For more than a decade, businesses have been leveraging Microsoft’s Windows Server 2003 technologies and getting a great return on their investment. Substantial improvements to server operating systems have been made since then that help businesses compete better in today’s marketplace.

With the release of Windows 10, Microsoft plans to allow IT professionals to buy applications in bulk from an app store, something Apple has offered for years.

But in Microsoft’s case, the IT departments will also be able to assign these apps to individual people through a username/password technology that many IT departments already use: Active Directory.

Western Digital’s HGST has unveiled the world’s first 10TB hard drive, the helium-filled Ultrastar He10. This comes just a few weeks after Seagate announced initial availability of its 8TB air-filled hard drive, which at the time was the largest hard drive in the world.

Yesterday Apple revealed their latest revision of their desktop operating system of OS X code named ‘Yosemite’.

The latest version of OS X Yosemite 10.10, is now available and is provided as a free upgrade to all Mac end users.

Yesterday Microsoft showed off a preview of their upcoming operating system, Windows 10. That’s right, they’ve skipped Windows 9 and are going straight to Windows 10. According to Microsoft executive Terry Myerson “When you see the product in its fullness I think you will agree with us that it is a more appropriate name”.

Microsoft has envisioned an environment where one operating system is used across all devices, a platform that delivers a consistent experience no matter how you access it.

The latest update for the Synology DiskStation manager software (DSM Version: 5.0-4493 Update 5) is available now. Of note among the various bug fixes, this revision addresses an identified vulnerability that could potentially allow servers to accept unauthorized access.

Cryptolocker is a malicious piece of software classified as ‘ransomware’. It encrypts your files with a secret key and then demands that you pay a ransom in order for the files to be released.

File types affected by Cryptolocker include:
Open Office documents, Microsoft Office documents, image files and text files among others.