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Microsoft gave a progress report this week on its relatively new Edge browser.
04/05/2016
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Plus: Parallels Remote Application Server bolsters UI and security; Docker Datacenter suite released.
04/05/2016
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Office 365 updates announced at last week's Build Conference include features that should be welcome by both IT pros and developers.
04/04/2016
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Microsoft's SQL Server engineering team wants IT pros to keep up with cumulative update installations.
04/04/2016
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Microsoft's Windows 10-based HoloLens computer is now available for developers as the company emphasizes how holographic computing can transform industries ranging from space exploration to medical research and computer-aided design.
04/04/2016
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Windows Insider
The company wants all your devices to work in harmony, with Windows at the heart.
04/04/2016
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The DevOps message was in force this week at Microsoft's Build event.
04/01/2016
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Microsoft MVP Vlad Catrinescu gives us a thorough grounding on how to think about Microsoft's newest collaboration server.
04/01/2016
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Microsoft had more developer news on Day 2 of its Build event, this time mostly focused on its Azure cloud computing resources.
03/31/2016
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Scott Guthrie kicked off the second day of Microsoft's Build conference by announcing that its newly acquired Xamarin tooling for cross platform .NET development will be free and the company will contribute its core platform to .NET Foundation.
03/31/2016
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Microsoft is making progress in streamlining tasks for Office 365 administrators.
03/31/2016
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Microsoft explained a little more about its support for the Bash shell on Windows, as unveiled during its Build keynote talk on Wednesday.
03/30/2016
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In the opening session of this year's annual Build Conference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed tools and a new framework that aims to make conversational computing using artificial intelligence and machine learning pervasive.
03/30/2016
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Microsoft today confirmed that a major Windows 10 feature update will be arriving this summer, although the preview is available today.
03/30/2016
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In-Depth
A more resilient Storage Spaces in the forthcoming Windows Server 2016 gives software-defined storage a major boost, promising to usher in more intelligent converged infrastructure.
03/30/2016
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News
Microsoft is broadening the availability of Office 365 Connectors, its feature for end users that's designed to facilitate connecting services and newsfeeds to Office 365 Groups.
03/29/2016
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In-Depth
The new SharePoint release shares more properties with Office 365 than ever. Perhaps the most welcome new feature is the ability to search for files running both on-premises and in the cloud. Learn how to implement hybrid search.
03/29/2016
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Microsoft reportedly is weighing a significant investment that would help private equity investors fund the acquisition of Yahoo's core search and Internet assets.
03/28/2016
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Microsoft has started shipping its big-screen Surface Hub videoconferencing and white-boarding products, the company announced today.
03/25/2016
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New software designed to optimize Docker containers promises to create native operating system experiences on PCs and Macs, eliminating OS, app framework, virtual machine and network dependencies.
03/25/2016
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Foley on Microsoft
You can lead IT pros to the cloud, but you cannot make them float.
03/25/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft takes a right step in the direction of consistency with the redesign of its two major cloud offerings.
03/25/2016
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Microsoft this week offered guidance on its two main products for managing Windows 10 devices, both desktop and mobile.
03/24/2016
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The Citrix Secure Browser subscription service for delivery of SaaS and Web apps is an effort by the company to draw new in customers.
03/24/2016
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The company signed on in an effort to lead a hand in creating energy efficient datacenter specs.
03/24/2016
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News
Microsoft has ratcheted up IT pro controls to thwart malware that could spread through Office 2016 macros.
03/23/2016
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In-Depth
Microsoft has put the finishing touches on SharePoint Server 2016, which shares more common features and integration with Office 365.
03/23/2016
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Microsoft today announced that its latest tool for checking Azure Active Directory synchronization issues is now "generally available."
03/22/2016
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News
SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate (RC) 1 is now available, nearly feature-complete, according to Microsoft.
03/22/2016
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In-Depth
Don Jones warns in TechMentor keynote that businesses are looking to become more agile fueling the move to a DevOps model of IT delivery, which will spread to more developer and operations teams.
03/22/2016
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As CEO of Intel Andrew Grove helped build the world's largest supplier of microprocessors and shaped the company's focus on x86-based CPUs.
03/22/2016
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In-Depth
Concerns about restrictions on encryption took center stage at the annual RSA Conference where experts and government officials discussed the precedent that Apple's legal battle with the FBI could set.
03/22/2016
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The new iPad Pro comes down to the size of the iPad Air but Apple says it now packs enough punch to replace PCs.
03/21/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
While the consumer version still seems to be some time away, a limited number of developers will be getting their hands on it sometime next month.
03/21/2016
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President Obama's historic visit to Cuba aims to officially open the door to trade, which will include modernizing IT and connectivity starting with Google's plan to upgrade broadband and Wi-Fi access.
03/21/2016
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Microsoft has extended its Windows 7/8.1 product support on Intel Skylake devices for an additional year.
03/18/2016
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Microsoft unveiled a new extensions capability for its Edge Web browser this week, but it's just available for limited testing.
03/18/2016
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The next phase of Universal Windows Platform is starting to crystalize with the recent decision to acquire Xamarin, which coincided with Microsoft pulling the plug on the effort to build Project Astoria, the bridge from UWP to Android.
03/18/2016
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New tool provides self-service password management and single sign-on using Active Directory credentials to SaaS apps including Google Apps and Office 365.
03/18/2016
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Microsoft will pull the plug on support for the RC4 cipher used with its Edge and Internet Explorer 11 browsers, starting next month.
03/17/2016
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Microsoft today started rolling out Windows 10 mobile as a free upgrade for those with Windows Phone 8.1 users.
03/17/2016
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Organizations awaiting the commercial release of Microsoft's emerging Windows 10 Mobile operating system will face lots of caveats when using Azure Active Directory (AD) for identity and access management.
03/16/2016
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The company CEO opened up about its relationship with Microsoft after Okta was initially blocked from Microsoft's Ignite conference due to it providing a competing product to Active Directory.
03/16/2016
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A longtime player in endpoint device management, LANDesk gains virtual desktop control, telemetry gathering and analysis tool with planned acquisition of AppSense.
03/16/2016
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Microsoft described a new "reporting portal" that's rolling out as early as today for Office 365 subscribers.
03/15/2016
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In-Depth
Find the actual number of users in a group by locating those that may be hard to find in a hidden subgroup.
03/15/2016
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Office Online Server will be "essential" for SharePoint Server 2016, Microsoft indicated late last week.
03/14/2016
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Plus: Will Microsoft's courtship of Oracle customers be successful?
03/14/2016
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The new SAML 2.0-based Google Identity secure login service can now provide access Microsoft's Office 365, as well as Box, Concur, Coupa, Facebook at Work, New Relic, Panorama9 and Slack, among others.
03/14/2016
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SharePoint Server 2016 reached its "release-to-manufacturing" (RTM) milestone today.
03/14/2016