Microsoft is betting big on the Internet of Things (IoT), announcing a $5 billion investment plan spanning the next four years.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 05, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Not all Intel processors will receive microcode updates that would protect them against Spectre-based attacks, according to a new document from the chip maker.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 04, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is expanding the reach of its Azure cloud platform for its customers in Australia and New Zealand.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 03, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently starting switching on its first Azure Availability Zones, which provide uptime assurance for cloud workloads. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 02, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week took the wraps off "Project VAST," a tool designed to surface security problems visually.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 30, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next semiannual channel release for Windows Server, version 1803, is set to arrive by midyear, according to Microsoft.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 30, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A major Microsoft reorganization announced Thursday appears to signal a shift in the company's approach to its bread-and-butter Windows business. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - March 29, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Azure SQL Data Warehouse became generally available in Microsoft's Australia East, India West and Japan West datacenters this week, meaning the service is now available out of all 33 Azure regions.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 29, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Azure Service Health dashboard, which customers can use to check the health of their Azure environments, is now production-ready after being in preview since last July.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 28, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently announced the addition of "next-generation" Azure Monitor alert capabilities alongside the free "classic" alerts. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 27, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Chip maker AMD is working to develop firmware updates in the wake of recently publicized security issues affecting its processors. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 23, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is preparing to roll out its SharePoint Hub Sites intranet feature to select Office 365 users by the end of March.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 22, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft officially debuted Windows Server 2019 this week, releasing a preview and announcing a general availability date sometime "in the second half of calendar year 2018."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 21, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently rolled out several Azure Active Directory (AD) improvements, including the ability for administrators to set expiration policies for Office 365 groups.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 20, 2018
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is offering security researchers cash rewards in exchange for their help in rooting out flaws like "Meltdown" and "Spectre." 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 19, 2018