Windows Server 2008 will release to manufacturing in February after all, InformationWeek reports. Until now, the company has been cagey about the new operating system's release date, only saying that it would release sometime in the first quarter of 2008.
The release, the magazine reports, will come in February, on or before the February 27th launch event Microsoft is hosting in Los Angeles to celebrate the nearly concurrent releases of Visual Studio 2008, which came out in November, ... More
January 19th, 2008 |
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Information Week magazine is declaring the top open-source stories of 2007. Among them: Microsoft and Samba, Dell shipping Ubuntu, and GPL Version 3. Here's an excerpt from the article penned by Serdar Yegulalp regarding the Ubuntu story.
"This was more than just Dell adding Ubuntu as a pre-load option, but certifying that Ubuntu would work with its machines, too. As tentative as the whole thing was at first, it has since become a possible point of inspiration for other PC retailers. ... More
December 27th, 2007 |
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Microsoft unveiled a public beta for its hypervisor-based server virtualization technology. Known as Hyper-V, the technology is featured with some versions of Windows Server 2008.The beta for Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V offers features not previously available in the September 2007 Community Technology Preview, such as quick migration, server core roles, and server manager integration.
Click here to compare ServerPronto's dedicated server plans, including Microsoft Server 2003. You can compare Microsoft products against various flavors of Linux, including Red Hat, ... More
December 21st, 2007 |
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This just in from Information Week magazine: Jim Laurent at Sun Microsystems composed a chart comparing Solaris 10 to Linux for his boss, Bill Vass, chief operating officer of Sun's federal business unit.
When Vass posted the chart for public viewing, Laurent commented on it in his personal blog in late December. Laurent said Solaris has certain advanced technical features, such as Dynamic Tracing, which give it an advantage over Linux, along with its ability to run on ... More
December 19th, 2007 |
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If you are looking for free SQL Server 2008 training, Server Pronto has the hook up. Check out Jeff Wharton's list to get you started.
Meanwhile, Microsoft reached a major milestone in development of Windows Server 2008 release candidate one (RC1) for customers to download and evaluate. In addition, Microsoft committed more than $150 million worldwide for outreach and demand generation to IT professionals and developers, and disclosed additional details and partner programs in preparation for the "
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December 10th, 2007 |
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In the wake of the release of SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Review, there's been a lot of talk about the ins and outs, the pros and cons, the best new features, etc. And here's a little more. SQL Server MVP Brad McGehee shared some of his insights with SearchWinIT.com on the product's complexity, what's new for IT managers and DBAs and where the database still needs a little work.
McGhee said, "Microsoft has essentially rewritten Analysis Services and Reporting ... More
November 27th, 2007 |
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I saw an interesting round up of a debate described on Linux.com about distros. It seems that there was a general consensus around the fact that the term "distro" refers to a specific flavor of Linux, such as a Red Hat, or Slackware, or Debian, or openSUSE, or Ubuntu. So long as its Linux, this camp believes, it qualifies as a distro.
Apparently, Shane Geiger, IT director for the National Council on Economic Education had a different view. He ... More
November 20th, 2007 |
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Red Hat and Sun Microsystems have finally found something to agree upon. On Monday, Red Hat signed a pact with Sun to advance open-source Java software. Specifically, Red Hat signed Sun's contributor agreement that covers participation in all Sun-led, open-source projects by all Red Hat engineers.Red Hat also signed Sun's OpenJDK Community TCK License Agreement. Red Hat said it is committed to contributing to the Java platform and to distributing a compatible, open-source Java software implementation.
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November 13th, 2007 |
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Even as the software security debate rages on, there are new iterations of operating systems that promise hardened security. The Apple camp tends to brag about the low instances of worms and bugs while the Linux camp promises it is the most secure solution. Microsoft takes exception to both camps and offers Vista as proof, with Windows Server 2008 soon to follow.
For all the industry analyst opinions and even market studies sponsored by the companies themselves, the question of security ... More
October 30th, 2007 |
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