Pedro Hernandez

With the holidays out of the way, Microsoft has returned to releasing Azure cloud updates at a steady clip. Today, the Redmond, Wash. software and cloud services provider announced that the Azure Monitoring Agent, used by the company’s Azure Security Center threat protection offering, can now collect security metadata from Windows Server 2016 virtual machines […]

Dynamic 365 kicks off 2017 with an enhanced search experience that removes a lot of the guesswork in tracking down the right information. Microsoft has upgraded the Dynamics 365 portal, a homepage that greets users of the company’s modular, cloud-enabled customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) business application platform. Now, users can […]

Ultra Slim Virtual Reality-Ready Window 10 PCs Abound at CES 2017 PC makers came to the Consumer Electronics Show with virtual reality-ready Windows PC models that are thinner than ever and deliver more than 15 hours of battery life. Lenovo Goes Beyond Basic Black Lenovo’s ThinkPad is the quintessential business PC. Cloaked in black and […]

In the near future, Cortana may remind drivers of an upcoming appointment, complete with GPS-aided directions on how to get there. That’s one of many scenarios Microsoft wants to enable for cars that support the Redmond, Wash. company’s newly-announced Connected Vehicle Platform. Unveiled Jan. 5 during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the […]

PCs with 3D- and virtual reality (VR) features may be all the rage at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, but plenty of folks still crack open a Windows notebook to get work done or to enjoy some simple downtime. For those users, Microsoft’s hardware partners have introduced new generation of ultraportable […]

Solid IT, a technology consulting firm that specializes in database technology, has awarded Microsoft’s SQL server its database management software (DBMS) of the year award for 2016. Although Oracle maintained its lead in the overall DBMS market, followed by MySQL, Microsoft placed third after jumping nearly 77 points for a total score of 1221 in […]

When Microsoft took the wraps off its upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update 10 in October, the company initially set a vague “early 2017” release deadline. Now, a clearer picture of when the company intends to release the upgrade is emerging. Sources have revealed to MSPoweruser that the Creators Update will start rolling out in April […]

Microsoft’s move to enable x86 emulation on ARM chips may have an impact on the growing market for Chromebook devices. During the WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Community) 2016 conference last month, Microsoft and Qualcomm announced a partnership to bring Windows 10 to the latter’s ARM-based Snapdragon chips. The companies made it official after eagle-eyed users […]

Microsoft’s hardware partners are gathering at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to demonstrate how they are developing the Windows device ecosystem well beyond its beige PC box roots. Acer, for example, announced its new Aspire GX series of desktop PCs capable of producing immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences. Powered by seventh-generation […]

After a no-show this past fall, Microsoft may be readying a follow-up to its successful Surface Pro 4 tablet for early 2017. In October, Microsoft’s Windows 10 event came and went without mention of a successor to the Surface Pro 4, which debuted a year earlier. According to a report in Digitimes, the Redmond Wash. […]