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Microsoft's OneDrive Plans Mean Feature Changes for Windows 10

Windows 10 users will lose the existing "placeholders" file storage feature once Microsoft goes through with its plans to unify the synchronization engine used with the OneDrive cloud storage service.

Microsoft Rolls Out Azure Datacenter Migration Tool

Version 1.0 of the Azure Data Center Migration Solution, developed by Microsoft and its developer partner Persistent Systems, is now available.

New Azure Improvements Include 'Key Vault' Service

Microsoft this week rolled out multiple improvements to its Azure cloud platform, including a preview of a new cloud-enabled security management service called "Azure Key Vault."

Cloud Now Makes Up a Third of All IT Infrastructure Spending

Cloud computing is becoming increasingly entrenched in datacenters, judging from recent figures from analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

Microsoft Widens Availability of Office for Android Tablets Preview

The preview versions of Microsoft's Office apps for Android tablets are now available to more users, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.

Remember: M&A Doesn't Have To Be All or Nothing

It sometimes makes more sense for a company to sell off just one segment of its business than all of it. The hard part, of course, is letting go.

Microsoft Launches Preview of Office 365 'Boards' Feature

A new content tagging feature called "boards" will begin rolling out in preview form this week for select Microsoft Office 365 subscribers.

Microsoft Refreshes Parature Solution with Spring '15 Release

The "Spring '15" release of Parature, a key component of Microsoft's Dynamics CRM product, is now available.

GALLERY: Windows Systems Abound at CES 2015

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Manufacturers showed off dozens of Windows devices, at reasonable prices, at the annual Las Vegas gathering this week.

Microsoft Officially Axes SharePoint Online's Public Website Tool

An obscure Microsoft support article from December confirms that the company plans to remove the Public Website feature from its SharePoint Online service offerings.

Windows 10 Will Reportedly Have New 'Spartan' Browser

The next version of Microsoft's desktop operating system will not run Internet Explorer, but will instead have a new Web browser that's currently in development.

Internet Explorer Chief Dean Hachamovitch Leaving Microsoft

Dean Hachamovitch, a 24-year Microsoft veteran and former corporate vice president of Internet Explorer, is leaving the company.

Microsoft Begins Rollout of Windows Phone 'Denim' Update

"Denim," the update for Lumia devices running Windows Phone 8.1, has begun rolling out to some customers, Microsoft said on Thursday.

Microsoft Adds Windows Client Support to Azure Backup

Microsoft's Azure Backup service is now capable of backing up data from Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 machines, thanks to an update released this week.

Microsoft Irons Out Bluescreen Problems in Windows 10 Preview

Microsoft has fixed the major bluescreen problems that have been reported by testers of some Windows 10 preview builds, the company said this week.