System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) update 1806, the latest "semiannual channel" release of Microsoft's device and server management system, will arrive in the next few weeks, Microsoft said on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 02, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Insider Program participants got access to the latest test build of Windows Server 2019 (build 17723) this week, including its newly added bandwidth control and Kubernetes features.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- August 01, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Microsoft Edge browser now supports the Web Authentication spec at the preview stage, Microsoft announced on Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 31, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new Office 365 update will change how SharePoint Online end users create Team Sites and Communication Sites.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 30, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft continued its streak of product test releases this week, announcing the public previews of SharePoint Server 2019 and Project Server 2019.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 26, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Version 1807 of System Center, the management suite's latest semiannual channel update, became available from Microsoft on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 25, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The 2019-branded editions of Microsoft's Exchange Server and Skype for Business products are now available as commercial previews, the company announced on Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 24, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    First unveiled at last year's Microsoft Ignite conference, the Azure File Sync service is now ready for commercial use, Microsoft announced this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 20, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Azure Service Fabric Mesh, a "serverless" means of hosting applications, is now available as a public preview, Microsoft announced this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 18, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In preview since March, Windows Server's Remote Desktop Web client became generally available on Monday. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 17, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations using SQL Server 2008/R2 and Windows Server 2008/R2 products can add three years of patch support via Microsoft's new Extended Security Updates plans, the company announced Thursday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 13, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft plans to end distribution of its monthly Windows 10 "delta updates" starting Feb. 12, 2019, the company announced this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 13, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week dubbed Windows 10 version 1803 (also known as the April 2018 Update and previously code-named "Redstone 4") as being in the semiannual channel (SAC) release stage, although what that means exactly is a matter of some conjecture. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 12, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In an increasingly globalized public cloud market, the runaway leaders remain Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure -- except in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, where newcomer Alibaba continues to disrupt.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- July 11, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An update to Microsoft's management portal for Teams and Skype for Business will deliver new capabilities related to call analytics and IT management.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 10, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Starting this year, Microsoft will update its Dynamics 365 Online products on a twice-yearly basis, with major releases arriving every April and October.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 10, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Server 2019 will see significant improvements related to Storage Spaces Direct, according to a recent Microsoft announcement.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- July 03, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft last week released test build 17704 of Windows 10 "Redstone 5," but missing from the feature lineup was one of the company's most innovative contributions to productivity.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- July 02, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations can now make phone calls from the Microsoft Teams client by way of the newly available Direct Routing phone service capability.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- June 29, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    After a one-year preview period, Azure IoT Edge is now available via the GitHub open source code repository, marking another milestone in Microsoft's commitment to the open source movement.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- June 28, 2018