With Windows Azure Pack, your apps can run almost anywhere

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	With Windows Azure Pack, your apps can run in the cloud or in the data center The Azure Pack is a big deal, or should be, because it extends the functionality you have in the cloud to your data center. The pack lets developers write once and deploy them locally in Windows Server 2012 R2, as well as in Microsoft's cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors HP Blades Leadership and Innovation for the Data Center The market for blade servers is becoming ever more complex and diverse due to the convergence of related modular form factors, a fast-growing interest in fabric-based infrastructure and the influence of cloud computing on buying behavior. Download the Gartner Magic Quadrant to see how the vendors in blade servers stack up. Read Now In this Issue Microsoft Surface naming debacle about to get worse Windows 8.1 RTMs -- but developers won't get it until October Microsoft will craft XP patches after April '14 -- but not for you Ballmer 2.0: We can rebuild him Why Steve Ballmer is headed for the exit WHITE PAPER: Condusiv Technologies Boosting SQL Server Performance in a Virtual Environment How can I/O optimization technology boost SQL Server response time by 130% and throughput by 50% in a virtual environment? openBench Labs tested V-locity VM in its independent lab—examining how the software dramatically increases SQL Server performance on VMs—with no additional hardware. Read now! Microsoft Surface naming debacle about to get worse Just when you thought it couldn't possibly get any worse, it looks like Microsoft is taking a swift dive into the shallow end of the gene pool with its Surface branding. Read More Windows 8.1 RTMs -- but developers won't get it until October The good news is that Microsoft made its end-of-August deadline for releasing Windows 8.1 to manufacturers. The bad news is that developers of all stripes are getting the short end of the stick. Read More Microsoft will craft XP patches after April '14 -- but not for you Microsoft will be creating updates for Windows XP after retirement under the 'Custom Support' program designed for very large customers. Read More Ballmer 2.0: We can rebuild him Did Ballmer jump? Or was he pushed? Regardless, Cringely the career counselor is happy to point Microsoft's departing leader toward his next gig. Read More Why Steve Ballmer is headed for the exit The new CEO of Microsoft must be unfazed by legions of enemies from day one. To stand fast in the face of that you need to do more than yell; you need a singular vision -- which Ballmer lacked -- not to mention the coldness to bust heads with extreme prejudice. Retirement was an excellent choice. Read More
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