A new "switch wizard" for Office 365 subscribers makes it easier and faster to switch between plans.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 05, 2013
Microsoft has settled with British Sky Broadcasting Group for undisclosed terms after losing a trademark infringement case concerning the use of the "SkyDrive" product name.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 01, 2013
With the cloud landscape growing more crowded, the upcoming Windows Azure Pack could be what raises Microsoft's Cloud OS above the fray.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 29, 2013
A new report by Forrester Research outlines the business case for organizations to use Google Chromebooks, which run Google's Chrome OS cloud-enabled operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 29, 2013
Microsoft launched the preview version of its Windows Azure SQL Database Premium service on Tuesday, in addition to releasing the July Windows Azure update.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 23, 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has canceled a contract it awarded to Hewlett-Packard (HP) last year that would have moved VA employees to Microsoft's Office 365 for Government product.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 18, 2013
Service providers will now be able to use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) on Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud as part of their service offerings.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 16, 2013
Cloud computing is growing five times faster than the IT industry, and partners that incorporate cloud into their business models have more success than those that don't, according to a new Microsoft-sponsored report by IDC.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 09, 2013
Microsoft on Thursday announced its plan to host the Skype VoIP service on its Windows Azure cloud platform, which will be getting auto-scaling and single sign-on enhancements.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 28, 2013
Longtime rivals Microsoft and Oracle on Monday announced a joint partnership in which all of Oracle's key software offerings will be supported on Microsoft's Windows Server, Hyper-V and Windows Azure products.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 24, 2013
Two of Microsoft's enterprise resource planning (ERP) products, Dynamics GP 2013 and Dynamics NAV 2013, can now be purchased as Windows Azure-hosted services through partners.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 18, 2013
Hewlett-Packard recently released its new HP Cloud OS, an operating system designed to provide a common environment for public, private and hybrid cloud environments.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 17, 2013
First showcased at TechEd, Microsoft's cloud-based multifactor authentication service, code-named "Active Authentication," became available as a preview release last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 16, 2013
A preview version of Microsoft's Windows Azure BizTalk Services solution became available last week through the Windows Azure portal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 11, 2013
Nearly a year after disclosing plans to take on Amazon Web Services in the cloud, Microsoft Windows Azure Infrastructure Services is now available.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 04, 2013
Microsoft gave an early look at what themes to expect from this year's TechEd at its "Microsoft Cloud OS Workshop," held in mid-May at its Redmond, Wash. campus.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 04, 2013
Microsoft announced a slew of upcoming product updates during Monday's opening TechEd conference keynote in New Orleans.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 03, 2013
Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner detailed his company's market positions, cloud growth prospects and other business matters at the Sanford C. Bernstein Conference in New York City last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 02, 2013
Most businesses will turn to the cloud over the next two years, according to the findings of a Microsoft-backed study.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 30, 2013
In an investment of "hundreds of millions of dollars," Microsoft on Thursday said it is opening its Windows Azure service to China, Japan and Australia.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 23, 2013