As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward.

Microsoft suggested this week that organizations with Entra ID-joined Windows 11 devices can now switch them over to passwordless authentications using a new policy option. The ability to go ...

Microsoft this week announced several usability improvements coming to Copilot in Fabric in preparation of its general availability release later this year. First, Microsoft is changing its process ...

Microsoft on Friday revealed the new name of its next Windows Server product, namely "Windows Server 2025." The new product name wasn't really much of a surprise. Perhaps what's noteworthy is that ...

Microsoft is putting the brakes on its Windows Recall feature that was designed to "retrace users' steps." In a blog update on Thursday, Microsoft said Recall will initially be available only to ...

If you're willing to do some legwork to set it up, a device similar to a Surface Hub can be yours at a fraction of the cost. Like so many others, I was captivated when I tried out Surface Hub for the ...

A new report from Microsoft's AI Economy Institute estimates AI tools have reached more than 1.2 billion users in under three years, but says adoption remains uneven across countries. High-use rates ...

Microsoft this week announced a new query tool for IT departments to clean up their Azure role-based access control (RBAC) permissions. The tool is an "AuthorizationResources table" that's available ...

Microsoft on Friday announced a preview of a continuous access evaluation (CAE) setting for the Entra ID Conditional Access service that will let organizations strictly enforce location polices for ...

I have been using Microsoft Office as my go-to productivity suite ever since it was first released several decades ago. Even I now find myself using both Microsoft Office and OpenOffice, thanks to a ...

Two cascading disruptions tied to Azure Front Door updates left global users unable to access the Azure Portal, offering a case study in how cloud complexity and outdated APIs can turn maintenance ...

Microsoft recently described some updates to Windows Server, including the introduction of global hotpatching and the planned deprecation of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Late last week, ...