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Foley on Microsoft
As is with every new OS release from Microsoft, Windows 10's long-term success will be determined by enterprise adoption.
07/27/2015
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In-Depth
Microsoft pushes the envelope on self-service business intelligence with the first major upgrade of Power BI, equipped with data access tools that extend the limits of Excel and traditional data sources.
07/24/2015
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Following the massive restructuring of its hardware business, Microsoft has released a 4G LTE-based version of its Surface 3 tablet and a new Pro version is said to be slated for October.
07/24/2015
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News
Microsoft today has released a revamped version of Power BI, Microsoft's cloud-based analytics and data visualization tool.
07/24/2015
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Analysts were stunned at Amazon's unexpected profit and the near-twofold growth of AWS enterprise business.
07/24/2015
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Security Advisor
The move will help to strengthen Office 365's security capabilities.
07/24/2015
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Docker-organized consortium including IT industry heavyweights launch fast-track effort at OSCON to create cloud-native standards proposed by recent Open Container Initiative under Linux Foundation auspices.
07/23/2015
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News
Oracle this week released its latest quarterly Critical Patch Update (CPU) that includes fixes for 193 issues across the company's product line.
07/23/2015
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Released a year ago, Microsoft says EMS is its "hottest" product and is on pace to become its next $1 billion business but it faces tailwinds from rivals.
07/22/2015
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News
Microsoft today released the first public preview of its next Exchange e-mail server version.
07/22/2015
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Now on an $8 billion run rate, Microsoft gears for $20 billion cloud business by 2018 as company aims to "own the cloud" as it looks past its losses on Nokia handset business.
07/22/2015
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Though Office 365 Groups and Yammer are different technologies, confusion reigns about the role of both.
07/22/2015
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News
The last quarter saw Microsoft with a loss in financials due to the write-down it took due to the company's Nokia acquisition and declining Windows sales.
07/21/2015
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News
Gartner has released its 2015 "Magic Quadrant" for x86 server virtualization infrastructure, which found that Microsoft and VMware are leading the pack in that market.
07/21/2015
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News
Microsoft on Monday released Visual Studio 2015 and .NET Framework 4.6, the latest entries in the company's developer tools platforms meant for designing apps and services that work across various OSes and cloud-enabled environments.
07/21/2015
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News
Microsoft today released a security update for all versions of Windows, including Windows 10.
07/20/2015
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Commercial looks at Windows 10 though eyes of babies and children, positioning it as the OS for the next generation.
07/20/2015
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Don't have a DVD drive connected to your server? No problem.
07/20/2015
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News
Microsoft today said that its next OS release will have official support for the customary 10 years.
07/20/2015
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News
Microsoft last week announced the availability of a limited beta program to test Cortana, Microsoft's virtual personal assistant, on Android devices.
07/20/2015
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Although it runs its own public cloud, Rackspace will offer support for Microsoft Azure.
07/17/2015
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Revenues blow past expectations causing investors to push its market cap to a record $400 billion capping a week when driverless car crashes again and Gmail gains a snooze button.
07/17/2015
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News
The OneNote app for iOS and Android was updated this week.
07/17/2015
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News
Microsoft plans to improve usability aspects with its forthcoming SharePoint Server 2016 product, but people still will need help when it arrives.
07/16/2015
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News
Microsoft today confirmed an August "preview" release of SharePoint Server 2016, according to a report.
07/16/2015
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Here's a look at the Invoke-Command cmdlet and how it will be extended in Windows Server 2016.
07/16/2015
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SharePoint remains a key component of Microsoft's collaboration strategy even though it played second fiddle at the recent Ignite conference.
07/16/2015
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News
Microsoft announced this week that it will offer more support for organizations trying to run Linux workloads on its Azure infrastructure, starting today.
07/16/2015
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News
Microsoft's e-mail Office 365 service came to a halt for some users this afternoon.
07/15/2015
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft may be moving towards a micro service architecture to provide a lightweight solution for both on-premises and in the cloud.
07/15/2015
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The move to Windows as a service means the release of Windows 10 will be the last significant launch of a new version of the operating system.
07/15/2015
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News
Windows Server 2003 died today as a product, but not necessarily in the hearts and minds of IT pros, nor in the networks they manage.
07/14/2015
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News
A new premium Office 365 enterprise suite called E5 will roll out later this year.
07/14/2015
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Security Advisor
Microsoft releases a large security update, which includes four critically rated fixes for IE, Hyper-V and Windows.
07/14/2015
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News
Microsoft announced the general availability of some of its Azure cloud-based services this month.
07/13/2015
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News
Looking to bring its machine learning, Big data and BI offerings under one roof, Microsoft announced on Monday the new Cortana Analytics Suite.
07/13/2015
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Windows 10 debut will kick off with TV ad blitz next week with launch events planned at 13 of its retail stores throughout the world on July 29.
07/13/2015
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News
During today's opening keynote at this year's 2015 Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Orlando. Fla., Microsoft unveiled its a new productivity solution called "Project GigJam."
07/13/2015
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News
Microsoft announced a preview of new Azure Active Directory Reporting APIs this week.
07/10/2015
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News
Microsoft is rolling out tracking and reporting improvements for subscribers to its Office 365 services, starting this month.
07/10/2015
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PC sales last quarter declined slightly more than projected, lacking last year's Windows XP upgrade bump and reduced inventories in advance of Windows 10 release.
07/10/2015
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News
Microsoft today released Technical Preview 2 of System Center Configuration Manager.
07/09/2015
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News
The OpenSSH protocol goes way back, but it's recently been making the news.
07/09/2015
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News
Microsoft released its Office 2016 for Mac product today, but Office 365 subscribers are getting it first.
07/09/2015
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Why use third-party tools when all you need to get the job done can be found in Windows?
07/09/2015
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Survey of Redmond readers shows half will upgrade to the new OS within a year and 21 percent plan to do so in the first three months.
07/08/2015
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News
Microsoft on Wednesday announced a major restructuring in its phone hardware business that includes the loss of 7,800 positions.
07/08/2015
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The virtual assistant is a lifesaver when traveling to a gig.
07/08/2015
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News
Gartner Inc. expects to see decreased spending on computing devices this year, and it offered mixed views about the potential influence of Windows 10.
07/07/2015
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Security Advisor
Aside from the privacy issues, granting government agencies with access provides security holes for attackers to take advantage of, the MIT report argues.
07/07/2015