Dell's planned acquisition of VMware parent company EMC has just cleared a major hurdle.
- By Keith Ward
- February 23, 2016
Since Microsoft announced last month that it was truncating its software lifecycle support policies for Intel Skylake-based client PCs running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, there have been questions about what the changes mean for other systems running those processors -- including Windows Embedded 7/8.1 devices or Windows Server 2012 servers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 23, 2016
Organizations with "hybrid" Exchange 2013 deployments risk service interruptions if their servers are not updated in time for the April release of a security certificate renewal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 22, 2016
Microsoft has joined eight other companies in creating a new Internet of Things (IoT) consortium called the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF).
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 19, 2016
Seven months after being relegated to a niche business by Microsoft, Windows Phone continues to go gentle into that good night.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 18, 2016
Microsoft newfound embrace of open source took another step this week with the addition of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) images in the Azure Marketplace.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 18, 2016
Microsoft on Wednesday announced a number of improvements to its Office 365 product, including the expansion of some service limitations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 18, 2016
Microsoft this week added another device to its Windows 10 smartphone lineup -- the enterprise-focused Lumia 650.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 16, 2016
Microsoft's Exchange Server Deployment Assistant tool is now equipped to configure hybrid deployments using Exchange Server 2016.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 16, 2016
On the heels of the long-awaited debut of the Azure Stack technical preview, Microsoft has released additional features for the solution.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 16, 2016
Microsoft on Tuesday announced improvements to the user profile feature in Delve, the discovery and social networking solution that's included in Office 365.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 16, 2016
Microsoft is changing how it describes Office 365 client updates.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 10, 2016
Microsoft this week rolled out a preview of a new set of management tools for "headless" Windows Servers, including Windows Server 2016's Nano Server.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 10, 2016
Starting Tuesday, Microsoft is giving administrators more visibility into how and when it updates Windows 10.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 09, 2016
Most organizations used the on-premises SharePoint Server in 2015 instead of SharePoint Online, which is part of Microsoft's Office 365 cloud suite, according to an industry study.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 09, 2016
Microsoft recently released its Azure IoT Hub, the latest component of the company's cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) suite.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 08, 2016
Microsoft this week took the wraps off a new service that gives organizations more control over roaming Windows 10 settings.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 05, 2016
The century-old company joins the likes of HP this year with its decision to separate its hardware and services units.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 05, 2016
Microsoft has acquired SwiftKey, a London-based provider of touch-based keyboard technology for Android and iOS mobile devices.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 03, 2016
Organizations experiencing SharePoint Server search issues now have a new troubleshooting tool courtesy of Microsoft's premier field engineers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 03, 2016