Windows 10: Adapt or die

Computerworld Microsoft October 05, 2015 Windows 10: Adapt or die Windows 10's faster update and upgrade tempo requires enterprises to discard habits acquired over decades, a painful change that can be managed. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Microsoft stays in the on-premises email server game with launch of Exchange 2016 2. Microsoft acknowledges Office 2016-El Capitan crashes but lacks ETA for fix 3. Recent court ruling may have nudged Google, Microsoft to settle patent disputes 4. INSIDER Scriptshow: Performing five common administrative tasks using Windows PowerShell 5. Microsoft slashes value of Office 2016 upgrade offer 6. Windows 10 growth slows, but breaks 100M device mark 7. Microsoft's browser upgrade decree proves disastrous for IE White Paper: Zscaler What does the Cloud mean to Enterprise Security? Download this whitepaper and discover how a Direct-to-Cloud approach to enterprise security can streamline your IT infrastructure, reduce security-related and network costs, while providing better security than appliance-based solutions. Learn more >> Microsoft stays in the on-premises email server game with launch of Exchange 2016 Microsoft launched the 2016 edition of its Exchange Server software on Thursday morning. READ MORE Microsoft acknowledges Office 2016-El Capitan crashes but lacks ETA for fix Microsoft has acknowledged that Office for Mac 2016 users are encountering frequent crashes and implied that it's working on a fix, but offered no timetable for when it will be delivered. READ MORE Recent court ruling may have nudged Google, Microsoft to settle patent disputes A few days before Microsoft and Google announced that they were dropping their patent disputes, a decision in an appeals court may have helped the two companies focus on a lasting compromise over their expensive lawsuits over smartphone and other patents. READ MORE : Zscaler Combating APTs With Zscaler's Security-as-a-Service platform APT attacks have led to highly visible security breaches. Zscaler provides full lifecycle APT protection, with a comprehensive defense-in-depth approach. Learn how multi-tenant cloud solutions are better equipped than appliances in providing protection against APT attacks. View Now>> INSIDER Scriptshow: Performing five common administrative tasks using Windows PowerShell Want to add a bunch of users without going out of your mind? We show you how to do that, and more. READ MORE Microsoft slashes value of Office 2016 upgrade offer Customers who purchase a copy of Office 2013 (Windows) or Office 2011 (OS X) between Aug. 22 and Dec. 31 2015 will be eligible for a free one-year subscription to Office 365 Personal or a $40 discount on a perpetual license of a stand-alone copy of Office 2016 for Windows or Mac. READ MORE Windows 10 growth slows, but breaks 100M device mark Windows 10's user share growth slowed significantly in September, but by month's end approximately 110 million customers were running the new OS, according to recent data. READ MORE Microsoft's browser upgrade decree proves disastrous for IE Market share is slipping. And projections by Computerworld, based on the the rate of decline in the up-for-retirement IE editions, now point to between 39% and 41% of those running a Microsoft browser in January being severed from security updates. 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