From the growth of home AI to Microsoft's stepped up approach to battling ransomware, here's where technology and IT might be headed in the next 12 months.
Traditional antivirus software can't meet the threats aimed at enterprise networks and that's the mindset Microsoft took with the creation of Windows Defender ATP.
Look for a big year for Microsoft hardware and the continued adoption of Office 365.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 01/04/2017
While Brien didn't get a perfect grade when it came to his 2016 predictions, he was on the money with the majority of his premonitions.
While more ways to collaborate is always nice, is there such a thing as too many tools?
While it definitely feels like a product still in development, the experience left me impressed and hopeful for the technology's future.
Now that the upgrade has been applied, there's some cleanup and maintenance work to be done.
Here's how to get started deploying a Hyper-V upgrade through PowerShell.
Groups brings together the best features and functionality of multiple Microsoft services under one roof.
The ARM-based chip is being targeted at large players, like Amazon and Google, that are looking to lower the cost of building massive datacenters.
- By John K. Waters
- 12/14/2016
More than ever, Microsoft is in a position with its hybrid PC to challenge Apple in the space of innovation.
Time to brush up on the skills that will get you paid.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 12/06/2016
Microsoft is hoping to give it's CRM and ERP line-of-business software offerings a shot in the arm with an Office 365-like makeover and focusing on unifying all aspects under one banner.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 11/30/2016
With the help of PowerShell cmdlets, navigating a registry is made a lot simpler.
With a company as large as Microsoft, you would think it's datacenter would be massive. You would be right.
While many know that the Get-Process command in PowerShell can provide basic process information, it can also display specific details with some minor tweaks.
Microsoft's Productivity App Discovery tool will let you monitor firewall logs for suspicious cloud app activity.
Companies of all sizes are jumping on the digital business transformation bandwagon.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/15/2016
Is it possible to remotely monitor with PowerShell installed on a Linux machine?
The integration of the open source platform in many facets of Microsoft means that Windows IT pros may need to update their skill sets.