Microsoft promoted its Azure Platform Appliance at last year's Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C., but the boxcar-size datacenter was just a bit player at this year's event, with no stage presence.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/14/2011
Here are the top stories IT pros can take away from Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference 2011.
A somber note of sorts hit the 2011 Worldwide Partner Conference as Microsoft executives alerted the crowd of Windows XP's impending end, at least in terms of lifecycle support.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/14/2011
A top Microsoft executive rallied the partner troops on Day 3 at the 2011 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference by chiding the competition.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/14/2011
Microsoft rolled out the next test version of its cloud-based PC management solution on Monday.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/14/2011
Microsoft on Tuesday offered a sneak peek of "Windows Server 8," the code name for the company's next-generation server that's still under wraps.
Microsoft today announced some new Dynamics CRM Online capabilities to come this fall, as well as benefits that its partner community can expect.
Microsoft is planning some upcoming improvements to System Center Orchestrator 2012, as unveiled today at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles.
Microsoft today shared some of the improvements being made to System Center Operations Manager 2012.
vSphere 5, VMware's virtualization platform, will be receiving an upgrade. The company also announced a new suite of products for the cloud in a live announcement today.
- By John K. Waters
- 07/12/2011
As expected, the July patch from Microsoft arrives rather light with only four security bulletins -- one "critical" and three "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/12/2011
Citrix Systems today said it has acquired Cloud.com, a provider of software for building public and private clouds. Terms were not disclosed.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/12/2011
Microsoft's CEO recounted concerns that partners might not have stayed with the company's move to the Internet cloud.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/11/2011
Cloud computing security concerns outweigh the potential cost savings by a two to one margin, according to a recent survey of government and industry IT professionals by nCircle.
- By William Jackson
- 07/11/2011
Microsoft announced on Thursday that it has improved the document collaboration capabilities in its Word Web App service on SkyDrive.
Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials last week.
Windows IT pros may be breathing a sigh of relief that the only fireworks in July occurred on a day off for U.S. workers.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 07/07/2011
Microsoft on Tuesday announced yet another intellectual property deal associated with the use of the Android open source mobile operating system.
Microsoft late last month released the source code for an application it uses to gather Wi-Fi, cell tower and GPS information as part of its Windows Phone 7 location services.