The fiercely competitive software giant is positioning its wares for cloud computing with software and services. The company's two cash cows - operating systems and the Office productivity suite - are performing well.
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AI for Earth aims to support the use of tech in the areas of climate change, agriculture, biodiversity, and water.
Microsoft sets new environmental targets and doubles its internal carbon tax.
The Microsoft Azure-based solution has been rolled out to capture and store IoT data, using advanced data analytics and visualisation tools to make sense of it.
Last year, a Microsoft patent for voice-powered wireless earbuds emerged. Microsoft may be moving ahead with plans for that type of device, according to a new report.
Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 next January, so the pressure is on to decide how your organization will handle that transition. In this ebook, Ed Bott outlines four possible routes to consider....
Python has attracted two million new developers over the past year.
Microsoft's April 2019 patches are now causing issues on Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
That's more than four times the percentage the company was seeing two years before, in Q4 2016.
Is it hard to give up on Apple's seductive ecosystem? Not according to this Microsoft store, which even suggested Redmond will come out with new phones.
Incident took place after hackers compromised a Microsoft support agent's account.
Acer launches its new ConceptD range of laptops, desktops and more, with prices from $1,699 to $20,000.
Microsoft refused to patch issue so security researcher released exploit code online.
Microsoft publishes simple guide for securing Windows 10 PCs based on five DEFCON-like security access levels.
The Pentagon is expected to award its $10 billion JEDI cloud contract to either Amazon or Microsoft sometime later this summer, at the earliest.
As Microsoft Edge adoption increases, critical extensions are starting to show up for the promising new browser. We spotlight ten of them.
Click by click, we'll show you how to get Microsoft's Apache Hadoop-based big bata service up and running.
Microsoft's Azure Data Lake is now generally available, but what does it do, and how does it work? Here's a tour around the service's tooling and capabilities, to help you understand it and get productive with it, quickly.
Those who want a Windows powered laptop don't have to feel jealous of those who choose the macOS path, because there are some truly awesome Windows 10 laptops available.
A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.
If you are uncomfortable with the thought of Microsoft owning LinkedIn and having access to your career data, here are some other business social networks you could try instead.
Surprise! Microsoft is among the most prolific developers of apps for the Android platform. And Redmond has turned on the afterburners in the past year, releasing a string of quality business-focused apps. Here are my 10 picks for the best of the bunch.
Here is a selection of accessories for your Windows 10 PC or laptop to help boost your productivity.
Being a Mac user doesn't mean that you have to turn your back completely on the Windows ecosystem. There are a number of ways that you can run your favorite Windows applications on your Mac - and some won't cost you a penny.
A look back at the hot topics, major deals, and the technological breakthroughs of the year -- from security to product launches, and the year's successes and catastrophes.
Tech gear, from the big stuff like notebooks, tablets, and smartphones, to smaller stuff like storage devices and smart bulbs.
Images of the key releases from three decades of the operating system's history.
I've been a tablet user since the early Tablet PC days, and I buy a lot of them to use for work. I currently have four good ones, any of which can step in and do everything I need.
If you're experiencing problems with Windows 10, these are the built-in tools you can use for troubleshooting and repair.
Pick a form factor, any form factor. Can new, shape-shifting designs restore the PC industry to its former glory? Or will boring old desktops and clamshell laptops continue to define the PC?
How do you configure Windows 10 PCs to avoid common security problems? There's no software magic bullet, unfortunately, and the tools are different for small businesses and enterprises. Here's what to watch out for. Read more: https://zd.net/2Xg4iGp
ZDNet's Larry Dignan tells TechRepublic's Karen Roby about the issues that businesses are encountering when trying to move to the cloud.
Microsoft is staffing up an internal Inner Source initiative to bring open-source principles, methodologies and tools for use by development teams inside the company. Read more: https://zd.net/2NAvYS2
100,000 Defence users have made the migration from the operating system that Microsoft officially stopped delivering support for in 2014.
Deliveries are going green, but what about that cloud computing data center?
Eight Windows 10 apps removed from the Microsoft Store after getting caught mining Monero behind users' backs.
While the hardware improvements with Microsoft's HoloLens are interesting, the real win for business is the subscription model and hook into Dynamics 365 and Azure. Larry Dignan handicaps the Microsoft HoloLens strategy with Mary Jo Foley.
Microsoft is continuing to focus heavily on the healthcare vertical with new healthcare-related bot service, records-integration and healthcare-worker-targeted Teams capabilities.
The Microsoft Australia MD told ZDNet there are plans to work with other governments in the country on similar initiatives.
Microsoft says Windows Update DNS outage is fixed and things should return to normal for all customers soon.
The multimillion-dollar 'state of the art' facility is aimed at accelerating digital transformation in Australia.
Microsoft wants to make it easier for organizations to deal with new privacy regulations like EU's GDPR.
Microsoft fought a late start in trying to establish Cortana as a premiere voice agent. But the lack of a Trojan horse for distribution made it the company's latest casualty. Read more: https://zd.net/2TrCWKV
'Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power platform on top of what we’re doing with Azure is the core of what we are doing as a company,' says CEO Satya Nadella.
Brad Smith forecasts how the world will respond to fake news, cyberattacks, AI, trade wars, and social-media regulation. Read more: https://zd.net/2Meg7Yn
If you need a Windows 8.1 computer that's flexible enough to be a tablet, a laptop (if you add the optional keyboard) and even (if you add the optional docking station) a desktop PC, then the Surface Pro 3 manages the trade-offs as well as anything on the market.
Microsoft is not known for educational computing tools, but with Office Mix it's turning PowerPoint into a tool for building online lessons.
Microsoft is developing a set of cloud-based tools for managing and deploying session virtualisation servers, allowing you to publish and share apps on Windows, iOS, Android, OS X and (soon) Windows Phone devices. We take the beta for a test drive.
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