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Microsoft's latest database platform arrived on schedule on Wednesday.
06/01/2016
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Following last month's ID2020 Summit at the U.N., Microsoft is pushing forward to see how blockchain technology might enable global identities and other forms of trusted interactions.
06/01/2016
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News
Organizations with Enterprise Agreements (EAs) can now move their existing SQL Server licenses to Azure Virtual Machines using prebuilt images, Microsoft announced late last week.
05/31/2016
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In-Depth
Four years after acquiring Yammer, Microsoft is still working on integrating it with Office 365. Amid a competitive market of rivals, will it become the default enterprise social network?
05/31/2016
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Microsoft will add a new malware scanning option for consumers with the Windows 10 "anniversary update" release that's coming this summer.
05/27/2016
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Microsoft announced this week that its Remote Desktop application for Windows 10 clients will be exiting its current preview state in "the next couple of weeks."
05/27/2016
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Windows Insider
These may be dark days for the company's phone efforts -- but there is hope for a strong comeback.
05/27/2016
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Microsoft has been expanding its cloud services infrastructure of late, including a new trans-Atlantic subsea cable that's being built in partnership with Facebook.
05/26/2016
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The longest partnership between Microsoft and an ISV is now more extensive than ever, tying Windows 10 Enterprise, Office 365 and Enterprise Mobility Suite to a broad swath of Citrix offerings.
05/26/2016
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Office 365 updates will be arriving to Microsoft's business subscribers this month.
05/26/2016
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Microsoft announced a further restructuring of its Windows Phone hardware business today, with a near $1 billion write down and hundreds of job cuts.
05/25/2016
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The inaugural ID2020 Summit last week at the United Nations set the stage to ensure the estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide without any valid identification can acquire a digital identity, with Blockchain viewed as a key enabler.
05/25/2016
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Foley on Microsoft
Those looking to join Office 365 could get lost at the door.
05/25/2016
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Microsoft's recent lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice shines a spotlight on the latest example of overreach by law enforcement.
05/24/2016
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Microsoft has postponed its roll out of new security certificates for Azure Active Directory, which was supposed to have occurred today.
05/23/2016
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This weekend, Microsoft upgraded users to Windows 10 via a new ploy.
05/23/2016
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Dell last week unveiled a new line of flash storage arrays that looks to expand the use of the storage format in enterprises.
05/23/2016
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The new Google Assistant was one of the stars of the search engine's annual Google I/O conference last week, while Microsoft may be looking to bring its intelligent bots to Bing.
05/23/2016
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News
IT pros looking for new job beginnings this spring may face somewhat dampened prospects, given current U.S. trends.
05/20/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Better late then never.
05/20/2016
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Now that SharePoint Server 2016 is shipping and Microsoft has outlined new collaboration capabilities for Office 365 and the on-premises platform, a number of ISVs have added new wares to ease migration, protection and management.
05/20/2016
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News
Microsoft is planning some Group Policy enhancements for organizations using both the Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge browsers.
05/19/2016
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More interesting than the results could be the process of trying to evaluate a market that is in constant change.
05/19/2016
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Microsoft this week released update 1605 for System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) technical preview.
05/18/2016
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Microsoft has updated its Azure SQL Data Warehouse service with several key new features including Azure Active Directory authentication.
05/18/2016
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SAP S/4 HANA and SaaS offerings will integrate with Azure and Office 365, thanks to one of the most extensive collaboration efforts between the two companies, who have thousands of shared customers.
05/18/2016
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News
As part of the Microsoft/Nokia deal, the company today announced that it has shed its feature phone unit to Hon/Hai Foxconn Technology Group and a partner of Nokia Corp. called HMD Global Oy. for $350 million.
05/18/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Did Microsoft's original data storage limits come with the assumption that users wouldn't take advantage of what was offered?
05/18/2016
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News
Enterprise NoSQL database provider MarkLogic Corporation unveiled a preview of the latest version of its namesake database platform at its 11th annual user conference last week.
05/18/2016
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Microsoft this week warned that Exchange Server 2016 isn't yet supported on Windows Server 2016.
05/17/2016
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Microsoft today announced the availability of so-called "convenience rollups" for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, as well as Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
05/17/2016
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Microsoft announced today that it has expanded its Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection service preview to "IT professionals and enterprise customers."
05/16/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
How do you factory reset a Windows device when the factory reset feature is missing?
05/16/2016
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Windows 10 Insiders must access Edge browser extensions from the Windows Store rather than from folders.
05/16/2016
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Microsoft announced resource materials this week to help organizations move from the "classic" Azure management portal to the Azure Resource Manager portal.
05/13/2016
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Microsoft announced a preview today of the ability to monitor Office 365 accounts using its Operations Management Suite (OMS).
05/13/2016
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The trick is to getting your run prompt to run correctly in the Windows Task Scheduler.
05/13/2016
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Microsoft's latest Office 365 collaboration tool will be getting a wider testing audience, the company announced this week.
05/13/2016
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The new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 distro released this week boasts improved security and management, including better Active Directory integration.
05/13/2016
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Microsoft this week talked more about its Shielded Virtual Machines datacenter security technology.
05/12/2016
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In-Depth
Power BI has quickly given Microsoft supremacy in analytics and real-time reporting, but it's only available as an online cloud service. Seeking parity, a revamped on-premises SQL Server Reporting Services 2016 will deliver rich features, such as a new UI, delivery of KPIs and HTML5-based reporting, but integration with Power BI for now is only a statement of direction.
05/12/2016
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Microsoft has added Windows Update to its emerging Server Management Tools, which are currently available at the preview stage.
05/11/2016
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Microsoft described Outlook improvements this week, along with other Office 365 news.
05/11/2016
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A new, modern SharePoint Online in Office 365 with new APIs may represent Redmond's future collaboration focus, but SharePoint on-premises is not dead yet.
05/11/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft has done a great job providing a ton of ways to customize and view reports.
05/11/2016
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Microsoft's emerging Nano Server deployment option can't be managed using Group Policy controls, the company noted this week, in an announcement.
05/10/2016
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Security Advisor
The company will partner with eight universities to strengthen the AI's security base of knowledge.
05/10/2016
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Windows Insider
This year Microsoft showed off improvements across its large line of products and services.
05/10/2016
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Microsoft has bolstered its Azure Active Directory Domain Services offering, which is currently at the preview stage.
05/09/2016
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Microsoft today released Office Online Server to its MSDN subscribers.
05/09/2016