• Microsoft gives details on mobile broadband improvements in Windows 8

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 21 January, 2012 09:07

  Microsoft has given details on a variety of ways in which the upcoming Windows 8 operating system does a better job than its predecessors at letting users manage their connections to Wi-Fi and mobile broadband networks.

• Microsoft engineers file system for a new era

  By Joab Jackson | 18 January, 2012 06:58

  The upcoming release of Windows Server 8 will feature an entirely new file system, called ReFS, that addresses many of the shortcomings of the aging NTFS (New Technology File System) now used across all current Windows editions, the company announced Tuesday in a blog.

• No demand for Windows 8 tablets? Or don't trust predictive surveys

  By Rob Enderle | 17 January, 2012 09:28

  Analyst firms often use surveys to make predictions sound more believable. However, there generally is no connection whatsoever between what a survey predicts and what the outcome eventually is. For example, according to the surveys the U.S. President should be Hillary Clinton and the person most likely to win the Republican nomination were a bunch of folks that aren't even in the race anymore.

• Windows 8 on ARM: You can look but you can't touch

  By James Niccolai | 14 January, 2012 10:30

  For a touch-based interface it was awfully hard to get hold of. Microsoft's Windows 8 OS was shown on a handful of prototype ARM-based tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, but almost no one was allowed to try it out.

• 5 key takeaways from CES

  By Brad Reed | 14 January, 2012 02:36

  As is often the case, the expectations of what will be the big story at the Consumer Electronics Show are different from what actually becomes the big story.

• 8 amazing things you'll do with Windows 8

  By Jon Brodkin | 27 July, 2010 10:11

  Windows 8 is still a couple of years away, but Microsoft is already telling partners what to expect in the next generation operating system. Luckily for the public, Microsoft planning documents shared with HP and other OEM partners were leaked this week, providing a wholly unexpected Windows 8 sneak preview.

Whitepapers about Windows 8

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  Best Practices for Preparing for SharePoint Migrations

  This paper focuses on some of the most common platforms that content can be moved from: Windows Server file shares, Exchange public folders, and previous versions of SharePoint. However, the strategies discussed can also be applied to content from other sources, such as Documentum, Novell or UNIX file shares, Notes databases, and web sites.