“Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta” is all about building worlds block-by-block with your imagination, from makeshift shelters to the grandest of castles. And now it’s ready for some spooky Halloween creativity with the new Campfire Tales skin pack ($1.99). This new pack is full of mythical monsters, horrible hauntings and … Read more »
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Service Pack 1, which includes customer-requested features like cross-browser support, new product platforms and easier deployment options of the Privileged Access Management components, is now generally available. In addition, with Service Pack 1, customers can leverage an Office 365 mailbox for Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) self-service … Read more »
Storage Service Encryption helps your organization protect and safeguard data to meet your organizational security and compliance commitments, writes Poornima Natarajan, Cloud + Enterprise program manager. Azure Site Recovery’s support for Storage Service Encryption “delivers further on our promise of providing an enterprise-class, secure and reliable business continuity solution. With … Read more »
The number of people working from home, not including those who are self-employed, has more than doubled since 2005, with 3.7 million employees now telecommuting at least 50 percent of the time. Ways to stay productive, connected and happy away from the office include making use of instant messaging, mobile … Read more »
On Thursday, Microsoft and business group Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) announced a new predictive policy tool to support legislative advocacy in energy. Powered by Microsoft Azure integrated cloud-computing services and machine learning, AEE’s PowerSuite online bill-tracking platform will now enable AEE member companies and state partner organizations to leverage data … Read more »
Microsoft partner RyanTech provides a great example of how organizations can help boost gender diversity in the technology industry — and how Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference can help further that goal. Leaders of the cloud services company were inspired to develop their female demographic, in part, due to the sessions … Read more »
Microsoft Cloud launched in India a year ago, and on Thursday, additional subscription options were announced that enable Indian customers to access Azure’s India regions via credit card (direct online subscriptions). “This allows customers to leverage the full power of our hyperscale offering on demand,” writes Tom Keane, Microsoft Azure … Read more »
“Azure cloud services will provide our data scientists with an easily accessible platform where they can prototype ideas with a fast turnaround of results, complementing local computing facilities available in the Institute’s five founding universities, and national resources such as the supercomputer ARCHER supported by EPSRC,” says Alan Turing Institute … Read more »
Norwegian companies Adger Energi and Powel AS, along with Microsoft, on Thursday announced a pilot project that will help create a more efficient, flexible and intelligent grid of the future to unlock a host of energy and sustainability benefits. The project will leverage intelligent software to create a cutting-edge smart … Read more »
At the end of September, the first-ever Microsoft Machine Learning & Data Science Summit was held in Atlanta – an event tailored for machine learning developers, data scientists and big data engineers. Joseph Sirosh, corporate vice president of the company’s Data Group, recaps the key concepts, talks and customer scenarios presented there … Read more »
The future of home improvement envisioned by Lowe’s and HoloLens. The audience at Microsoft Ignite got a preview of the home renovation app Lowe’s developed with Microsoft HoloLens.
