On October 22, 2009, Microsoft released Windows 7. The operating system, following on the weak acceptance of Windows Vista, instantly caught fire, peaking at almost 61 percent of the desktop operating system market this past summer. Microsoft wishes they could say the same for Windows 8, released three years later in October 2012 or for Windows 8.1, released in October 2013 (What is it about OS releases and October?).
Read moreTaking a Microsoft training course is just one step on the ladder to learning and retaining the concepts that will lead to improved server and database management, web development or more efficient document sharing and internal communications.
Read moreImagine Romeo Montague calling up toward Juliet Capulet on a balcony, reciting poetry such as “What R through yonder Windows breaks?” or wooing the daughter of that rival family with sweet nothings of statistical data analysis talk of “Big Data, Big Analytics.” Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Database products vie for market share. Some people consider Microsoft and the Linux community to be rivals. Therefore, when Microsoft joined forces with Google, Oracle and others in June 2015 for a collaborative project under the Linux Foundation, some people expressed confusion. Let’s clear up the realities of this seemingly star-crossed love affair.
Read moreIn the world of enterprise business software, there are four titans that stand above the rest. I like to call them the “Big Four of BI” — SAP, Microsoft, IBM and Oracle. Most people see these powerful vendors as only competitors, which of course they are. But they’re far from enemies. In fact, did you know they are actually partners? The partnerships between these software giants are strategic alliances and bring increased ROI to users when their products integrate easily.
Read moreOver the last several months, a lot has been happening to the System Center 2016 suite. The anticipated release date is still reported to be early next year, around the release of Windows Server 2016. However, administrators will be able to use System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 with SP1 to deploy and manage Windows 10 in time for the July 29, 2015, release. With all the recent updates and each Technical Preview, what should we expect?
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