The process of updating SharePoint Server will become less cumbersome in the next version of the product, according to a Microsoft executive.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 30, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    While sticking to its roots in fast, local backup and recovery, Utah-based StorageCraft is investing aggressively in heavy-duty cloud disaster protection solutions and expanding its global footprint.    
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - March 30, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Atlanta, Ga.-based ISV BetterCloud is readying a version of its popular Google Apps management solution for Office 365. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - March 30, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Thursday announced improvements to Azure centering around backup and disaster recovery, as well as took the wraps off a new service called "Availability on Demand for Azure."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 27, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week explained the roles Internet Explorer and the new "Spartan" browser will have in Windows 10, including some changes from its previously outlined browser strategy.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 26, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    WEB EXCLUSIVE: The count of overall vulnerabilities went up by 18 percent from 2013 to 2014, led by a surge in browser vulnerabilities. The Windows OSes saw a drop in new vulnerabilities.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - March 25, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday announced it was packaging three of its Azure services -- Azure Websites, Mobile Services and BizTalk Services -- into a single offering aimed at business decision makers and developers.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - March 24, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    WEB EXCLUSIVE: The answer is pretty good, judging by the performance and features of the WinBook 7-inch TW700 Tablet -- a whole lot of Windows 8.1 computer for a very small price tag.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - March 23, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft uses System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to manage 300,000 PCs across its own facilities worldwide, a Microsoft executive revealed this month.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 23, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released a new Windows 10 preview build for its "fast-ring" testers on Wednesday, although it notably does not include the new Spartan browser. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 19, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's next desktop operating system will be available this summer, the company announced on Tuesday, a surprising change from the fall timeline forecasted by Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner back in December. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - March 18, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Tuesday said it is expanding its ExpressRoute service to enable secure connections to Office 365 services later this year.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 18, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Passwords need no longer be the last line of defense against unauthorized device access.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 17, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday talked up its "Internet of Things" (IoT) vision, and the roles that its Azure and Windows products will play in it.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 17, 2015
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As the channel shifts further and further away from selling products, customers tell us more and more how they don't want to talk with salespeople anymore.
                    
			            - By Howard M. Cohen
 - March 16, 2015