As Microsoft doubles down on an $80 billion bet on AI this fiscal year, its workforce reductions are drawing scrutiny over whether AI's ascent is quietly reshaping its human capital strategy, even as official messaging avoids drawing a direct line.
- By David Ramel
- July 15, 2025
Organizations that want to extend the life of their Windows 10 PCs can begin buying extension plans from Microsoft's Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners on Sept. 1.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 27, 2025
Microsoft is readying a new "Windows endpoint security platform" as part of its Windows Resiliency Initiative (WRI).
- By Gladys Rama
- June 26, 2025
Forrester has singled out Microsoft as the leading cloud hyperscaler in the increasingly AI-driven field of enterprise security analytics.
- By David Ramel
- June 25, 2025
Nearly overnight, organizations are facing brand-new challenges caused by self-directed AI systems (a.k.a. agentic AI). Big Blue is extending them some help.
- By Chris Paoli
- June 18, 2025
Microsoft is expanding its e-mail security capabilities with the launch of a new Integrated Cloud Email Security (ICES) ecosystem for Microsoft Defender for Office 365.
- By Chris Paoli
- June 17, 2025
Microsoft has become a key partner in Workday's newly launched AI Agent Partner Network, aligning with other industry leaders to integrate AI agents into enterprise workforce systems.
- By David Ramel
- June 10, 2025
In a strategic leadership realignment, Microsoft has appointed LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky to oversee its consumer and small business productivity software division, encompassing Microsoft 365, Teams and AI-driven tools like Copilot.
- By Chris Paoli
- June 09, 2025
Salesforce announced on Tuesday it plans to acquire data management firm Informatica for $8 billion.
- By Chris Paoli
- May 27, 2025
At its Build 2025 conference this week, Microsoft unveiled significant advancements aimed at empowering enterprises to create more sophisticated AI agents.
- By Chris Paoli
- May 20, 2025
At Build 2025, Microsoft unveiled its strategic vision for the future of AI agents, emphasizing the development of autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks across various applications.
- By Chris Paoli
- May 19, 2025
May marks the first-ever "World Passkey Day," the occasion of which Microsoft marked by leaning into its vision of a passwordless future.
- By Chris Paoli
- May 09, 2025
The modern software channel is becoming increasingly dependent on cloud marketplaces and co-sell programs, according to a new report from Clazar.
- By David Ramel
- May 05, 2025
Microsoft Azure has outpaced Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a key area of the MSP-focused channel.
- By David Ramel
- April 22, 2025
Longtime Microsoft partner Nerdio is expanding its capabilities for managing Windows 365 with the launch of Nerdio Manager for Enterprise 7.0.
- By David Ramel
- April 17, 2025
Microsoft and UiPath have announced a new collaboration focused on enterprise automation, unveiling a seamless integration between Microsoft Copilot Studio and UiPath Studio.
- By Chris Paoli
- April 15, 2025
Microsoft's first cloud PC device, aimed at desk-based and frontline workers in shared environments, is now generally available.
- By Chris Paoli
- April 07, 2025
Microsoft on Tuesday introduced two advanced AI agents -- Researcher and Analyst -- designed to bring deeper reasoning capabilities to Microsoft 365 Copilot.
- By Chris Paoli
- March 26, 2025
Google has announced a pending agreement to acquire Wiz Inc., a cloud security platform, in an all-cash deal worth $32 billion.
- By Chris Paoli
- March 19, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is pressing ahead with a broad investigation into Microsoft's business practices, an inquiry that began in the final weeks of the Biden administration.
- By Chris Paoli
- March 13, 2025