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
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Despite rivals Microsoft and Google enjoying growth rates well over 100 percent, Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) maintains a solid lead in the cloud infrastructure market with 31 percent worldwide market share.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- May 06, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Windows 10 Pro edition imposes limits to the ability of IT pros to control Windows Store access, according to a report this week by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 05, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    WEB EXCLUSIVE: Improvements like a new SharePoint Framework and more robust mobile apps have Microsoft partners bullish about the platform's direction.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- May 04, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released the final versions of its SharePoint Server 2016 and Office Online Server products on Wednesday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 04, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a move to beef up its emerging Internet of Things (IoT) platform, Microsoft on Tuesday announced the acquisition of 5-year-old Italian startup Solair.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- May 03, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's next-generation relational database operating system will become publicly available on June 1, the company announced Monday.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- May 02, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released the latest beta versions of both Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 27, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    During Microsoft's third-quarter earnings call last week, CEO Satya Nadella touted Office 365 as a new cornerstone of Microsoft's embrace-and-extend philosophy that once made Windows the standard for business computing.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- April 25, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's transition to the cloud hit some speed bumps the third quarter of its fiscal 2016. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- April 21, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Azure Container Service became commercially available on Tuesday, alongside the launch of a new open source project from partner Mesosphere.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 19, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently issued the final release candidate (RC) of its upcoming SQL Server 2016 product.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- April 19, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to roll out several enhancements to its OneDrive for Business product over the next couple of months. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 14, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Exchange Server 2007 will pass its "extended support" period in less than a year, Microsoft warned this week. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 13, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The team behind Microsoft Edge recently explained how the browser works with Windows 10's "Windows Hello" feature to let users access Web sites without passwords.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 13, 2016