Microsoft this week released service pack 2 (SP2) of SQL Server 2016, nearly a year and a half after releasing SP1.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 26, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week released the latest test build of Windows Server 2019 to Windows Insider Program participants.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 25, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Exchange Online now has capacity for "public folder hierarchies of up to 500K public folders," Microsoft announced this week. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 25, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is changing its default security settings for Outlook and SharePoint Online groups to make them private by default, instead of public.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 25, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations can now use Windows Admin Center (previously code-named "Project Honolulu") with Windows Server 2016 to manage hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), Microsoft recently announced.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 24, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements set to become law on May 25, Microsoft is working to get its cloud services and customers compliant.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 23, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Administrators overseeing Office 365 tenancies can now test drive a new Privileged Access Management capability.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 23, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft gave a thorough progress report on its security portfolio at the RSA security conference this week. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 20, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's the end of the road for Microsoft's OneNote desktop application, as Microsoft plans to cease development on the product beyond the current OneNote 2016 version.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 19, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday joined other tech industry giants in signing the new Cybersecurity Tech Accord.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 18, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    "Project Honolulu," which Microsoft had positioned as the replacement for Server Management Tools, is now generally available under its official name, "Windows Admin Center."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 12, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Previews of SharePoint Online user interface improvements will arrive in the coming week, plus there's a new migration tool beta available, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 11, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft described new features in its latest Windows Server preview in an announcement on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 10, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    AMD announced on Tuesday that it released Spectre variant 2 microcode updates to its original equipment manufacturing partners.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 10, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to end the "native" SharePoint Online public newsfeed for Office 365 tenancies in June, and instead steer organizations toward Team News, Communication Sites or Yammer feeds for company posts.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 09, 2018