Microsoft talks up Windows 10 for business, but questions mount

	Microsoft to business: Don't worry about Windows 10, consumers will test it | Microsoft updates cloud-based SQL Server to ease management
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	Microsoft talks up Windows 10 for business, but questions mount Microsoft has dribbled out a bit more information about how enterprises will be able to deploy and update Windows 10, answering some questions but leaving analysts asking more. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Getting Branch Office Consolidation Right New survey results from Forrester Consulting on consolidating branch offices are now available. Read: - Best practices in the face of more users, services, and devices - Consolidating beyond just servers - The importance of deploying advanced WAN optimization Learn more >> In this Issue Microsoft to business: Don't worry about Windows 10, consumers will test it Microsoft updates cloud-based SQL Server to ease management Microsoft's real-time processing engine boosts Bing, Azure services Windows 10 deep-dive review: Finally, a unified operating system WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Eliminating the Challenge of Branch Office Recovery In today's global economy, companies are increasingly distributed. That puts IT in a precarious position, especially when it comes to disaster recovery. Branch converged infrastructure delivers local performance, stores data safely in the datacenter, and enables instant recovery. Learn how to recover faster, reduce risk, and save money. Learn more >> Microsoft to business: Don't worry about Windows 10, consumers will test it Microsoft on Friday said consumers would become coal mine canaries who turn up bugs and problems in each Windows 10 update months before businesses have to commit to the fixes. Read More Microsoft updates cloud-based SQL Server to ease management Microsoft has added automated backup and patching for SQL Server databases running in virtual machines on its Azure cloud, in a bid to simplify management and improve reliability. As enterprises move more and larger IT systems to the cloud, advanced management functionality is becoming increasingly important to keep systems up and costs down. And step by step, service providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft are adding new features to streamline management processes. The latest improvements from Microsoft are aimed at keeping SQL Server backed up and secure in a more convenient way when running the database in virtual machines on Azure.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Hitachi Data Systems Align IT with Business for Competitive Edge Learn what IT professionals recently surveyed by IDG Research had to say about the progress they're making in integrating IT and business. View more Microsoft's real-time processing engine boosts Bing, Azure services A streaming analytics engine developed by Microsoft Research is giving advertisers on the company's Bing Web search service more timely analysis on how their ad campaigns are faring, according to the company. The streaming analytics engine, called Trill, can process data at two to four orders of magnitude faster than today's typical streaming engines, Microsoft said. The company plans to expand its use to other Microsoft computing services as well. Trill functionality could be of interest to companies looking to analyze their data as it is streamed in from a live source, such as a social networking feed or live sensor data. Trill could compete with a new crop of open source stream processing engines built for these kinds of tasks, such as Apache Storm -- which was created by Twitter -- and Apache Spark.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Windows 10 deep-dive review: Finally, a unified operating system The January 2015 technical preview of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10 OS offers a more natural interface, a cool digital assistant and lots of potential. Read More
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