Microsoft raised eyebrows last week when it revealed that its new Azure Cloud Switch (ACS) datacenter operating system has a Linux core.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 21, 2015
For the first time, Dynamics partners can take advantage of the biggest change to Microsoft's cloud business model.
- By Barb Levisay
- September 17, 2015
Windows RT users are mostly shut out of the new features available in Windows 10, but they can at least take advantage of Windows 10's Start Menu.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 16, 2015
Office 2016 will arrive with service models that are "consistent" with the approach Microsoft has used with Windows 10, the company explained this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 15, 2015
Microsoft turned off many partners last year when it flubbed the announcement of its Office 365 onboarding plans. This year, the messaging has been decidedly more partner-friendly.
- By M.S. Partner
- September 14, 2015
Microsoft recently rolled out a preview of a new Management Pack for System Center 2012 Operations Manager that supports the newly released SharePoint Server 2016 IT preview.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 14, 2015
Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel and executive vice president of legal and corporate affairs, has been named the company's president, Microsoft announced Friday.
- By Chris Paoli
- September 11, 2015
Both SharePoint Server 2013 and SharePoint Server 2010 received September cumulative updates (CUs) from Microsoft this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 09, 2015
Microsoft is already shaking up the Windows ecosystem with its new delivery model for Windows 10. Is it time for Microsoft to take another step and do the once unthinkable -- make Windows open source? We look at the perks, pitfalls and complications that would be involved if Windows were to go open source.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 08, 2015
Confirming earlier rumors, Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it has purchased Israel-based security firm Adallom.
- By Chris Paoli
- September 08, 2015
Microsoft on Wednesday launched a new offering aimed at organizations with Azure virtual machines (VMs) that want to scale up their operations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 03, 2015
Tuesday marked the first onstage appearance of a Microsoft executive at VMworld, the annual conference hosted by Microsoft rival VMware.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 01, 2015
Microsoft on Wednesday announced some improvements to Windows 10's browser-management controls, including support for the new Edge browser in Enterprise Mode.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 27, 2015
Nearly a month after its official launch, Windows 10 is already running on 75 million devices, Microsoft said on Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 26, 2015
This summer, Microsoft gave its first substantial partner-focused response to the PRISM leaks of 2013.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 26, 2015