Microsoft on Monday unveiled three new benefits packages for its partners, each aimed at specific levels of technical readiness and expanding opportunities for partners to test drive Microsoft's AI products.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - January 22, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft expanded its free Azure artificial intelligence resource program for startup developer companies.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - January 11, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will pay about $14 billion to buy Juniper Networks, per a  Tuesday announcement.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - January 10, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released its new Microsoft Teams app for virtual desktop infrastructure.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - December 07, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is working to deliver "confidential AI" to Azure customers, per a Wednesday announcement.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 30, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is offering a free new Azure Expert Assessment option for organizations.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 29, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced various Windows management and service improvements this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 17, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Satya Nadella, Microsoft's chairman and CEO, touted cloud system partner efforts in his Ignite keynote talk.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - November 16, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has signed a multi-year deal to use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure  (OCI) for compute resources in its AI-powered Bing Chat.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
 - November 08, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's fiscal-year 2024 first-quarter earnings beat analyst expectations.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
 - October 24, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In an unlikely development, Amazon and Microsoft have reportedly entered into a billion-dollar agreement around Microsoft 365.                    
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - October 17, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Intune's Endpoint Privilege Management capability now works with the Windows 365 service.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - October 17, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will "retire" its Azure Database for MariaDB service on Sept. 19, 2025.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - September 26, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Azure Update Manager has reached "general availability," or commercial rollout status.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - September 20, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Oracle announced "Oracle Database@Azure," a new collaborative infrastructure-as-a-service offering.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - September 14, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft described multiple improvements across its enterprise-grade security products.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 10, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    This week's Microsoft Inspire event for partners delivered a bunch of Azure enhancements.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - July 20, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is promising a swift and seamless transition from the MCPP to the new AI-focused program, plus plenty of handholds for partners of all expertise levels.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - July 18, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is ending its Entra Azure Active Directory product name, but adding two new products to the Entra product line, per a Tuesday announcement.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - July 11, 2023
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft explained how Azure OpenAI large language model servicing works, adding assurances about privacy, too, in a Friday announcement.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - June 30, 2023