Microsoft's Windows 10 deployment direction dispenses with the traditional imaging process and instead relies on Azure Active Directory domain joins, mobile device management (MDM) and self-provisioning by end users.
Microsoft Cloud App Security will get a new capability that adds conditional access protections to software-as-a-service applications.
Microsoft announced this week that a faster update release pace will be coming to its newly announced SQL Server 2017 product.
Microsoft introduced a new "comanagement" capability this week for use with its System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune client management products.
Microsoft this week announced that the company has joined the Open Source Initiative (OSI).
Starting in October, Microsoft 365 will cover a larger swath of customers with extended licensing options.
- By Scott Bekker
- 09/28/2017
Microsoft disclosed SharePoint and OneDrive progress this week, which also included a brief mention of a coming SharePoint Server 2019 product, among many other details.
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 affirmed this week that Windows Server 2016 version 1709 will arrive in "early October," kicking off the first "semi-annual channel" release for the product.
Microsoft this week announced that the next on-prem version of Office will drop in the second half of 2018.
Today, Microsoft indicated that the Microsoft Teams client will eventually replace the Skype for Business Online client in the near future.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella kicked off Microsoft Ignite 2017 conference with a keynote focusing on the company's focus on quantum computing.
- By Scott Bekker
- 09/25/2017
Microsoft offered a bit of surprise by signaling that it's solidly behind producing graphical user interface tools for managing Windows Server.
Microsoft this week briefly showed access and security improvements that will be coming to Remote Desktop Services.
Microsoft is starting to enable "improved" support for organizations using Office 365 services.
The Microsoft Operations Management Suite now has a way to show System Center Virtual Machine Manager health and performance information for on-premises-located virtual machines.
Users with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) licensing, which includes the Microsoft Intune mobile management solution, can now optionally turn on Zimperium security protection for Android and iOS devices.
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection has hit a new milestone.
Microsoft is currently previewing a new "Keep me signed in" Azure Active Directory sign-in experience for end users.
Organizations using the Microsoft Azure Active Directory identity and access service soon only will have one main software management interface.