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Datacenter M&A Deals Skyrocket in 2017

What's behind the surging interest in datacenters? Surprisingly, it's not about acquiring assets.

How To Adapt the Surface Dial to a Useful Task

You don't need to buy a Microsoft Surface Studio to get the most out of the flashy-looking peripheral.

What Changes Should Microsoft Make to Windows 10?

Here are three Windows 10 features that are more like bugs, and one suggestion for a feature that might not have occurred to Microsoft yet.

PowerWulf HPC Clusters Launch with Intel Datacenter Blocks

The next-gen high-performance computing clusters are being touted as the an "evolutionary leap" for scalability.

Posey's Tech Predictions for 2018

According to Brien's take on the Microsoft tea leaves, the year ahead should bode well for Hyper-V and Azure customers. On the other hand, Windows 10 S users may want to brace themselves.

Quantum Computing: A Quick Primer

For those new to the field of quantum computing, here's an overview of what this emerging tech can do.

Microsoft's Quantum Computer and Why It Matters

Microsoft's investments into this emerging technology made some big waves this year.

My 2017 Tech Predictions Revisited: How Did I Do?

From AI becoming more mature to Microsoft's augmented reality advances, Brien's predictions from the start of this year were right on the money.

Microsoft Improves Notifications to Office 365 Subscribers

The constant stream of new features and updates is great, but keeping track of all the changes can be a serious headache. Luckily, Microsoft isn't leaving its customers to figure it out alone.

Using Microsoft Hololens, Revisited

While the hardware might not have changed much since last year, the experience has definitely been improved.

5 Microsoft Highlights in 2017 that Fell Under the Radar

In no particular order, I'm going to note the most-overlooked happenings from 2017.

Removing Unwanted Office 365 Directory Synchronizations

With help from the Microsoft Office Services Sign-In Assistant, you can delay or pause synchronizations in Office 365.

Datacenter Trends Round-Up: HPE, One Stop Systems and More

HPE sets its sights on bringing artificial intelligence to the datacenter, while the multitenant datacenter market is poised to grow thanks to the innovations of green technology.

Taking a Look at Office 365 To-Do

While the app has potential to be a great way to keep on top of tasks, it needs some improvements.

Make CEOs and Boards Accountable for Breaches

Nearly two months after Equifax revealed perhaps the worst breach of consumer data to date, more revelations of incompetence emerge, and yet the only ones who pay the price are the customers.

Growing Pains Persist in Microsoft's Quest for Enterprise Focus

Under CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft increasingly has been focusing on its enterprise software and services strengths.

Who's Watching the Watchers? It Better Be You

As the threat landscape gets more complicated, one possible solution seems obvious: Deploy more third-party security software. But what happens when those programs turn out to be part of the problem?

Western Digital Unveils World's Largest Capacity HDD

Using MAMR technology, the high-capacity hard drive disks will be perfectly suited for enterprise datacenters.

How To Create Alert Policies in Office 365

Create general or custom alerts when configuration changes have been made in Office 365.

Microsoft Backs 'Dreamers'

Few businesses leaders have been more outspoken than Microsoft President Brad Smith, backed by his boss CEO Satya Nadella, himself an immigrant, about Trump's move to end DACA.

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