Welcome to CStechcast.com, the podcast for IT professionals. ITIL is the standard for IT governance, but challenges of implementation and understanding still remain. We talk to Matthew Schvimmer, the head of products for IT Service Management and Project Portfolio Management at HP, to discuss what ITIL version 3 brings to the table, how it's not a magic bullet, and the work it takes to realize the benefits. For more information, go to hp.com. In the news, Polycom adds to the small business VoIP mix with a new PBX and wireless phones, Sun's StorageTek reports big sales of the high end 17 petabyte capable system, Oracle's Larry Ellison states that they will retail Sun's storage division, and Microsoft offers up Azure cloud computing solutions to government. Microsoft's rename of the very annoying Windows Genuine Advantage to Windows Activation Technologies is just lipstick on the pig of "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at the good and the bad of the Windows 7 release candidate, and "The Weekly Tech Tip" is for SQL Server admin with advice on getting that data fitting into your query results inside SQL Server Management Studio.
Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:Polycom Debuts Wireless Office in a Box (eWeek)Sun Drives 'Amber Road' to Record Sales (eWeek)Oracle Won't Divest Sun's Hardware Business (InformationWeek)Microsoft Offers Cloud-Based Public Data Hosting With Azure (InformationWeek)Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Scans Your System for Win7 Compatibility (LifeHacker)Competitors Grouse Over IE8 Default Setting in Windows 7 (PC World)Windows 7 To Boost SSD Performance (TechNet Blogs)Microsoft, Intel goof up Windows 7's "XP Mode" (ArsTechnica)Microsoft outlines Windows 7 anti-piracy measures (PC Authority)
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