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			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 17, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft described multiple improvements across its enterprise-grade security products.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 10, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft described a preview of Copilot in Dynamics 365 Field Service, plus other "frontline worker" product enhancements.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 09, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced that its Edge for Business capability will be arriving during the week of Aug. 17.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 07, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency described a "Strategic Plan" for cybersecurity over the next three years.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 04, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Future Windows releases will no longer support the Transport Layer Security 1.0 and TLS 1.1 security protocols.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 02, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Microsoft Managed Desktop service will end on July 31, 2024.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 01, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy was announced on Monday by the Biden-Harris administration.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 31, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's bundling of Teams into its productivity suite offerings is being investigated as a possible violation of European Union rules.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 27, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft described a new Microsoft 365 Backup product and a new Microsoft 365 Archive product this week during its Inspire event for partners.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 21, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    This week's Microsoft Inspire event for partners delivered a bunch of Azure enhancements.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 20, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday kicked off its annual Inspire partner  conference in Redmond, Wash., with the sole focus on how partners can  strengthen its customers through generative AI technology.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- July 18, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Microsoft Inspire event for partners was heavy on artificial intelligence, including many "Copilot" AI announcements this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 18, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The 2023 Microsoft Inspire conference started Tuesday with the new Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program, a rebrand of the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program, taking the lion's share of the spotlight.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- July 18, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Only nine months after its launch, the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program has a new name, one that reflects Microsoft's full-bore embrace of AI in every part of its stack.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- July 18, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week provided details on the next Windows 11 release, and gave notice about a coming sales venue expansion for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise users.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 14, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Public questions about Microsoft 365 Copilot were addressed in a Thursday "Ask Microsoft Anything" session.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 13, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is ending its Entra Azure Active Directory product name, but adding two new products to the Entra product line, per a Tuesday announcement.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 11, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Dev Box, a service that lets developers set up remotely accessible environments for their software projects, has reached the "general availability" stage.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 10, 2023
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft explained how Azure OpenAI large language model servicing works, adding assurances about privacy, too, in a Friday announcement.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 30, 2023