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Microsoft Launches Azure Premium Storage, Other Improvements

Microsoft recently unveiled a number of improvements to its Azure cloud platform, including a premium storage service and a streaming analytics service.

Microsoft OEM Exec Says Windows 10 Will Launch in July

An AMD executive has narrowed down the timeframe for Windows 10's release to the "end of July."

Microsoft Charts Course Toward Containers, Cloud Computing's Next Frontier

Perhaps you've heard the buzz about containers and how they're poised to become the next big thing in cloud computing.

Microsoft's Open Source Subsidiary Ends Its 3-Year Run

Microsoft on Friday announced that it was effectively shuttering Microsoft Open Technologies Inc. three years after its formation.

Microsoft Pushes Back SharePoint 2016 Release to Next Year

Microsoft's forthcoming SharePoint Server 2016 product will hit general availability in the second quarter of 2016 instead of in the second half of 2015, as Microsoft had previously projected.

Microsoft Sheds a Little Light on Exchange Server 2016

Microsoft on Wednesday disclosed a few details about its next-generation e-mail messaging server product, which it has kept largely under wraps.

Delivering Disaster Recovery as a Service: What Partners Should Consider

Many partners are looking to become DRaaS providers and there are many ways to provide disaster recovery services. Find the delivery approach that works for you.

Google Gets Hit with Antitrust Charges by EU

The European Union (EU) on Wednesday formally accused Google of violating antitrust laws by using its dominance in search to favor its own comparison-shopping service over those of competitors.

Microsoft Releases Office 365 'Delve' Apps for iOS, Android

Microsoft on Tuesday made its "Delve" discovery and social networking solution for Office 365 available to iOS and Android mobile devices.

Microsoft Aims To Bolster Power BI with Datazen Acquisition

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it has acquired Datazen Software, a Toronto-based startup that provides mobile business intelligence (BI) solutions.

Microsoft Rolls Out Skype for Business to Office 2013

As it promised earlier this month, Microsoft on Tuesday released its new Skype for Business client to Office 2013 users as part of its April Patch Tuesday update.

Microsoft Cutting Off SQL Server 2005 Support Next Year

Microsoft warned on Monday that SQL Server 2005 will lose "extended support" on April 12, 2016, meaning Microsoft will no longer issue updates and security patches for the product after that date.

Former Office Chief DelBene Rejoins Microsoft as Executive Vice President

Nearly two years after leaving Microsoft, former Office group president Kurt DelBene is rejoining the company as the executive vice president of Corporate Strategy and Planning.

A Brave New World of Partner Billing in the Cloud

There are now almost as many ways to bill for the cloud services that partners deliver to customers as there are cloud services.

Microsoft Warns of Windows Server AppFabric End-of-Life in 2016

Microsoft's Windows Server AppFabric 1.1 solution, typically used by organizations to scale operations for Web apps, will reach its support deadline next April, Microsoft said recently.