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	Windows 'Threshold' to go public within weeks Microsoft will issue a preview of "Threshold," the current code name for Windows 8's successor, as soon as next month, according to an online report today. Read More WEBCAST: Dell Inc. Is SQL Server AlwaysOn really as powerful? Tips and Tricks With the introduction of AlwaysOn, Windows Clustering Services is now more critical than ever. If you've moved away from clustering or implemented database mirroring as an alternative to clustering and found it lacking, AlwaysOn could be the way forward for you. In this webcast, hear disaster recovery tips and tricks from one Dell SQL expert. Learn more In this Issue Preston Gralla: Will Microsoft's Satya Nadella dump Windows Phone and the Xbox? New Microsoft same as the old Microsoft Microsoft urges customers to uninstall 'Blue Screen of Death' update Update: Microsoft pulls crippling patch from Windows Update Microsoft: Give IE another chance What failure looks like in Microsoft's cloud-first world Deja vu all over again: Windows 7 will be the new XP Microsoft opens new site for Lumia apps beta tests WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Android, iOS, Windows Security Architectures This white paper discusses the security implications and capabilities of the major mobile OS platforms, and presents comprehensive technologies and best practices to ensure control and security without impairing productivity. View Now Preston Gralla: Will Microsoft's Satya Nadella dump Windows Phone and the Xbox? If Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is true to his logic, one day he'll dump both Windows Phone and the Xbox -- and of course, the Suface. But is he willing to follow that logic, or instead keep Microsoft's worst-performing divisions? Read More New Microsoft same as the old Microsoft For all the talk by its CEO about a new and different Microsoft, the company's money-making software groups remain lashed to hardware-intensive divisions that increasingly drag down the firm's overall margin. Read More Microsoft urges customers to uninstall 'Blue Screen of Death' update Microsoft is quietly recommending that customers uninstall one of last week's security updates after users reported that it crippled their computers with the infamous "Blue Screen of Death." Read More Update: Microsoft pulls crippling patch from Windows Update Although Microsoft has pulled a patch from Windows Update that crippled some computers, it is still pushing a truncated version of the security update that contained the flawed fix. Read More : MoreDirect Datacenter eGuide In this eGuide, InfoWorld along with sister publications CIO and Computerworld look at some current and future trends in data center innovation. Read on to learn what technologies are essential for high-performing data centers today, and to get a glimpse of what the data center of tomorrow may look like. Read Now Microsoft: Give IE another chance In a wide-ranging "Ask Me Anything" chat on Reddit, developers and program managers from the Microsoft Internet Explorer team urged users to give the browser another chance. Read More What failure looks like in Microsoft's cloud-first world Continuous delivery, company-wide hackathons, growth hacking, features driven by user feedback through sites like user voice: The new face of Microsoft is all about moving faster and being more responsive. Moving faster can also mean things breaking. But failure, and what you do when things go wrong, look rather different in a cloud-first mobile-first world. Read More Deja vu all over again: Windows 7 will be the new XP Even as enterprises try to get rid of their last Windows XP machines, Gartner analysts are urging them to start planning for the end of Windows 7. Read More Microsoft opens new site for Lumia apps beta tests Microsoft is closing the Nokia Beta Labs site, but users will still be able to test apps under development via the new Lumia Beta Apps site, designed to elicit more feedback and make it easier for users to participate. Read More
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