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Microsoft Adds Hybrid Site Creation Option to SharePoint 2013

Microsoft this week unveiled a new SharePoint Server 2013 feature called "Hybrid Self-Service Site Creation," enabling organizations running on-premises SharePoint to direct user site creation requests to Office 365 services.

Microsoft To Start Integrating SharePoint Lists with Flow

Microsoft is readying a preview of a new capability that would integrate the "modern" SharePoint command bar with Microsoft's Flow workflow tool, the company said this week.

Azure AD Data Protection Tool for SharePoint, OneDrive Hits Preview

Microsoft on Thursday announced a preview of a new Azure Active Directory management option called "Limited Access to SharePoint and OneDrive."

Microsoft Gives Progress Report on 'Project Olympus'

Microsoft put the spotlight on its datacenter design effort called Project Olympus, including its partnerships with chip makers, during this week's Open Compute Project (OCP) U.S. Summit event.

Microsoft Confirms Windows Server Support for ARM

Microsoft revealed this week that it is currently running Windows Server on ARM machines in its datacenters using chips from multiple vendors, including Qualcomm and Cavium.

Microsoft Bringing News Feed Improvements to SharePoint Online

Many of the SharePoint user improvements that Microsoft promised at its SharePoint 2016 launch event last year are starting to take shape.

Microsoft Road-Testing Smaller Update Sizes for Windows 10

Windows Insiders are currently putting Microsoft's newly reformatted Windows 10 update packages through their paces.

Microsoft Starts Selling 'Premium Assurance' for SQL Server, Windows Server

Organizations anticipating difficulties in carrying out future Windows Server or SQL Server upgrades can now purchase insurance-type plans from Microsoft.

Windows 10 'Creators Update' Improves System Reboots

The upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update will come with new user controls, as demonstrated by Microsoft this week.

Microsoft Releases Final Azure Stack Technical Preview

The third and final technical preview (TP) of Azure Stack, Microsoft's solution for organizations that want to run the Azure public cloud platform in private datacenters, is now available.

April Marks Support Deadline for Exchange 2007

Microsoft this week issued a reminder of Exchange Server 2007's impending support deadline.

Azure AD Monitoring Features Hit Prime Time

A pair of Azure Active Directory monitoring capabilities are now out of the preview stage.

Microsoft Rolls Out Premium Version of Outlook.com

Microsoft has quietly released a premium, ad-free version of its Outlook.com e-mail service, testing consumers' appetite to pay for personal e-mail services that they've used at no cost for decades.

Microsoft Makes SharePoint Framework Generally Available

Microsoft's SharePoint Framework is now ready for commercial use, having reached the "general availability" milestone on Thursday.

Microsoft Launches SharePoint 'Hybrid Taxonomy,' Talks Roadmap Plans

Microsoft this week announced some new SharePoint features and capabilities, both immediately available and still to come later this year.