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2017 Wrap-Up: Top 10 News Headlines of the Year
From product updates, to the Skype-to-Teams transition, to the latest Windows 10 release, here are the headlines that got the most attention from our readers this year.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- December 27, 2017
10. SharePoint Team Sites Now Integrated with Office 365 Groups (Jan. 10)
FROM THE ARTICLE: "The addition represents a milestone in Microsoft's efforts, kicked off in April, to make SharePoint Online more accessible and user friendly for end users." [Read here]
9. Windows 10 Update Service Poses Client Management Issues (Jan. 18)
FROM THE ARTICLE: "Administrators managing PC updates and network bandwidth issues could run into some snags when using Microsoft's Windows 10 update services." [Read here]
8. Microsoft Shares Skype-to-Teams Transition Plans (Oct. 25)
FROM THE ARTICLE: "Despite Teams being a relatively new collaboration service for Office 365 users -- it became generally available just this past March -- Microsoft announced at Ignite that the Teams client will eventually replace the Skype for Business client." [Read here]
7. Dell Takes Wraps Off Its Azure Stack Offering (May 4)
FROM THE ARTICLE: "Dell EMC is one of four datacenter infrastructure providers with whom Microsoft has inked engineering and co-development pacts to offer Azure Stack-certified systems." [Read here]
6. Secure Productive Enterprise Evolves to Microsoft 365 (July 10)
FROM THE ARTICLE: "The name change brings the licensing bundle in line with the branding muscle Microsoft has already put behind Office 365 and Dynamics 365." [Read here]
5. Microsoft Releases Office 365 Public CDN for SharePoint (April 24)
FROM THE ARTICLE: "The Office 365 Public Content Delivery Network (CDN) is now generally available, enabling organizations to speed up the performance of their SharePoint Online sites for end users." [Read here]
4. Microsoft Adds 9 Months to Windows Server 2012 Support (March 20)
FROM THE ARTICLE: "The new end-of-extended support date for Windows Server 2012 is Oct. 10, 2023, according to Microsoft's newly updated product lifecycle page." [Read here]
3. Microsoft Gives SCCM Management Boost with Update (Aug. 1)
FROM THE ARTICLE: "Now ready for use in production environments, update 1706 of SCCM adds new management capabilities." [Read here]
2. Microsoft Confirms Skype for Business Transition to Teams (Sept. 26)
FROM THE ARTICLE: "Confirming earlier reports, Microsoft indicated this week that the Microsoft Teams client will eventually replace the Skype for Business Online client." [Read here]
1. Microsoft Primes Orgs for Windows 10 Creators Update Release (April 10)
FROM THE ARTICLE: "In preparation for Tuesday's global rollout of the Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703), Microsoft has released a set of new or updated resources for IT pros." [Read here]