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
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Azure Digital Twins, a new Microsoft platform for representing buildings and outdoor spaces, is now in the public preview stage.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 16, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Users of Hewlett-Packard PCs that were updated to the newly released Windows 10 version 1809, as well as version 1803, have been reporting "blue screen of death" (BSOD) issues.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 12, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week expanded access to its Azure confidential computing solution, which is now in public preview after a year of being at the more limited "Early Access" stage.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 12, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has started the support countdown for its Groove Server 2010 peer-to-peer communications product.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 11, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week announced its membership in the Open Invention Network (OIN), touting it as the "next logical step" in its evolving relationship with the open source community.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 10, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The cause of Microsoft's flawed Windows 10 version 1809 release last week is the operating system's "Known Folder Redirection" feature, the company said in an explanation on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 09, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is changing a few things in the way it services SQL Server, starting with SQL Server 2017 and including the upcoming SQL Server 2019, which reached the preview stage at last month's Ignite conference.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 09, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced this month that it is omitting some basic printer and scanner drivers from the Windows 10 "October 2018 Update," also known as version 1809.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 08, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Server 2019 has reached the "general availability" stage, Microsoft announced on Tuesday, though organizations will have to wait a few more months for equipment makers to roll out the related hardware.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 03, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Windows 10 "October 2018 Update" release, also known as Windows 10 version 1809 and previously code-named "Redstone 5," became available from Microsoft on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 03, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A raft of improvements are coming to SharePoint Online and SharePoint Server 2019 in the next few months, according to Microsoft, which provided a detailed look at the changes during a session at its Ignite conference last week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 02, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft last week announced its plan to bring the Linux-based Robot Operating System (ROS) to Windows.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 01, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's various configuration, deployment and management tools are getting a raft of improvements, as detailed by Microsoft this week at its Ignite conference.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 28, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations upgrading x64 systems using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) can now take advantage of Microsoft's new approach for shrinking the download size of Windows 10 feature updates.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 27, 2018