Microsoft on Wednesday officially transitioned its SkyDrive cloud storage to the new OneDrive, though Windows 8 users will have to wait a bit longer to access the rebranded service.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 19, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2012 will arrive "later this year," Microsoft announced on Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 14, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google and VMware this week announced a VDI deal in which Google's Chromebook laptops will be enabled to run Windows desktops and Windows apps. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 14, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week added free multifactor authentication support to its standalone Office 365 plans, as well as to the Midsize Business, Enterprise, Academic and Nonprofit Office 365 plans.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 12, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell's PowerEdge Servers, its SAS Host Bus Adapters, as well as its PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220 storage enclosures now support Windows Server 2012 R2's "storage spaces" feature, Dell said Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 11, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's faster release cycle for its Windows operating system should be a signal for organizations that they can no longer rely on past upgrade strategies, according to research firm Gartner.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 10, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The first update to Microsoft's Windows 8.1 is now expected to arrive in April instead of March, as previously reported.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 05, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is on a "mobile first/cloud first" trajectory, said newly appointed Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in a speech Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 05, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is planning to add an "enterprise mode" feature to its Internet Explorer 11 browser, according to a report Monday from ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 03, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Windows Azure Cloud Services and Windows Server 2012 R2 products are getting several high-performance computing (HPC) enhancements this month.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 31, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In response to customer concerns over government surveillance programs, Microsoft is planning to give cloud customers outside the United States the option to store their data in offshore datacenters.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 30, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An update to Microsoft's Windows Intune cloud-based device management service will begin rolling out to subscribers sometime next week, Microsoft said Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 29, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has agreed to grant communications service providers a bit more leeway in disclosing information about secret information disclosure orders from federal agencies.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 28, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As part of the terms of its settlement with the British Sky Broadcasting Group over a trademark infringement dispute, Microsoft said on Monday it is finally renaming its SkyDrive cloud storage service.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 27, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In an effort to match prices set by Amazon Web Services, Microsoft said last week it will lower the cost of Windows Azure storage. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 27, 2014