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Oracle's founder might have swapped out his CEO title but it appears Larry Ellison is still calling the shots and has his aim on Azure.
09/24/2014
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News
Microsoft recently noted a problem with its Outlook Web App and its Exchange Admin Center when used with the latest Google Chrome browser.
09/23/2014
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News
Leaked screenshots of the next Office suite to come may not inspire midnight lineups of crowds outside retail stores anytime soon.
09/22/2014
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News
Microsoft announced a new virtual machine (VM) "D-Series" today that expands VM sizing options for organizations using Microsoft Azure cloud services.
09/22/2014
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News
Microsoft plans to eliminate its Office on Demand feature from Office 365 subscriptions, starting in November.
09/22/2014
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
From Cortana integration to the return of the Start Menu, here are some of the rumors circulating online about Microsoft's next OS.
09/22/2014
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Apple's prior reluctance to ship bigger smartphones than rivals clearly has boosted demand for larger Android devices and Windows Phones.
09/22/2014
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Security Advisor
The remaining members will be absorbed into Cloud & Enterprise and Legal and Corporate Affairs groups.
09/22/2014
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In-Depth
Is the new feature an IT game changer or an unnecessary headache?
09/19/2014
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In-Depth
The retirement of support for Windows Server 2003 will be one of the most important of the predictable security issues of 2015.
09/19/2014
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News
Oracle Corp.'s iconic co-founder and CEO Larry Ellison announced Thursday that he is stepping aside from day-to-day management at Oracle to focus on technology and strategy.
09/18/2014
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Directors with ties to Microsoft's early days, David Marquardt and Dina Dublon, will step down with Kraft CFO Teri List-Stoll and Visa CEO Charles Scarf filling those seats.
09/18/2014
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The latest roundup of products and services IT should keep an eye out on includes IBM's new line of servers for x86, Unitrend's storage monitoring tool and CloudLink's BitLocker support for Amazon Web Services.
09/18/2014
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News
Microsoft on Thursday is planning to execute the second phase of its biggest employee layoff in the company's history, according to a press report.
09/17/2014
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News
Microsoft released its Azure Active Directory Sync Services tool on Monday, with little fanfare.
09/16/2014
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Security Advisor
The pulled item marks the third month in a row in which Microsoft has had to address issues with its monthly security update.
09/16/2014
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Looking beyond the virtual machine, leading VC firm Sequoia adds Series C round of funding, giving supplier of containers for running distributed apps a market cap of $400 million.
09/16/2014
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News
Microsoft will hold a press event on Sept. 30 to describe its next Windows release, code-named "Threshold."
09/15/2014
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Microsoft today began offering a new Azure Active Directory Basic licensing option.
09/15/2014
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News
More than four months after Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP, Windows 8 has finally overtaken the unsupported OS, according to Web site analytics firm StatCounter.
09/15/2014
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Microsoft hopes its $2.5 billion deal to acquire Mojang will boost its gaming business. But with a company focus on "platforms and productivity" it could have broader implications as well.
09/15/2014
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Apple says orders for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were double that of iPhone 5 in first 24 hours, though the company didn't disclose first-day preorders of iPhone 5s last year.
09/15/2014
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News
Microsoft announced a couple of Azure management improvements this week.
09/12/2014
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By acquiring Eucalyptus, HP now has a key tool enabling native compatibility with Amazon Web Services.
09/12/2014
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Security Advisor
The tech company said it was fined $250,000 per day for not handing over requested user data.
09/12/2014
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News
Microsoft gave notice this week that it's planning to update its Office 365 certificates later this month, and the update could affect some hybrid Exchange deployments.
09/11/2014
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News
Microsoft announced a few OneDrive cloud-based storage service improvements today.
09/11/2014
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News
Microsoft offered some helpful hints this month for IT pros who still want to test Office 365 updates before rolling them out to end users.
09/10/2014
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News
A media report released today alleges that Microsoft plans to drop the names "Windows Phone" and "Nokia" on its mobile devices by the end of the year.
09/10/2014
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Apple has finally revealed its long-anticipated plan to offer a smartwatch next year -- with strings attached and a steep price tag.
09/10/2014
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Here's how to access the information you need when analyzing storage status.
09/10/2014
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Security Advisor
This month's offering includes one "critical" and three "important" bulletins that look to fix 42 different flaws.
09/09/2014
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News
Microsoft today began rolling out its new Delve social networking search-and-discovery app to certain Office 365 subscribers.
09/08/2014
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The first step is to understand the nature of performance monitoring software.
09/08/2014
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Windows Insider
Here's some examples of how to get the most out of System Center in your environment.
09/08/2014
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Even if you’ve never used the decades-old MSN, the preview of the new version offers a nice interface and easy access to many Microsoft offerings.
09/08/2014
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Readers take issue with my gripes about Windows Phone, arguing apps aren't what make a good mobile device. Some suggest voice assistant Cortana could obviate the need for apps.
09/08/2014
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News
Microsoft this month enabled a "shared computer activation" feature for business subscribers to its Office 365 productivity suite solutions.
09/05/2014
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Technology acquired from InMage seeds Migration Accelerator to ease movement of physical and virtual machines to Azure
09/05/2014
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Native third-party support tops the list.
09/04/2014
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News
Microsoft has kicked off a limited-time Office 356 promotional offer this month, but it's just for new customers.
09/04/2014
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News
Microsoft on Tuesday added the Software Assurance licensing option to its new Product and Services Agreement for midsize customers.
09/03/2014
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In-Depth
Coming up with a viable governance strategy is critical and requires a careful balancing act.
09/03/2014
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In two separate deals, private equity firms nabbed IT tools suppliers BeyondTrust and Compuware, while Microsoft is among those looking at leading T&E SaaS provider Concur.
09/03/2014
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There's no denying Microsoft's Windows Phone is attractive. But people won't switch if they can't use the apps they're accustomed to with their existing smartphones.
09/03/2014
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News
Microsoft released Cumulative Update 6 for Exchange Server 2013 late last month, but it isn't problem free.
09/02/2014
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News
Microsoft issued a hotfix late last month for a log-in problem that has affected some organizations moving from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R2.
09/02/2014
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The mobile platform's fate lies with increased OEM and carrier support.
09/02/2014
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In-Depth
The new Microsoft Azure Active Directory puts more on-premises features into the cloud version and links to more than 1,200 Software as a Service (SaaS) apps.
09/02/2014
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Foley on Microsoft
Will Nadella's Microsoft look to stop its Surface push? Or will the company give it some more time to grow?
08/29/2014