February 2013

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    Learning MCSE 2012

    The Comeback of MCSE 2012 What a comeback by Microsoft with the introduction of Windows Server 2012, Microsoft has also introduced the MCSE Exam again and this time the exam has been introduced by the name “MCSE: reinvented”. Microsoft, on high demand by IT Industry introduced its globally accepted MCSE, […]

  • A new way to sell used IT equipment

    MarkITx offers two-sided market for selling used IT gear The buying and selling of used IT equipment is not a trivial market, but it doesn’t get enormous attention. In many cases, enterprises unload used equipment as a trade-in or at bargain price to a wholesaler because they just want the […]

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    Is it now crazy to offshore IT to China?

    Mandiant report citing Chinese government's role in cyberattacks might give more pause to some U.S. companies China has for years been developing an IT outsourcing industry aimed at bringing in business from the U.S. and Europe. It has succeeded, but then again it hasn’t thrived and now may face more […]

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    Microsoft’s Outlook.com comes out of preview phase

    Microsoft’s Outlook.com comes out of preview phase Hotmail users will be upgraded to the new email service by summer Microsoft has moved its email service Outlook.com out of the preview phase, and plans a marketing campaign to boost its adoption worldwide. The service, which claims 60 million active users since […]

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    Internet Explorer only? IE doubt it

    Fewer businesses standardizing browser use on Internet Explorer, but the practice isn’t gone yet. Just as Internet users in general have defected in huge numbers from Microsoft Internet Explorer over the past several years, the business world, as well, is becoming less dependent on the venerable browser. Companies that used […]

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    BYOD to Change the Face of IT in 2013

    The “Bring Your Own Device” phenomenon, largely driven by Apple iPhones and iPads, is changing the face of IT departments, perhaps reaching a tipping point. If CIOs thought mobile devices presented challenges before, they haven’t seen anything yet. [ALSO: BYOD keeps expanding and IT needs to deal with it] “IT […]

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    Microsoft’s SkyDrive now stores 1B documents

    Microsoft adds document-sharing link feature Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud storage service now has one billion Office documents stored in it, the company announced today. While a billion may seem like a lot, the most popular consumer cloud storage service, Dropbox, has more than 100,000,000 users. According to the company’s information site, […]

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    Internet Explorer flaws fixed by Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates

    IE vulnerabilities offered hackers a one-two punch, expert says. Microsoft says Internet Explorer versions 6 through 10 are subjects of two critical Patch Tuesday updates for February that could address recent Java woes. Both critical patches address vulnerabilities that could give attackers access to client browsers and from there access […]

  • Cisco fills out SDN family with 40G switch, controller, cloud gear for data center

    Nexus 6000 designed for high-density 40G; InterCloud, for VM migration to hybrid clouds; ONE Controller for programming Cisco switches, routers Cisco this week will fill out its programmable networking family with a new line of data center switches, cloud connectivity extensions and a software-based SDN controller. The new products fill […]

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    Microsoft Surface sales suck

    Or do they? If you listen to some analysts, Surface, and other slates running Windows 8 or RT, started slow out of the gate. Considering how much tablets sapped PC shipments in Q4, slow forebodes trouble ahead. Or does it? “There is no question that Microsoft is in this tablet […]