Microsoft this week announced a new monthly update option for organizations using the Microsoft 365 Apps service, formerly known as "Office 365 ProPlus."
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 13, 2020
You can now access a preview version of a revamp of Microsoft's collaboration application Yammer. The final version is set to arrive sometime in July.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 12, 2020
Spending on IT infrastructure, specifically cloud, promises to be one of the very few bright spots this year for IT, according to recent forecast data from IDC.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 11, 2020
Microsoft has taken the wraps off new Surface PC models and peripherals that are set to become available for purchase over the coming weeks.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 06, 2020
An update to the Azure VMware Solution, a first-party Azure service that's built and supported by Microsoft and endorsed by VMware, was released as a preview this week.
- By David Ramel
- May 05, 2020
The Microsoft 365 Records Management service is now generally available to help organizations address legal compliance tracking issues.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 05, 2020
Initially touted as Windows 10 for dual-screen devices, Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 10X OS will now launch just on single-screen devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 04, 2020
After staying mostly under the radar since its launch last September, Microsoft's Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service is poised for a significant revamp.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 30, 2020
A recent Flexera survey of 750 enterprises and SMBs indicates robust spending on public cloud services, with a strong reliance on multicloud and hybrid cloud approaches.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 28, 2020
Current U.S. unemployment rates are at record highs due to the COVID-19 crisis, but the technology sector remains poised for significant job growth in the coming decade.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 24, 2020
Microsoft's roadmap for its various Microsoft 365 products has been updated, indicating several new features are poised to roll out to SharePoint Online tenancies this month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 21, 2020
As it promised last November at Ignite, Microsoft has refreshed Yammer, releasing it this week as a new Microsoft Teams app called "Communities."
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 20, 2020
The first of two Windows 10 feature updates planned for this year is near completion.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 20, 2020
In response to the "current public health situation," Microsoft is extending the life of many of its key products that were originally slated to reach their support deadlines this year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 15, 2020
In keeping with Microsoft's plan to rebrand most of its Office 365 products, the company announced this week that Office 365 Groups will eventually become "Microsoft 365 Groups."
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 15, 2020
As offices shift to remote work amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft is giving organizations the ability to gain insights into the productivity of their remote employees.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 14, 2020
Employees of Microsoft's brick-and-mortar consumer stores are still supporting customers despite the stores themselves being closed since mid-March as a coronavirus precaution.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 10, 2020
Microsoft talked up its emerging "knowledge network" technology for Microsoft 365, dubbed Project Cortex, in a Q&A this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 10, 2020
Microsoft unveiled a couple of notable capabilities in its latest Windows 10 test build, including a new feature to give users easier access to Linux distro files.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 09, 2020
Users of Microsoft 365 Business will be able to access Azure Active Directory Premium P1 licensing free of charge, Microsoft said this month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 08, 2020