Microsoft this week joined the Open Source Initiative (OSI) as a premium sponsor, the latest move in its ongoing transformation into a more open source-friendly company.
- By David Ramel
- September 29, 2017
Microsoft this week unveiled Bing for Business, a new deliverable that will put Bing at the center of Microsoft's enterprise search and artificial intelligence efforts.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 29, 2017
Microsoft 365 will be a licensing option for a broader swath of potential Microsoft customers starting next week.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 28, 2017
Microsoft shared some of its future plans for SharePoint and OneDrive, including the forthcoming SharePoint Server 2019 product, at its Ignite conference this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 28, 2017
Microsoft has unveiled a new line of low-cost Windows 10 S devices designed for those at the very front of the customer service experience.
- By Chris Paoli
- September 27, 2017
The first "semi-annual channel" release for Windows Server 2016 (version 1709) will arrive in "early October," Microsoft reiterated this week at Ignite.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 26, 2017
The next generation of the standalone Microsoft Office suite, called "Office 2019," will arrive in the second half of 2018, Microsoft said this week.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 26, 2017
Confirming earlier reports, Microsoft indicated this week that the Microsoft Teams client will eventually replace the Skype for Business Online client.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 26, 2017
The first Azure Stack appliances are now shipping from OEMs like Dell EMC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Lenovo, Microsoft announced at its Ignite conference on Monday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 25, 2017
Quantum computing may be years away from a product perspective, but Microsoft wants customers to start thinking about it and to keep Microsoft in mind as an important actor in the field.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 25, 2017
Just 15 months after releasing SQL Server 2016, Microsoft on Monday launched its follow-up, SQL Server 2017, during the Ignite conference in Orlando, Fla.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- September 25, 2017
Microsoft announced a string of new capabilities coming to Dynamics 365 on Monday at its Ignite conference, taking place this week in Orlando, Fla.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 25, 2017
Remote Desktop Services (RDS), a Windows Server capability for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) scenarios, will soon get Azure Active Directory (AD) support, a more secure architecture and HTML5 browser access support.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 22, 2017
Microsoft is promising several improvements to Office 365's support for organizations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 22, 2017
The Microsoft Intune mobile management solution, part of the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suite, can now integrate with Zimperium, bringing added security protections for iOS and Android users.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 21, 2017
Veritas is extending its integration with Microsoft Azure as part of an effort to provide more support for hybrid and public clouds in its portfolio.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 21, 2017
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) will soon be able to fix security issues instead of just detecting them, according to Microsoft this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 20, 2017
A new "Keep me signed in" Azure Active Directory sign-in experience for end users is now in preview, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 20, 2017
The so-called "classic" Azure Portal management experience for Azure Active Directory will be retired on Nov. 30, Microsoft said on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 18, 2017
A new Microsoft Intune migration process will make it easier for organizations to switch from what Microsoft calls a "hybrid" mobile management approach to a "standalone" mobile management approach.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 18, 2017