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Gemalto this week admitted that it had indeed been hacked. But the world’s biggest maker of SIM cards says its encryption keys were never stolen or compromised.

Michael Simmons continues his SQL Server journey by reviewing key terms and concepts, along with a primer on SQL Server Management Studio.

Aidan Finn discusses how to choose the best Microsoft Azure disaster recovery replication methods for your work environment.

Several months after Apple jumpstarted the market for mobile payments, Google has finally responded. The Android maker has established partnerships with the three biggest wireless carriers in the United States that will see its Google Wallet technology enhanced and bundled with all Android devices they sell. Google actually launched Wallet and mobile “tap and pay”…

Aidan Finn explains what Microsoft Azure Site Recovery Hyper-V Requirements are for DR replication to Azure using Azure Site Recovery (ASR).

Increase your Storage Spaces performance with these helpful tips and best practices from Aidan Finn.

Last week was a moment of reckoning for the world’s biggest PC maker as Lenovo was thrust awkwardly into the spotlight for preinstalling malware on its consumer PCs. Lenovo belatedly did the right thing, but not before it tried to defend the indefensible and argue that the Superfish malware it was bundling on PCs was…

Microsoft has Big Data on its mind these days, announcing that it is bolstering Microsoft Azure with machine learning and improved cloud analytics capabilities.

Poorly imitated but never duplicated, this week’s other news includes Lenovo’s about-face on Superfish, an NSA and GCHQ hack of SIM cards, AT&T jump the shark moment, a confirmation that, yes, North Korea did hack Sony, Microsoft reneges on promise of Finland data center, and Microsoft partners with Mozilla on web games. “Microsoft Has Suddenly…

Jeff James explains the who, what, why, and how of Lenovo Superfish adware, including how to detect and remove the software from your Lenovo PC.

Crapware and bloatware has been making PC user experiences horrible for decades. Jeff Hicks explains why the Superfish fiasco carries some lessons for PC makers and IT pros as well.

Microsoft has announced that Azure Site Recovery will now support the orchestration of site-to-site storage area network (SAN) replication for customers with Hyper-V and System Center.