Microsoft's Azure Service Health dashboard, which customers can use to check the health of their Azure environments, is now production-ready after being in preview since last July.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 28, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently announced the addition of "next-generation" Azure Monitor alert capabilities alongside the free "classic" alerts. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 27, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) is getting its newest "current branch" release with the rollout of Update 1802, Microsoft announced last week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 26, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Chip maker AMD is working to develop firmware updates in the wake of recently publicized security issues affecting its processors. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 23, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is preparing to roll out its SharePoint Hub Sites intranet feature to select Office 365 users by the end of March.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 22, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft officially debuted Windows Server 2019 this week, releasing a preview and announcing a general availability date sometime "in the second half of calendar year 2018."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 21, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently rolled out several Azure Active Directory (AD) improvements, including the ability for administrators to set expiration policies for Office 365 groups.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 20, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is offering security researchers cash rewards in exchange for their help in rooting out flaws like "Meltdown" and "Spectre." 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 19, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a bid to expand the global reach of its Azure and Office 365 services, Microsoft this week shared plans to increase its number of cloud datacenter regions worldwide.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 15, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new partner-delivered Microsoft Dynamics 365 solution based on the on-premises Dynamics NAV product will become generally available on April 2.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- March 13, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Azure Virtual Machine (VM) service now has new size options for workloads that require isolated or GPU-optimized instances.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 13, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently launched previews of new Azure SQL Database improvements that are aimed at helping organizations move their workloads into the Azure cloud from on-premises database management systems.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 12, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next major Windows 10 update will introduce a built-in "S mode" in all editions, Microsoft announced this week. In addition, users wanting to switch from S mode can do so at no cost.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 08, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Outlook Web App mobile client e-mail applications for Android, iPad and iPhone devices will be phased out over the next few months, the company said this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 08, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The list of major security players extending their offerings to protect Microsoft's cloud is growing.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 08, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next major release of Windows 10, code-named "Redstone 4," will feature a new machine learning platform to help developers add artificial intelligence (AI) features in their apps.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
- March 07, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week shared some best practices for Windows Server Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) and Azure Active Directory (AD) that are aimed at protecting user identities against "password spray attacks." 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 06, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations can now tap Microsoft's Azure Migrate tool to help migrate their on-premises virtual machines (VMs) and applications to Azure datacenter infrastructure.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 02, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week announced the general availability of Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), its new cloud-based service for detecting and analyzing security incidents.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 01, 2018
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    People with consumer e-mail addresses will soon be able to join an organization's collaboration spaces via an upcoming feature upgrade in Microsoft Teams.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 28, 2018