Microsoft delivers powerful tools for multi-platform virtualization management

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	INSIDER Microsoft delivers powerful tools for multi-platform virtualization management The System Center 2012 modules that we previously tested -- Orchestrator and Configuration Manager -- require forklift upgrades. But the modules we tested this time around - App Controller, Virtual Machine Manager and Data Protection Manager -- are more graceful and, in some cases, more powerful. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell | Microsoft Why Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Makes Business Sense This guide examines the business and IT advantages of migrating to Windows 7 and the costs of further delaying the move. We also take a look and migration strategies, best practices and lessons learned, as well as the resources to help men the move smoother and most cost-effective. Read Now! 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Read More Ohio mainframe exodus wraps up in 84,500 hours The Ohio Department of Public Safety successfully moved its mainframe applications to a Windows-based system, and all the work was done in-house over five years. Read More Clues, experts say Microsoft knew of IE zero-day for weeks before patching Microsoft may have known about last week's Internet Explorer zero-day bug for some time, according to its own security advisory. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Governmental Agencies can get the Best of Two Worlds In this report we look at each component of Hybrid Cloud Storage as users of this new technology will be able to choose where to locate their data, on-premise with Scale-out NAS or in the Public Cloud. Learn More The top 17 smartphones from the major carriers From Android to iOS to Windows Phone, these devices from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon offer users a range of options. Read More Microsoft, the TV studio? The largest tech firms have all kinds of unusual positions beyond engineering and marketing. Intel, for example, famously hired more than 100 anthropologists and put the head of that group in a series of 2010 commercials. Read More Microsoft data center pollutes, then wastes millions of watts to avoid paying fine Microsoft and other tech giants like to promote the environmentally-friendly idea of green IT. For example, Microsoft has promoted the top 10 business practices for environmentally sustainable data centers. Read More How we tested Microsoft's System Center 2012 We initially attempted to implement System Center 2012 modularly, which is almost impossible, so we used the Unified Installer after reading the salient documents for each module, then installed each module into its own VM, combining SQL Server resources where necessary. We recommend that up to four SQL Server instances may be necessary for protecting all of the modules. Read More
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