• IT doesn’t see much value in making Windows 8 enterprise standard: Forrester

  By Rebecca Merrett | 17 May, 2013 15:33

  While Microsoft may be eager to sell its “re-imagined” Windows 8 to enterprises, Forrester research reveals that IT leaders are not keen to move onto the operating system any time soon.

• Forrester: Windows 8 faces uphill battle as corporate desktop

  By Tim Greene | 17 May, 2013 12:34

  Windows 8 faces an uphill battle to become a standard corporate operating system because many businesses are in the midst of or have recently completed the move from Windows XP to Windows 7 and don't have the stomach for another transition anytime soon.

• 5 reasons to build an enterprise mobile app store

  By Lauren Brousell | 30 April, 2013 19:38

  IT departments can keep employees from using malware-infested mobile apps by creating an internal store of company-approved apps. The store can also collect feedback from users about their preferences.

• How big is Cloud's impact? Depends on who's asking

  By Brandon Butler | 26 April, 2013 16:13

  Is Cloud computing really catching on in the enterprise? Well, that depends on who you talk to, recent surveys have found.

• Windows 7, iOS, BYOD redefine enterprise OS landscape

  By Shane O'Neill | 25 April, 2013 19:19

  Led by Windows 7, Microsoft's operating systems still control the enterprise, but the software giant's days of dominance are waning. As a recent Forrester report highlights, mobile devices and BYOD have made the state of enterprise operating systems far more complex.

• How to Prepare for Windows 8 Even Though It's Not Coming to Enterprises

  By Shane O'Neill | 20 May, 2013 20:08

  Windows 8 won't be adopted as a standard at your business anytime soon, according to a new Forrester report. But that doesn't mean IT shouldn't prepare for it to sneak through the BYOD side door. Here are five ways to be ready for Windows 8.

• Windows 8 is an enterprise 'non-starter' because IT sees no value in changes

  By Gregg Keizer | 17 May, 2013 14:43

  Windows 8 faces a number of hurdles in the enterprise, but the biggest reason it won't replace the current corporate champion, Windows 7, is simple: IT shops don't think it's worth the upgrade hassle.

• As BYOD explodes, IT managers learn to cope

  By Beth Stackpole | 23 April, 2013 15:28

  Pity the poor IT manager trying to get his arms around the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement.

• Windows Blue and Microsoft's continuous upgrade strategy

  By Gregg Keizer | 27 March, 2013 16:06

  Microsoft yesterday confirmed Windows "Blue," an upgrade to Windows 8, but analysts remained uneasy about how the faster release cadence that Blue represents will be digested by businesses.

• The sequester will hurt tech nationally

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 01 March, 2013 11:08

  The federal government's automatic budget cuts, due to begin Friday, may accelerate cost savings measures already in place. But there will be damage to IT spending, and a period of uncertainty as the government reacts to the cuts.

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