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Microsoft says developers can port iOS and Android apps to Windows 10
Developers of iOS and Android apps will be able to bring their apps and games to Windows 10, Microsoft's next operating system that's designed to run on Windows Phone, laptops and other devices, the company announced at its Build developer conference. Read More
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SDN Delivers Real-World Benefits in Mainstream Enterprises
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Cisco & Citrix: Opening the Way to Data Center Agility
In most enterprises today the lack of data center agility is a major drag on business agility. Applications have become far more flexible, but the promised business advantages cannot be realized while the infrastructure is rigid. Learn how leading-edge technology companies are learning to support flexible application-centric infrastructures. View now
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Nadella sets lofty cloud goals for Microsoft
Less than a week after reporting that Microsoft's enterprise cloud business is currently on an annual run rate of $6.3 billion, CEO Satya Nadella says the company's goal is to increase that figure to $20 billion by fiscal year 2018. "That's the cloud that we want to build," he said Wednesday at the company's briefing for financial analysts during its Build conference in San Francisco. "It's leading with some of our SaaS applications and having the IaaS, PaaS capability and our servers, which are the edge of our cloud. That's our vision. That's why we believe that we get to participate in future growth." Run rate is simply quarterly revenue presented on an annualized basis. Microsoft's cloud business includes its Azure platform and cloud versions of Office 365 and Dynamics CRM.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
Microsoft to offer three new ways to store big data on Azure
Microsoft will soon offer three additional ways for enterprises to store data on Azure, making the cloud computing platform more supportive of big data analysis. Azure will have a data warehouse service, a "data lake" service storing large amounts of data, and an option for running "elastic" databases that can store sets of data that vary greatly in size, explained Scott Guthrie, Microsoft executive vice president of the cloud and enterprise group, who unveiled these new services at the company's Build 2015 developer conference, held this week in San Francisco.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
Microsoft steps to 'Edge' with new browser name
Microsoft today named its new browser Microsoft Edge (ME) after using the "Project Spartan" code name for the last several three months. Read More
Windows 10 updates force enterprises to shift eval tactics
With the advent of Windows 10, enterprises will have to rethink the way they evaluate Microsoft operating systems, because the company has a new approach to development that involves ongoing upgrades. Read More
Microsoft refines Azure management portal preview to give IT pros more control
Microsoft has upgraded an IT management portal it's developing for Azure that's intended to calm the nerves of IT pros wary about moving on premises applications to the vendor's cloud. The revamped version improves how IT staffers track their Azure services and how they interact with the tool, Microsoft said in a blog post on Tuesday. The navigation improvements are meant to simplify how users find Azure resources. For example, the "all resources" view will display a list of items such as web apps and virtual machines that customers own across all their subscriptions. The resources are sorted alphabetically and can be filtered by different criteria, although Microsoft acknowledges the list isn't complete, an issue it's working to fix.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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Organizations need a better way to combat and prevent DoS attacks, and the right ADC can provide the solution. Learn how Citrix NetScaler can help protect against DoS attacks in this report. View now
After Google, Microsoft also cracks down on misleading advertisements
Internet Explorer will start showing warnings for ads that lead users to harmful websites and software. Read More
Microsoft preaches the gospel of universal apps at Build conference
With its universal Windows apps concept, Microsoft is promoting the notion of apps that can be developed once and run across a variety of form factors. Unsurprisingly, the universal apps effort will be prominent at this week's Microsoft Build 2015 developer conference.The conference's session list details Microsoft's outreach in this vein, including a discussion on the use of XAML for building universal Windows apps. "XAML UI took a big step forward in Windows 10 with new controls and new features to simplify tailoring app experiences across devices," the session description says.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
Microsoft Build: Windows 10 starts at the conference
Build 2015 is where the Microsoft truly begins the work of selling Windows 10, starting with developers."This is a really important Build for Microsoft, probably the most important developer conference it has ever done. The company is on the brink of launching a new wave of operating system technologies that will affect almost everything it delivers over the next few years," said Al Hilwa, IDC analyst who covers enterprise development, by e-mail.Held this week in San Francisco, with the first keynote kicking off Wednesday morning, Build 2015 also promises to provide developers with more information about how to prepare their applications for the cloud, and may even offer a glimpse into HoloLens, the Windows 10-based virtual reality headset.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
Windows 10 PCs for back-to-school? Highly unlikely
Barring a miracle, devices pre-loaded with Windows 10 won't make it to stores in time for the critical back-to-school sales season. Read More
Microsoft posts second straight double-digit downturn in Windows OEM revenue
Microsoft last week acknowledged that Windows revenue took a beating in the first quarter, with sales of licenses to computer and device makers falling $698 million, or 22%, compared to the same stretch in 2014. Read More
Lenovo ships free OS recovery media for Superfish-affected laptops
Lenovo in February admitted to preloading Superfish on some consumer notebooks Now the company has taken steps so the dangerous adware doesn't reappear when users reinstall Windows. Read More
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