The latest update to the Windows 10 IoT ("Internet of Things") operating system, intended for small devices as well as large industrial machines, aims to make edge devices "more powerful," according to Microsoft.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 04, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week released a preview of the Windows Admin Center software development kit (SDK), enabling partners and developers to support their own software products using Windows Admin Center capabilities.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 04, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A raft of improvements are coming to SharePoint Online and OneDrive this month, including updates related to managing security, storage limits and site migrations.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 03, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's latest round of update announcements is blurring the lines between Office 365 and Microsoft 365.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 02, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In typical Microsoft fashion, just because the Windows 10 April 2018 Update was officially released on Monday, doesn't mean that accessing it is a straightforward affair.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- May 01, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Friday announced the Office 2019 "commercial preview" for Windows 10.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 30, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next semiannual channel version of the Windows 10 client, until recently code-named "Redstone 4," now has an official name and release date.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 27, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    OneDrive's file-sharing and collaboration capabilities are coming to Office for Mac, as well as to iOS and Android mobile applications, Microsoft announced this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 27, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new service from Microsoft that lets users easily spin up containers on its public datacenter infrastructure is now production-ready.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 27, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week released service pack 2 (SP2) of SQL Server 2016, nearly a year and a half after releasing SP1.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 26, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week released the latest test build of Windows Server 2019 to Windows Insider Program participants.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 25, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Exchange Online now has capacity for "public folder hierarchies of up to 500K public folders," Microsoft announced this week. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 25, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is changing its default security settings for Outlook and SharePoint Online groups to make them private by default, instead of public.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 25, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Three Windows Phone applications are set to get "retired" on May 20, 2018: Skype for Business, Teams and Yammer.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 24, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations can now use Windows Admin Center (previously code-named "Project Honolulu") with Windows Server 2016 to manage hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), Microsoft recently announced.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 24, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements set to become law on May 25, Microsoft is working to get its cloud services and customers compliant.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 23, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Administrators overseeing Office 365 tenancies can now test drive a new Privileged Access Management capability.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 23, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft gave a thorough progress report on its security portfolio at the RSA security conference this week. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 20, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's the end of the road for Microsoft's OneNote desktop application, as Microsoft plans to cease development on the product beyond the current OneNote 2016 version.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 19, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday joined other tech industry giants in signing the new Cybersecurity Tech Accord.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 18, 2018