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Service Providers light up the Cloud OS
The following post is from Takeshi Numoto, Corporate Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise Marketing, Microsoft.
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Microsoft and Dell’s Continued Collaboration on VDI Solutions on Display at Dell World
In October, we announced Windows Server 2012 R2 which delivers several exciting improvements for VDI solutions. Among the benefits, Windows Server 2012 R2 reduces the cost per seat for VDI as well as enhances your end user’s experience. The following are just some of the features and benefits of Windows Server 2012 R2 for VDI:
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Xbox One sells more than 2 million units in the first 18 days; Sold out at most major retailers
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First prize for Nobel Media’s scalable and reliable website, run on Windows Azure
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Omphaloskepsis and the December 2013 Security Update Release
There are times when we get too close to a topic. We familiarize ourselves with every aspect and nuance, but fail to recognize not everyone else has done the same. Whether you consider this myopia, navel-gazing, or human nature, the effect is the same. I recognized this during the recent webcast when someone asked the question – “What’s the difference between a security advisory and a security bulletin?” The answer was simple to me, as I’ve been doing this for years, but the question was valid and it reminded me that not every person on the planet knows all of the ins and outs of Update Tuesday.
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LeWeb’13 and ‘The Next 10 Years’: The digitization of nearly everything
The following post is from Satya Nadella, Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise, Microsoft.
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Security Advisory 2916652 released, Certificate Trust List updated
Microsoft is updating the Certificate Trust List (CTL) for all supported releases of Microsoft Windows to remove the trust of a mis-issued third-party digital certificate, which could be used to spoof content and perform phishing or man-in-the-middle attacks against web properties. With this action, customers will be automatically be protected against this issue. Additionally, the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 4.0 and newer versions help mitigate man-in-the-middle attacks by detecting untrusted or improperly issued SSL certificates through the Certificate Trust feature.
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New security features added to Microsoft accounts
The following post is from Eric Doerr, Group Program Manager, Microsoft Account.
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Computer Science Education Week begins Monday – Join us in an ‘Hour of Code’
The following post is from Satya Nadella, Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise at Microsoft.
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Reforming government surveillance
The following post is from Brad Smith, General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft. It was originally published on Microsoft on the Issues.
