 
                    
                                        
		            
                    In public preview since last July, Microsoft Universal Print, a multitenant Azure-based print service, became generally available this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 05, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released the preview of Window Server 2022 at Ignite, spotlighting improvements to security, portal integration and container support.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 04, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Ignite virtual conference put much of the spotlight on Microsoft Mesh, a new Azure-based platform for building "cross-platform mixed reality apps." 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 02, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently announced an upcoming increase in the Azure Active Directory B2C service-level agreement (SLA). 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 25, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is adding three more industry-specific cloud programs to its offerings with help from its partners.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 24, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft reseller partners are now beginning to sell solid-state drive (SSD) replacement kits for Surface Pro 7+ PCs.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 23, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Starting in July, standalone subscriptions to Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility plus Security (EMS) will each cost $2 more. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 22, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next long-term servicing channel (LTSC) releases of Windows 10 and Microsoft Office, both expected in the second half of 2021, will each have five fewer years of support.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 19, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is readying the first Windows 10 feature update of 2021, dubbed 21H1, for release sometime in the first half of this year.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 18, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is rebranding its existing Teams product next month, but its messaging has caused confusion over whether it's launching an altogether new product. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 17, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will bring Microsoft Azure to the International Space Station (ISS) by way of HPE's Spaceborne Computer-2. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 16, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two new Microsoft Teams applications built using the Dataverse for Teams service are now available for download from the Teams store.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 12, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cloud spending has been on a tear, due in no small part to cloud giants Microsoft and AWS increasing their investments in respective partner programs. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- February 10, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday announced it has started rolling out a guest access feature in Microsoft Teams.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 08, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week unveiled Viva, a suite of apps designed to bolster human resources capabilities, company communications and employee access to learning materials.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 04, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week described a standardized approach for configuring and managing Windows 10 PCs called "Windows 10 in cloud configuration."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 03, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently described recent and upcoming advances in Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD), its virtual desktop infrastructure service.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 29, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Zoom videoconferencing app was among the top movers in Microsoft's list of the most used non-Microsoft applications that use Azure Active Directory.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 28, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to merge its OneDrive and SharePoint Admin Center management portals, with a consolidated portal expected to arrive for subscribers "through February."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 27, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Phishing attacks, end user device security and training were among the top issues cited by respondents of Microsoft's survey on the effects of COVID-19 remote work conditions.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 26, 2021