When Microsoft's president, Brad Smith launched into his CES presentation, I assumed he would follow this familiar formula, talking about Microsoft's emerging technologies and introducing the shiny new objects on its drawing board. But I knew something of a different nature was about to unfold....
After all the headlines and triple-figure growth in 2020, Microsoft is kicking off the new year by accelerating its disruption of business calling, UC, PBX and SIP Trunking; in total, a market set to be worth over $198.6 billion.
Nearly a year into the pandemic, many of us have adapted to working from home. But how many of us have learned how to manage remotely? Cate Sevilla shares her tips, learned in roles from managing baristas to teams at Microsoft and Google. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
A credible rumor claims Microsoft is planning on buying out another big-name video game developer similar to Bethesda this year. Last year, Microsoft acquired Bethesda in one of the biggest video game buyouts ever. The Xbox creator purchased Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax for a total of $7.5 billion.
Let the business resources in our guide inspire you and help you achieve your goals in 2021. 2 min read Microsoft published an advertisement for the Surface Pro 7, a device that can be transformed into a laptop or desktop PC, also into an electronic tablet, and makes a comparison with its rival, Apple's MacBook Pro.
(Image credit: Microsoft) Microsoft has announced that Application Guard for Office is now generally available for all Microsoft 365 users to help protect them from unsafe files downloaded from the internet that could contain viruses, worms or malware.
Amy Babinchak - Microsoft MVP and the owner of two Michigan MSPs - said one of her customers reached out to her about an email directly from Microsoft offering a free network scan. "My customer said, 'We got this from Microsoft, do you think it's something we should do?'" Babinchak told CRN.
Microsoft's Azure cloud storage provides a robust set of storage options, a menu of offerings that can be overwhelming to the uninitiated at first glance. Storage on Azure isn't a single service or even just a single type of account.
LOS ANGELES & MISSISSAUGA, Ontario & AHMEDABAD, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 29, 2021-- Bitscape today announced it has earned the Windows Server and SQL Server Migration to Microsoft Azure advanced specialization, a validation of a solution partner's deep knowledge, extensive experience and expertise in migrating Windows Server and SQL Server-based workloads to Azure.
Posted on January 29, 2021 by Paul Thurrott in Microsoft Edge with 1 Comment Microsoft has maintained a feature roadmap for Edge since shortly after its public release last January, but now it's making that roadmap more visible to the public.
Since 2019, when Microsoft first came out with its daily usage numbers for Teams, we have been carefully following its growth amid an increasingly competitive UC platform market. In July 2019, the then two-year-old Teams platform announced that it had crossed 13 million daily users - an impressive feat considering that the far older Slack had just over 10 million daily active users that year.
Back in November, Microsoft announced the ability to run multiple Android apps via the Your Phone app for Windows Insiders. This feature is now available for everyone with select Samsung smartphones. Required app versions: Your Phone app on your PC version 1.20102.132.0 or higher - from Microsoft Store.
Noida, January 28, 2021: Microsoft today announced the launch of its new India Development Center (IDC) facility at NCR that will serve as a premier hub for driving cutting-edge engineering and innovation. IDC NCR is Microsoft's third Development Center in India after Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
Microsoft released its annual sustainability report today, and Minecraft developer Mojang decided to turn it into something interactive. Called simply " Sustainable City," the new Minecraft map is available as a free download in the Minecraft marketplace, and it's also been added to the game's educational offshoot.
Microsoft said Wednesday it plans to open an engineering design center in Hillsboro this fall and it has hired an Intel vice president to help lead it. Selim Bilgin was Intel's vice president for validation engineering before leaving the company last year to join Microsoft.
Microsoft is blaming a rogue employee who failed to follow protocols for emails that sidestepped solution providers of record and launched a sales pitch directly to their customers, angering several partners in recent weeks. "We have an internal process in place for reps to confirm whether or not a customer is already engaged with a partner," according to a statement provided by a Microsoft spokesperson.
Microsoft is testing out new touch keyboard designs for Windows 10 convertibles to improve small and split keyboard layouts. The improvements follow up on keyboard design changes Microsoft started testing with Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel last September, with updated key sizes and layouts, plus improved discoverability and usability of features.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported 50% growth for its Azure Cloud Computing Service and will now add 3D camera technology which will be able to connect with its Azure Intelligent Edge and Intelligent Cloud platforms. What Happened: Microsoft announced Wednesday that its time of flight technology (ToF) will be used by Leopard Imaging Inc.
Quantum computing offers the promise of solutions to previously unsolvable problems, but in order to deliver on this promise, it will be necessary to preserve and manipulate information that is contained in the most delicate of resources: highly entangled quantum states. One thing that makes this so challenging is that quantum devices must be ensconced [...]
Microsoft said Wednesday it plans to open an engineering design center in Hillsboro this fall and it has hired an Intel vice president to help lead it. Selim Bilgin was Intel's vice president for validation engineering before leaving the company...