Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft has launched new one-stop solutions bundles for businesses that rely on the company’s software and cloud offerings for their end-user computing. During the Microsoft Inspire conference in Washington D.C. today, the software giant announced Microsoft 365, a new licensing option that includes the Windows 10 operating system, Office 365 and Enterprise Mobility + Security […]

The wait is nearly over. The Azure Stack software and hardware bundles that enable customers to essentially run a little piece of the Azure cloud within their own data centers, is now available to order, announced Microsoft today during its Inspire conference currently taking place in Washington, D.C. Scheduled to ship in September, Azure Stack […]

Microsoft is making it easier for businesses that rely on its Azure Cloud for their IT services and applications to get clear-cut answers when problems occur. Given the sheer size of Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem, staying on top of each service and its status can be a challenge. With the new Service Health feature in the […]

Small businesses and households that depend on Windows Home Server 2011 for their device, file and media-sharing needs may want to start looking for alternatives. Over a year ago (April 2016), support ended for the aging server operating system, the software giant reminded users this week. In Microsoft parlance, mainstream support entitles customers to feature […]

For Microsoft’s cloud customers in the UK, the wait for select services is over. The company may have an expansive global cloud footprint, but regional differences between the company’s cloud data centers has created patchwork of product availability. Services that are available to North American customers, for example, often take a while to spread to […]

Microsoft is cutting thousands of jobs in a realignment of its sales force toward cloud services. Just prior to the Independence Day holiday, a report in The Wall Street Journal stated that the Redmond, Wash., technology giant was slashing thousands of jobs in its sales organization in a bid to reinforce its cloud-first product strategy. […]

June was an especially productive month for the Power BI group at Microsoft. Along with the official launch of the capacity-based Power BI premium licensing option and the new Power BI Desktop reporting options introduced during last month’s the Data Insights Summit, the Redmond, Wash. software maker also issued several new updates to the business […]

Workplace Analytics, Microsoft’s new workforce productivity analytics tool, is now generally available, the software giant announced today. The tool is available to customers with an Office 365 enterprise plan as an add-on. “Workplace Analytics taps into Office 365 email and calendar metadata, including to/from data, subject lines and timestamps, to shine a light on how […]

In light of recent ransomware outbreaks, concerned IT executives may welcome Microsoft’s decision to provide an early look at some of the advanced security features included in the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators update. Build 16232 of Windows 10 is currently available to members of the Windows Insider early-access program who are enrolled in the […]

Microsoft wants to make the often-laborious task of fully configuring and deploying Windows PCs for business users a thing of the past for businesses. The Redmond, Wash. software giant announced a new set of features called Windows AutoPilot, currently present in Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703), that automates many of the tasks required to […]

Microsoft has migrated the Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) management interfaces to the Azure Portal, a move the company says will provide administrators with a more unified, productivity-enhancing experience. EMS encompasses Microsoft’s cloud-delivered mobile and identity management offerings, including Intune, Azure Active Directory (AD) and Azure Information Protection. For administrators who use even a handful […]

Microsoft has snagged another company in its relentless quest to become the preferred cloud for enterprises, even among those that run some of their IT workloads on rival cloud platforms. Back in April, there were rumblings from Israeli news media that Microsoft was interested in acquiring Cloudyn, a multi-cloud monitoring and budgeting specialist, for a […]