Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 are now generally available (GA), Microsoft announced Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 13, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dynamics 365, a new cloud service from Microsoft that combines components of its CRM and ERP offerings, will become available on Nov. 1, the company announced Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- October 11, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next battleground for the top cloud providers will be artificial intelligence (AI), if recent developments are anything to go by.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- October 10, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With a cumulative update scheduled to arrive for all supported Windows systems this week, Microsoft recently outlined a few more details about the new update structure.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 10, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two of Microsoft's Azure Active Directory products hit their "general availability" milestones this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 06, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Yahoo allegedly cooperated with U.S. intelligence officials to scan all incoming Yahoo e-mail traffic last year, according to a report by Reuters on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 05, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's new Modern Lifecycle Policy took effect in late August, with very little fanfare, for several of its enterprise products. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 04, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The first monthly cumulative updates to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will arrive on Oct. 11, signaling a sea change in how Microsoft delivers its patches and OS updates. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 04, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft gave a progress report on its Skype for Business product line at this week's Ignite conference, as well as announced some coming improvements expected to arrive this year.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 30, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week announced the formation of a new business group aimed at fulfilling its goal, as CEO Satya Nadella stated at this week's Ignite conference, of "democratizing AI."
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- September 29, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is planning a number of improvements to its OneDrive for Business product, including its browser, mobile, synchronization and IT capabilities.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 29, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's ongoing upgrades to its public cloud infrastructure means Azure has the fastest and most AI-optimized network among cloud providers, the company said this week at its Ignite conference in Atlanta. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- September 28, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The first Feature Pack for SharePoint Server 2016 will be released in November, Microsoft said this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 28, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week added Workday to its list of strategic partnerships aimed at bolstering its cloud productivity suite.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- September 27, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft shined the spotlight on its forthcoming enterprise products on Monday at the Ignite conference, taking place this week in Atlanta, Ga.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 26, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Adobe's Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings will run primarily in Microsoft's Azure public cloud, the two companies announced Monday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- September 26, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently issued a release candidate (RC) of its "SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool," designed to help organizations considering a move to SharePoint Online from on-premises SharePoint Server 2013.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 26, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Information from "at least 500 million user accounts" has been stolen from Yahoo's network over the span of two years, the company confirmed on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 23, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An update issued by Microsoft this week will delete the infamous "Get Windows App" from users' systems.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 22, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday released the latest cumulative updates (CUs) to Exchange Server 2013 and Exchange Server 2016, bringing the usual hotfixes and, in the case of the latter, long-awaited support for Windows Server 2016.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- September 20, 2016