reign in the unlimited usage plans in favor of plans priced on bands of usage. Read More Dear (name of boss): Microsoft wrote this letter for me. Sincerely, your employee. Jon Brodkin: Dear (name of boss). I didn't really write this letter, but if you knew that, you probably wouldn't be willing to give me the $2,200 I'm about to ask for because I want to spend a week at TechEd in New Orleans. Read More WHITE PAPER: Adobe Close the Web 2.0 Communications Gap Web 2.0 tools have yet to reach critical mass and broad user adoption. This Forrester report identifies the key Web 2.0 gaps and offers advice to: Build a framework that extends email, Upgrade document-based data collection, and Improve email and document exchange security. Read More Why June is the perfect month to negotiate with Microsoft Cynthia Farren: It's June...that means my allergies are flaring up and my phone is ringing off the hook. June marks the end of Microsoft's fiscal year. Read More HP sells Microsoft Unified Communications to SMBs one piece at a time Robert Mullins: Understanding that small-to-medium-sized businesses have growing IT needs but lack enterprise-sized budgets, HP is tailoring the Microsoft Unified Communications platform to the SMB market. Read More RDC RemoteApp: How do users change their password? Tyson Kopczynski: I recently ran into a very interesting scenario with RDC RemoteApp. A client wanted to create and distribute RDP files to remote users who were not on the organization's internal network. Read More DirectAccess Deployment Guide and Demo Script Rand Morimoto: I will be leading a session on Microsoft DirectAccess and UAG/DirectAccess at TechEd 2010 in New Orleans. Read More Ubuntu Linux wins over Windows power user Julie Bort: This Windows power user now has a desktop Linux. In a word Linux is ... fine. But there were a number of myths about Linux busted along the way. Read More
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