Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft is making more room on its cloud for big enterprise application workloads. In January, the company announced the general availability of high-performance G-Series virtual machines (VMs) for Azure that offered up to 32 virtual CPUs powered by cutting-edge Intel Xeon server processors, 6TB of storage capacity provided by solid-state drives (SSDs) and 448GB of […]

Microsoft wants to make it easier for legal professionals to work together in Office. So the company is releasing to the public its own Office 365-based technology for organizing and collaborating on legal matters, announced Nishan DeSilva, senior director for Technology Solutions and Evangelism at Microsoft Legal and Corporate Affairs. Dubbed Matter Center for Office […]

Few things in personal computing are more jarring than when add-on software foists unfamiliar and cumbersome UI elements and workflows on users, bringing productivity to an unceremonious halt. Microsoft wants to help Office developers get in step with the rest of the company’s productivity software ecosystem with the release of the Office UI Fabric framework […]

Inside Microsoft Headquarters: Innovation, Cyber-Crime Lab on Display A tour of Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., headquarters finds not only the typical office fare, but some surprises, including maker workshops and cyber-crime labs. First, Grab a Badge Without it, don’t expect to get far. Also, wandering around unescorted is ill-advised. Stop by the Garage Located in Building […]

As promised, Microsoft officially released its Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) product for Active Directory in August, Alex Simons, director of program management for the company’s Identity and Security Services unit, announced in a brief Aug. 26 statement. “You can download the GA [generally availability] evaluation bits and implement ATA in your organization,” wrote Simons. To […]

Windows 10 is off to a strong start. Last week, the company announced that tens of millions of PCs and tablets were now powering the company’s newest operating system. On Aug. 26, Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of marketing for Windows and Devices, tweeted that in less than a month after its launch, more than […]

REDMOND, WASH.—Windows 10 just launched, but Microsoft’s head already is back in the cloud. The tech giant gathered industry watchers at the company’s sprawling campus here in Redmond, Wash., where company executives demonstrated some of its latest innovations in enterprise cloud software and services. Having already come to grips with the basics of cloud architectures […]

Microsoft has upgraded its Azure infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) virtual machine backup service, providing enterprises with more headroom as they implement their cloud-based data protection programs, the company announced. “The new set of features includes support for virtual machine backup with more data disks, long-term retention and more,” said Trinadh Kotturu, a program manager in Microsoft’s Cloud […]

Cortana, the virtual assistant technology for Windows Phone and Windows 10, is now available as a beta app for Android phones. “The Cortana app on Android is the companion to your Windows 10 PC, extending Cortana’s functionality across any device you carry, everywhere you go,” said Susan Hendrich, principal program manager for Microsoft Cortana, in […]

In a nod to mobility’s influence on enterprise IT, Microsoft is beefing up the mobile collaboration experience on its next version of SharePoint Server. The software giant today announced the release of the SharePoint Server 2016 IT Preview, which includes new features aimed at the mobile enterprise. Among them are new mobile and touch enhancements, […]