http://www.sqlmag.com/authors/author/author/5043157/rss/5043157en-USFri, 25 May 2012 10:31:39 GMTFri, 25 May 2012 10:31:39 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/commentary/3-costly-it-mistakes-that-undermine-business-value
By Karen Forster
Karen Forster and Eric Zinn of Advaiya discuss the 3 most common mistakes that undermine IT’s value to the business.]]>Karen ForsterMon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/commentary/3-costly-it-mistakes-that-undermine-business-valuehttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/sql-server/is-the-world-ready-for-sql-server-2008-100786
By Karen Forster
Is the World Ready for SQL Server 2008?]]>Karen ForsterWed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/sql-server/is-the-world-ready-for-sql-server-2008-100786http://www.sqlmag.com/article/server-systems/sbs-2008-and-ebs-2008-build-on-knowledge-every-it-shop-needs
By Karen Forster
Microsoft’s thorough research into what SMBs need in a network infrastructure led to easier installation and management for the latest version of Windows Small Business Server and the new Windows Essential Business Server.]]>Karen ForsterWed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/server-systems/sbs-2008-and-ebs-2008-build-on-knowledge-every-it-shop-needshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/server-systems/sbs-2008-and-ebs-2008-the-view-from-the-trenches
By Karen Forster
The wizard-based deployment and preinstallation tools that come with Small Business Server 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008 are a hit, but the cost and the migration process are less than ideal.]]>Karen ForsterWed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/server-systems/sbs-2008-and-ebs-2008-the-view-from-the-trencheshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/news2/microsoft-s-evolution-toward-software-plus-services
By Karen Forster
Can Microsoft balance the push toward hosted services with its traditional software products business plan?]]>Karen ForsterWed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/news2/microsoft-s-evolution-toward-software-plus-serviceshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/interoperability/sfu-in-r2
By Karen Forster
SFU in R2]]>Karen ForsterWed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/interoperability/sfu-in-r2http://www.sqlmag.com/article/news2/what-keeps-it-pros-awake-at-night-
By Karen Forster
Microsoft’s Dynamic IT initiative is intended to increase efficiency. But will the end result be IT pros with more time to be strategic rather than reactive, or simply fewer IT positions?]]>Karen ForsterFri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/news2/what-keeps-it-pros-awake-at-night-http://www.sqlmag.com/article/migration/microsoft-s-take-on-sbs-2008-pricing
By Karen Forster
Responding to concerns that SBS 2008 is priced too high, Microsoft says that customer feedback led to a higher price point for the software but a lower price for CALs, resulting in lover overall cost for most organizations.]]>Karen ForsterThu, 11 Sep 2008 16:39:41 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/migration/microsoft-s-take-on-sbs-2008-pricinghttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/news2/microsoft-responds-to-policymaker-questions
By Karen Forster
Last may, reader Jeff Vandervoort wrote that Microsoft owes PolicyMaker users a migration plan. Now Microsoft has a response.]]>Karen ForsterFri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/news2/microsoft-responds-to-policymaker-questionshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/nonit-professional/microsoft-s-smb-products-and-services
By Karen Forster
As IT spending in the SMB market increases, Microsoft focuses its efforts on related software and services, such as Windows Essential Business Server, Small Business Server, and Microsoft Online Services.]]>Karen ForsterWed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/nonit-professional/microsoft-s-smb-products-and-serviceshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/recognizing-microsoft-s-fading-generation-of-products
By Karen Forster
Karen acknowledges Server 2008, DPM 2007, and SCVMM 2008 for receiving Editors’ Best awards and examines Microsoft’s perspective on virtualization as it relates to a new generation of Web-integrated IT.]]>Karen ForsterMon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/recognizing-microsoft-s-fading-generation-of-productshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/interoperability/system-center-to-support-linux-and-vmware
By Karen Forster
System Center to Support Linux and VMware]]>Karen ForsterWed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/interoperability/system-center-to-support-linux-and-vmwarehttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/making-a-mesh-of-it-
By Karen Forster
Find out how Live Mesh fits Microsoft’s Software Plus Services (S+S) strategy.]]>Karen ForsterThu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/making-a-mesh-of-it-http://www.sqlmag.com/article/news2/tech-ed-it-pro-week-kicks-off-with-dynamic-it
By Karen Forster
Tech Ed IT Pro week kicks off with Hyper-V and other announcements. But there are also mixed messages about IT pros and developers and about strategic vision, such as Dynamic IT, versus learning how to use Microsoft technology.]]>Karen ForsterTue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/news2/tech-ed-it-pro-week-kicks-off-with-dynamic-ithttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/microsoft-owes-policymaker-users-a-migration-plan
By Karen Forster
In response to "RSAT: windows Server 2008 Remote Server Admin Tools," a reader expresses frustration with Microsoft’s support for PolicyMaker customers.]]>Karen ForsterWed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/microsoft-owes-policymaker-users-a-migration-planhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-server-20082/rsat-windows-server-2008-remote-server-admin-tools
By Karen Forster
A Microsoft Senior Product Manager for Windows Vista management discusses Server 2008’s RSAT for Windows Vista SP1, highlighting RSAT’s Group Policy integration. ]]>Karen ForsterTue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-server-20082/rsat-windows-server-2008-remote-server-admin-toolshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/exclusive-video-microsoft-execs-give-details-of-mms-2008-system-center-announcements
By Karen Forster
Exclusive Video: Microsoft Execs Give Details of MMS 2008 System Center Announcements]]>Karen ForsterMon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/exclusive-video-microsoft-execs-give-details-of-mms-2008-system-center-announcementshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-server-20082/windows-vista-and-windows-server-2008-togetherness
By Karen Forster
Microsoft’s product managers for Windows Server and Windows Client Deployment explain that customers who use Server 2008 and Vista together will benefit from improved performance, security, and manageability.]]>Karen ForsterMon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-server-20082/windows-vista-and-windows-server-2008-togethernesshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/system-center-to-support-linux-and-vmware98432
By Karen Forster
In this exclusive interview, Microsoft’s Brad Anderson and Larry Orecklin disclose groundbreaking developments from the Microsoft Management Summit regarding System Center support for versions of UNIX and non-native hypervisors.]]>Karen ForsterMon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/system-center-to-support-linux-and-vmware98432http://www.sqlmag.com/article/interoperability/open-source-and-windows-server-s-direction
By Karen Forster
Open Source and Windows Server’s Direction]]>Karen ForsterWed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/interoperability/open-source-and-windows-server-s-direction