As part of its Azure for Operators program, Microsoft this week joined a nonprofit standards association that focuses on SDN technologies used by enterprises and service providers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 27, 2020
A new capability that lets Microsoft Teams users access information from the Salesforce.com customer relationship management (CRM) platform debuted this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 22, 2020
Microsoft recently unveiled its new Azure Modular Datacenters, boxcar-like structures that can deliver compute and storage capabilities anywhere on earth.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 21, 2020
The October 2020 updates of Windows 10 and Windows Server, also known as version 20H2, were released by Microsoft on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 20, 2020
Security solutions firm Check Point this week gave Microsoft the dubious distinction of being the "most imitated" company used for phishing attacks.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 19, 2020
Global tech spending has taken a hit in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but analysts expect it to rebound next year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 16, 2020
Microsoft talked up emerging Microsoft 365 capabilities as "perpetual-license" versions of Office -- namely Office 2010 and Office 2016 for Mac -- lost support this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 15, 2020
Microsoft and Arm are collaborating on Azure developer tools for "intelligent edge devices" that use artificial intelligence, per a Thursday announcement.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 09, 2020
Big Blue is splitting its operations as part of an ongoing effort to become the world's top hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) provider.
- By David Ramel
- October 08, 2020
Microsoft partners that work with multiple customers can now begin to use Microsoft's new "All Tenants" feature in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center portal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 07, 2020
In a deal valued at $150 million, cloud data management and backup solutions company Veeam is acquiring its partner Kasten.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 06, 2020
Microsoft partners Nintex and K2 Software Inc., both process management and automation specialists based in Bellevue, Wash., are about to get closer.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 02, 2020
Microsoft's 20-year-old Open License program for SMBs will be phased out in 2022, leaving a crucial role open for Cloud Solution Providers to fill.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 01, 2020
New application server products coming from Microsoft in the second half of 2021 will be offered only on a subscription basis.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 01, 2020
As telecom companies begin rolling out 5G services, Microsoft is touting its 5G bona fides, namely Azure support for SDN.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 29, 2020
In a bid to enhance its mobile endpoint security offerings, Ivanti announced on Monday "definitive agreements" to acquire MobileIron and Pulse Secure.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 28, 2020
Microsoft renamed many of its enterprise security solutions at Ignite last week to include the phrase "Microsoft Defender."
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 28, 2020
Microsoft detailed some upcoming advances to SharePoint at Ignite this week, including a new Project Cortex product called "Syntex."
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 23, 2020
Microsoft on Monday announced its intent to acquire games maker ZeniMax, owner of Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 billion in cash.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 21, 2020
Nvidia has entered into a "definitive agreement" to acquire U.K.-based chip design company Arm Ltd. from the SoftBank Group in a stock-and-cash deal valued at $40 billion.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 15, 2020