Software-defined networking (SDN) security is one of the top 10 networking features coming to Windows Server 2019, according to details shared by Microsoft this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 31, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A more streamlined SharePoint Mobile App is arriving next month with new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, Microsoft announced this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 30, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday described the host of artificial intelligence (AI) features that it plans to add to SharePoint Online and OneDrive by year's end.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 29, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    For the first time, Microsoft is allowing users with non-Microsoft IDs to use its Azure Active Directory Business to Business (B2B) service.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 29, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week launched a preview version of its Authenticator companion app for the Apple Watch, with general availability expected "within the next few weeks." 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 28, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft last week gave organizations the go-ahead to substitute the Skype for Business Online client with Teams, deeming the latter a "complete meeting and calling solution."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 27, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft says it plans to discontinue its Sway application for Apple iOS devices on Dec. 17, 2018, and urges users to switch to using Sway via its Web portal.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 23, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will preview SharePoint Online improvements next month, including an expanded limit on Hub Site creation plus scripting additions for automating site provisioning.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 21, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has specified end dates for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 apps in the Microsoft Store, prodding developers to port them to Windows 10.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 20, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is promising that the next major releases of Windows 10 and Windows Server will kick off a new update scheme that will feature smaller monthly patch deliveries.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 17, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next major Windows 10 release will get a Windows Pseudo Console for better support of command-line and graphical user interface-based applications.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 16, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Starting Sept. 1, 2019, Microsoft will drop support for hybrid mobile device management (MDM) using Microsoft Intune and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) -- a model it calls "hybrid MDM."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 16, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Yet another speculative execution side-channel attack method, this one dubbed "Foreshadow," was identified by researchers from Microsoft, Intel and Red Hat this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 15, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently shared its plans for an upcoming release of BizTalk Server, its enterprise integration solution for "on-premises" installations that's used to connect business applications and services. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 14, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A recent Microsoft announcement gives some insight into how the company schedules the release of new Office 365 ProPlus features. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 13, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    "Software-defined datacenters" (SDDCs) will be among the top 10 networking features supported in the forthcoming Windows Server 2019 product, Microsoft said this week. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 10, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been the dominant cloud provider in the global market for years, with Microsoft Azure a very distant runner-up. However, a recent report suggests Microsoft, while still No. 2, is no longer quite so distant.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- August 09, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A prominent Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) had this advice for Microsoft regarding its rather convoluted Windows 10 and Office patching process: Slow down, and only deliver new feature updates once per year.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 09, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In preview since May, the ability to enable single sign-on access to Office 365 applications using Ping Identity's PingFederate solution is now generally available. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 06, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's John Wilcox, a contributor to the Microsoft Tech Community, shared some details of the company's monthly Windows operating system update release process this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 03, 2018