WEB EXCLUSIVE: Last year's CES event showcased mostly Windows 8.x devices that could be upgraded to Windows 10. This year, Microsoft's hardware partners were all-in on the new OS. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- January 08, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently outlined how its System Center Configuration Manager product will manage Windows 10's service branches.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 08, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Active Directory synchronization tool known as "Azure AD Connect" has been seeing good adoption since its release in June, Microsoft said this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 07, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently detailed some upcoming milestones for its integration solutions, including BizTalk Server 2016 and Azure.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 05, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Several Microsoft products, including SQL Server 2005 and some versions of Internet Explorer and .NET Framework 4, will hit their "extended support" deadline this year.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- January 04, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Buoyed by healthy holiday sales, Windows 10 has now reached the 200-million-device-mark, Microsoft announced on Monday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- January 04, 2016
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    From Windows 10's impact, to Microsoft's roadmap changes, to the never-ending debate about whether Windows Phone is good enough, here are the most popular articles of 2015.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has acquired Talko, a company that provides conferencing and telephony services, for an undisclosed amount.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- December 22, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The over-the-air Windows 10 Mobile update will be released to existing Windows Phone users early next year, instead of December as Microsoft had previously indicated.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
- December 18, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week unveiled a new policy that will grant its OneDrive for Business customers "unlimited storage," but only if they meet certain conditions.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 17, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Backup services provider Carbonite on Wednesday announced its plan to acquire Seagate-owned EVault, which offers Backup as a Service using the Microsoft Azure cloud, for $14 million. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- December 16, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The old three-legged-stool model of partner-delivered IT services -- consulting, advisory services and support -- needs to adapt to the changing technology environment.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
- December 16, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently made some concessions to users of its OneDrive cloud service who were angered by Microsoft's planned reduction in storage capacity.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- December 14, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cloud computing may be the poster child of disruptive technology, but there are a few business tenets that are simply impervious to change.
                    
			            - By M.S.  Partner
- December 10, 2015
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Demand has never been higher for ways to protect data from prying eyes. Solutions abound for partners looking to encrypt their customers' data in Microsoft environments. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- December 09, 2015