Microsoft looks to bring its intelligent Graph to Windows 10 in next update.
- By Michael Desmond
- 05/15/2017
Managed services providers (msps) can help a company take its business from zero to 60 -- if the fit is good and the relationship is handled properly. A few considerations can help IT ask the most important questions to find the right MSP.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/10/2017
Microsoft highlighted its new Azure MySQL and PostgreSQL databases at this year's annual developer conference.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 05/10/2017
While Windows 10 Creators Update primarily aims to please professionals and content creators, it also ratchets forward the Universal Windows Platform.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/08/2017
Learn how to use Azure Active Directory with Microsoft Office 365 and understand the benefits of integrating them.
Now that SharePoint is ripe for "app modernization," the next step is to decide which architecture is best to support enterprise requirements in terms of scalability and maintainability.
- By Oliver Wirkus
- 04/24/2017
From Python to adaptive query optimization to the many cloud-focused changes (not to mention Linux!), Joey D'Antoni takes you through the major changes coming to SQL Server 2017.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 04/19/2017
Learn how to deploy Azure AD Connect, the best way to synchronize on-premises Active Directory instances with the cloud-based Azure AD.
Administrators can now set policies and controls that can be tracked for compliance with new data loss prevention tools in SharePoint Server 2016.
- By Jasson Walker
- 04/11/2017
Eliminating passwords by configuring settings and policies with Windows Hello or the picture-tracking option will create more secure authentication to devices and Active Directory.
Microsoft's Lifecycle Support policies may pose problems for IT pros if a trend toward dropping support without notice should gain steam.
Planned Parenthood has sustained an unrelenting onslaught of cyberattacks over the past two years, but the organization has a comprehensive blueprint to defend its infrastructure and safeguard sensitive information with a cloud-first, mobile-optimized makeover. Here’s a look at how an SMB nonprofit is coping with problems that would challenge the largest enterprise.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/29/2017
The Linux version of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 v.Next is a viable option for customers who want to deploy the RDBMS on an open source platform, but the early previews lack some features of the core Windows version.
- By Andrew Peterson
- 03/14/2017
While Windows 10 forces IT pros to adapt to a faster pace of change, its MDM enablement introduces new endpoint configuration and management approaches. Microsoft insists all you need is its Enterprise Mobility + Security service, but others beg to differ.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/13/2017
We tested laptops from Dell, HP and Lenovo aimed at business travelers who require performance and reliability.
- By Paul Ferrill
- 03/10/2017
Windows Information Protection is among many new security features introduced in last year’s Windows 10 Anniversary Update release, bringing data loss prevention to the OS.
- By Derek Schauland
- 03/07/2017
Now that Microsoft Azure has become a robust PaaS platform by offering a lot of additional services, using the provider-hosted add-in approach, not app transformation, is the way to go.
- By Oliver Wirkus
- 03/02/2017
Building modern apps with the forthcoming new SharePoint Framework is tailored made for hybrid environments.
- By Elliot Luber
- 02/03/2017
The newest member of the "universal toolkit" aims to help Office 365 span the generational divide from millennials to baby boomers.
- By Christian Buckley
- 02/01/2017
Because one size does not fit all, smart enterprises consider a litany of factors.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 01/18/2017