Jay Munro

The Activation FAQ

When Microsoft released Office XP, users were suddenly faced with having to "activate" the product in addition to entering a valid product key. That proprietary activation scheme helped Microsoft...

Security Watch: MSN Virus is No Fun

The big news this week is the huge release of patches from Microsoft. On the heels of last months ground-shaking JPEG vulnerability, Microsoft announced nine security updates, MS04-029 through...

Inside the JPEG Virus

The WatchThe end of summer lull for viruses and worms continues. Were still seeing new versions of RBots, and a new Bagle, but nothing with teeth.The big news appears...

Security Watch Letter: Inside the JPEG Virus

The WatchThe end of summer lull for viruses and worms continues. Were still seeing new versions of RBots, and a new Bagle, but nothing with teeth. The big news...

Security Watch: Bots March In

The WatchLast week, Microsoft released a security bulletin reporting vulnerability in the graphics subsystem in Windows and a wide range of Microsoft products. This week, Netcraft, the UK Web...

Latest Posts

AMD’s Lynn Comp on Trends in Cloud Computing

I spoke with Lynn Comp, CVP of Server Product and Technology Marketing at AMD, about the present and future of cloud computing, from energy...

Dell Technologies World 2023: Simplifying IT Infrastructures

A central trend in enterprise IT during the past decade has been the decentralization of computation, data storage and networking. Cloud computing platforms play...

GPT4 vs. Claude

GPT4 and Claude are both leading AI applications that use generative AI: GPT4 is the latest version of ChatGPT, the popular AI-based chatbot that...

Komprise’s Krishna Subramanian on Generative AI and Data Management

I spoke with Krishna Subramanian, COO at Komprise, about the data management problems companies face when they use generative AI. Data management with AI...

VeeamON 2023: Five Key Takeways

This week Veeam is holding its annual user event, VeeamON, in Miami, FL. This is the 9th year that Veeam has held the event,...