Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off "Windows 10 S," a new version of Windows geared for classroom use that only runs Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 02, 2017
Microsoft recently turned the spotlight on some high-profile customers that are using its latest cloud, machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions as part of what it calls "digital transformation" initiatives.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 28, 2017
Microsoft's third-quarter financial report on Thursday was a mixed bag, with sliding hardware sales being offset by a strong showing from the company's cloud business.
- By Gladys Rama
- April 27, 2017
In a bid to make Internet of Things (IoT) technologies more accessible to novices, Microsoft is readying a new Software as a Service (SaaS) offering dubbed Microsoft IoT Central.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 24, 2017
The Office 365 Public Content Delivery Network (CDN) is now generally available, enabling organizations to speed up the performance of their SharePoint Online sites for end users.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 24, 2017
A surprising percentage of organizations running hybrid cloud environments are unaware of it, according to a recent Microsoft survey.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 21, 2017
As the current cloud field stands, leader Amazon Web Services may be ceding some market share to Azure and Google, but the challengers still have a lot of ground to make up.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 19, 2017
A recent survey that aims to determine the makeup of SharePoint deployments -- and the extent to which organizations plan to maintain them -- confirms what many observers have long preached: Hybrid deployments are poised to become the new normal.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 18, 2017
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) users who are confused about how to defer Windows 10 updates and upgrades may find some relief from Microsoft soon.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 14, 2017
Microsoft this week put the spotlight on some resources for organizations that are looking to take a hybrid approach with their Azure deployments.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 13, 2017
Microsoft's Azure Active Directory Business-to-Business (B2B) service, which is typically used by organizations working with partners or other external parties needing resource access, became generally available on Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 13, 2017
The PC market made an unexpected, if small, comeback in the first quarter, with shipments growing for the first time in five years, according to recent data from market researcher IDC.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 12, 2017
As expected, the Windows 10 Creators Update, also known as "version 1703," was released on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 12, 2017
Microsoft's Windows Azure Active Directory Sync (DirSync) and Azure AD Sync tools are set to lose support on Thursday, the company warned this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 11, 2017
Microsoft on Monday announced that it has acquired Deis, a startup that provides training and tools related to Kubernetes, the open source container orchestration system devised by Google.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 11, 2017