Microsoft is readying a preview of a new service that will deliver virtual Windows desktops and apps to end users from Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 25, 2018
Office 2019, the newest edition of Microsoft's "perpetual-license" productivity suite, is now available for Windows 10 and Mac users.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 25, 2018
At Day 1 of its 2018 Ignite conference on Monday, Microsoft announced that Windows Server 2019 will reach general availability in October.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 24, 2018
After nearly a year in preview, Azure Data Box, Microsoft's heavy-duty cloud data transfer appliance, became generally available on Monday during the company's 2018 Ignite conference.
- By Wendy A. Hernandez
- September 24, 2018
Microsoft on Thursday announced the general availability of Windows Admin Center version 1809, the latest iteration of its browser-based management portal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 21, 2018
Organizations can now deploy the Microsoft Teams collaboration app to run on their large-screen Surface Hub devices, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 19, 2018
A new service called Microsoft Managed Desktop (MMD) lets organizations offload the task of managing their Windows 10 desktops, from the initial provisioning process to routine patching, to Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 19, 2018
Microsoft recently introduced a technology called Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) to Office 365 ProPlus, giving subscribers a new layer of protection against malicious macros.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 18, 2018
At the recent Open Source Virtual Conference, Microsoft open source experts described how the company has changed its position on open source software development over the past two decades.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 17, 2018
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is expanding its partner competencies to recognize partners focusing on cloud management tools.
- By David Ramel
- September 17, 2018
Microsoft has acquired an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that offers a "no code" approach for developing AI projects.
- By Becky Nagel
- September 13, 2018
Microsoft recently announced some SharePoint updates related to intranet management, including the issue of adding "branding" to sites.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 13, 2018
Microsoft this week released its report on what went wrong with its cloud on Sept. 4, when a lightning strike at its U.S. South Central datacenter region caused a widespread service outage.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 11, 2018
Microsoft recently began offering Project VAST, which stands for "Visual Auditing Security Tool," to its Microsoft Premier customers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 11, 2018
Microsoft's decision last week to change its Office ProPlus and Windows 10 support terms has garnered mostly positive reactions from industry analysts.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 10, 2018
Microsoft this week described an upcoming Desktop Analytics service for ensuring application compatibility, particularly when upgrading Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 07, 2018
Microsoft is giving organizations more time to carry out upgrades via some newly announced Windows and Office 365 ProPlus servicing terms.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 06, 2018
Microsoft will soon begin shifting Intune support requests toward the Azure Portal for organizations with Microsoft Premier support accounts, the company announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 06, 2018
An upcoming Windows Server 2019 Essentials edition for small businesses is on tap from Microsoft this year. It might the last Essentials edition Microsoft ever ships.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 05, 2018
Various Office 365 and Azure cloud services went down this week after a Sept. 4 lightning strike temporarily disabled Microsoft's datacenters in the South Central U.S. region.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 04, 2018