Microsoft added a number of security enhancements to its cloud offerings this week, including Azure Security Center improvements, a coming preview of Azure Active Directory Identity Protection, and a preview of a new Operations Management Suite (OMS) dashboard.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 26, 2016
Since Microsoft announced last month that it was truncating its software lifecycle support policies for Intel Skylake-based client PCs running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, there have been questions about what the changes mean for other systems running those processors -- including Windows Embedded 7/8.1 devices or Windows Server 2012 servers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 23, 2016
Organizations with "hybrid" Exchange 2013 deployments risk service interruptions if their servers are not updated in time for the April release of a security certificate renewal.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 22, 2016
Microsoft newfound embrace of open source took another step this week with the addition of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) images in the Azure Marketplace.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 18, 2016
Microsoft's Exchange Server Deployment Assistant tool is now equipped to configure hybrid deployments using Exchange Server 2016.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 16, 2016
On the heels of the long-awaited debut of the Azure Stack technical preview, Microsoft has released additional features for the solution.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 16, 2016
Microsoft this week rolled out a preview of a new set of management tools for "headless" Windows Servers, including Windows Server 2016's Nano Server.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 10, 2016
Starting Tuesday, Microsoft is giving administrators more visibility into how and when it updates Windows 10.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 09, 2016
Most organizations used the on-premises SharePoint Server in 2015 instead of SharePoint Online, which is part of Microsoft's Office 365 cloud suite, according to an industry study.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 09, 2016
Microsoft recently released its Azure IoT Hub, the latest component of the company's cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) suite.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 08, 2016
Microsoft this week took the wraps off a new service that gives organizations more control over roaming Windows 10 settings.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 05, 2016
Organizations experiencing SharePoint Server search issues now have a new troubleshooting tool courtesy of Microsoft's premier field engineers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 03, 2016
Microsoft has bumped up Windows 10 from being an "optional update" in Windows Update to being a "recommended update," which could lead to some unexpected migrations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 02, 2016
As promised, Microsoft released the first technical preview of its new Azure Stack offering on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 01, 2016
A whitepaper released by Microsoft on Wednesday outlines its roadmap plans for the Windows Azure Pack.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 29, 2016