Microsoft on Monday launched its Azure Active Directory Sync Services tool, nearly two months after releasing it as a second preview.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 15, 2014
Microsoft on Thursday announced a number of improvements to its OneDrive cloud storage service, including a higher file upload limit, an easier way to share links to OneDrive folders and support for folder drag-and-drop operations using the Google Chrome browser.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 12, 2014
Microsoft is making major strides against Amazon and Google under the flag of "cloud first."
- By Scott Bekker
- September 10, 2014
After nearly four months in preview, the new service tiers for Microsoft's relational Database as a Service offering became live on Wednesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 10, 2014
The addition, at last, of cloud competencies gives partners a clear place in the Microsoft Partner Network to establish expertise and build a practice. Yet, some other Microsoft moves regarding cloud are causing partners serious concern.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 04, 2014
Microsoft is committed to keeping pace with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the cloud price wars, reiterated Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of the Cloud and Enterprise Group at Microsoft.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 03, 2014
Microsoft is planning to roll out its new service tiers for Azure SQL Database sometime next month with a new pricing plan, the company said on Wednesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 28, 2014
The cloud-based service would let partners deploy complex machine-learning models for their customers in a matter of hours, instead of months.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 27, 2014
The next version of Windows may feature a more regular update release cycle similar to Office 365, according to a new report.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 27, 2014
The traditional Windows release cycle of once every three years -- with a service pack or two thrown in -- became mostly old news last year, when Microsoft switched to annual product releases.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 26, 2014
Microsoft last week rolled out preview releases of Azure DocumentDB and Azure Search, as well as announced the general availability of Azure HDInsight.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 25, 2014
A "technology preview" version of Microsoft's next Windows operating system may be released sometime this fall, according to a recent report.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 18, 2014
Amazon Web Services (AWS) may be the current cloud leader, but growing competition from Microsoft Azure and the cloud price war are putting a dent on its lead.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 14, 2014
Windows XP isn't even cold yet, but researchers at Gartner Inc. are already urging organizations to begin making plans to move off of Windows 7.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 14, 2014
The next version of Windows could have a new "virtual desktops" feature, according to reports this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 08, 2014