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• 22 May 2013 Sequestration stymies federal government cloud ambitions (SearchCloudComputing.com)

  The federal government is under mandates to consolidate data centers and deliver IT as a Service, but sequestration makes this easier said than done.

• Facebook most popular social media tool in the enterprise (ComputerWeekly.com)

  Facebook dominates, but businesses will begin rolling out enterprise social media tools in the next 12 months

• 21 May 2013 IT job vacancies on track to reach pre-recession levels (ComputerWeekly.com)

  Report finds Q1 IT job vacancies have risen for the fourth year in a row

• 16 May 2013 Most IT environments immature, Microsoft reveals (ComputerWeekly.com)

  Most business IT environments are immature, analysis of data from Microsoft’s Cloud Security Readiness Tool has revealed

• 15 May 2013 IT pros turn a blind eye to secure coding (ComputerWeekly.com)

  Nearly two-thirds of IT professionals say their organisations do not build products and services with security in mind, a Microsoft survey reveals

• Self-service portals give IT control in the cloud (SearchCloudComputing.com)

  Cloud computing purists say true clouds require portals for self-service, but those who've actually deployed portals are in the minority.

• Microsoft declares conformance with ISO 27034-1 (ComputerWeekly.com)

  Microsoft has declared conformance with ISO 27034-1, the first part of an international standard for secure software development

• Microsoft promises free Windows 8.1 update (ComputerWeekly.com)

  The latest operating system from Microsoft – Windows 8 – is set to get an update this summer called Windows 8.1 at no cost to its users

• May 2013 Patch Tuesday fixes IE8 zero day; Adobe tightens ColdFusion (SearchSecurity.com)

  The software giant's May 2013 Patch Tuesday update permanently fixes the IE8 zero-day flaw found in the Dept. of Labor website attack.

• 14 May 2013 Microsoft delivers patch updates for Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 (SearchWindowsServer.com)

  Microsoft delivered two critical and eight important bulletins in May's Patch Tuesday release, fixing issues in Windows Server 2012 and Office apps.

• 13 May 2013 Columbia Sportswear's move from virtualization to private cloud computing (SearchServerVirtualization.com)

  Columbia Sportswear parlayed server virtualization into a private cloud. Along the way, it found that its management tools needed serious rethinking.

• Firms not ready for Windows XP end-of-life could face compliance risks (ComputerWeekly.com)

  In less than a year, Microsoft ends support on Windows XP. Companies must have a migration plan or face compliance issues

• 10 May 2013 Microsoft confirms Windows 8 upgrade preview in June (MicroscopeUK.com)

  Microsoft has revealed that the upgrade to Windows 8, codenamed Blue, will be made available for public preview next month

• Rivals Microsoft and AWS engage in joint development project for cloud computing (ComputerWeekly.com)

  Public cloud rivals Microsoft and AWS have collaborated to help users manage Windows workloads on AWS cloud easily

• Microsoft to patch IE8 zero-day (ComputerWeekly.com)

  Microsoft is to issue a security update for a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8,just a week after issuing a security advisory

• 09 May 2013 Windows 8 updates, mini Surface tablets on the horizon (SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com)

  A Windows 8 update is expected in the coming months, along with mini Surface tablets. But will enterprises take notice?

• 08 May 2013 Microsoft prepares for Windows 8 u-turn with Blue (MicroscopeUK.com)

  Microsoft has indicated that a major upgrade to Windows 8 is in the works raising some expectations that it will reintroduce some of the traditional functionality into the OS

• 07 May 2013 Microsoft to bring back the Start button in Windows 8? (ComputerWeekly.com)

  Amid lacklustre take-up of Windows 8 and a declining PC industry, Microsoft may be set to reintroduce the much-loved Start button in Windows 8

• Dell vWorkspace 8 adds user monitoring, Windows Server 2012 support (SearchVirtualDesktop.com)

  Former Quest customers no longer have to wonder what's up with vWorkspace. Dell released version 8 with exciting new features and support.

• Windows 8 passes 100 million in sales (ComputerWeekly.com)

  Microsoft says Windows 8 OS has sold more than 100 million copies, roughly matching Windows 7 in the six months after launch

• Microsoft issues security advisory on IE8 zero-day exploit (ComputerWeekly.com)

  Microsoft has published a security advisory about an exploit for zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8

• 02 May 2013 Mobile expense management strategies reveal wasteful BYOD spending (SearchConsumerization.com)

  BYOD shops could spend far more than necessary. Strategies for managing mobile expenses, such as corporate mobile plans and split billing, can help.

• 01 May 2013 Mobile expense management tools significantly reduce IT costs (SearchConsumerization.com)

  Organizations not managing mobile expenses can end up leaking thousands of dollars per year from tiny individual expenses here or there.

• 29 Apr 2013 SharePoint technology feels growing pains as 2013 release arrives (SearchContentManagement.com)

  SharePoint 2013 adds new features to the collaboration software. But it comes at a time when SharePoint's value is being questioned in some quarters.

• 24 Apr 2013 Exchange ActiveSync monitoring a necessity for enterprise mobility (SearchExchange.com)

  As organizations scale up mobile initiatives, ActiveSync monitoring is crucial to avoiding performance bottlenecks and overloading Exchange.

• 23 Apr 2013 News briefs: Microsoft heats up IaaS market, Google wants to go greener (SearchCloudProvider.com)

  In this week's cloud news, Microsoft heats up competition in the IaaS market while Google petitions local utilities for more clean energy options.

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