Articles by David Tan

Microsoft's Cloud Bet

Data Center | Blog Post | David Tan
Thursday, March 11, 2010

According to a speech delivered at the University of Washington last week, Microsoft is "All In for the cloud."  The real question is whether it Is time to fold, call, or maybe raise the stakes even higher? Continue Reading »

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The Real State of Microsoft Security

Security | Blog Post | David Tan
Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Microsoft today issued a new advisory in response to a vulnerability that was discovered in Internet Explorer. With the eyes of the technology world on the RSA Conference 2010 this week, and everyone focused on information security, it seemed like a good time to step back and evaluate the state of Microsoft Security and try to figure out just how it has been doing. Continue Reading »

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Windows Phone Gets a Face

Mobile Computing | Blog Post | David Tan
Friday, February 19, 2010

Microsoft announced many of the details of its next mobile operating system this week. Continue Reading »

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Does Microsoft Innovate?

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | David Tan
Monday, February 8, 2010

A very interesting op-ed piece ran in the New York Times this week. It was written by a former vice-president at Microsoft and talked about Microsoft’s creative destruction. Continue Reading »

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The Cult of Apple

IT Management | Blog Post | David Tan
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

A few years ago, Apple dropped the word Computer from its name and claimed for all the world that it was a consumer electronics company. In that time, its market share of the U.S. Continue Reading »

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Microsoft as Enabler

IT Management | Blog Post | David Tan
Tuesday, January 5, 2010

There seems to be some interest in the online world stemming from an article that appeared on InformationWeek.com regarding the seven things Microsoft must do in 2010. Continue Reading »

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What's in a Word?

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | David Tan
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

If you haven’t been following it, Microsoft has spent the last few months entangled in a lawsuit involving one of its cornerstone desktop applications, Microsoft Word.  Continue Reading »

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To VDI or Not to VDI

IT Management | Blog Post | David Tan
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

The economy is improving. Maybe slowly, but there are definite signs of a recovery taking place. Now is time to review all those IT projects you may have put on the back-burner during the last 12 months.  Continue Reading »

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Azure: Platform of the Future

Data Center | Blog Post | David Tan
Friday, November 20, 2009

This week at its annual Professional Developer’s Conference, Microsoft formally launched its hosted software platform – Azure. Continue Reading »

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Windows Server: Lost in the Hype

Data Center | Blog Post | David Tan
Friday, November 6, 2009

Lost in all the hype about the Windows 7 launch last week is the excitement around the simultaneous launch of Windows Server 2008 R2.  There are probably a few reasons this launch has been so overlooked. Continue Reading »

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