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Microsoft Windows software

• August 23, 2018 23 Aug'18

  Councils at risk from unsupported Windows Server and SQL Server

  Some local authorities are using unsupported server software, while others are not paying for extended support

• August 22, 2018 22 Aug'18

  Microsoft dominates SaaS thanks to collaboration software

  Microsoft’s software-as-a-service business is growing at 45% a year, well ahead of the rest of the market, reports Synergy Research Group

• August 10, 2018 10 Aug'18

  Microsoft looks at a Windows VM to sandbox rogue code

  A feature revealed in the Windows Insider programme may appear in a future Windows 10 update for enterprises

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Ramp up security to mitigate Office 365 attacks

  Public clouds tend to be more secure, but Office 365 has become a major target for attacks, which means internal IT security needs tightening

• July 20, 2018 20 Jul'18

  Cloud sales stoke Microsoft’s strong growth

  Microsoft says cloud-based Office products made a huge contribution to sales growth

• July 16, 2018 16 Jul'18

  ITPS expands datacentre to support Azure Stack and HPC

  Datacentre company ITPS expands its County Durham facility to meet client needs for high performance computing and security

• July 13, 2018 13 Jul'18

  Microsoft warns if an email is being sent out of office hours

  When Blackberry introduced mobile email, it made everyone permanently connected to work. Now, Microsoft wants to curb this

• July 13, 2018 13 Jul'18

  Windows 7 migration powers PC uptick

  PC sales in the enterprise have increased as businesses roll out Windows 10 before Microsoft ends support for Windows 7

• June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18

  After GitHub acquisition, Microsoft will need to up its game in the enterprise

  Microsoft’s $7.6bn acquisition of GitHub propels the company that is loved and hated for Windows to the very heart of open source. Can it be trusted?

• June 04, 2018 04 Jun'18

  Microsoft takes over GitHub as it expands its open source plan

  Microsoft is a major contributor to open source. It has now acquired the largest open source repository

• May 31, 2018 31 May'18

  Retail sector flagged as slow to adopt cloud technologies in Bitglass research

  The fourth annual Bitglass cloud adoption survey reveals enterprise appetite for off-premise technologies is continuing to rise, but some industries are moving more slowly than others

• May 29, 2018 29 May'18

  Save the Children International uses Microsoft Azure to bolster cross-border charity work

  Graham Kent, director of IT shared services at Save the Children International, talks about using Microsoft Azure to boost cross-border collaboration between the charity’s member organisations and present a more united front to the world

• May 17, 2018 17 May'18

  Why Microsoft's AI is about helping anyone's intelligent agent

  Microsoft believes businesses need to be connected to AI innovation. The way it wants to achieve this is through its AI platform for developers

• May 08, 2018 08 May'18

  Build 2018: Microsoft addresses the role of Windows in mobile-first era

  Windows 10 Phone may be dead, but now Microsoft wants to make Windows 10 the best partner operating system for smartphones

• May 08, 2018 08 May'18

  Nadella opens Build 2018 with cross-platform push

  Microsoft’s developer conference has kicked off with a renewed focus on making Microsoft products and services work well with other offerings