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Microsoft Windows software

Is Azure ready to go cloud-native?

We look at the suitability of Microsoft’s Azure platform for deploying cloud-native applications Continue Reading
Windows Virtual Desktops: Microsoft takes virtual Windows mainstream on Azure

Microsoft is fleshing out its virtual desktop proposition by allowing enterprises to access Windows via its Azure platform, but what does this mean for its competitors? Continue Reading
How is Google taking on Microsoft Office in retail?

Carrefour represents a big-name contract win for Google’s G Suite, but will Microsoft Office still be dominant across retail? Continue Reading
Making sense of Microsoft’s cloud developer platform

We assess how Microsoft is aligning its development tools to support Linux and open source, in light of its acquisition of GitHub Continue Reading
Why the browser is the computer

When he was CEO of Sun Microsystems, Scott McNealy once said that the network is the computer. Today, users spend most of their time in a browser Continue Reading

Chrome OS: Why it may be time to approach desktop IT in a different way

The managed desktop has been running for nearly 20 years. Surely there must be a better way? We investigate Continue Reading
Office 365 at your service

An overview of Microsoft’s subscription-based software offering Continue Reading
Microsoft SPE helps joined-up thinking

We assess how Microsoft’s secure productive enterprise licence can help enterprises coordinate their digital transformation Continue Reading
Integration is key to Office 365’s progress

We look at how Microsoft Office 365 works and how far it has gone towards becoming a platform for integrating other tools Continue Reading
Locked in by choice: How European governments are handling their Microsoft addiction

Europe-wide research finds that government departments are deeply dependent on Microsoft software and services, while attempts to migrate to open source are difficult, temporary and sometimes under the radar Continue Reading
Secure IoT before it kills us

Experts say more must be done to mitigate the potentially catastrophic threats presented by connected devices Continue Reading

Windows cracks under data access demands

The operating system fights for survival as workers demand cross-platform access to corporate data Continue Reading
Navigate to unified workspace success

To remove barriers to workforce mobility, CIOs need to deliver the right apps and information to the right user, on the right devices Continue Reading
CIO interview: Alan Crawford, City & Guilds Group

Four months into his role as CIO of City & Guilds, Alan Crawford opens up about the challenges of tending to the needs of a company that has hit the acquisition trail with aplomb in recent years Continue Reading
CIO Interview: Graeme Hackland, Williams Martini Racing

Williams Martini Racing CIO Graeme Hackland discusses network infrastructure, data analytics and the future for wearable tech and augmented reality in Formula 1 motor racing Continue Reading