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.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 03, 2014
The Start Menu may not return to Windows until next year's release of Windows 9, rumored to be code-named "Threshold."
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 02, 2014
Microsoft on Wednesday announced it is acquiring Paris-based startup Capptain for an undisclosed amount.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 28, 2014
A new Windows 8.1 edition with Bing will come preinstalled on lower-cost devices starting this fall, Microsoft announced on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 23, 2014
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.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 23, 2014
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.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 22, 2014
CA Technologies, a gold Microsoft application development partner, on Thursday released a free tool for organizations interested in moving off of Windows XP.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 22, 2014
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.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 21, 2014
Microsoft and SAP on Monday announced their plans to certify some SAP business solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform this summer.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 19, 2014
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.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 14, 2014
Microsoft on Tuesday announced some improvements to the user interface (UI) of its OneDrive for Business cloud-based storage solution.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 14, 2014
Microsoft's "cloud-first, mobile-first" vision took the spotlight during Monday's opening keynote of the annual TechEd conference, taking place throughout this week in Houston.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 12, 2014
Consumers have one more month to install Windows 8.1 Update and ensure that they continue to receive support for future updates.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 12, 2014
A Microsoft-sponsored study indicates that businesses are showing growing interest in cloud-based services for database backup and disaster recovery scenarios.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 05, 2014
Microsoft has acquired GreenButton, a New Zealand-based provider of cloud integration solutions, for an undisclosed amount.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 01, 2014