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Microsoft Azure AD Application Proxy Service in Preview Stage

A new version of Microsoft's Azure Active Directory (AD) Application Proxy service is now available as a preview.

Windows 8.1 Update Reaches Consumer Install Deadline

For individual Windows 8.1 users, Tuesday marked the installation deadline for Windows 8.1 Update.

Third-Party Tools for Office 365 Migration and Management

Setting up and managing Office 365 for customers doesn't have to be a manual, poorly documented job for partners. As the market for the SaaS product booms, so does the ecosystem of powerful tools from third parties.

Microsoft To Bolster Exchange Public Folder Support

The public folder limit for organizations using Exchange Online or Exchange 2013 will increase tenfold sometime next month, Microsoft said Monday.

Microsoft Launches Azure Cloud Services in Brazil

Microsoft's Azure cloud services are now generally available for commercial use in southern Brazil, the company announced Thursday.

Microsoft Azure Ranked with Amazon as Top IaaS Provider

In its latest Magic Quadrant report for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers, research firm Gartner deemed Amazon and Microsoft to be the clear market leaders -- a first for Microsoft in that category.

Report: Start Menu May Return Next Year in Windows 9

The Start Menu may not return to Windows until next year's release of Windows 9, rumored to be code-named "Threshold."

Microsoft Adds Mobile Analytics to Azure with Capptain Acquisition

Microsoft on Wednesday announced it is acquiring Paris-based startup Capptain for an undisclosed amount.

Windows 8.1 with Bing Coming Preloaded on Low-End Devices

A new Windows 8.1 edition with Bing will come preinstalled on lower-cost devices starting this fall, Microsoft announced on Friday.

Microsoft Says It Blocked FBI Request To Access Customer's Data

Microsoft on Thursday touted its resistance to a National Security Letter (NSL) request from the FBI that had sought account information about one of Microsoft's enterprise customers.

Microsoft Steers Business Strategy Toward 'Virally Consumable Cloud'

Microsoft's commercial business strategy depends on creating cloud-based solutions that will stick with consumers, according to Judson Althoff, president of Microsoft North America.

CA Releases No-Cost Windows XP Migration Manager

CA Technologies, a gold Microsoft application development partner, on Thursday released a free tool for organizations interested in moving off of Windows XP.

Analyst: Office 365 Has a Host of Potential Migration 'Gotchas'

Making the move to Microsoft's Office 365 Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings is far from straightforward, according to a recent webinar by Gartner Inc.

Microsoft and SAP Ink Cloud BI Partnership

Microsoft and SAP on Monday announced their plans to certify some SAP business solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform this summer.

Microsoft Brings Azure into Focus for Partners

From Azure RemoteApp to ExpressRoute, the new features Microsoft introduced at TechEd give partners new ways to leverage Azure to develop and sell new services.