Microsoft this week detailed some new capabilities and improvements that will arrive for Office 365 end users and administrators by year's end.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 30, 2018
Microsoft's new "account manager" multiple sign-in capability will be available across various Microsoft online services sometime next year, the company said this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 28, 2018
It's now possible to use devices based on the Fast IDentity Online 2.0 (FIDO2) protocol with a Microsoft account and Windows 10 version 1809 to verify user access, Microsoft announced on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 27, 2018
Microsoft recently put the spotlight on several of its partners that are at the forefront of the "smart cities" movement through their use of Azure's Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 15, 2018
Microsoft this week gave some background on its current Windows 10 servicing approach, defending its process while addressing recent quality concerns.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 15, 2018
Microsoft marked this month's "update Tuesday," Nov. 13, by rereleasing version 1809 of both Windows 10 and Windows Server, as well as Windows Server 2019.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 14, 2018
An activation problem that affected some Windows 10 Pro edition users this week will get automatically fixed in one day, Microsoft suggested on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 09, 2018
Docker unveiled a program on Thursday that adds migration support for organizations running applications on aging Windows Server infrastructure.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 08, 2018
A raft of improvements are coming to Microsoft's database products, including migration support to Azure SQL Database, Apache Kafka Support on Azure Event Hubs, Azure SQL Data Warehouse improvements and yet another preview of the coming SQL Server 2019 product.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 08, 2018
Microsoft is adding more perks to its beleaguered Windows 10 October 2018 Update (also known as version 1809), which is still suspended after a botched Oct. 2 release.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 06, 2018
Improvements to the Skype Meetings App and the Mac client will be arriving "over the next two months," Microsoft said last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 05, 2018
Organizations can now license Azure Active Directory by group, Microsoft announced Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 02, 2018
Microsoft this week announced a new presence capability for its Teams and Skype for Business collaboration solutions that will be delivered via an Office 365 update.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 02, 2018
A Microsoft expert questioned the use of "third-party" multicloud management tools over cloud-native solutions.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 29, 2018
Microsoft's acquisition of the GitHub open source code repository has officially cleared all regulatory hurdles, Microsoft announced Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 26, 2018
Microsoft is bringing a few notable enhancements to its Azure cloud, according to announcements this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 25, 2018
The "2019"-branded editions of Microsoft's application servers -- Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, Project Server and Skype for Business Server -- reached general availability on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 22, 2018
The MSIX Packaging Tool for Windows 10 is now Available via the Microsoft Store.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 19, 2018
Microsoft on Thursday alluded to a coming Unified Update Platform preview for Windows 10 that could simplify servicing for IT pros.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 19, 2018
Some of the SharePoint and OneDrive milestones that Microsoft announced during its Ignite event last month are fast-approaching.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 18, 2018