The "general availability" of Azure AD Connect likely will help speed up the deployment of the kind of mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM) scenarios that Microsoft has been describing throughout this year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 25, 2015
Microsoft recently announced two changes coming to Office 365 that are aimed at improving its service incident communication process.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 25, 2015
Microsoft's Office Apps for Android smartphones are now available for commercial use.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 24, 2015
Organizations considering a Microsoft Custom Support Agreement (CSA) as a stopgap while dealing with Window Server 2003 upgrade issues face very expensive fees, according to a recent analyst talk.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 23, 2015
Microsoft will begin offering $120,000 of free Azure cloud services to eligible startups starting on July 1, the company announced recently.
- By David Ramel
- June 23, 2015
WEB EXCLUSIVE: In a recent survey, partners reveal the most important reasons they align themselves with Microsoft.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 22, 2015
The MSP model continues to come into its own. We look at what's changed in the MSP landscape in recent years and talk to industry experts about what MSPs can do now to succeed.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 22, 2015
In a reversal, Microsoft has decided to add another seven years to the support lifecycle of its Windows Server AppFabric 1.1 product.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 22, 2015
Windows Insider participants can keep their membership in the test program even after Windows 10's commercial release on July 29 -- with a catch.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 19, 2015
Users of the Microsoft Outlook client for Android and iOS devices now have access to new mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM) features.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 19, 2015
Microsoft's channel vision is changing and partners are scrambling to adapt. Howard turns the spotlight on partners that have successfully evolved their businesses to keep pace with those changes.
- By Howard M. Cohen
- June 18, 2015
Azure Active Directory Connect, Microsoft's wizard-like tool that aims to make it easier for organizations to connect their backend Active Directory (AD) environments with Microsoft's cloud-enabled Azure AD service, will be released commercially this month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 18, 2015
Microsoft on Wednesday announced a reorganization that will consolidate its business groups and engineering teams in an effort to integrate its cloud and mobility solutions.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 17, 2015
Microsoft is preparing to flip the switch on some new Office 365 and Exchange Online improvements sometime this month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 17, 2015
Office Online, Microsoft's browser-based suite of applications, now features integration with the Box cloud storage service.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 16, 2015