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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:32 PM/EST

White Paper: 'Windows 7 Done Right'

The end of the Windows XP life cycle has led to "an interesting situation"--namely, that many organizations don't want to give up the aging OS, but are soon to face the end of support for it from Microsoft. That's...

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 4:02 PM/EST

Windows 7 Migration: Five Real-World Lessons

Much as we'd all like to believe that Windows 7 migration is a fast, easy, and unfettered process, one that culminates with birds singing, flowers blooming, and a visit from Jessica Alba, the reality is, obviously, a bit different. Any...

Monday, July 26, 2010 3:24 PM/EST

MoveNow Program Aims to Simplify Windows 7 Migration

If you're captaining the IT ship at a small or medium business, migrating your hearties--er, employees--to Windows 7 just got a little easier, and possibly cheaper as well. Laplink Software, working with Microsoft and distributor Ingram Micro, recently launched the...

Friday, July 23, 2010 11:52 AM/EST

The Dell Streak: 'A Large and Sexy Smartphone'

The big question around enterprise conference tables these days is whether tablet PCs can and will replace laptops and desktops--or at least earn a place alongside them. Most of the discussion has centered around Apple's iPad, but there's a new...

Thursday, July 22, 2010 4:34 PM/EST

Teach Your Users These Five Password Rules

You're an IT person, right? So creating and managing safe passwords is coded into your DNA. But your users? Not so much. Heck, I'll bet you're still dealing with people who use "password" as their password. To help you help...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:24 PM/EST

How to Manage Software Updates During a Windows 7 Deployment

Problem: Microsoft issues security and other updates before or during your Windows 7 deployment. By the time you roll out the OS, it's behind the times (update-wise). Solution: Windows Server Update Services, or WSUS, which lets you manage the...

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 2:33 PM/EST

Learn About App-V From the Guy Who Wrote the Book

Application virtualization--App-V for short--is awesome. In a nutshell, it liberates applications from the OS and allows them to run as network services. That simplifies both delivery and management of apps in the enterprise. Tim Mangan is the co-author (along with...

Monday, July 19, 2010 1:38 PM/EST

Five 'Reasons' Not to Migrate to Windows 7

Crazy Brits. I'm not usually one to ding other bloggers, but a post last week over at ZDNet UK really made my eyes roll. Let's start with the headline: "Windows 7: reasons to migrate?" To me that suggests a list...

Friday, July 16, 2010 7:05 PM/EST

Everything You Need to Know About Dynamic Memory

Yesterday we talked about RemoteFX, one of the two big new features bundled into Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack. Today let's turn our attention to the other one: Dynamic Memory. As you may recall, DM gives Hyper-V a...

Thursday, July 15, 2010 3:28 PM/EST

Everything You Need to Know About RemoteFX

RemoteFX, one of the new features in the just-released Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, was recently described by Ed Bott as a "reinvention of the mainframe" and a major virtualization game-changer. Want to know more? Desktop virtualization expert...

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