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			            - By Gladys  Rama
- July 12, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT teams often juggle multiple tools to monitor and maintain the security of their environments. Two new products released by Microsoft this week aim to consolidate their toolboxes and help organizations achieve zero trust faster.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- July 12, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a move likely meant to assuage antitrust regulators' concerns, Microsoft on Wednesday stepped down from its role as a non-voting OpenAI board member.   
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- July 10, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Another partnership agreement between IBM and Microsoft promises to extend the reach of the latter's cloud security portfolio.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- July 03, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    As promised, Dynamics 365 Contact Center, a standalone contact-center-as-a-service product with Copilot AI capabilities, became generally available on Monday.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- July 01, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Competition watchdogs in Europe have begun an inquiry into whether the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership has been structured in such a way as to stifle competition. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- July 01, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and OpenAI have been sued by the nonprofit publisher of Mother Jones, the latest volley in the ongoing fight between generative AI firms and the news industry.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- June 28, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The results of this year's Microsoft Partner of the Year awards were announced this week with two new categories that signal exactly what Microsoft thinks its partners should be prioritizing.  
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- June 27, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Antitrust allegations related to Teams continue to dog Microsoft in the European Union. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- June 25, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is the runaway leader of the analytics/business intelligence (ABI) product space, according to data from research firm Gartner.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- June 25, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Starting this fall, sales of all Kaspersky Lab cybersecurity and antivirus software will be banned in the United States.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- June 24, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A capability that enabled admins to make new SharePoint content viewable within Microsoft Teams will be phased out starting next month.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- June 21, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Compliance services are good for partners to have in their portfolio, but "continuous compliance" services would be even better.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- June 20, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two recent reports from research firm Gartner indicate that businesses are as wary of generative AI as they are keen to use it.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- June 18, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's flagship partner conference, Inspire, may not be taking place as usual this year, but the company is launching a new event in its place.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- June 17, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    To give generative AI leader OpenAI more room to innovate, Microsoft and Oracle have agreed to combine their respective cloud capacities.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- June 17, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Recall, a new Windows 11 feature designed to "retrace users' steps," won't be seeing the light of day anytime soon.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- June 14, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Subscribers of Microsoft's Copilot Pro solution will lose access to a key perk starting next month.  
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- June 12, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Currently in public preview, Windows Server 2025 is shaping up to be a major beneficiary of Microsoft's wide-ranging collaboration with chip giant Nvidia.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- June 11, 2024
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    CloudBolt Software, a Microsoft technical partner and self-described "cloud ROI company," recently commissioned a survey of 300 current VMware customers gauging their outlook on VMware's acquisition by Broadcom.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- June 10, 2024