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Microsoft Adds Auditing Features to Azure AD Admin Portal

Microsoft's Azure Active Directory portal for administrators, currently in preview, now includes new auditing features.

Microsoft Commits to SDN with Windows Server 2016

In a sign that the "software-defined" movement has gone mainstream, Microsoft is touting its latest server OS as the perfect platform for running a software-defined datacenter (SDDC).

SCCM 2007 Users Hit Snag with New Windows Update Model

Organizations using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 may feel some headaches over Microsoft's new update service model for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 clients.

Microsoft Issues SharePoint 2016's First Feature Pack

Microsoft is delivering on some its earlier SharePoint Server 2016 promises with the release of Feature Pack 1 on Tuesday.

Microsoft Open Sources Azure Container Service Engine

Microsoft's Azure Container Service (ACS) Engine is now an open source project hosted on the GitHub repository, Microsoft announced Monday.

Microsoft Pushes Back EMET Support Deadline to 2018

Microsoft plans to shutter its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) solution, though the process will take a little longer than originally expected.

Microsoft's Plan To Shrink Windows 10 Update Sizes by One-Third

A new Microsoft technology dubbed "Unified Update Platform" promises to cut the size of future Windows 10 updates by a third.

Microsoft Dropping SCCM 1511 Support in December

The support clock is ticking for users of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) version 1511.

Microsoft Adds Access to Office 365 Business Plans

Subscribers of Office 365 Business and Office 365 Business Premium plans will soon be able to use the Microsoft Access relational database management system.

Microsoft Takes On Slack with Office 365-Based 'Teams'

Microsoft's plan to acquire Slack for $8.5 billion may have never gone beyond rumor, but its challenge to the popular enterprise chat platform is real.

Microsoft Calls Out Windows 10 Servicing Catch for Surface

Microsoft's long-term servicing branch (LTSB) concept for Windows 10 comes with a notable caveat for organizations using the Surface tablet-PC device.

With 'Project Olympus,' Microsoft Open Sources Its Hyperscale Cloud Hardware

Microsoft this week took the wraps off "Project Olympus," an effort to speed up datacenter hardware contributions to the Open Compute Project (OCP).

Microsoft PowerApps and Flow Hit Prime Time

After a six-month public beta period, Microsoft's PowerApps and Flow developer services are now commercially available.

Dynamics NAV 2017 Now Generally Available

Microsoft has released the next version of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for small and medium businesses (SMBs).

Microsoft Releases Skype for Business on Mac, Updates Mobile Clients

Microsoft has released a new Mac client of its Skype for Business service, as well as announced updates to iOS and Android clients.

Microsoft To Refresh Its Marketing App with Dynamics 365

Dynamics Marketing, a core component of Microsoft's Dynamics CRM Online product, will be phased out next month to make room for a new marketing app that's part of the upcoming Dynamics 365 solution.

Microsoft Takes Wraps Off Power BI Improvements

Microsoft this week announced several enhancements coming to its Power BI product, including the ability for IT to assign the role of a Power BI service administrator to specific personnel.

Microsoft Releases BizTalk Server 2016

Microsoft's newest enterprise integration server, BizTalk Server 2016, became generally available on Thursday.

Microsoft and IBM Trade AI, Machine Learning Volleys

The next generation of computing will be marked by advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence, and old-guard tech companies like Microsoft and IBM are vying to establish their place in it.

Microsoft Announces Windows 10 'Creators Update,' Demos New Hardware

The next major Windows 10 update, previously known by its codename "Redstone 2," will launch next spring as the "Windows 10 Creators Update."