Microsoft launched several new services during Tuesday's kickoff of the TechEd Europe conference that are aimed at simplifying the deployment, security and management of apps running in the Microsoft Azure cloud.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- October 28, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Friday, Oct. 31, will mark the end of retail sales of consumer editions of Windows 7 and Windows 8. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 28, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Starting as early as Monday, all subscribers of Microsoft's Office 365 service will receive "unlimited" OneDrive cloud-based storage.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 27, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday turned the spotlight on new Windows 10 features that are designed to protect against identity theft, inadvertent data disclosures and the installation of malware.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 23, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and IBM on Wednesday said they are partnering to ensure that some of their respective database and middleware offerings can run on both the IBM Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- October 22, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    WEB EXCLUSIVE: Plans emerge during the security software firm's first partner event since acquiring RMM leader Level Platforms. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- October 22, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The first new public build of the Windows 10 technical preview is now available. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 21, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is partnering with Dell on an offering that integrates hardware from the computer manufacturer with Microsoft's Azure, Windows Server and System Center products.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- October 20, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has disclosed that it is axing a number of features from its SharePoint Online product, apparently as part of an effort to urge users toward Yammer. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 20, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With the debut of Azure Migration Accelerator, Microsoft has fired another volley against cloud leader Amazon Web Services. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- October 16, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next version of Microsoft's Windows Server product will support Docker containers, Microsoft announced on Wednesday. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- October 15, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Another build of the Windows 10 technical preview will be "coming soon," Microsoft said Monday, less than two weeks after releasing the first technical preview.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 14, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two Microsoft cloud-based solutions became generally available recently: Disaster Recovery to Azure and Redis Cache services.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 07, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next version of Windows will bring a host of improvements, including key changes to Microsoft's existing app store model, according to a recent Microsoft blog post. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 03, 2014
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday underscored the business capabilities of its next Windows operating system, which it unveiled at a press event in San Francisco.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 01, 2014