The second technical preview of Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 might not look much different than the first but it has some important new features.
Redmond's decades-long quest to become a force in universal communications begins its latest chapter with the integration of Lync and Skype.
- By Maggie Swearingen
- 07/28/2015
Laplink's CEO this month described how Windows 10 migrations can be eased using the company's tools.
Microsoft pushes the envelope on self-service business intelligence with the first major upgrade of Power BI, equipped with data access tools that extend the limits of Excel and traditional data sources.
- By Andrew Peterson
- 07/24/2015
Microsoft is building a stronger bridge between Windows Server and Microsoft Azure, but it'll also manage AWS, VMware and OpenStack infrastructure and services.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/26/2015
Microsoft is set to end support for the aging server OS in July, but this migration process should ease the move.
- By John O'Neill Sr.
- 06/24/2015
Microsoft has a plan for unifying all your desktop, mobile and even sundry device applications onto a single target with the new Universal Windows Platform.
- By Michael Desmond
- 06/08/2015
Cloud and mobility provides wider desktop virtualization options. Citrix and VMware remain the leaders, but Microsoft and others gain ground.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/04/2015
SQL 2016 has a number of major enhancements which will help whether or not you are implementing on-prem, in Azure or in a hybrid model.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 06/03/2015
RDMA networking has enabled high-performance computing for years, but Windows Server 2012 R2 with SMB Direct is bringing it to the mainstream.
As passwords become more ineffective, Microsoft is betting Windows 10 will up the ante on security Windows Hello and Passport, which aim to bring biometric authentication to the mainstream.
Does Microsoft's Windows Hello biometric login system avoid the security pitfalls that plague traditional passwords?
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/19/2015
The new Docker Machine preview lets you build Docker VM hosts on various compatible OS hosts, hypervisors and clouds.
New capabilities make automating IT processes easier and worthwhile.
- By Adam Bertram
- 05/06/2015
VMware has rolled out its first major new hypervisor platform in three years and introduces some features not yet in Hyper-V.
The introduction of containers to Windows Server, Hyper-V and Microsoft Azure tied with Windows PowerShell automation paves the Microsoft path to DevOps and support for cross-platform modern apps.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/29/2015
Jeffrey Snover, the inventor of the popular Microsoft scripting engine, forecasts where PowerShell is going and outlines containers' role in automation.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/10/2015
Migrating from traditional on-premises e-mail to the growing Microsoft cloud can be easier with this game plan.
Encrypting ransomware is an annoying persistent threat that many IT admins unfortunately write off as an ID10T error they can't do much about. End-user training and targeted backup strategies can serve as effective enterprise countermeasures.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/30/2015
As the proliferation of breaches continues to put more user data into the wrong hands, the causes are often insufficient IT security and lax policies.