Microsoft last week announced that Azure DDoS Protection users can launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) test attacks on their use of Azure services via Red Button's services.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 25, 2022
A study published this week by Next Pathway found that large organizations' IT leaders are hesitant to move into the cloud without tools and automation support for the initial migration.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 22, 2022
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that the sales support of Microsoft Stores, which launched in 2020, is now being presented as a new and free consultation service for small businesses.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 21, 2022
A new report finds there's a new favorite brand to imitate in phishing attempts and it's Microsoft's LinkedIn professional social network.
- By Chris Paoli
- April 21, 2022
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that "Microsoft Purview" is the new product branding bringing together Azure Purview data governance service with various Microsoft 365 compliance solutions.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 19, 2022
A recently published study by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) found that most organizations have been victims to ransomware attacks, and that their security countermeasures are not adequate.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 19, 2022
Microsoft ISV Nerdio announced this week that it was adding former Microsoft channel chief Gavriella Schuster to its board of directors.
- By Gladys Rama
- April 13, 2022
Microsoft said that SQL Server 2022 is nearing a public preview release, and is set for sometime later this year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 12, 2022
Security firm CrowdStrike announced on Thursday that it has formed a security product strategic partnership with fellow security firm Mandiant.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 08, 2022
Microsoft can now take over quality and security patching operations in organizations, including Windows operating system feature updates, plus driver updates, in a new feature announced Tuesday called Windows Autopatch.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 05, 2022
Microsoft on Tuesday outlined a few new upgrades and features to Windows 11, including a redesigned File Explorer.
- By Chris Paoli
- April 05, 2022
As part of its broader effort to support hybrid office scenarios, Microsoft is planning several Windows 365 enhancements aimed at people expecting to work remotely.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 05, 2022
Microsoft is readying a raft of "premium" add-on capabilities for its Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) product, which it is positioning as a "single, cloud powered solution" for organizations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 05, 2022
The "general availability" commercial release of System Center 2022 is now available.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 01, 2022
Microsoft is buying European firm Minit, maker of process mining software for enterprises, the company announced on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 31, 2022
Microsoft's Azure Front Door, the company's latest content delivery network (CDN) service for securing and supporting high-availability Web content and "global" applications, is now commercially available.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 29, 2022
Microsoft's new software-as-a-service offering for U.S. federal agencies and their partners, Office 365 Government Secret, will arrive by mid-2022, the company announced on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 28, 2022
The Biden White House and the European Commission have taken first steps in agreeing on a new "Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework".
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 25, 2022
U.S. "critical infrastructure" operators should "harden their cyberdefenses immediately" against possible Russian attacks, per a warning by The Biden White House this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 22, 2022
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that a preview of Teams Connect shared channels, which aims to ease collaborations with external parties, will be arriving this month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 17, 2022