Microsoft Corp. is developing versions of its Windows operating system with only a subset of the Windows code base, designed for specific server tasks, in a move that could reduce maintenance costs for customers and create products that are less vulnerable to attack.
Many IT managers are becoming increasingly agitated by the ballooning costs of maintaining packaged business applications and the relentless efforts of software vendors to...
Beware of vendors that offer entire product suites for next to nothing. It is a trap that snares IT managers into paying high maintenance costs that spiral each year, some say.