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A shortage of cybersecurity skills is having an effect on organizations all over the world and there could be a need for up to 2 million security experts in the coming years.
12/14/2016
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In-Depth
Azure efficiencies depend on initial sizing predictions, proper maintenance and architecture to avoid drinking more than you can handle.
12/14/2016
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News
Microsoft's "patch Tuesday" release this month contains a fix for an Internet connection problem that reportedly had widespread effects on Windows 10 machines.
12/13/2016
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News
Docker this week released a public beta of Docker for Azure.
12/13/2016
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Intel Security True Key password manager can now integrate with Microsoft's Hello via the Edge browser.
12/12/2016
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Microsoft this week described some coming improvements to the Azure management portal.
12/09/2016
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News
Microsoft has dropped its plans to implement a proposed "Enterprise Advantage" contract option that would have given organizations potentially better bulk software purchasing discounts.
12/09/2016
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News
Microsoft this week unveiled coming licensing additions that will extend patch support for Windows Server or SQL Server products for six more years.
12/09/2016
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The world's largest certificate authorities will enact Microsoft's new minimum code-signing policies starting Feb. 1.
12/09/2016
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Microsoft announced a partnership with Qualcomm this week at its WinHEC event in Shenzhen, China.
12/08/2016
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News
Microsoft announced a preview today of a new Azure Active Directory Pass-Through Authentication capability, as well as a preview of a "seamless" single sign-on feature.
12/07/2016
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In-Depth
Some see them as competing technologies. The reality is that they go together like peanut butter and jelly.
12/07/2016
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Microsoft today announced a December change in its servicing model for older Windows environments after some customers got tripped up by the new patch model.
12/07/2016
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IT skills and compensation expert David Foote warns attendees at Live! 360 conference that they should calibrate their skills to meet rapid changes in technology and the growing requirement by business to become more agile.
12/07/2016
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The European Union's approval of Microsoft's $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn clears the final regulatory holdup, allowing the deal to close in the coming days.
12/07/2016
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Windows Insider
More than ever, Microsoft is in a position with its hybrid PC to challenge Apple in the space of innovation.
12/07/2016
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Microsoft is planning to deliver some added security improvements for organizations when the Windows 10 "Creators Update" gets released.
12/06/2016
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Time to brush up on the skills that will get you paid.
12/06/2016
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Microsoft today announced that the Azure Active Directory PowerShell 2.0 module has reached the "general availability" milestone.
12/05/2016
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Box's Aaron Levie sees Microsoft more of a partner than a rival, despite competitively overlapping cloud storage and collaboration services.
12/05/2016
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In-Depth
Advances in mobility, cloud, Big Data, DevOps and digital delivery, plus the shift to more rapid release cycles of software and services, are enabling businesses to become more agile.
12/05/2016
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News
Microsoft has published a brief new guide for organizations grappling with the ongoing Secure Hash Algorithm-1(SHA-1) deprecation, which is a security concern for browser users and Web site operators.
12/02/2016
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A massive rollout of new services at the annual AWS re:Invent conference show the Amazon cloud business is aiming to leave rivals Microsoft and Google in the dust.
12/02/2016
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In-Depth
A new generation of technology is surfacing that will have a major impact on business, the workforce, and the skills demanded of IT professionals and developers.
12/02/2016
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News
A Microsoft Most Valuable Professional this week disclosed a current security flaw that's associated with Windows in-place upgrades.
12/01/2016
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News
A well-known security group is disputing Microsoft's claim that Windows 10 has good enough security protections without using the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit.
11/30/2016
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Microsoft added Office 365 end user feature improvements this month for desktop, browser and mobile apps.
11/30/2016
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Ahead of Dan Usher's Office 365 demo at Live! 360 next week, the SharePoint expert gives his thoughts on running SharePoint Servers in the Azure public cloud.
11/30/2016
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Foley on Microsoft
Microsoft is hoping to give it's CRM and ERP line-of-business software offerings a shot in the arm with an Office 365-like makeover and focusing on unifying all aspects under one banner.
11/30/2016
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In-Depth
As companies grapple with the question of upgrading to SharePoint 2016, noted expert Matthew McDermott offers his thoughts.
11/30/2016
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News
Microsoft indicated today that Windows 10 version 1607, the "anniversary update," is now ready for deployment by organizations.
11/29/2016
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In-Depth
The rather complicated Windows 10 updating process that Microsoft expects organizations to follow got some additional light this month.
11/29/2016
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Google has joined the .NET Foundation's Technical Steering Group, meaning the search giant will help build future iterations of the once-proprietary framework.
11/28/2016
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In-Depth
Microsoft packed a number of major announcements, including SP1 improvements and Linux support, in this month's key note address by Scott Guthrie at their Connect() virtual event.
11/28/2016
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In-Depth
Inheritance will save you a ton of time when creating similar classes by repurposing some of the work you've already done and cutting down on redundancy.
11/25/2016
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With the help of PowerShell cmdlets, navigating a registry is made a lot simpler.
11/23/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
With a company as large as Microsoft, you would think it's datacenter would be massive. You would be right.
11/21/2016
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News
Microsoft on Friday announced the availability of Update 1610 for its System Center Configuration Manager client and server management system.
11/18/2016
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News
Microsoft may love Linux, but that love has some technical limitations, at least when it comes to using Windows tools to alter Linux files.
11/18/2016
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Microsoft this week released Azure Data Lake as a generally available, production-ready service.
11/17/2016
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While many know that the Get-Process command in PowerShell can provide basic process information, it can also display specific details with some minor tweaks.
11/17/2016
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Some Microsoft partners believe that the Linkedin deal will unlock new opportunities while others worry it will stifle competition.
11/17/2016
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Microsoft put the spotlight on Linux during its Connect() event for developers this week, including an announcement today that it had joined the Linux Foundation.
11/16/2016
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Microsoft today announced that the first service pack for SQL Server 2016 is now available.
11/16/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft's Productivity App Discovery tool will let you monitor firewall logs for suspicious cloud app activity.
11/16/2016
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News
Microsoft announced a few Azure milestones today and showcased developer options to tap into its new compute capabilities.
11/15/2016
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Companies of all sizes are jumping on the digital business transformation bandwagon.
11/15/2016
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Microsoft has published updated lifecycle support information for Windows Azure Pack.
11/14/2016
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The latest Microsoft Deployment Toolkit for deploying Windows client and server operating systems was released this month, but don't call it "MDT 2016."
11/14/2016
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Security firm Kaspersky Lab is crying foul after accusing Microsoft of creating an environment in Windows 10 that puts competing security products at a disadvantage compared to the company's Windows Defender.
11/14/2016