Cloud computing may fundamentally change the way IT professionals do their jobs. Smart IT pros will be prepared for the upheaval to come. 
                    
			            - By Brien  Posey
- May 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft: SQL Server 2008 R2 will be generally available this month.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Report documents how cyber threats are becoming a low-cost tool for intelligence gathering.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- May 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced last month that support for Intel Itanium processors will be phased out for Windows Server, SQL Server and Visual Studio -- ending the Microsoft era of multi-architecture support in server processors.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    If you're attending Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 in Washington D.C. this July, here's 11 things to keep you eye out for.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- May 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft issued a security advisory on Thursday for a vulnerability in two SharePoint products.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 30, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A study found that 44 percent of surveyed orgs plan to migrate to Microsoft Exchange 2010 in the next 18 months.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 29, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday announced the launch of Windows Embedded Standard 7 at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, Calif.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 27, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is preparing a security update in June for the IE XSS filter in Internet Explorer 8. 
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 27, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today released an updated critical fix for Windows Media Services on Windows 2000 Server.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 27, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows security holes have declined in the last year by 8.4 percent, according to a new Microsoft report.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- April 26, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    On Monday, Microsoft announced that a beta of its second-generation Windows Home Server solution can now be accessed.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 26, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Small-to-medium businesses (SBMs) trying to assess if older applications will run on Windows 7 Professional edition can take advantage of a free online remediation service.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 26, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Upcoming federated ID management technology promises to improve authentication across both server and cloud. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- April 23, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Subscribers to Microsoft's IT professional services got access to Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 yesterday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 23, 2010