Microsoft is discussing in greater detail its "optimized desktop" concepts that tap into its virtualization technologies.
Utah finished a multiyear data center consolidation project last summer, reducing 35 data centers to just two facilities. The move paves the way for Utah to offer cloud services to its cities and counties — and perhaps other states as well.
Microsoft will be releasing its new Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 product to its TechNet and MSDN subscribers sometime this week.
Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to its equipment manufacturing partners.
In a move key to bridging public and private clouds based on its virtual machines, VMware this week said it will release software that ties internal vSphere VMs to service providers' cloud platforms.
Microsoft outlined desktop virtualization tips last week that IT pros and developers can use to test the compatibility of their websites on a single PC.
States pursue cloud computing and shared services to reduce costs while maintaining and even increasing delivery of services.
Should you build one in-house, tap the public cloud or let GSA broker a deal for you?
The choice is yours, but you better make it soon.
The Defense Information Systems Agency is undergoing sweeping changes in how it delivers information services to the warfighting community. DISA CIO Henry Sienkiewicz talked with GCN about managing those changes, DISA's progress developing more elastic systems and the role cloud computing will play.
The benefits of virtualization can be offset by added complexity and security risks; NIST has released guidelines for addressing these risks.
One year after announcing a $250 million, three-year pact to deliver next-generation data center technology, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Microsoft have unveiled five appliances that offer Exchange and SQL Server in turnkey configurations.
The Living Earth Simulator will model all human and natural activity on the planet to predict future man-made and natural disasters.