Microsoft today announced a new white paper that explains the organizational and standards-based underpinnings of its cloud security efforts.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 15, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The parallel data warehouse edition of Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 R2 solution will soon see the light of day.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 09, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has scheduled the release of Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials for the first half of 2011, the company announced on Monday. 
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- November 09, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced today that the release candidate version of its Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 security product is now available for download.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 08, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hyper-V Cloud, one among several solutions announced at Berlin confab, aims to facilitate private cloud deployments. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- November 08, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    By shifting computing operations to the cloud, organizations can reduce their carbon emissions by 30 percent, according to a study that is the basis of the report.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- November 04, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    One year after formally releasing its Windows 7 desktop operating system, Microsoft is making note that adoption among enterprises is exceeding expectations.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- November 03, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google is suing the Interior Department for allegedly excluding Google's products in a request for quotation the agency issued on Aug. 30. 
                    
			            - By Michael   Hardy
- November 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Dell today said it will acquire Boomi, which operates a service designed to simplify the integration of cloud services with premises-based infrastructure.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- November 02, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The coming year brings some novel challenges for resellers who are in the midst of planning.
                    
			            - By Keith  Lubner
- November 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Partners might be wondering what their role selling Microsoft solutions will be when the bulk of services are offered direct to customers online. 
                    
			            - By Paul  DeGroot
- November 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Bullish on the cloud, and bullish on Microsoft's prospects to be a major cloud player with a vibrant ecosystem of cloud partners. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- November 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Redmond's massive investment in forward-thinking cloud infrastructure is spreading across the globe, indicating that Microsoft will be worth partnering with for years to come.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- November 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Stuxnet may be the first known precision malware weapon designed to destroy a single real-world industrial facility, but the collateral damage affects the entire Microsoft channel.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- November 01, 2010
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A quick look at the first phones based on Windows Phone 7 to ship from AT&T on Nov. 8 in the United States.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- November 01, 2010