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Microsoft Bans Simple Passwords On All Its Accounts
Microsoft announces complete ban of simple or commonly used passwords from all of its accounts
451 Research: Cloud Race To The Bottom Is ‘Red Herring’
Price doesn’t matter, claims 451 Research, as customer look for value-added services
Microsoft Backtracks Over ‘Sneaky’ Windows 10 Upgrade Notification
Criticism over “nasty” and “deceitful” trick as recommended Windows 10 update causes concern
Microsoft Boosts Azure Site Recovery With Flash Storage
Azure Premium Storage users can now replicate their workloads onto SSDs
Microsoft ‘Streamlines’ Smartphone Business With 1,850 Job Cuts
Latest retreat from the mobile market will cost Microsoft around £650m
Microsoft Adds Network 3D Printer Support For Windows 10 IoT Core
Network 3D Printer app connects 3D printers via Wi-Fi to Windows 10 IoT Core devices like Raspberry Pi
Microsoft Raises Data Centre Renewable Energy Targets
Microsoft commits to reducing reliance on carbon offset certificates and aims to boost direct renewable energy use for the future
10 Of The Best 2-in-1 Laptops For Business
Tablet or laptop? Why not have both? Here's our rundown of the best 2-in-1 hybrid devices for business
Microsoft Moves Open Source Jenkins Project To Azure
Significant customer partnership for Microsoft cloud, as Jenkins project infrastructure moves to Azure
Office 365 Security Risks Rise As Corporate Adoption Increases
Nearly three quarters of enterprise Microsoft Office 365 users have a compromised account each month and more than 200 files called 'password'
Nokia Returns To Smartphones As Microsoft Sells Feature Phone Business
Microsoft sells feature phone business to Foxconn subsidiary while Nokia licenses famous brand to HMD global
Microsoft Wants UK To Remain In The EU
Microsoft says it has a long history with the UK and hints future investment could be affected if country votes to leave the EU
SAP HANA Will Run On Microsoft Azure Public Cloud
Microsoft Azure will be certified for all types of HANA workloads as SAP software and Office 365 get integrated
Microsoft, Google Back Royal Society ICT Teaching Push
Tech giants support Royal Society study into how to improve computer science teaching in schools
Microsoft Canadian Azure Data Centres Go Live, South Korea Region Planned
Microsoft Azure data centres open in Toronto and Quebec, offering Canadian customers additional data protection
Microsoft Disables Controversial Wi-Fi Sharing Features In Windows 10
Microsoft removes some elements of Wi-Fi Sense, fixes bugs and adds Microsoft Edge improvements in latest build of Windows 10
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update Tackles Exploited Flash And IE Flaws
“Critical” patches for zero-day vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash, and Windows
Microsoft Publishes Office 365 Education Roadmap
Microsoft offers students and teachers forward insight into its plans for Office 365 for the education market
Uber Taking Cloud Service Bids From Google, Amazon And Microsoft – Report
Uber wants to move some of its infrastructure to the cloud and is looking to the leading public cloud providers for offers
Windows 10 Is Now Running On 300 Million PCs, Tablets And Smartphones
But Microsoft warns users to act fast to update, as free Windows 10 upgrade offer ends on 29 July
Microsoft: Brazil Suffers Most Malware Infections In The World
Microsoft reports increase in the number of vulnerabilities affecting Windows systems around the world
Microsoft SharePoint Is Revamped For Mobile, Cloud
SharePoint finally arrives for the mobile world with apps for iOS, Android and Windows 10
Pivotal Secures £175m In Funding From Ford, Microsoft And EMC
Pivotal now touting valuation of $2.8 billion
Security Experts Cast Doubt On Severity Of ‘Massive’ Email Breach
Cache of Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo email credentials obtained by Hold Security needs to be verified, claims Have I been pwned founder
Millions Of Stolen Microsoft, Google And Yahoo Accounts Found Online
Hold Security finds hacker trying to offload stash of 272.3 million stolen email account credentials
Google Chrome Replaces Internet Explorer As World’s Most Popular Web Browser
Internet Explorer is pushed into second place by Chrome, but what about Microsoft Edge?
Microsoft Boosts Azure IoT With Solair Acquisition
Microsoft buys Italian firm for undisclosed amount as it seeks to get as many businesses, and coffee machines, on the IoT
Microsoft To Release SQL Server 2016 On June 1
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 will come in three variants: Enterprise, Standard, and Express
Tablet Sales Fall Yet Again But Detachables Offer Hope
Apple maintains lead ahead of Samsung but "general disinterest" harms sales, even if detachables are growing in popularity