The addition, at last, of cloud competencies gives partners a clear place in the Microsoft Partner Network to establish expertise and build a practice. Yet, some other Microsoft moves regarding cloud are causing partners serious concern.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 04, 2014
Microsoft is committed to keeping pace with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the cloud price wars, reiterated Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of the Cloud and Enterprise Group at Microsoft.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 03, 2014
Microsoft is planning to roll out its new service tiers for Azure SQL Database sometime next month with a new pricing plan, the company said on Wednesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 28, 2014
The cloud-based service would let partners deploy complex machine-learning models for their customers in a matter of hours, instead of months.
- By Gladys Rama
- August 27, 2014
The next version of Windows may feature a more regular update release cycle similar to Office 365, according to a new report.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 27, 2014
The traditional Windows release cycle of once every three years -- with a service pack or two thrown in -- became mostly old news last year, when Microsoft switched to annual product releases.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 26, 2014
Microsoft last week rolled out preview releases of Azure DocumentDB and Azure Search, as well as announced the general availability of Azure HDInsight.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 25, 2014
A "technology preview" version of Microsoft's next Windows operating system may be released sometime this fall, according to a recent report.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 18, 2014
Amazon Web Services (AWS) may be the current cloud leader, but growing competition from Microsoft Azure and the cloud price war are putting a dent on its lead.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 14, 2014
Windows XP isn't even cold yet, but researchers at Gartner Inc. are already urging organizations to begin making plans to move off of Windows 7.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 14, 2014
The next version of Windows could have a new "virtual desktops" feature, according to reports this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 08, 2014
Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that it will issue new updates for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 as part of this month's "patch Tuesday" rollout, scheduled for Aug. 12.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 05, 2014
Microsoft may offer "Windows 9" as a free upgrade to entice users of older Windows editions, according to a recent report by longtime Microsoft reporter Mary Jo Foley.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 04, 2014
A U.S. district court judge has upheld a search warrant ordering Microsoft to turn over e-mails stored in its datacenter in Dublin, Ireland.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 04, 2014
Despite years of warnings from Microsoft concerning Windows XP's end-of-life, surprisingly many organizations remain stuck on the operating system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 31, 2014