The forthcoming spring update of Windows 10 will include changes to the Cortana digital assistant aimed at making it a better productivity tool.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 28, 2020
A new service from Microsoft partner Skytap aims to smooth the way for organizations to move on-premises applications based on IBM Power processors to Microsoft Azure datacenters.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 27, 2020
Mover, Microsoft's free cloud-to-cloud migration tool, is "now available to Microsoft 365 customers worldwide," Microsoft announced earlier this month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 26, 2020
Microsoft's Azure Sphere security solution for Internet of Things (IoT) devices became generally available on Monday, roughly two years after it was first introduced.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 24, 2020
Google last week announced the general availability of its Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory product after being in development for about two years.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 24, 2020
A consortium of companies has purchased Dell's RSA security solutions businesses, including the RSA Conference, in an all-cash deal valued at $2 billion.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 21, 2020
Ahead of this year's RSA Conference, Microsoft has announced the general availability of multiple security solutions, partner collaborations and product enhancements.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 21, 2020
An upcoming preview release of Microsoft Secure Score promises to bring changes to the security assessment product that will make it more meaningful for organizations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 10, 2020
A new report from the NSA identifies what the agency considers the top cloud security issue plaguing organizations: misconfigured privacy settings.
- By David Ramel
- February 06, 2020
Microsoft's Backup Explorer tool for Azure, which is designed to monitor backups across an organization's "estate," is now available as a preview.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 05, 2020
An industry group is urging Microsoft to release its proprietary Windows 7 code as free software.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 24, 2020
Microsoft warned users that their customer support case information may have been exposed at the end of 2019 due to security misconfigurations in an Azure-hosted database.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 22, 2020
For organizations that still haven't transitioned away from Windows Server 2008, which lost support on Jan. 14, Microsoft is extending some help.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 20, 2020
Microsoft is aiming to become "carbon negative" by 2030 thanks to a companywide carbon-reduction initiative it announced on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 16, 2020
The 10-year-old Windows 7 operating system fell out of support this week on Jan. 14, 2020, marking the end of an era.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 14, 2020