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The AppCompat Guy

ByJorge Pereira 2009-05-292022-09-26

Article by Rob West

As Windows 7 relieves a lot of the pent-up demand for a new OS from Microsoft and unblocks the anti-Vista sentiment that has been one of the major impediments to widespread enterprise adoption of what was (in our opinion) a great OS in its later iterations, we are seeing greater demand for application compatibility projects in our customers.

You probably all know about the Application Compatibility Toolkit (recently revved to 5.5) but what you may not know about is Chris Jackson’s (“The AppCompat Guy”) wonderful blog, Semantic Consonance.

Whether you are an old hand with or new to working through AppCompat on Vista or Windows 7, you should really take a spin by Chris’ blog. He’s an entertaining writer in addition to being extremely knowledgeable.

http://blogs.msdn.com/cjacks/

Jorge Pereira

Accomplished Information Technology services professional with over 25 years of experience performing technical pre-sales, solution selling, public speaking / presentations, consulting, project delivery and program management. Over the past few years, Jorge has focused on customers solutions in the areas of: Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Workforce Transformation, End-User-Computing (EUC) Lifecycle Management, Modern Device Management, and Cybersecurity.
Additionally, Jorge is also an artist known for his whimsical doodle art and captivating fantasy stories. More on his creative side here

Disclaimer: I work for Dell Technology Services as a Workforce Transformation Solutions Principal. It is my passion to help guide organizations through the current technology transition specifically as it relates to Workforce Transformation. Visit Dell Technologies site for more information. Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer.

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Newsflash: Hybrid-Cloud is Cloud

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Much has been said about hybrid-cloud infrastructures in the past few months. Hybrid cloud is a cloud computing environment which uses a mix of on-premises, private cloud and public cloud services with orchestration between the two platforms. Hybrid Cloud is a hot topic where the discussion focuses on data security, costs and flexibility to market. …

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Difference between Windows 8 Pro and Enterprise

ByJorge Pereira 2015-02-052015-03-11

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Windows 10 v1909 Released

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Windows Autopilot Group Tags

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