David Morgenstern

Despite the rosy outlook sounded by Windows Vista true believers, the compatibility picture for Vista is blurry at best. How Microsofts next-generation operating system will deal with the data and apps of previous generations must be near the top of the transition checklist for IT managers. At the same time, other voices with long experience […]

A major product transition is an opportunity for technology suppliers to send a message to partners and the installed base of users. It can be something on the order of “we care” to something less than warm and cuddly. And then theres Vista. While Microsofts approach to the 2007 launch of Windows Vista is only […]

The complaints about sluggish performance in Windows Vista keep growing. While its unfair to point to beta software apps—or whatever Microsoft wants to call them—the warning flags are already evident. A batch of complaints reached my inbox following my recent column looking at Apples Mac OS X Leopard and Vista. One message, from reader Randall […]

SAN FRANCISCO—With a RAID Level 6 demonstration seemingly on display at every corner, enterprise storage is making itself very evident here at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo. At the same time, several storage-centric open-source community projects (and their commercialized siblings) look to challenge the established order in backup and redundancy. On the LinuxWorld floor were […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Flash memory looks to give Windows Vista performance a helping hand next year. In presentations by Intel and Microsoft at the Flash Memory Summit conference here, the details of how that flash-enabled speed boost will be accomplished grew a bit more clear. Some of the flash memory architectures may find their way into […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Apple Computer once again showed it still owns the secret sauce when it comes to computer interface design (and maybe even with hardware industrial design). At the keynote address on Aug. 7 to Apples faithful developers gathered here for the annual Worldwide Developers Conference, CEO Steve Jobs “wowed” the audience with demonstrations of powerful, […]

Little is known for sure what Steve Jobs will reveal to the throng of coders at Apple Computers Worldwide Developers Conference on Aug. 7. However, its a good bet that the current more-general debate between Macs and Windows platforms—the longtime battleground for PC and Mac partisans—will quickly move to a specific fight between Mac OS […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Storage networking may take on a new meaning when considering the quick growth of enterprise storage user associations. This citys initial meeting of a SNUG (storage networking user group) took place Aug. 1, and the first convocation in India was set to be held the following day. The formation impetus for the groups can […]

PC users dont really get the Mac and have never gotten the Mac. Since most of the world talks Windows, its no surprise that few in the industry really appreciate the windfall thats in store for Apple Computer over the next 18 months. The big deal for Mac users will be upgrades, primarily meaning the […]

Apple Computer is putting the final touches on the feature list for “Leopard,” its version of OS X due for unveiling at the companys forthcoming Worldwide Developers Conference in early August. Since that list is a super deep-dark secret, the Mac community is abuzz with speculation on what features the update will contain as well […]