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			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 16, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                     Organizations are struggling with security issues, and losing trust in "legacy" software vendors such as Microsoft, according to a recent survey by CrowdStrike. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 14, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft partner Red Hat's hybrid cloud automation product is now available on the Azure cloud. 
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- December 13, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new Microsoft groundstation-as-a-service offering that lets users communicate with satellites using Microsoft's cloud resources is now in public preview.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 09, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced on Tuesday that certified Secured-core server hardware products are now available for running Azure Stack HCI and Windows Server 2022 software implementations.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 08, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is planning to implement its New Commerce Experience subscription model with its CSP partners, which will hike prices 20 percent for monthly subscriptions.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 07, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has upped its service-level agreement (SLA) assurances for Teams phones to 99.99 percent (up from 99.9 percent) for three services, namely Microsoft Teams Calling Plans, Phone System and PSTN Audio Conferencing, per a Dec. 2 announcement.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 06, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Three industry trends are "redefining the current state of the channel," say researchers at Ingram Micro Cloud. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- December 03, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Teams Essentials, a new collaboration product for small businesses, is now available, according to the company. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 02, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has released the results of its Annual Shareholder Meeting, bringing in a new board member, financial stats and vision, plus down votes on most social proposals.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 01, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Palo Alto Networks researchers who deployed hundreds of honeypots packed with cloud service apps were shocked at how quickly they were compromised. 
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- December 01, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Loop components are starting to become available to Microsoft 365 "commercial customers" using Microsoft Teams, the company announced on Tuesday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 01, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations wanting to use Microsoft Teams for phone calls will have some new option, starting in January.  
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 19, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is collaborating with AT&T to improve application performance for enterprises by extending Azure capabilities "to the operator's 5G network edge."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 18, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows 10 version 21H2 is now generally available, marking the start of a new update release cadence for the Windows 10 OS.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 16, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 (P1) reached the "general availability" commercial-release stage, the company announced on Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- November 16, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Kyndryl are teaming up to foster global cloud adoption, the two companies announced on Friday.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- November 12, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Viva Connections mobile app for Microsoft Teams.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- November 10, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's latest Windows 11 version was designed to improve learning in K-8 classrooms, the company announced on Tuesday.	
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- November 09, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    McAfee announced that it is being acquired by a group led by equity firm Advent International and will go private.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
- November 08, 2021