Organizations should start experimenting with Web apps from Google, Microsoft and other software companies.
Microsoft today announced plans to introduce new SQL Azure pricing options later this month, based on the platform's improved scalability
Microsoft today released Office 2010 worldwide, with the product now available at both online and retail stores.
New software development lifecycle outlines how to address security threats in the cloud.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/15/2010
Microsoft launched its free Windows Live versions of Office Web Apps on Monday.
The day-one keynote centered on product enhancements to the Windows Azure platform, Bing Maps, Windows 7, Windows Server and Communications Server, among other technologies.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 06/07/2010
Microsoft on Monday announced virtualization and other improvements coming with Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
Kentucky switched over its PK-12 public education system to Live@edu to meet its e-mail, communications and collaboration needs.
Microsoftis driving its customers toward online services, but do its customers really want to ride along?
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 06/01/2010
Microsoft might be "all in" for the cloud -- where it now has competition from Salesforce.com and VMware -- but its Dynamics applications will likely benefit most from a hybrid model.
Google restricts the use of Windows by its employees, according a story by the Financial Times on Monday.
The new Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services release promises to up the ante on cloud security.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/01/2010
Hewlett-Packard announced Monday that it will lay off 9,000 workers after completing its new datacenters.
A few organizational changes will be coming to Microsoft's Server and Tools Business (STB) segment in July, Microsoft announced this week.
Split Decision: University of Arizona CIO explains why Google Apps was OK for students, while Microsoft BPOS was better-suited for faculty and employees.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/27/2010
For some enterprises, BPOS is fine but others opt for private cloud deployments.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/27/2010
Apple Inc.'s market capitalization on Wednesday surpassed that of Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft contended this week that partners and business customers are abandoning Google Apps.
Microsoft Application Infrastructure Virtual Conference highlights integration between new cloud-savvy, .NET middleware and Microsoft's integration server.
- By Michael Desmond
- 05/20/2010
Patch-management pioneer and long-time Microsoft partner Shavlik Technologies LLC revealed this week new cloud offerings that the company will use to distribute patch data and IT-management applications rapidly to customers.