Karen Forster was formerly editorial and strategy director for Windows IT Pro. She is currently director of media and communication at Advaiya and previously was director of Windows Server User Assistance at Microsoft. Email address: karen.forster@advaiya.com
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SBS 2008 and EBS 2008: The View from the Trenches
The wizard-based deployment and preinstallation tools that come with Small Business Server 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008 are a hit, but the cost and the migration process are less than ideal.
Windows IT Pro
What Keeps IT Pros Awake at Night?
Microsoft’s Dynamic IT initiative is intended to increase efficiency. But will the end result be IT pros with more time to be strategic rather than reactive, or simply fewer IT positions?
Windows IT Pro
September 11, 2008
Microsoft’s Take on SBS 2008 Pricing
Responding to concerns that SBS 2008 is priced too high, Microsoft says that customer feedback led to a higher price point for the software but a lower price for CALs, resulting in lover overall cost for most organizations.
Windows IT Pro
Microsoft’s SMB Products and Services
As IT spending in the SMB market increases, Microsoft focuses its efforts on related software and services, such as Windows Essential Business Server, Small Business Server, and Microsoft Online Services.
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Tech Ed IT Pro Week Kicks Off with Dynamic IT
Tech Ed IT Pro week kicks off with Hyper-V and other announcements. But there are also mixed messages about IT pros and developers and about strategic vision, such as Dynamic IT, versus learning how to use Microsoft technology.
Windows IT Pro
System Center to Support Linux and VMware
In this exclusive interview, Microsoft's Brad Anderson and Larry Orecklin disclose groundbreaking developments from the Microsoft Management Summit regarding System Center support for versions of UNIX and non-native hypervisors.
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Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Togetherness
Microsoft’s product managers for Windows Server and Windows Client Deployment explain that customers who use Server 2008 and Vista together will benefit from improved performance, security, and manageability.
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