CSTechcast.com has the podcast for IT pros. This week we talk with about the future of the Windows Server platform on VMWare and how to get a virtualized infrastructure right with Darren Duke, founder of Simplified Technology Solutions. Find more on Darren and his company at http://simplified-tech.com/ and the blog http://blog.darrenduke.net/. In the news; Bing sees some success overtaking the number 2 search spot, IBM challenges Microsoft over a website claiming love of Windows from Websphere, HP goes after those loyal to their mainframes, Verizon brings its own computing as a service offering, and Windows 7 gets a release date. Hulu's thought that they can play for pay gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at why small and medium business should consider monitoring and automation, and slow IE8 tabs may not be the fault of the browser; find out how to investigate with "The Weekly Tech Tip".
Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:
Microsoft's Bing Overtakes Yahoo for Now, Report Says (eWeek)
IBM Declines Challenge, Asks Microsoft to Kill Anti-IBM Website (eWeek)
websphereloveswindows.com (Microsoft.com)
HP Makes Pitch to IBM Mainframe Users (eWeek)Verizon Business Unveils 'Computing As A Service' (InformationWeek)
Windows 7 To Ship Oct. 22, Microsoft Confirms (InformationWeek)Soon, you'll have to pay for Hulu (DailyFinance)
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