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			            - By David  Ramel
- May 05, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Microsoft 365 Records Management service is now generally available to help organizations address legal compliance tracking issues.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 05, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Initially touted as Windows 10 for dual-screen devices, Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 10X OS will now launch just on single-screen devices.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 04, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    After staying mostly under the radar since its launch last September, Microsoft's Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service is poised for a significant revamp. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 30, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A recent Flexera survey of 750 enterprises and SMBs indicates robust spending on public cloud services, with a strong reliance on multicloud and hybrid cloud approaches.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 28, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Current U.S. unemployment rates are at record highs due to the COVID-19 crisis, but the technology sector remains poised for significant job growth in the coming decade.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 24, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's roadmap for its various Microsoft 365 products has been updated, indicating several new features are poised to roll out to SharePoint Online tenancies this month. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 21, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    As it promised last November at Ignite, Microsoft has refreshed Yammer, releasing it this week as a new Microsoft Teams app called "Communities." 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 20, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The first of two Windows 10 feature updates planned for this year is near completion.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 20, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    In response to the "current public health situation," Microsoft is extending the life of many of its key products that were originally slated to reach their support deadlines this year. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 15, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    In keeping with Microsoft's plan to rebrand most of its Office 365 products, the company announced this week that Office 365 Groups will eventually become "Microsoft 365 Groups."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 15, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    As offices shift to remote work amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft is giving organizations the ability to gain insights into the productivity of their remote employees. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 14, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Employees of Microsoft's brick-and-mortar consumer stores are still supporting customers despite the stores themselves being closed since mid-March as a coronavirus precaution. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 10, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft talked up its emerging "knowledge network" technology for Microsoft 365, dubbed Project Cortex, in a Q&A this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 10, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft unveiled a couple of notable capabilities in its latest Windows 10 test build, including a new feature to give users easier access to Linux distro files.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 09, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Users of Microsoft 365 Business will be able to access Azure Active Directory Premium P1 licensing free of charge, Microsoft said this month.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 08, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is promising to enable new edge computing scenarios for partners and developers with Azure Edge Zones, which became available as a preview this week.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- April 02, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    In response to concerns about the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Microsoft is transitioning all of its big conferences in 2020 to be online only.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 01, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is readying two new consumer editions of Microsoft 365 for release in April.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 31, 2020
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    On April 21, Microsoft plans to update many of its Office 365-branded products to bear the "Microsoft 365" brand, the company announced Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 31, 2020