Microsoft's next-generation database platform, SQL Server 2016, became generally available on Wednesday as scheduled.
- By Chris Paoli
- June 01, 2016
Companies with Enterprise Agreements (EAs) can now use prebuilt images to move their existing SQL Server licenses to Azure Virtual Machines (VMs).
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 01, 2016
Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10 "anniversary update" release will include a new security feature called "limited periodic scanning."
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 31, 2016
Microsoft's Remote Desktop application for Windows 10 clients will reach general availability in "the next couple of weeks," the company said recently.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 31, 2016
Longtime technology partners Microsoft and Citrix this week unveiled their most extensive collaboration in 25 years.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 27, 2016
Microsoft's new method for upgrading users to Windows 10 has been met with largely negative reviews.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 23, 2016
Microsoft recently warned organizations that Exchange Server 2016, which was commercially released in October, isn't yet supported on Windows Server 2016.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 23, 2016
In one of their most extensive collaboration efforts, Microsoft and SAP this week announced a broad partnership to integrate Azure and Office 365 with the SAP HANA data platform.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 18, 2016
The first of Microsoft's new "convenience rollup" method for delivering OS updates rolled out on Tuesday for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 17, 2016
Windows 10's new Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection service, which Microsoft unveiled in March, is now available to a larger audience to try out.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 16, 2016
Organizations moving from the "classic" Azure management portal to the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) portal can now take advantage of newly released resource materials from Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 16, 2016
Microsoft recently put the spotlight on Shielded Virtual Machines (VMs), its datacenter security technology aimed at protecting workloads in public and private datacenters from "malicious administrators."
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 13, 2016
Microsoft's emerging Server Management Tools offering, currently available at the preview stage, now includes Windows Update.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 12, 2016
Microsoft this week announced that its upcoming Nano Server deployment option can't be managed using Group Policy controls.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 11, 2016
Microsoft will terminate Windows 10's free upgrade offer on July 29, one year after its initial launch, the company confirmed this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 06, 2016