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RICK BROIDA

Rick BroidaRick Broida is the chief blogger here at Migration Expert Zone. He's been writing about business and technology for over 20 years, and you'll find his insights and observations on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 migration projects invaluable.

Rick's work has appeared in Wired, Popular Science, PC World, and many other publications. He writes daily for BNET's Business Hacks and CNET's iPhone Atlas, as well.

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White Paper: 'Windows 7 Done Right'

The end of the Windows XP life cycle has led to "an interesting situation"--namely, that many organizations don't want to give up the aging OS, but are soon to face the end of support for it from Microsoft. That's... >> CLICK FOR MORE

Windows 7 Migration: Five Real-World Lessons

Much as we'd all like to believe that Windows 7 migration is a fast, easy, and unfettered process, one that culminates with birds singing, flowers blooming, and a visit from Jessica Alba, the reality is, obviously, a bit different. Any... >> CLICK FOR MORE

MoveNow Program Aims to Simplify Windows 7 Migration

If you're captaining the IT ship at a small or medium business, migrating your hearties--er, employees--to Windows 7 just got a little easier, and possibly cheaper as well. Laplink Software, working with Microsoft and distributor Ingram Micro, recently launched the... >> CLICK FOR MORE

The Dell Streak: 'A Large and Sexy Smartphone'

The big question around enterprise conference tables these days is whether tablet PCs can and will replace laptops and desktops--or at least earn a place alongside them. Most of the discussion has centered around Apple's iPad, but there's a new... >> CLICK FOR MORE

Teach Your Users These Five Password Rules

You're an IT person, right? So creating and managing safe passwords is coded into your DNA. But your users? Not so much. Heck, I'll bet you're still dealing with people who use "password" as their password. To help you help... >> CLICK FOR MORE

How to Manage Software Updates During a Windows 7 Deployment

Problem: Microsoft issues security and other updates before or during your Windows 7 deployment. By the time you roll out the OS, it's behind the times (update-wise). Solution: Windows Server Update Services, or WSUS, which lets you manage the... >> CLICK FOR MORE

Learn About App-V From the Guy Who Wrote the Book

Application virtualization--App-V for short--is awesome. In a nutshell, it liberates applications from the OS and allows them to run as network services. That simplifies both delivery and management of apps in the enterprise. Tim Mangan is the co-author (along with... >> CLICK FOR MORE

Five 'Reasons' Not to Migrate to Windows 7

Crazy Brits. I'm not usually one to ding other bloggers, but a post last week over at ZDNet UK really made my eyes roll. Let's start with the headline: "Windows 7: reasons to migrate?" To me that suggests a list... >> CLICK FOR MORE

Everything You Need to Know About Dynamic Memory

Yesterday we talked about RemoteFX, one of the two big new features bundled into Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack. Today let's turn our attention to the other one: Dynamic Memory. As you may recall, DM gives Hyper-V a... >> CLICK FOR MORE

Everything You Need to Know About RemoteFX

RemoteFX, one of the new features in the just-released Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, was recently described by Ed Bott as a "reinvention of the mainframe" and a major virtualization game-changer. Want to know more? Desktop virtualization expert... >> CLICK FOR MORE

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The Future of Technology In the Classroom - Experts from Microsoft & Dell Weigh In

Experts from Dell and Microsoft discuss the ways technology can enhance K-12 classroom learning. From Dell's interactive whiteboards and wirelessly connected student devices to the collaborative features in Microsoft SharePoint Server and the creative tools in Microsoft Office 2010, you'll learn how it all comes together to create a more dynamic and engaging environment.  
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Simplify IT: The Dell Path to Growth and Innovation

There are numerous estimates that up to 80% of IT resources are used to merely keep the IT environment running due to the complexity of that environment. This creates a huge problem for IT as new demands arise there are fewer and fewer resources to meet them. 
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Dell Pro Support for IT

Service and support can make or break your business. Downtime, lost data, and unavailable applications all have huge cost.
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Dell Pro Support for end Users

Supporting your end user population can be an arduous and expensive task.  Often the decision has been made to use a partner to improve service levels and lower the actual cost of end user support. 
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Streamlining Client Migration and Deployment

Dell Client Migration and Deployment services are world class solutions to the problem, providing far lower costs and much quicker time frames to migrate.
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Navigating a Demanding Deployment

The U.S. IT team at Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) faced the challenge of deploying 1,000 desktop systems across 15 cities in a six-week time frame over weekends only.
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