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Core-Based Licensing Coming to Windows Server 2016, System Center 2016

New licensing details from Microsoft about its forthcoming Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 products reveal a switch from per-processor licensing to a per-core approach.

Azure Portal Management Solution Hits General Availability

Microsoft's Azure Portal solution, which is used to manage various Azure resources, reached the general availability (GA) stage this week.

Microsoft Azure Container Service Hits Preview Stage

Microsoft on Wednesday released its Azure Container Service to public preview.

Microsoft Aims New PowerApps Tools at Businesses

Microsoft took the wraps off its new Azure-based PowerApps development tools at this week's Convergence EMEA conference in Barcelona, Spain.

HP Launches Its Own Microsoft Azure Appliance

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) on Tuesday unveiled the HPE Hyper-Converged 250 for Microsoft Cloud Platform System (CPS) Standard, a converged rack-mountable system designed to run Microsoft Azure within the datacenter.

HP Taps Microsoft as 'Preferred' Public Cloud Partner

With the shut down of its own public cloud service imminent, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is betting big on Microsoft Azure.

Google Taps Former VMware Chief To Head Cloud Unit

Diane Greene, co-founder of VMware and its former president and CEO, has just accepted a new post at Google.

Microsoft Brings Hyper-V Containers to New Windows Server 2016 Preview

Microsoft on Thursday released technical preview 4 (TP4) of Windows Server 2016.

Citrix Lays Off 1,000, Divests 'GoTo' Product Line

As part of a companywide restructuring plan, Citrix Systems Inc. this week announced that it is spinning off its "GoTo" product line and laying off about 1,000 employees.

Microsoft Rolls Out SharePoint 2016 Beta 2

As expected, Microsoft on Wednesday released the second beta of its upcoming SharePoint Server 2016 product.

Office 365 'Lockbox' Feature Coming Next Month

Microsoft is readying a new solution aimed at increasing Office 365's compliance and security capabilities.

Nadella Unveils Microsoft's New $1 Billion Security Vision

In a talk that might one day go down as the start of Microsoft's "Trustworthy Computing 2.0" era, CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday described his company's plans to elevate security beyond the code level.

Microsoft Hits Pause on Android Bridge for Windows 10

Microsoft has placed a moratorium on its Windows app bridge for Android, code-named "Project Astoria," which aimed to help developers port their Android apps to Windows 10 Mobile.

Windows 10 Gets Enterprise-Ready with 'Threshold 2' Release

Windows 10's first major update, code-named "Threshold 2," began rolling out on Thursday.

Microsoft Signals Expansion of Cloud Footprint in Europe

Microsoft indicated this week that it plans to expand its datacenter capacity for delivering services in both the United Kingdom and Germany.