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• Are comatose servers your next big IT headache?

  Picture this. An executive at your organization gets an idea for a big project, one that adds a new product line to your company and could result in millions of additional dollars in revenue per year. The whole company is gung ho about this. The new mantra each workday is "what are we doing to advance Project X?" Cheers are sung each morning. And, of course, the IT team gets involved and spins up a number of servers, both physical and virtual, to help out the development team and put the new product or service into production.

• Why SharePoint is the last great on-premises application

  At the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) last month in Orlando, we heard many of the same grumblings we've been hearing about Microsoft for years now: They don't care about on-premises servers. They're leaving IT administrators in the dust and hanging them out to dry while forcing Azure and Office 365 content on everyone. They're ignoring the small and medium business.

• 10 Windows 10 migration issues you need to consider

  Upgrading to a new client operating system is a massive headache for the CIOs of most organizations. That's because it's disruptive, it impacts hardware purchasing decisions, it drains IT budgets and it can take up hours of IT staff time.

• Deep-dive review: Windows 10 - worth the wait

  Finally, an operating system from Microsoft you can love.

• Why the Open Container Project is good news for CIOs

  Application container giant Docker and upstart rival CoreOS have ceased hostilities following the announcement of the Open Container Project (OCP). The project will work to develop industry standards for a container format and runtime software.

• 9 reasons not to upgrade to Windows 10 -- yet

  Windows 10 is here - and many users (especially those who have been wrestling with Windows 8) are probably eager to upgrade. But even if you can get it now -- the upgrade will be sent first to <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2944212/microsoft-windows/windows-10-release-date-delayed-itbwcw.html">those who signed up for the Windows Insider beta program</a> and then in "slow waves" to everyone else -- you may want to hold off.

• WPC 2015: Microsoft exec - Forget the past

  In a revival tent-like speech, Microsoft's chief operations officer, Kevin Turner, urged the company's partners to forget the past - an allusion to the failure of its smartphone business to gain meaningful share - but defended the decision to keep making handsets.

• Haven't migrated from Windows Server 2003 yet? You're not alone

  Millions of CIOs are set to miss the July 14 deadline to migrate away from Windows Server 2003, despite the huge risks to their companies.

• Windows 10 fragmentation? What fragmentation?

  Microsoft's Windows 10 will not have a fragmentation problem, analysts argued, even though its rapid development tempo and a host of update cadences will spin off so many versions that not everyone will be running the same code, or even have the same features, at any one time.

• Can Windows 10 save declining PC market?

  “Microsoft and PC vendors still need to convince users of the advantages of the new OS and new PCs, which will take some time."

• Secure Azure as Microsoft meets NZ Govt cloud computing criteria

  Tech giant demonstrates Microsoft Azure’s ability to provide secure cloud computing to Kiwi companies.

• INSIGHT: Why Cloud is NOT DEAD at HP

  Here’s why HP remains committed to private Cloud.

• iOS, Android or Windows? Who dominates the enterprise BYOD landscape?

  BYOD movement continues to mature with more personal tablets joining employee-owned smartphones as the devices of choice for business productivity on the go.

• Boost for local business as Equinix provides direct Aussie access to Microsoft Office 365

  “By offering direct access to Office 365 on Cloud Exchange, we are helping our enterprise customers get the most out of their cloud investments."

• Are Microsoft, VMware and Red Hat better value than OpenStack distributions?

  Are Microsoft, VMware and Red Hat better value than OpenStack distributions for total cost of ownership?