Microsoft partners are evaluating whether the Windows Server 2016 generation Azure Stack improves enough upon the Windows Server 2012-era Windows Azure Pack to meet customers' demands for private or hybrid cloud solutions.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 08, 2016
Microsoft gets an average of 70,000 requests a year from governments worldwide that are seeking information about Microsoft's business and consumer customers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 08, 2016
Microsoft on Monday began to roll out its Planner service to Office 365 education and business subscribers worldwide.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 06, 2016
Microsoft recently clarified the differences between its Intune and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) products to help organizations decide on the client management solution that fits them best.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 06, 2016
Microsoft has long favored its licensing partners -- until now. The upcoming retirement of a dozen MPN competencies, including Volume Licensing, marks a turning point in how Microsoft does business through the channel.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 06, 2016
Microsoft's new Advanced Security Management service began to roll out to Office 365 E5 subscribers on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 02, 2016
In an intellectual property deal signed this week, low-cost device maker Xiaomi will allow Microsoft to put Office and Skype on its Android-based smartphones and tablets.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 02, 2016
Microsoft's next-generation database platform, SQL Server 2016, became generally available on Wednesday as scheduled.
- By Chris Paoli
- June 01, 2016
Who are the best Microsoft solution providers in the United States? You'll find them in Redmond Channel Partner magazine's first-ever list of the top 200 Microsoft partners, from huge generalists and deep specialists to well-connected influentials.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- June 01, 2016
Companies with Enterprise Agreements (EAs) can now use prebuilt images to move their existing SQL Server licenses to Azure Virtual Machines (VMs).
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 01, 2016
Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10 "anniversary update" release will include a new security feature called "limited periodic scanning."
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 31, 2016
Microsoft's Remote Desktop application for Windows 10 clients will reach general availability in "the next couple of weeks," the company said recently.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 31, 2016
Longtime technology partners Microsoft and Citrix this week unveiled their most extensive collaboration in 25 years.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 27, 2016
New Office 365 updates arriving this month will include enhancements to SharePoint, OneDrive and Office Online, Microsoft's browser-based versions of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and OneNote applications.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 27, 2016
Kansas City-based Valorem Consulting this week announced its acquisition of Microsoft technology partner IdentityMine.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 26, 2016