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SharePoint Online and OneDrive Getting Multiple Improvements This Month

The improvements include a number of items specific for IT pros with regard to managing security, storage limits and site migrations.

Microsoft Outlines April Office 365 Improvements

Microsoft is blurring the lines of its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 messaging with its April product update announcements, which were quite plentiful.

How To Get Windows 10 April Update Version 1803

The Windows 10 April 2018 Update was officially released on Monday, but getting it can be somewhat nuanced.

Office 2019 Commercial Preview Now Available

The Office 2019 "commercial preview" for Windows 10 is available as of today, according to a Microsoft announcement.

Windows 10 Spring Update Arriving on April 30

Microsoft's next semiannual channel release of the Windows 10 client is bringing new operating system features and will be available starting on Monday, April 30.

Microsoft Updating OneDrive Sharing for Android, iOS and Office for Mac Users

Microsoft is bringing its OneDrive file-sharing and collaboration capabilities seen with Windows desktop and Web applications to Office for Mac, as well as to Android and iOS mobile applications.

Azure Container Instances Now Commercially Launched

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the "general availability" of Azure Container Instances, a serverless runtime that's designed to make it easier for developers to spin up containers on Microsoft's public datacenter infrastructure.

Windows Server 2019 Preview Build 17650 Released

Windows Insider Program testers got a new preview build of Windows Server 2019 this week.

SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2 Now Available

Microsoft announced the availability of SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2 on Tuesday.

Exchange Online Now Supports 500,000 Public Folders

Microsoft has expanded its Exchange Online public folder limits, once again.

Microsoft Initiates Policy Change To Make Outlook Groups 'Private' by Default

Microsoft is switching the groups privacy setting in Outlook and SharePoint Online from its current "public" default setting to "private" by default.

Windows Phone Users Losing Teams, Skype for Business and Yammer Apps Next Month

Microsoft plans to end three Windows Phone applications on May 20, 2018.

Microsoft Previews Windows Admin Center Management of Hyperconverged Infrastructure on Windows Server 2016

Microsoft announced last week that it's now possible to use Windows Admin Center with Windows Server 2016 to manage hyperconverged infrastructure, although it's still at the testing stage.

Microsoft Enhances GDPR Compliance Tools for Azure and Office 365

Microsoft this week announced tooling enhancements to help organizations using Azure and Office 365 services meet the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation requirements.

Microsoft Previews Office 365 Privileged Access Management

Microsoft this week announced the availability of a preview of a new Privileged Access Management capability for IT departments overseeing Office 365 tenancies.

Microsoft Releases Azure Security Service Improvements and Previews New Security API

Microsoft this week described progress on its sprawling collection of security services, including its Advanced Threat Protection, Conditional Access, Information Protection and Security Graph solutions.

Microsoft Signals the End for OneNote Desktop Application

Microsoft is planning to stop building its OneNote desktop application, with the current OneNote 2016 product being the last of its kind.

Microsoft Previewing FIDO2 Security Key Authentication with Windows 10 Spring Release

Microsoft this week announced new passwordless sign-in support, using FIDO2, that's coming to the spring Windows 10 release and now available at preview.

Microsoft and Other Tech Companies Join Cybersecurity Tech Accord

The Cybersecurity Tech Accord was announced today, with 34 tech companies joining.

Q&A: Microsoft Further Clarifies Windows Admin Center Capabilities

Microsoft has answered a few press questions about the newly released Windows Admin Center management tool.

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