Higher demand for "infrastructure to support cloud and hybrid-cloud implementations" has meant increased revenue for the world's top server manufacturers, according to recent data from Gartner.
Now that Microsoft's new hybrid cloud appliances bring Azure functionality on-premises and to services providers, here's what you need to know.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 12/08/2017
Microsoft this week announced that a couple of "always-connected" Windows 10 PCs are coming using Qualcomm's Snapdragon ARM-based processors.
While the hardware might not have changed much since last year, the experience has definitely been improved.
The Project Olympus specification is now complete and being used in product designs by hardware vendors, Microsoft announced today.
Microsoft's coming Surface Pro laptop with Long Term Evolution (LTE) Advanced connectivity will ship in "December 2017," the company announced today.
Microsoft this week announced progress with Skype Room Systems (SRS) products built by its hardware partners.
Microsoft this week gave assurances that phones certified to work with its Skype for Business Online service will continue to work when capabilities get transitioned over to the Microsoft Teams service.
Using MAMR technology, the high-capacity hard drive disks will be perfectly suited for enterprise datacenters.
- By John K. Waters
- 10/26/2017
Microsoft is no longer manufacturing Kinect cameras, according to a press account today, citing Microsoft officials.
Security researchers on Monday revealed a major flaw in the widely used wireless network protocol WPA2.
- By Scott Bekker
- 10/16/2017
Microsoft is developing an appliance to physically transfer large volumes of data from customer environments to its cloud.
Microsoft announced on Tuesday a new line of Windows 10 S devices that are low cost and secure for employees in positions where they are the first contact to the public.
Microsoft is promising to describe new details this month about hyperconverged infrastructure improvements that will be coming to the next major release of Windows Server 2016.
Microsoft has extended its free upgrade offer from Windows 10 S to Windows 10 Pro until March 31, 2018 for Surface Laptop users.
Microsoft plans to release the Windows 10 "fall creators update" on Oct. 17.
Microsoft today announced plans to support the use of SATADOM boot drives with future Windows Server 2016 update releases, although an initial testing phase is still required.
Google this week announced a new Chrome Enterprise license, its latest effort to bring the Chrome OS operating system and Chromebook laptops into the business world.
The new Samsung Galaxy S8 Android-based Citrix Receiver is the closest thing yet to a phone that can stand in for your PC.
- By Paul Ferrill
- 08/08/2017
Microsoft announced two Surface computer leasing plans on Tuesday, one for small and medium businesses, and another for students.