Microsoft's Identity Protection preview for its Azure Active Directory service got some new capabilities this week.
Organizations with Enterprise Agreements (EAs) can now move their existing SQL Server licenses to Azure Virtual Machines using prebuilt images, Microsoft announced late last week.
Microsoft has been expanding its cloud services infrastructure of late, including a new trans-Atlantic subsea cable that's being built in partnership with Facebook.
Microsoft has postponed its roll out of new security certificates for Azure Active Directory, which was supposed to have occurred today.
Microsoft has updated its Azure SQL Data Warehouse service with several key new features including Azure Active Directory authentication.
Microsoft announced resource materials this week to help organizations move from the "classic" Azure management portal to the Azure Resource Manager portal.
Here's what to expect when you install the first technical preview.
- By Paul Ferrill
- 05/06/2016
The software for enterprises and hosting providers to build private and hybrid clouds based on the same technology that runs the Microsoft Azure public cloud service is in preview for testers to evaluate. Some say it could bring major changes to the datacenter.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/05/2016
Microsoft announced a public preview of its PowerApps developer tools solutions today, plus a new Microsoft Flow component.
On Thursday, Microsoft said it expects a higher effective tax rate from licensing shifts and revenue deferrals, along with lower-than-expected earnings per share (EPS), during its quarterly earnings report.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/21/2016
The company's founder said its DCOS offering is for 'Apps Running at Datacenter Scale.'
- By John K. Waters
- 04/21/2016
Microsoft today announced free new educational resources for IT pros who may be coming to grips with Microsoft's cloud-centric shift.
Today Microsoft announced the commercial availability of its Azure Container Service, while its partner Mesosphere announced the launch of a new open source DC/OS project.
Microsoft gave notice on its older Active Directory synchronization tools, giving IT pros almost a year to move to its newer Azure Active Directory Connect tool.
Microsoft announced some OneDrive for Business improvements coming this week and later this year.
Microsoft is now selling its Cloud App Security service.
Microsoft had more developer news on Day 2 of its Build event, this time mostly focused on its Azure cloud computing resources.
You can lead IT pros to the cloud, but you cannot make them float.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 03/25/2016
Microsoft today announced that its latest tool for checking Azure Active Directory synchronization issues is now "generally available."
Microsoft's fiscal year ends on June 30, offering a negotiating opportunity for organizations that license its software.