Big data: You'll have it, but can you handle it?
Massive datasets created by new cloud platforms will put a heavy burden on government IT managers. Here’s what you can do about it.
Windows XP has gone the way of the cassette player
Microsoft assembled a panel of MVPs, product managers and consultants April 18 to prod those still stuck on Windows XP to move to Windows 7.
Dell to sink $1B into its cloud push
Dell said April 7 that it plans to spend $1 billion in cloud technology over its next fiscal year.
Can a hot desktop cure a frozen medical network?
The Defense Department is deploying thin clients to breathe new life into a sluggish electronic health records system.
DOD aims to send health records via any device, to any user
The Defense Department's ultimate goal is to supply clinical applications anywhere users are — in a hospital, aboard a ship or on the battlefield.
Steelhead appliance can cut latency out of the cloud
The Steelhead appliance from Riverbed Technology uses wide-area network optimization techniques to reduce or eliminate the nagging problem of latency in the cloud.
Windows Thin PC could give old computers new life
Microsoft has rolled out a public test version of its Windows Thin PC software technology, which could alllow organizations to get new mileage out of old PCs.
Data security enemy No. 1 – you looking at me?
The greatest threats to data security are sitting next to you, an Absolute Software software survey shows.
Microsoft releases desktop optimization suite
Microsoft has released its Desktop Optimization Pack 2011, which includes updated application virtualization and desktop virtualization tools.
Microsoft opens up on its virtualization strategy
Microsoft is discussing in greater detail its "optimized desktop" concepts that tap into its virtualization technologies.
Utah's hybrid cloud opens for service
Utah finished a multiyear data center consolidation project last summer, reducing 35 data centers to just two facilities. The move paves the way for Utah to offer cloud services to its cities and counties — and perhaps other states as well.
Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 due out this week
Microsoft will be releasing its new Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 product to its TechNet and MSDN subscribers sometime this week.
VMware debuts connector for hybrid clouds
In a move key to bridging public and private clouds based on its virtual machines, VMware this week said it will release software that ties internal vSphere VMs to service providers' cloud platforms.
Microsoft releases SP1 for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to its equipment manufacturing partners.
Microsoft blog offers new tips for testing IE
Microsoft outlined desktop virtualization tips last week that IT pros and developers can use to test the compatibility of their websites on a single PC.
State IT diet: Consolidation, cloud and shared services
States pursue cloud computing and shared services to reduce costs while maintaining and even increasing delivery of services.
Agencies, choose your clouds – here are the 3 basic options
Should you build one in-house, tap the public cloud or let GSA broker a deal for you? The choice is yours, but you better make it soon.
DISA's new focus: supporting mobility
The Defense Information Systems Agency is undergoing sweeping changes in how it delivers information services to the warfighting community. DISA CIO Henry Sienkiewicz talked with GCN about managing those changes, DISA's progress developing more elastic systems and the role cloud computing will play.
NIST's how-to on securing virtual machines
The benefits of virtualization can be offset by added complexity and security risks; NIST has released guidelines for addressing these risks.
New HP, Microsoft solutions make good on cloud pact
One year after announcing a $250 million, three-year pact to deliver next-generation data center technology, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Microsoft have unveiled five appliances that offer Exchange and SQL Server in turnkey configurations.
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