Recent News Archives

New Azure Government Portal is now generally available

The Azure Government Portal, which provides an integrated experience for users to manage their Azure services and applications, is now generally available. Services that were included in the preview of the Azure Government Portal, including Virtual machines (classic), Cloud services (classic), Storage accounts (classic), Virtual networks (classic), Audit Logs and … Read more »

Get ‘Star Trek Beyond’ 4 weeks before it’s on Blu-ray

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In the latest installment of the rebooted sci-fi classic, “Star Trek Beyond,” the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explores the vast, uncharted reaches of deep space, where they encounter a mysterious adversary who will put everything the Federation stands for to the test. Krall is the ruthless enemy who ambushes … Read more »

New website highlights a portfolio of impact for Microsoft Ventures

Microsoft Ventures debuted in late May, and its momentum is already underway. “Our aim is to use this fund to place bets on innovators who align to our investment focus – cutting-edge technologies that better enable digital transformation,” writes Corporate Vice President Nagraj Kashyap on the Official Microsoft Blog. “The … Read more »

Now generally available: Azure Information Protection

Microsoft Azure Information Protection, a new service that builds on both Microsoft Azure Rights Management and Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Secure Islands, is now generally available. Azure Information Protection delivers a comprehensive classification, labeling and protection solution to the market, writes Dan Plastina of the Information Protection Team. … Read more »

Watch tonight’s vice presidential debate on Bing

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Tuesday night, candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence take center stage for the first and only vice presidential debate, at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. Search for “presidential debate video” to reach Bing’s debate page with two different channels of video streaming options. Read more about Bing and the elections … Read more »

Dynamics 365 is a ‘game changer’

In a new blog post the Microsoft Dynamics team showcases the unification of the company’s current Dynamics CRM and ERP Cloud solutions into Microsoft Dynamics 365 – one cloud service with new purpose-built applications and built-in insights and intelligence. “Whether your business is already built on cloud services or you … Read more »