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Microsoft's Delicate Balancing Act Between Cloud and Data Center
Written on Tue, 11/10/09 - 10:04am
TechEd's focus on Exchange 2010 this week is all about the efficiency gains through improved productivity, lower power consumption (thanks to Windows Server 2008 R2) and decreased storage costs of Exchange 2010. Thank the economy for the focus on efficiency gains. Upgrades like Exchange 2010 will get...
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Will Apple Block Adobe's 'End-Around' Into The iPhone End Zone?
Written on Wed, 10/07/09 - 2:53am
Adobe Flash and the iPhone don't mix, at least that's been Apple's policy when it comes to mixing iPhone apps, the mobile Safari browser and Adobe Flash. But Adobe thwarted Apple by adding a Flash-to-iPhone compiler in the next version of Flash Professional CS5. There are apparently five recompiled Flash...
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Microsoft Nokia Good Deal For SharePoint and Exchange
Written on Thu, 08/13/09 - 10:01am
Reactions to yesterday's Microsoft / Nokia are interesting, ranging from Microsoft's given up on Windows Mobile to Blackberries have much the same features today. Here are some more salient views by Gartner's Nick Jones. But the real hint of what's behind this deal are in the "collaboration and Office...
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Context-Aware Applications - The Future Is Ready To Happen
Written on Fri, 07/03/09 - 2:55pm
I'm really glad Beth Schultz wrote this article for ComputerWorld about context-aware applications. It's actually one aspect of some product R&D I've been engaged in over the past year, and I was beginning to consider what things to write about on the topic. We often think of context-aware applications...
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Microsoft Licensing & Costs Still Hamper Virtualization
Written on Fri, 09/19/08 - 8:23am
Gartner has weighed in on Microsoft's changes to the Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) and the research firm likes them. But it's still only a small step needed for software licensing to catch up with the capabilities of virtualization. With the changes to Microsoft VECD, Virtual...
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Podcast: SOA and Web Services, But BizTalk?
Written on Fri, 08/01/08 - 12:44am
On the latest installment of the Converging On Microsoft podcast, Donald Lutz, CTO of Technetronic Solutions (one of a number of companies I advise), joins me to talk about building .Net applications using a SOA-based architecture and moving apps to the Software+Services model. Donald shares his...
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iPhone's "Just Good Enough" Business Strategy
Written on Fri, 06/20/08 - 2:52am
Opinions about the iPhone 3G and 2.0 software update are still rolling in more than a week after its announcement. Not to miss an opportunity to sell more reports, Gartner's even weighing in on how the iPhone will fare with business. While all of us debate the merits of the iPhone 2.0 software's...
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Gartner Predicts Comet Strikes Microsoft in 2011
Written on Tue, 04/15/08 - 3:42am
I really enjoy analysts' predictions, especially when they foretell a major shift in the market. It's not that often a major analyst firm like Gartner steps out of the "$xx billion in 5 years" mold and actually puts it on the line with a whopper statement. (Don't worry Richard,...
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Microsoft - Time to Step Up With Web Apps for Small Business
Written on Mon, 01/07/08 - 2:13am
Could you move your small business off of your Microsoft Exchange server to an alternative, like Google Apps? Security industry analyst Mike Rothman is attempting just that. An industry analyst formerly with Meta (now Gartner), Mike runs his own small business, Security Incite, providing analyst services...
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About Converging on Microsoft
Mitchell Ashley has a diverse background in software development, network engineering, information security, mobility, collaborative technologies, and IT management and operations. An early adopter of social media in business, he began blogging about security and information technologies in 2006 at theconvergingnetwork.com. Mitchell is VP of Information Technology at CableLabs in Louisville, CO, and previously held positions as CIO, CTO and VP Engineering at prior companies.
 

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