Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft on Nov. 2 took the wraps off its new team collaboration service for Office 365 called Teams, confirming rumors that the company was preparing its own platform to rival the popular Slack platform. Rumblings of a Slack rival from Redmond, Wash., began to surface earlier this year after Microsoft had reportedly considered buying the […]

Furthering its mission to turn its business email client into a productivity hub, Microsoft released a new add-in for Outlook that integrates Dynamics CRM data and functionality to users’ inboxes. The add-in, dubbed the Dynamics 365 app for Outlook, is part of Microsoft’s newly launched Dynamics 365 ecosystem. Backed by the company’s cloud, the unified […]

Microsoft is taking a new approach to contributing new cloud hardware designs to the Open Compute Project, the company announced this week. Going back to its roots, the company’s new initiative, called Project Olympus, will take a software-like approach to developing new open-source designs for data centers. The company hopes to imbue some of the […]

Dynamics NAV 2017, Microsoft’s ERP software platform is now generally available. In some significant ways, the new release mirrors how cloud-enabled analytics and machine-learning technologies are permeating the company’s business software offerings. This time, instead of delivering those capabilities to corporate customers, Microsoft is aiming them at the market for small- and midsize-business (SMB) software […]

Continuing the company’s mission to create a unified, cloud-enabled productivity and business application ecosystem, Microsoft announced on Oct. 31 that PowerApps and Flow will be generally available Nov. 1. PowerApps is a tool for building mobile and web business apps without code. Flow is the company’s IFTTT-like workflow automation technology. Together, they help unlock new, […]

The Mac-Windows war is taking an interesting turn this week. Microsoft has been targeting the MacBook Pro since the company introduced its first-ever laptop, the Surface Book, last year. The company drew direct comparisons between Apple’s hardware at the time, claiming that the Surface Book ran twice as fast as Cupertino’s flagship notebook. The rivalry […]

Count Microsoft among the many software makers that are supporting Apple’s new Touch Bar. Yesterday was a big day for the Mac faithful. Apple unveiled three new MacBook Pros, including 15- and 13-inch models with an OLED touch strip in place of the traditional function keys. Dubbed the Touch Bar, this strip displays contextual controls […]

Businesses clinging to Lync for Mac 2011 can finally start letting go. Today, Microsoft released the official Skype for Business Mac client, allowing customers to fully transition their users to the new software. Windows users got a native client last year during Office 2016 launch. This year, the company released preview versions for the Mac, […]

Microsoft’s new Surface Studio all-in-one PC and the new Surface Dial controller may have stolen the show during the Oct. 26 Windows 10 event, but the company had plenty of other announcements for folks that aren’t planning a major new hardware purchase in the coming months. Next spring, Microsoft will release the Windows 10 Creators […]

Embarking on an internet of things deployment might seem like a risky proposition these days. To help customers mitigate the dangers of IoT-enabling their businesses, Microsoft on Oct. 26 launched its Security Program for Azure IoT. Enterprises across the globe are flocking to Azure IoT, Microsoft’s suite of cloud-based internet of things services, according to […]

The rumors of an all-in-one Surface were true. Well into Microsoft’s Windows 10 event on Oct. 26 in New York City, Panos Panay, head of Microsoft devices, took the wraps off the Surface Studio (pictured), an all-in-one Windows 10 PC aimed at creative professionals. “This product will help you bring your ideas to life,” he […]

Microsoft has published its latest Security Intelligence Report (PDF), covering the last half of 2015. This time around, the company is highlighting the PLATINUM hacking group, a threat to organizations with high-value intellectual property. While the group has been around since 2009, their tactics and knack for evading detection make it tough to erect strong […]