Microsoft is extending its patching support for Windows Server or SQL Server products by six years with the introduction of new licensing models.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 09, 2016
A new partnership with Qualcomm will deliver Windows 10 support for ARM-based mobile devices that use the chip maker's Snapdragon processors.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 08, 2016
Microsoft announced some changes to its 2017 conference lineup on Wednesday, including a rebrand of its flagship partner event.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 07, 2016
Microsoft's planned $26 billion acquisition of enterprise social networking site LinkedIn has cleared its final regulatory hurdle.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 07, 2016
The upcoming Windows 10 "Creators Update" will deliver several enterprise-grade security improvements, Microsoft said this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 07, 2016
Ransomware attacks are booming, according to FBI data and a recent survey of MSPs. The problem is unlikely to diminish, but tools and methods for countering the digital extortion schemes are pretty well established.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 07, 2016
Despite competing against Microsoft in cloud-based enterprise file sharing and collaboration, Box is strengthening its integration with Office 365.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 05, 2016
At last week's re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) executives threw down the gauntlet at Microsoft, Oracle and others that are looking to challenge its cloud dominance.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 05, 2016
Microsoft's claim that Windows 10 doesn't require the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) for security is getting push-back from software security research firm CERT.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 01, 2016
The latest round of feature improvements to Office 365 includes enhancements to PowerPoint's and Outlook's collaboration capabilities.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 30, 2016
Version 1607 of Windows 10, also known as the "Anniversary Update," is now ready for deployment in production environments, Microsoft announced Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 29, 2016
Cloud leader Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a few updates to its partner program on Tuesday that benefit partners that have developed specialized technical practices and focus areas.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 29, 2016
Azure DataMarket, Microsoft's app marketplace where developers could access data services to power apps and analytic projects, will be shut down on March 2017.
- By David Ramel
- November 28, 2016
Microsoft has released System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Update 1610, the newest "current branch" of the client and server management system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 21, 2016
Azure Data Lake, Microsoft's service for "Big Data" massively parallel types of analyses, is now production-ready, Microsoft announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 18, 2016
Many of Microsoft's partners are eager to learn how its pending $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn will affect their businesses, though some worry it will only help the company undercut their own offerings.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 17, 2016
Microsoft took its ongoing courtship of open source a step further on Wednesday, announcing that it has joined the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 17, 2016
Microsoft announced the first service pack (SP1) of its SQL Server 2016 product on Wednesday at its Connect() developer conference, taking place this week in New York.
- By Chris Paoli
- November 16, 2016
Microsoft on Tuesday took steps toward its goal to "democratize" artificial intelligence, partnering with nonprofit research organization OpenAI and announcing several Azure milestones aimed at helping developers tap into the platform's new compute capabilities.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 15, 2016
Small-business users of Microsoft's Office 365 Business Premium offering will soon have access to a new customer relationship feature.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 15, 2016