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8 articles filed under Windows.
Understanding Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
VDI (or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) has been all the rage in IT circles for the past couple of years. Once the virtualization of servers became the norm, looking to desktops as the next frontier…
The End of the GUI Era
We should set the stage by looking at some historical context around GUIs and their role within the world of systems administration. In the “olden days” we did not have graphical user interfaces on…
The Desktop Revolution Is Upon Us
With the pending end of support for Windows XP looming just around the proverbial corner, it is time to take stock of the desktop landscape and make hard decisions. Windows XP has dominated the…
Is it Time to Move to Windows 8
Microsoft’s latest desktop reboot is out in the wild and lots of people are getting their hands on it and using it today. Is it time to consider moving to Windows 8? Absolutely. That doesn’t mean…
The Ripple Effect of Windows 8
Windows 8, with its new, dramatic Metro interface, is a huge gamble for Microsoft. A huge gamble not only because they risk slowing update cycles and attrition of their desktop installation base but…
Where Windows 8 Fails
There is a lot of talk about why people love or hate Windows 8, but I see a lot of talk about this from the perspective of the IT department and the big picture seems to be often dropped completely…
The Windows Desktop Cycle
Microsoft has been bringing out desktop operating environments for decades now and those of us who have been in the industry long enough are aware of a pattern that they use, perhaps unofficially, in…
What Windows 8 Means for the Datacenter
Talk around Microsoft’s new upcoming desktop operating, Windows 8, centers almost completely on its dramatically departing Metro User Interface, borrowed from the Windows Phone which, in turn…