PC Market Continues Market Share Slide for Second Year in a Row

According to market research firm IDC, global PC shipments will continue to drop in 2013 for the second straight year. 03/05/2013

Cloud Automation Startup MetricsHub Acquired by Microsoft

Seattle-based cloud performance management company MetricsHub has been bought by Microsoft for an undisclosed amount, the two companies announced on Tuesday. 03/05/2013

Despite Latest Threats, Microsoft's Cyber Czar Optimistic About IT Security

Despite the recent spate of headline-grabbing security breaches and accusations that foreign governments are sponsoring cyber-attacks, the head of Microsoft's Trusted Computing group, Scott Charney, remains optimistic about the future of IT security. 03/05/2013

Microsoft Improves Active Directory Controls for Windows Azure

Microsoft is continuing its Windows Azure management improvements. 03/04/2013

IBM Cloud Goes Open Standards with OpenStack

IBM announced on Monday that it is aligning all of its cloud infrastructure offerings around OpenStack. 03/04/2013

Public Cloud Test Drive: Amazon S3, Windows Azure & Rackspace Cloud Files

Your quick guide to using these three solutions to protect and recover your enterprise data in the public cloud. 03/04/2013

Public Cloud Backup: Is It Right for Your Enterprise?

Lower costs and expanded offerings are making Infrastructure as a Service an attractive data-protection target. 03/04/2013

Breakdown in Procedures Caused Azure Outage

Microsoft is telling all on what caused its cloud services to fail. 03/04/2013

Expert Offers Tips on Microsoft's Software Assurance Program

Deciding on Microsoft's Software Assurance option isn't getting any easier, to hear an independent licensing expert tell it. 03/01/2013

Do SharePoint Users Clamor for Yammer?

Microsoft is bringing new social networking capabilities to SharePoint. 03/01/2013

Microsoft To Add Yammer Translation Capability

Microsoft plans to deliver translation capabilities to its Yammer enterprise social networking application by "late spring." 02/28/2013

Microsoft Joins Open Data Center Alliance

The Open Data Center Alliance announced on Wednesday that Microsoft has joined the organization as a "contributor." 02/28/2013

Could a Gesture-Based UI Unlock Windows 8's True Potential?

For an IT community that has so far been hesitant to add touch-based monitors to the enterprise, a solution for unlocking Windows 8's true potential could lie in Microsoft's Kinect hardware. 02/28/2013

What Will It Take for Microsoft's Surface to Sell?

Mary Jo Foley argues that if Microsoft's table is to start flying off the shelves, a serious price cut and the addition of differing models that the public actually wants are needed. 02/28/2013

Where's Your Runtime Picture Book?

If your team isn't operating without a handy step-by-step manual for routine tasks, you aren't optimizing your time wisely. 02/28/2013

Microsoft Rolls Out New Office 365 Products for Midsize and Small Businesses

Microsoft has finalized its Office 365-branded new product offerings today by announcing three additional ways to buy the productivity suite. 02/27/2013

RSA: Virtualization, BYOD Are Top Concerns for Security Experts

Survey shows that corporations are not keeping up with security demand. 02/27/2013

Getting to Know Windows 8 and You

Before you judge it, give Microsoft's newest OS a try. 02/27/2013

Microsoft's New PC Windows 8 Upgrade Deal Ends After Feb. 28

Microsoft clarified today that Thursday, February 28 will be the last day to get and use a promotional code for a Windows 8 Pro upgrade. 02/26/2013

Microsoft Releases IE 10 for Windows 7

Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 is broadly available today for download. 02/26/2013

RSA Keynote: Big Data Will Become Big Analytics

Big Data is more than just a buzzword, and it's going to transform the security industry as it morphs into "big intelligence." 02/26/2013

Hortonworks Data Platform 1.1 Beta Supports 'Big Data' on Windows

Hortonworks has released a beta of its Data Platform 1.1 for Hadoop workloads on Windows. 02/25/2013

Apple's iOS 6.1.2 Update Not Working for Some Users

Apple's release of iOS 6.1.2 last week seems to have unleashed problems for some device users. 02/25/2013

The Future of Microsoft Surface

To find lasting success for Microsoft's tablet, the company needs to show how the device has lasting staying power compared to the competing iPad. 02/25/2013

Microsoft Is Latest Cyber Attack Victim

The Irony Behind the Windows Azure Meltdown

Windows Azure Restored Following Global Outage from Expired SSL Certificate

Microsoft says its Windows Azure cloud storage service is 99 percent available the day after massive worldwide outage. 02/23/2013

Microsoft Hit with Worldwide Windows Azure Cloud Storage Service Outage

Microsoft confirms an expired SSL certificate brought down its Windows Azure storage service worldwide today. 02/22/2013

Apple Issues iOS 6.1.2 To Fix Exchange Overload Problem

Apple issued an iOS update on Tuesday to fix a calendar bug that was overloading Microsoft Exchange 2010. 02/22/2013

Q&A: Microsoft Talks About Lync 2013 and Skype Connectivity

Microsoft exec B.J. Haberkorn clarifies announcements from Lync Conference 2013. 02/22/2013

Zendesk Attacked by Hacker, E-mail Addresses Compromised

HP Shoots for the Moon with Low-Power Servers

Unified Access Gateway 2010 SP3 Released

Microsoft this week issued Service Pack 3 for its Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 (UAG 2010) product, adding support for newer Microsoft client and server solutions. 02/21/2013

UPDATE: Office 2013 Users Don't Have PC Transfer Rights

Microsoft this week clarified an issue about its new Office products for consumers and small business users. 02/20/2013

Microsoft's Yammer 'Quadrupled' Quarterly Sales

Yammer is apparently doing fine about eight months after Microsoft announced the company's acquisition. 02/20/2013

Lync 2013 Mobile Device Support Shown at Keynote Talk

Microsoft announced a few firsts during an opening keynote talk at its Lync 2013 Conference in San Diego on Tuesday. 02/20/2013

SharePoint in the Cloud Is 'Up in the Air'

NewsGator Looks Beyond SharePoint Amid Yammer Tie

'Windows Blue' Reportedly Hits Development Halfway Point

Microsoft has just completed the first milestone build (M2) of rumored "Windows Blue." 02/19/2013

Lync 2013 Bringing a Few Load Balancing Benefits

The load balancing requirements for Lync 2013 will be quite similar to those of Microsoft's previous-generation server for unified communications. 02/15/2013

Microsoft Still Ranked Most 'Indispensable' to CIOs

Wave Outlines Windows 8 Mobile Device Management Alternative

The built-in security capabilities of Windows 8 devices could simplify matters for IT organizations considering BYOD scenarios. 02/14/2013

Enterprise Voice Gaining Ground with Lync 2013

Microsoft is set to make a corporate case for its unified communications offerings at next week's Lync Conference in San Diego. 02/14/2013

Microsoft Exec Grilled on Windows 8 Strategy

The Windows 8 ecosystem is still evolving, according to Microsoft's chief financial officer. 02/13/2013

Apple iOS 6.1 Release Can Overload Exchange 2010

An Exchange 2010 overload problem that started to occur after Apple released iOS 6.1 continues to go unfixed. 02/13/2013

Microsoft and Symantec Team Up in Botnet Takedown

But, as history shown us, the "Bamital" ring may be down, but it'll probably be back. 02/13/2013

Obama Issues Executive Order To Tackle Cyber Threat

The order comes on the heels of last' weeks attack on the Federal Emergency Communications System. 02/13/2013

Influential Shareholders Oppose Dell Buyout

It looks like the deal proposed last week is far from being finalized. 02/13/2013

Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 Released

Microsoft released Service Pack 3 for Exchange 2010 today. 02/12/2013

Microsoft To Kill Its Mesh Sync Service on Feb. 13

Microsoft's Mesh file synchronization service for consumers will come to an end on Wednesday. 02/12/2013