November 17, 2008
Review of the new Microsoft exams
Network World
Chip Wenz writes about the new Microsoft exams (including Server 2008 and Vista).
“All in all the tests are a better than they used to be; you don’t have to read a bunch of junk to get to the question; there are simulations so that you can show that you know how to use the product without having to wade through a bunch of terminology.”
AMD’s Extreme Makeover: What the new roadmaps reveal
ZD Net
John Morris relays the latest AMD news on its upcoming Yukon platform.
“In the first half of 2009, AMD will release the Yukon platform, which will initially include a dual-core processor code-named Conesus with 1MB of cache. This has been billed as AMD’s netbook platform, but it doesn’t compete with Intel Atom at all–Conesus is a 65nm chip that will use less than 25W–and it isn’t designed even for the larger netbooks with 10- to 12-inch displays. AMD has been very clear that this is a chip for ultraportable notebooks, and it will most likely show up in ultraportables with 13.3-inch widescreen displays.”
Software-as-a-service stocks: Down 50 per cent in 2008
MSPmentor
Joe Panettieri takes a closer look at the SaaS market.
“Despite all the hype, we’re still very early in the shift to SaaS. Watch for established enterprise companies like CA Inc. (formerly Computer Associates) to launch some SaaS solutions in the days ahead. It’s a turbulent time for technology companies. Despite all the hype, SaaS companies are not immune to that economic turbulence…I expect on-premise software to stick around for decades.”