Microsoft this week announced the addition of datacenter and networking giant Cisco to its list of approved hardware partners for the upcoming Azure Stack solution. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 10, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is readying a new console for its Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) service that aims to simplify tasks related to identity management and mobile device management (MDM).
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- February 10, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday launched a new program called "Microsoft Azure IP Advantage" that aims to protect organizations using Azure services against against intellectual property (IP) claims.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 08, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon Web Services (AWS) is still the runaway leader of the public cloud market, recent gains by other vendors aside, according to a pair of recent studies. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- February 07, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows systems are vulnerable to zero-day attacks that exploit the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, according to an advisory issued last week by the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT).
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 06, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    This week marked the rollout of several new Azure Active Directory (AD) capabilities designed to increase security and collaboration.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 02, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week detailed some improvements coming to its Edge browser with this spring's Windows 10 "Creators Update."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 01, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is delivering two new features to its Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection solution: "URL Detonation" and "Dynamic Delivery."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 26, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Commercial Office 365 subscribers can now begin to access new OneDrive for Business improvements, including file synchronization and management enhancements, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 25, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The forthcoming Windows 10 "Creators Update" will include a new Security Center feature, Microsoft said this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 24, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    LANDesk and Heat Software have merged into a company called Ivanti that aims to provide a broad suite of cloud-based IT service management (ITSM) solutions focused on endpoint configuration, security and reporting.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 24, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's FastTrack program, which is aimed at increasing business adoption of the company's various cloud products, is now available to facilitate Windows 10 and Dynamics 365 migrations.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- January 23, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations using Microsoft's Power BI service are now able to take advantage of enhanced Azure Active Directory reporting features.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 23, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A preview of a new conditional access capability for Microsoft SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business users is now rolling out to "first release" testers.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 20, 2017
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has rolled out another benefit for organizations participating in its pay-as-you-go Windows 10 program: free upgrades to Windows 10 for older PCs.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- January 19, 2017