http://www.windowsitpro.com/authors/author/author/5595796/rss/5595796en-USSun, 27 May 2012 07:06:01 GMTSun, 27 May 2012 07:06:01 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/security-blog-12/news2/apple-ships-flashback-malware-removal-tool-os-105-patches-quicktime-windows-143108
By Jeff James
Windows 7 is arguably one of the most hardened and regularly updated OSes available, and now Apple and the Macintosh are in the headlines for fighting off malware and patching vulnerable software.]]>Jeff JamesWed, 16 May 2012 16:15:35 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/security-blog-12/news2/apple-ships-flashback-malware-removal-tool-os-105-patches-quicktime-windows-143108http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/microsoft-study-attempts-dispel-smb-cloud-security-concerns-143086
By Jeff James
Concerns about cloud security have helped dampen enthusiasm for cloud computing among some IT professionals, a perception that Microsoft hopes to reverse with some findings from a study it commissioned.]]>Jeff JamesMon, 14 May 2012 16:29:05 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/microsoft-study-attempts-dispel-smb-cloud-security-concerns-143086http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/business-technology-perspectives-blog-38/news2/microsoft-revamps-bing-social-search-updated-ui-143069
By Jeff James
Google is the undisputed king of internet search, but Microsoft has been a distant (albeit tenacious) competitor. Microsoft hopes to change that situation with some forthcoming updates to the Bing service. ]]>Jeff JamesFri, 11 May 2012 16:33:15 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/business-technology-perspectives-blog-38/news2/microsoft-revamps-bing-social-search-updated-ui-143069http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/security-blog-12/news2/patch-tuesday-microsoft-patches-23-vulnerabilities-addresses-sons-duqu-143030
By Jeff James
Another Patch Tuesday has passed, with Microsoft releasing a total of seven security bulletins that address 23 security vulnerabilities. Three of these are classified as "critical" while the remaining four are dubbed "important." Chief among the critical ones is bulletin MS12-034, which provides a number of updates for the .NET Framework, Office, Silverlight, and Windows.]]>Jeff JamesWed, 09 May 2012 16:06:20 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/security-blog-12/news2/patch-tuesday-microsoft-patches-23-vulnerabilities-addresses-sons-duqu-143030http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/security-blog-12/news2/juniper-survey-reveals-lack-trust-mobile-device-security-143028
By Jeff James
Mobile devices are showing up in ever-increasing numbers in enterprises these days, from smartphones and ultralight notebooks to iPads and Androids tablets. The bring your own device (BYOD) phenomenon is also at work here, with employees bringing their own personal devices into the workplace.]]>Jeff JamesWed, 09 May 2012 14:02:08 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/security-blog-12/news2/juniper-survey-reveals-lack-trust-mobile-device-security-143028http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/virtualization-blog-13/news2/vmware-experts-twitter-143013
By Jeff James
Sometime last year I posted an article listing some of the best Microsoft Hyper-V resources on Twitter. It was one of the most well-received articles I’d posted in 2011, so I thought it would be fair to share the love with IT pros that favor VMware virtualization products over what Microsoft has to offer.]]>Jeff JamesMon, 07 May 2012 15:29:35 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/virtualization-blog-13/news2/vmware-experts-twitter-143013http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/security-blog-12/news2/stillsecure-unveils-public-cloud-security-suite-142972
By Jeff James
Cloud computing adoption is gradually picking up steam, yet legitimate concerns about security, data portability, auditing, compliance, and other issues have kept some IT departments on the sidelines. Security solution vendor StillSecure hopes to tackle some cloud security concerns with their new Cloud Network Security Appliance (NSA).]]>Jeff JamesWed, 02 May 2012 15:43:04 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/security-blog-12/news2/stillsecure-unveils-public-cloud-security-suite-142972http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/vmware-acquires-big-data-startup-cesta-software-142917
By Jeff James
VMware seems to be on a roll these days, having announced impressive earnings last week that included a hefty $1.06 billion in revenue for Q1 2012, a more than 25% increase over Q1 2011 revenue figures. VMware is putting that extra revenue to use, in part, by acquiring big data analytics firm Cetas Software (@CetasAnalytics), a deal that the virtualization giant announced earlier this morning.]]>Jeff JamesTue, 24 Apr 2012 17:21:12 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/vmware-acquires-big-data-startup-cesta-software-142917http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/mms-2012-mms-2013-merge-teched-2013-142908
By Jeff James
Microsoft announced that MMS 2013 will be held June 2013 in New Orleans. Given that TechEd normally falls in June, is it possible that both shows will share the same dates and location?]]>Jeff JamesMon, 23 Apr 2012 15:18:51 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/mms-2012-mms-2013-merge-teched-2013-142908http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/firewalls2/buyers-guide-hardware-firewall-appliances-smbs-142629
By Jeff James
A fundamental shift in what firewalls are expected to do has led to a new class of products known as Next Generation Firewalls and many new features.]]>Jeff JamesSat, 21 Apr 2012 12:41:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/firewalls2/buyers-guide-hardware-firewall-appliances-smbs-142629http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/mms-2012-secret-mms-2013-planning-document-revealed-142875
By Jeff James
In one of the lighter moments of today’s MMS keynote, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Brad Anderson was telling keynote attendees about the time and effort Microsoft went through in determining what venue MMS 2013 would be held at.]]>Jeff JamesWed, 18 Apr 2012 17:19:40 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/mms-2012-secret-mms-2013-planning-document-revealed-142875http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/mms-2012-windows-intune-enhanced-mobile-device-support-142872
By Jeff James
Brad Anderson once again took the keynote spotlight at the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) in Las Vegas this morning, this time focusing primarily on Microsoft’s approach to cloud-connected devices and on the enhanced support for tablets and smartphones in a forthcoming version of Windows InTune. ]]>Jeff JamesWed, 18 Apr 2012 15:09:16 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/mms-2012-windows-intune-enhanced-mobile-device-support-142872http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/mms-2012-system-center-2012-released-windows-server-8-renamed-windows-server-2012-142849
By Jeff James
Speaking in front of 5300 attendees at the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) here at the Venetian in Las Vegas, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Brad Anderson used his keynote session to announce that System Center 2012 has been released, and that Windows Server ’8’ has been officially renamed to Windows Server 2012.]]>Jeff JamesTue, 17 Apr 2012 12:32:25 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/mms-2012-system-center-2012-released-windows-server-8-renamed-windows-server-2012-142849http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/mms-2012-revamped-microsoft-certifications-reflect-demand-cloud-skills-142837
By Jeff James
It’s the first day of the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2012 in Las Vegas this week, and we’re expecting to hear more about Microsoft’s plans for System Center 2012 and the private cloud in the days to come.]]>Jeff JamesMon, 16 Apr 2012 15:30:27 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/mms-2012-revamped-microsoft-certifications-reflect-demand-cloud-skills-142837http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/windows-pro-mms-2012-142828
By Jeff James
Like every MMS that has preceded it, this year’s show will focus on Microsoft’s System Center product family, which has gone through a significant transformation over the last year. As I’ve blogged about previously, System Center 2012 helps lay the foundation for Microsoft’s private cloud strategy.]]>Jeff JamesFri, 13 Apr 2012 17:34:12 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/windows-pro-mms-2012-142828http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/security-blog-12/news2/patch-tuesday-microsoft-releases-critical-updates-142817
By Jeff James
Microsoft released a new round of updates for a variety of products and platforms on Patch Tuesday this week, prefaced by a reminder that support for Windows XP and Office 2003 will end in April 2014.]]>Jeff JamesThu, 12 Apr 2012 12:10:26 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/security-blog-12/news2/patch-tuesday-microsoft-releases-critical-updates-142817http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/hp-details-cloud-strategy-opens-public-cloud-beta-142799
By Jeff James
It may be late to the public cloud computing party, but HP definitely made a grand entrance today by taking the wraps off of its HP Converged Cloud initiative, which includes a host of new and updated cloud offerings. ]]>Jeff JamesTue, 10 Apr 2012 18:00:25 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/hp-details-cloud-strategy-opens-public-cloud-beta-142799http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/virtualization-blog-13/news2/ericom-discusses-vmware-wsx-accessnow-20-142785
By Jeff James
AccessNow uses modern web browsers -- specifically those that support the canvas and web sockets features of HTML 5 -- to allow direct access to virtual machines that may be residing on a remote server, in a data center, or in the cloud.]]>Jeff JamesMon, 09 Apr 2012 15:06:31 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/virtualization-blog-13/news2/ericom-discusses-vmware-wsx-accessnow-20-142785http://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/cisco-emc-join-forces-offer-cloud-virtualization-training-142721
By Jeff James
With demand for IT professionals with virtualization and cloud computing skills booming, Cisco and EMC announced this morning that they’ve partnered to develop and offer educational programs and certifications centered around "cloud architecture, virtualization, storage, data center networking and data science."]]>Jeff JamesMon, 02 Apr 2012 12:45:38 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/blog/cloud-computing-7/news2/cisco-emc-join-forces-offer-cloud-virtualization-training-142721http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/review-samsung-galaxy-ii-142321
By Jeff James
Find out how the Samsung Galaxy S II compares to Apple’s iPhone 4S. If you’re in the market for a good Android-powered smartphone, you can’t go wrong with the Galaxy S II.]]>Jeff JamesThu, 29 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/review-samsung-galaxy-ii-142321