Articles by David Tan

Realizing the Potential of Unified Communications

Networking | Blog Post | David Tan
Monday, August 16, 2010

We have been hearing the buzz for years about unified communications, and how great it will be when you have one hub for everything from e-mail to video conferencing.  Continue Reading »

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Microsoft Moves to the Private Cloud

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | David Tan
Monday, July 12, 2010

Microsoft opened its annual Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C., with an inspiring keynote from CEO Steve Ballmer rallying its par Continue Reading »

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Microsoft Office 2010 - Steal This Software

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | David Tan
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

It’s official. Starting today you can use Microsoft Office for free!  Continue Reading »

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The State of Microsoft Technology

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | David Tan
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Next week's Tech-Ed is a good opportunity to to take a step back and look at the overall state of technology at Microsoft. Continue Reading »

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Microsoft Takes Google Head On

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | David Tan
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Microsoft this week is releasing the  2010 versions of its Office and SharePoint applications. Continue Reading »

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Managing Windows 7 Migrations

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | David Tan
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Moving from one version of the Windows operating system to another has never been the easiest task. Continue Reading »

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Microsoft Adds More Appeal to Development Tools

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | David Tan
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

This week Microsoft released the latest and greatest of its application development platforms, including the .NET Framework 4.0, Silverlight 4, and of course Visual Studio 2010, the development environment that brings it all together. Continue Reading »

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IE9: A Leap in the Right Direction

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | David Tan
Friday, March 19, 2010

The two areas Microsoft seemed to focus on in this upcoming release are speed and compatibility. Continue Reading »

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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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