about Joel Shore

Joel Shore is Editor-In-Chief of Reference Guide, a professional services firm that provides product-marketing and content-development services to technology vendors. The opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of ITworld.com.

What I've posted

Windows XP SP3: Good for many but not for all

Opinion | Business | Channel | 5/19/08 at 7:31 pm | add a comment | 10I like it!

Updates to the left of me, downgrades to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you-know-who

Opinion | Operating systems | Windows | 5/9/08 at 9:51 am | add a comment | 1I like it!

Facing tough times may be here to stay

Opinion | Business | Channel | 4/11/08 at 2:24 pm | add a comment | 1I like it!

Even the best information is useless if not acted upon

Opinion | Business | Channel | 3/24/08 at 1:03 pm | add a comment | 2I like it!

Windows XP: The operating system that refuses to die

Opinion | Business | Channel | 3/4/08 at 11:30 am | add a comment | 1I like it!

Lack of a document-retention policy can spell trouble

Opinion | Legal | Storage | 2/18/08 at 7:26 pm | add a comment | I like it!

When the economy gets tough, do you get going?

Opinion | Business | Channel | 1/31/08 at 9:49 pm | add a comment | 1I like it!

Apple's MacBook Air ultra-thin could spawn improved PC notebooks

Opinion | Business | Channel | 1/16/08 at 10:57 am | add a comment | 1I like it!

New Year tips for systems integrators

Opinion | Business | Channel | 1/3/08 at 12:37 pm | add a comment | 1I like it!

Dreaming the impossible dream for 2008: A patch-free year

Opinion | Business | Channel | 12/19/07 at 4:23 pm | add a comment | I like it!
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VMware ESX Server in the Enterprise
By Edward L. Haletky
Published Dec 29, 2007 by Prentice Hall.
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