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Jason Bovberg

Jason Bovberg (jbovberg@windowsitpro.com) is a senior editor for Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Pro, covering products as well as the systems management, hardware, and storage/backup topic areas. He has more than 20 years of experience as a writer and editor in magazine, book, and special-interest publishing.
Email: jason.bovberg@penton.com

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Best of TechEd 2012 Finalists Announced

By Jason Bovberg, 05/24/2012

Our judging panel has selected the finalists for the Best of TechEd 2012 Awards. Editors, authors, and technical editors from Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine will be ...

The Inner Workings of Best of TechEd

By Jason Bovberg, 05/22/2012

Microsoft TechEd is just around the corner. Here's a peek at how we judge the Best of TechEd awards.

MMS 2012: F5 Showcases BIG-IP Integration with System Center 2012 and Private Cloud

By Jason Bovberg, 04/20/2012

F5 helps enterprises and hosting service providers automate deployments, boost performance, and consolidate management of a Microsoft private cloud

MMS 2012: Brocade’s ADX Load Balancer Provider Offers Top-Tier Performance

By Jason Bovberg, 04/18/2012

At MMS 2012, I met with Brocade’s Sue Hartford about her company’s ADX Load Balancer Provider for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012, which provides ...

MMS 2012: A World of Connected Devices

By Jason Bovberg, 04/18/2012

In his second keynote address at MMS 2012, Brad Anderson, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Management and Security Division, took the stage to discuss the world of ...

MMS 2012: The Evolution of Data Center Computing

By Jason Bovberg, 04/17/2012

A new name for Windows Server 8, the general availability of System Center 2012, and more.

MMS 2012: Veeam Offers Free System Center 2012 Management Pack 10-Pack for VMware Monitoring

By Jason Bovberg, 04/16/2012

Veeam announced the Veeam Management Pack 1 (MP) 10-Pack, a free System Center 2012 monitoring solution for VMware.

Network Automation Launches AutoMate 9

By Jason Bovberg, 02/01/2012

Network Automation released its latest automation software solutions, AutoMate 9 and AutoMate BPA Server 9. The release marks the expansion of the no-code platform’s enhanced ...

5 Reasons Why Object Storage Will Take Over the Cloud in 2012

By Jason Bovberg, 01/13/2012

In 2011, object storage started to gain major traction in the market especially since it has been validated by companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook, which use this type of ...

Best of Connections 2011: We Have Our Winners!

By Jason Bovberg, 11/03/2011

We just handed out our Best of Connections 2011 awards at our annual Fall Connections conference in Las Vegas.

Enterprise SSDs

By Jason Bovberg, 10/22/2011

SSDs offer significant advantages and disadvantages to your storage scenario. Here are some key points to keep in mind.

Top 10 Reasons SMBs Fail to Back Up Their Data

By Jason Bovberg, 10/13/2011

Loss of data ranks as a “worst nightmare” for businesses of any size, but for SMBs data loss can be especially catastrophic: FEMA even estimates that 40 to 60 percent of SMBs ...

Two Studies Show that Tape Offers Significant TCO Benefits Over Disk

By Jason Bovberg, 08/25/2011

Two recent studies have found that tape has significant total cost of ownership (TCO) benefits over disk, including lower cost per GB, lower operating expenses, and lower energy ...

Vote for Your Favorite Products Now!

By Bovberg, Jason, 08/10/2011

The nomination phase is over, so now's the time to cast your final vote!

Nominate Your Favorite Products Now!

By Bovberg, Jason, 08/02/2011

The Community Choice Awards let YOU decide what products get chosen for acclaim and recognition. We want to hear from our readers about what they think are the best products and ...

EventSentry Now Lets You Monitor Your Systems from Your iPhone

By Bovberg, Jason, 07/26/2011

For a number of years, I’ve admired NETIKUS.NET’s network-management offerings—particularly the company’s EventSentry product, which provides monitoring capabilities for critical ...

Best of Tech•Ed 2011 Award Winners

By Jason Bovberg, 05/18/2011

The Best of Tech•Ed Awards recognize the most innovative Microsoft products and services offered by Microsoft partners exhibiting at the annual conference. Here are this year's ...

Best of TechEd 2011 Finalists Announced!

By Jason Bovberg, 05/13/2011

Our judging panel has selected the finalists for the Best of TechEd 2011 Awards. Editors, authors, and technical editors from Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine will be ...

KVM Over IP Buyer’s Guide

By Jason Bovberg, 12/20/2010

You might consider KVM technology basic or elemental, but it's one area where you don't want to choose unwisely.

Congratulations to the Best of Connections 2010 Winners!

By Jason Bovberg, 11/08/2010

Last week, we handed out our Best of Connections 2010 awards at the annual Fall Connections conference in Las Vegas.



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