Microsoft Windows software
Microsoft Windows is the most successful and ubiquitous enterprise software product ever created, and its future developments affect nearly every IT manager in some way. Browse all the latest news and analysis about Microsoft Windows software and the issues around buying, implementing and delivering benefits from Windows.
Infographic: S/4HANA viewed positively by SAP Users
SAP has recognised that customers will face challenges and costs when they upgrade to S/4 Hana. It has set out a roadmap to simplify integration, in a bid to lower the transition cost of moving from ECC to the S/4 platform. This infographic shows why most SAP users have positive impressions of SAP S/4Hana.
News : Microsoft Windows software
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April 08, 2021
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Apr'21
Microsoft accused of stifling secondhand software market
In 2012, UsedSoft won a case for second user software, which has enabled the market to grow across Europe. But it is now under threat
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March 25, 2021
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Mar'21
Warning: AWS IAM behaves differently to directory services
IT admins use group policies to manage user access via Active Directory, but AWS takes a subtly different approach, which can be exploited
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March 18, 2021
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Mar'21
Coronavirus: How PCs in quarantine and intensive care units can be managed remotely
NHS IT staff generally have limited access to deployed devices, especially if that device is in an operating theatre or intensive care unit
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March 16, 2021
16
Mar'21
Microsoft releases one-click ProxyLogon mitigation tool
Microsoft’s mitigation tool is designed to help customers without dedicated security or IT teams navigate fixing their vulnerable Exchange servers
In Depth : Microsoft Windows software
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Patching: Balancing technical requirements with business considerations
With an increasing reliance on subscription models alongside the regular patching of software, updates have become an essential part of modern business practices. However, care needs to be taken to ensure the optimum patching process is implemented Continue Reading
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Microsoft Windows’ future is all about users
We look at how Microsoft is evolving the Windows desktop operating system platform and providing developer flexibility Continue Reading
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Microsoft's history and future strategy beyond 2020
Microsoft's history over the past 20 years is marked by the pivot from closed software models to support for open source and cloud. Quantum computing will shape the next decades. Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Microsoft Windows software
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The New Norm Still Means The Old Norm When It Comes To Exchange Vulnerabilities
Some things in IT never change and one is exposing vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s armoury, not least as has recently been reported, Microsoft Exchange. Oh, how the hackers love Exchange… So, at the ... Continue Reading
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Application modernisation cloud platform makes the impossible, possible
Around this time last year, I was in London to cover off an event on platform migration for Rimo3, which I duly covered in this blog back then. ... Continue Reading
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Office productivity in a post Coronavirus world
One of the changes that has come out of the Coronavirus pandemic is that people are learning to work from home. This is more than IT providing remote and cloud-based access to business ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Microsoft Windows software
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Tips for minimising the impact of the Microsoft Office price rise
Microsoft has “adjusted” prices with Office 2019, making it more expensive to buy on-premise versions of its products Continue Reading
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The high price of not understanding how automation works with existing software licences
Businesses must check their software licences before they introduce robotic process automation or they risk breaking the rules Continue Reading
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Driving digital productivity in the UK
There is a need for British businesses to improve their adoption of digital technologies Continue Reading
Videos : Microsoft Windows software
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Lauri Love: how reformed hackers halted the WannaCry virus
Lauri Love presents a compelling story of the WannaCry malware that nearly brought down the NHS, and the behind the scenes work of former hackers, and security researchers that helped to prevent lives being lost. Love is facing extradition to the US after allegedly taking part in a hacking protest over the death of internet pioneer Aaron Swartz, who faced jail for using a hidden computer to downloading academic journals at MIT.
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Locked in by choice: Why the Italian Defence Department is switching to open source office
The Italian Defence Departnment plans to replace Microsoft Office with an open source equivalent on 100,000 desktops
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Locked in by choice: Why Munich is dropping open source for Microsoft
Munich has saved €11m by moving to open source. Now, in a move seen as highly political, lord mayor Dieter Reiter is planning a return to Microsoft