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Microsoft Readies Office 365 Admin Center for General Availability

The worldwide commercial rollout of Microsoft's Office 365 Admin Center management console will begin in a few weeks, Microsoft said on Friday.

Microsoft Rolls Out Security Improvements to Azure, Office 365

Microsoft added a number of security enhancements to its cloud offerings this week, including Azure Security Center improvements, a coming preview of Azure Active Directory Identity Protection, and a preview of a new Operations Management Suite (OMS) dashboard.

Clock Ticking for Some Hybrid Exchange 2013 Deployments

Organizations with "hybrid" Exchange 2013 deployments risk service interruptions if their servers are not updated in time for the April release of a security certificate renewal.

Microsoft Raises Office 365 File Size Limits, Improves Auditing

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a number of improvements to its Office 365 product, including the expansion of some service limitations.

Microsoft Updates Profile Feature in Office Delve

Microsoft on Tuesday announced improvements to the user profile feature in Delve, the discovery and social networking solution that's included in Office 365.

Microsoft Swaps Office 365's Service 'Branches' for 'Channels'

Microsoft is changing how it describes Office 365 client updates.

Study: Orgs Favor On-Prem SharePoint over SharePoint Online

Most organizations used the on-premises SharePoint Server in 2015 instead of SharePoint Online, which is part of Microsoft's Office 365 cloud suite, according to an industry study.

Microsoft Broadens Yammer's Audience with Office 365 Push

Microsoft is starting to roll out its Yammer social networking service to more users with qualifying Office 365 subscriptions, the company announced Tuesday.

Microsoft's Q2 Financials: Cloud Up, Windows Down

Microsoft posted growth in its cloud business, mixed results on the productivity and business processes business, and declines in the unit that includes Windows OEM revenues and devices in its second-quarter results reported Thursday.

Microsoft Boosts Office Online Integration with Outside Cloud Services

Users of Microsoft's Office Online service can now co-author files in real time even if those files are stored in third-party cloud storage services like Box, Citrix ShareFile, Dropbox and Egnyte.

Microsoft Releases Office 365 Planner Preview

Microsoft on Monday announced the preview release of its Office 365 Planner solution to "first release" beta testers.

Microsoft Rolling Out New Features to Office 365 Groups

Users of Microsoft's Office 365 Groups service will see some new feature updates this month, including administrative controls for IT pros.

Office 365 'Lockbox' Feature Coming Next Month

Microsoft is readying a new solution aimed at increasing Office 365's compliance and security capabilities.

Microsoft Launches 'Insider' Program for Office 2016

In a bid to mimic the success of the Windows Insider program for testing pre-release builds of Windows 10, Microsoft on Friday launched a similar program for Office 2016.

Microsoft Updates Office 365 Admin Center

Microsoft on Wednesday announced some new improvements to its Office 365 Admin Center, which is still in preview.