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Microsoft IE7's zero-day hole
Microsoft warned of a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that has been targeted in attacks, and released fixes for eight holes in Windows and Office as part of Patch Tuesday. Read more »
Microsoft offers Hyper-V for free
Microsoft began a major virtualisation push late yesterday, with the introduction of new virtualisation tools and by making its core hypervisor product free of charge. Read more »
Oz users give new Microsoft server suite thumbs-up
Early adopters of Microsoft's new suite of enterprise products have given the vendor an initial thumbs-up. Read more »
Microsoft: Virtualisation is overhyped, under-used
Server virtualisation is over-hyped and less used than reported, according to Microsoft executives speaking at the launch of Windows Server 2008. Read more »
Oracle gets the hots for virtualisation
Oracle president Charles Phillips played tour guide Monday, pointing out virtualisation and the company's application integration architecture (AIA) as two key areas to watch for this year as the software giant moves forward in building its "stack." Read more »
VMware shares secrets in security drive
Virtualisation vendor VMware has quietly begun sharing some of its software secrets with the IT security industry under an unannounced plan to create better ways of securing virtual machines. Read more »
Vmware offers performance testing tool
Vmware has launched a new tool to test the performance of virtualised systems, which in the past has been difficult to pin down despite the benefits of virtualisation. Read more »
Suse Linux gets better virtualisation, security
Novell has released the first service pack (SP1) for its Suse Linux Enterprise 10 server software, which promises better virtualisation and high performance support along with improved security. Read more »
Microsoft appoints Linux interoperability chief
Microsoft has appointed a director to lead its interoperability efforts with Novell. Read more »
Microsoft delays virtualisation beta debut
Microsoft has delayed an update to its current virtualisation software and the beta debut of its next-generation successor code-named Viridian. Read more »
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IBM hopes to upend industry standard server ROI equation
IBM introduced a new class of industry standard servers that it hopes will widen its market share lead and put rivals like HP and Dell on defence. Read more »
Making the choice between virtual and physical servers
"Virtualise everything" is a popular MO in IT these days, but there are times when physical servers make more sense. Read more »
Are economic conditions changing how you manage server turnover?
Regardless of the few reports that are out there indicating that the recession might be coming to an end, more people than not are feeling the squeeze these days. Read more »
10 must-have Linux web-based tools
There's no shortage of web-centric Linux tools -- the trick is figuring out which ones are best for your needs. This article offers a list of those that Jack Wallen thinks are the cream of the crop. Read more »
Running Exchange Server 2007 in a virtual environment
In efforts to virtualise everything from the lowliest application server to the highest-end database server, Exchange servers look like scrumptious candidates. After all, those servers just run e-mail, right? Not so fast. Although Microsoft does support virtualising Exchange in certain scenarios, there are a number of caveats and requirements. Read more »
10 surprising things about Windows Server 2008
When you take a look at Windows Server 2008, you'll discover big changes -- including some legitimate improvements. This article outlines a few of the unexpected aspects of the new OS, both good and bad. Read more »
What virtualisation tools are available for testing?
This article talks about some of the free or inexpensive tools you might use to accomplish your virtualisation testing. Read more »
Replicating your infrastructure in a lab
This article shows you how to do a test run of Windows Server 2008/Exchange Server 2007 running together in a test environment. Read more »
Getting started with Windows Server 2008 Core edition
The Windows Server 2008 Core edition comes with significant changes. This article provides a quick rundown of the Core edition's capabilities and limitations. Read more »
10 things you should know about virtualisation
Virtualisation has been a major buzzword in the IT world for a few years. Microsoft has promised that the Hyper-V virtualisation component (formerly called Viridian) will follow within 180 days of the Windows Server 2008 release. Read more »
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News from Oracle OpenWorld 2009
-- News from the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Azure: A matter of trust
-- Ray Ozzie hit the nail on the head when he said Azure's success will hinge on trust. Who outside (and inside) the core circle of ISV trust Microsoft? Read more »
Solving the network storage dilemma
-- I've had some friends and readers ask me the same question about what to do about the problem of storage in the home and how do you make it accessible to every computer or set-top box in the house on the internal network. Read more »
Keeping up with the Joneses
-- Microsoft has opened up its Virtual Server 2005 R2 software to run Linux. But why? Read more »
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