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New Windows 10 Test Build Includes 'Nested Virtualization' Preview

Microsoft's latest Windows 10 test build, released this week, supports a preview of a new "nested virtualization" feature.

Microsoft Discloses Events Lineup, Moves Ignite from Chicago

Microsoft announced its 2016 events lineup today, notably moving its Ignite event for IT pros away from Chicago.

Microsoft Releases Azure Roles Based Access Control Service

Microsoft announced the "general availability" of its Roles Based Access Control (RBAC) Azure service this week.

Microsoft Expands Azure Backup's Capabilities with 'Project Venus'

Microsoft this week announced that its Azure Backup service now can back up Hyper-V virtual machines, as well as more server workloads.

Microsoft Revamps Its Most Valuable Professional Program

Microsoft changed its Most Valuable Professional program structure this month.

Microsoft Expands Skype for Business Feature Previews

Microsoft today announced an expansion of its previews of Skype for Business features, as enabled via Office 365 services.

VMware Pushes Out Fixes for 3 Hardware Security Holes

VMware has released security updates for three significant flaws in vCenter Server and ESXi.

Microsoft To Kick Off Its New Financial Reporting This Month

Microsoft Corp. announced upcoming changes this week that will affect the structure of its financial reports going forward.

Microsoft Fields a Bunch of Office 2016 Questions

Microsoft's Office 2016 product line can seem obtuse for those trying to get it, so a corporate VP took to answering some common questions this week.

Box Targets Office 365 and SharePoint with Deeper Integration

Microsoft and Box are betting that their marriage of convenience will benefit their efforts to grow their enterprise ECM and collaboration market shares.

Microsoft Releases Exchange Server 2016

Microsoft released its newest messaging server product today for premises-based deployments.

OneDrive for Business Getting IT Controls, Security and Interface Enhancements

Microsoft announced some OneDrive for Business improvements today, along with new data loss prevention availability.

Microsoft Announces New Azure Services During AzureCon

Microsoft announced a number of new Azure services as part of its AzureCon Web event on Tuesday.

Microsoft Buys Partner Apps for Project Online Mobile Support

Microsoft today announced the purchase of project and portfolio management (PPM) apps from two of its partners for integration into Office 365 services.

Microsoft Publishes Windows 10 Servicing Documentation for IT Pros

Microsoft has published guidelines that outline its three Windows 10 servicing models.

IPv4 Free Pool of Addresses Hits Zero for U.S. and Canada

The American Registry for Internet Numbers announced today that its free pool of IPv4 addresses has hit the "zero" level.

System Center 2016 Configuration Manager TP3 Update Available

Microsoft today released an update to System Center 2016 Configuration Manager Technical Preview 3.

Microsoft Apologizes for Skype Outage

Microsoft issued an apology this week for its consumer Skype outage that occurred on September 21.

Office 2016 Comes With Some Install Caveats

Microsoft released Office 2016 today, so organizations could be weighing their upgrade prospects.

Microsoft's Consumer Skype Service Goes Down for 12 Hours

Skype, Microsoft's consumer voice and video calling service, went down today.

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