Microsoft's Azure Virtual Machine (VM) service now has new size options for workloads that require isolated or GPU-optimized instances.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 13, 2018
Microsoft recently launched previews of new Azure SQL Database improvements that are aimed at helping organizations move their workloads into the Azure cloud from on-premises database management systems.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 12, 2018
The next major Windows 10 update will introduce a built-in "S mode" in all editions, Microsoft announced this week. In addition, users wanting to switch from S mode can do so at no cost.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 08, 2018
Microsoft's Outlook Web App mobile client e-mail applications for Android, iPad and iPhone devices will be phased out over the next few months, the company said this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 08, 2018
The list of major security players extending their offerings to protect Microsoft's cloud is growing.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 08, 2018
The next major release of Windows 10, code-named "Redstone 4," will feature a new machine learning platform to help developers add artificial intelligence (AI) features in their apps.
- By David Ramel
- March 07, 2018
Microsoft this week shared some best practices for Windows Server Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) and Azure Active Directory (AD) that are aimed at protecting user identities against "password spray attacks."
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 06, 2018
Organizations can now tap Microsoft's Azure Migrate tool to help migrate their on-premises virtual machines (VMs) and applications to Azure datacenter infrastructure.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 02, 2018
Microsoft this week announced the general availability of Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), its new cloud-based service for detecting and analyzing security incidents.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 01, 2018
People with consumer e-mail addresses will soon be able to join an organization's collaboration spaces via an upcoming feature upgrade in Microsoft Teams.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 28, 2018
Microsoft this week announced the "general availability" of StorSimple Data Manager, a solution that converts data stored by StorSimple into a format that can be used with various Azure services.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 28, 2018
A newly announced pact between Microsoft and mobile security firm Pradeo will bring additional security protections to businesses using Microsoft's Intune mobile device management (MDM) solution for iOS and Android devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 27, 2018
Businesses may have little choice but to purchase Windows 10 Enterprise edition licensing, according to a recent analyst presentation.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 26, 2018
Microsoft 365 product licensees can now take advantage of Microsoft's Compliance Manager dashboard and the Azure Information Protection Scanner, both of which became generally available (GA) this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 23, 2018
Microsoft is readying a new "paid supplemental servicing" option for volume licensing customers using the Education or Enterprise editions of Windows 10 version 1607, but details are still scarce.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 22, 2018
More original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and mobile service providers are throwing their support behind Snapdragon-based Windows 10 PCs, dubbed "Always Connected PCs."
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 21, 2018
Office 365 subscribers will begin seeing previews of new and updated SharePoint Online WebParts in about two weeks' time, according to Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 21, 2018
Microsoft's Azure cloud platform still has a lot of ground to make up before it can catch market leader Amazon Web Services (AWS), but a recent report from RightScale Inc. bodes well for the challenger.
- By David Ramel
- February 20, 2018
Microsoft greenlit various Azure services this month, including Azure ExpressRoute monitoring, additions to the Azure Storage service and Azure Backup service, and the Azure Redis Cache Geo-Replication service.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 19, 2018
The Microsoft team responsible for Active Directory development has been ramping up its use of blockchain in a bid to improve digital identity security.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 15, 2018