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Staying on Windows XP to cost three times more than migrating to Windows 8
May 16, 2013
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India, May 16, 2013: As per the latest study conducted by the research firm IDC, companies are prone to spend three times more if they don’t plan to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7 or Windows 8. An estimate suggests that the cost of upgrading (assuming no enterprise license agreement and three-year amortization period) will be US$ 95 vis-à-vis the cost of non-migrating which will be US$ 300 per seat/user followed by almost a double the cost in the subsequent year, should they choose to opt for a custom support contract to stay on Windows XP post April 2014.. Vital point to note here is that the non-migration cost is only the documentable cost as this does not include costs related to business loss due to security and data breach threats, productivity loss and other similar factors.
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Perspective, Issue 23 A: Reimagining Products - Dec 2012 - Feb 2013External link to PDF file from the
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Theme: Reimagining Microsoft — Moving towards a connected world of devices and services
The issue focusses on reimagining Microsoft in a way Windows 8 is reimagined, and redefining itself along four big technology themes — new hardware form factors, Cloud services, new application scenarios and new developer opportunities.
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Theme: Accessible Technology — Microsoft’s significant contribution in Accessible Technology
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The Times of India,
Ranbir Singh, Director Public Sector, Microsoft India
There was a time when a notebook and pencil were sufficient tools for study in a classroom. In today’s world students need much more to prepare them for the job market. The thing that has not changed is the impact a teacher can have on the life and learning of a student. Teachers’ Day is an ideal occasion to examine how our educators can be equipped so that they in turn can arm India’s young population. The 2011 report of the Planning Commission shows that India’s literacy rate has jumped from 65.38% to 74.04% in a decade. ICT literacy levels, however, have not kept pace, and this is a gap that needs to be addressed.
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The New Found Realities
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Guru Bharadwaj, Enterprise Strategy Advisor, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
Most enterprises have started shifting workloads to the cloud or are in the process of doing so. As enterprises look to leverage the value of cloud, it is imperative to look beyond the traditional scale, security, and public vs private approaches. Though they are important aspects of figuring the ‘how’ part of the cloud, the paradigm has to shift to business values, newer business models, and opportunistic revenue streams created/ enabled by the cloud.
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Windows Azure Guide part 2: Scaling hosted applications
TechTarget,
Saranya Sriram, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
Microsoft entered the cloud computing arena with Windows Azure, a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering, way back in 2008. After initial free availability for developers, the platform was made available commercially around February 2010.Over the years, the Windows Azure cloud offering has matured considerably in terms of number and capability of service offerings. One of the main offerings is termed as “Compute” or “Hosted Services”, through which applications can be deployed on one or more virtual machines at Microsoft’s data centers. Using the remote desktop feature one can check the deployed application and the hosted machine. This Windows Azureguide will discuss scaling of applications to increase or decrease the number of these virtual machines.
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