David Morgenstern

The countdown for the release of Windows Vista keeps ticking, and the expectations—from outward appearances—seem to be growing. The signs are that Microsoft and Vista very early adopters expect some kind of community groundswell to take place around the launch and maybe even before. But based on reader reaction, the event planners should be able […]

The pressure on storage managers to dig out specific content in archives keeps growing as more companies are finding themselves saddled with urgent “e-discovery” motions for digital data. If this process goes wrong, it could cost your company millions and the boss could go to jail (and more importantly, you will likely lose your job). […]

When Intel CEO Paul Otellini took the stage to open the annual Intel Developer Forum on Sept. 26, he ran down an impressive list of technical achievements the company has made over the past year and its expectations for the next few years. But the backdrop for this years keynote must be the continuing inclination […]

Since its beginnings, the Mac has been discounted—saddled with the claim that theres a lack of native software when compared to the X86 PC platform. Now, Apple and a growing number of virtualization vendors are pitching Windows compatibility solutions to the Mac masses. The rub? Most Mac users wont need any of these Windows programs. […]

How long can a solid-gold brand take a beating and keep on ticking? Apple Computer will find out this quarter with the growing list of user complaints about its recently released MacBook notebook model randomly shutting down. But its useful to compare Apples response and the expectations of its customers to the problem with the […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—While busy celebrating the 50th anniversary of the invention of the hard disk drive, storage makers are looking toward the future at Diskcon USA. While technological progress looks steady for the short term, getting through the next 50 years may be a tougher climb, warned disk drive industry executives here. This annual conference […]

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, […]