Microsoft System Center 2012 is out, and Microsoft .NET Framework developers everywhere are cheering.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 05/01/2012
Microsoft expanded on its plans for virtualized storage in Windows 8, offering more details on the new Storage Spaces feature, currently available in the developer preview.
Microsoft expects the future of its Windows Azure public cloud to be more in the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) realm, offering support for multiple programming platforms besides .NET.
Citrix Systems unleashed a torrent of desktop virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) announcements at its Synergy event in Barcelona on Wednesday. The announcements largely centered on the company's Desktop Transformation Model, which rolled out earlier this month.
- By Kurt Mackie, Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/27/2011
Windows Server 8 is designed to support the transition from client/server applications to continuous services running in the cloud, according to Microsoft.
Microsoft has officially announced plans to support its Hyper-V virtualization technology in Windows 8, confirming earlier reports. Hyper-V currently runs on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Microsoft formalized its alliance with Linux server provider China Standard Software Co. Ltd. (CS2C) this week, with an interoperability and legal agreement designed to promote cloud computing in mixed environments.
The structure of the development teams working to build Microsoft Windows 8 could offer clues about what's coming in the next operating system.
Gamers interacting in chatrooms via live avatars could be the start of a larger trend. The Kinect sensor may one day be miniaturized for laptops, smartphones and other mobile devices, according to Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer.
The new head of the Microsoft Server and Tools Business, Satya Nadella, took the stage on Wednesday at the GigaOM Structure event to talk about Windows Azure and cloud computing adoption. Nadella spoke publicly about the company's strategy for the first time since replacing longtime Microsoft executive Bob Muglia in February.
Microsoft released Windows Thin PC to hardware manufacturers on Tuesday. Windows Thin PC is virtual desktop infrastructure technology, based on the Window Embedded Standard 7 codebase, that can run on any PC that is capable of running Windows 7.
Amazon Web Services attributed the outages to latency and connectivity issues affecting its Elastic Compute Cloud and Relational Database Service, but questions remain about what caused the failure.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/25/2011
As part of its $1 billion investment in cloud computing, Dell will offer Platform as a Service for app development and testing, the company announced today.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/07/2011
EC2 "classic" tenancy is set up by default to allow compute instances from multiple AWS customers to run on the same physical host. The dedicated service guarantees single-tenant hardware, which may help some companies meet regulatory requirements.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/28/2011
Microsoft is introducing package accelerators in App-V 4.6 SP1, which should make packaging virtual apps easier and save time.
A Microsoft official briefly noted on Thursday that Microsoft is planning two new options for IT organizations using Windows 7 -- but the catch is that Software Assurance (SA) licensing needs to be in place.
Microsoft Wednesday released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to its equipment manufacturing partners.
Two entries in this month's security update, released Tuesday, blocks Windows 7 users from connecting to VMware's View Connection Servers, according to a VMware security bulletin.
Microsoft outlined desktop virtualization tips late last week that IT pros and developers can use to test the compatibility of their Web sites on a single PC.
Version 5.5 of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit was released early this week.