Microsoft on Thursday announced improvements to Azure centering around backup and disaster recovery, as well as took the wraps off a new service called "Availability on Demand for Azure."
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 27, 2015
Microsoft this week explained the roles Internet Explorer and the new "Spartan" browser will have in Windows 10, including some changes from its previously outlined browser strategy.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 26, 2015
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The count of overall vulnerabilities went up by 18 percent from 2013 to 2014, led by a surge in browser vulnerabilities. The Windows OSes saw a drop in new vulnerabilities.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 25, 2015
Microsoft on Tuesday announced it was packaging three of its Azure services -- Azure Websites, Mobile Services and BizTalk Services -- into a single offering aimed at business decision makers and developers.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 24, 2015
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The answer is pretty good, judging by the performance and features of the WinBook 7-inch TW700 Tablet -- a whole lot of Windows 8.1 computer for a very small price tag.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 23, 2015
Microsoft uses System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to manage 300,000 PCs across its own facilities worldwide, a Microsoft executive revealed this month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 23, 2015
Microsoft released a new Windows 10 preview build for its "fast-ring" testers on Wednesday, although it notably does not include the new Spartan browser.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 19, 2015
Microsoft's next desktop operating system will be available this summer, the company announced on Tuesday, a surprising change from the fall timeline forecasted by Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner back in December.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 18, 2015
Microsoft on Tuesday said it is expanding its ExpressRoute service to enable secure connections to Office 365 services later this year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 18, 2015
Passwords need no longer be the last line of defense against unauthorized device access.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 17, 2015
Microsoft on Monday talked up its "Internet of Things" (IoT) vision, and the roles that its Azure and Windows products will play in it.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 17, 2015
As the channel shifts further and further away from selling products, customers tell us more and more how they don't want to talk with salespeople anymore.
- By Howard M. Cohen
- March 16, 2015
Research and consulting firm IDC delivered mixed news for the tablet market on Thursday, scaling back its growth estimates but still forecasting a "modest" increase in shipments.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 13, 2015
Chipmaker Intel on Thursday warned investors that its first-quarter revenues could be off by about $1 billion due to lower-than-anticipated demand for business desktop PCs.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 13, 2015
It's now possible to use System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager to enforce conditional access policies for mobile devices accessing Exchange Online, Microsoft announced on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 13, 2015