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Cloud Platform Release Announcements for May 31, 2017

In this post: Draft | generally available, BizTalk Services | no longer offered, Operations...

Date: 06/05/2017

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for January 13, 2016

In this post: Azure Automation DSC GA, Azure MFA per user SKU GA, Azure Premium Storage GA – New...

Date: 01/14/2016

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for December 16, 2015

In this post: StorSimple 8000 Series, StorSimple Local Volumes General Availability, StorSimple...

Date: 12/16/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for December 2, 2015

In this post: PowerApps limited preview, Azure App Service: Mobile Apps generally available, Azure...

Date: 12/04/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for November 11, 2015

In this post: Announcing a strategic partnership between Microsoft and Red Hat, Announcing VM Scale...

Date: 11/11/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for October 28, 2015

In this post: SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 3.0 Public Preview, Revolution R...

Date: 10/29/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for October 14, 2015

In this post: Azure SQL Database Security, Azure SQL Database full text search generally available,...

Date: 10/14/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for September 30, 2015

In this post: Power BI Content Pack comScore and Stripe GA, SQL Server 2016 Community Technology...

Date: 09/30/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for September 16, 2015

In this post: Consumer identity and access management in the cloud: Azure Active Directory B2C,...

Date: 09/16/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for September 2, 2015

In this post: GS-Series virtual machines, D-series price reductions, Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA)...

Date: 09/02/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for August 19, 2015

In this post: Next Windows Server 2016 Preview with Containers and Software-Defined Datacenter...

Date: 08/19/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for August 6, 2015

In this post: Announcing news and updates about Azure Data Factory general availability, SQL Server...

Date: 08/06/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for July 22, 2015

In this post: Announcing news and updates about Enterprise Mobility, Azure Marketplace, Azure Pack...

Date: 07/24/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for July 13, 2015

In this post: Announcing news and updates about Cortana Analytics Suite, Microsoft Cloud Solution...

Date: 07/17/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for June 24, 2015

In this post: Announcing the Limited Public Preview of Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Azure AD Connect...

Date: 06/25/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for May 28, 2015

In this post: SQL Server 2016 CTP2, Azure StorSimple 8000 Series Update 1, Azure Media Services Live...

Date: 05/28/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for May 4, 2015

In this post: Windows Server 2016 TP2, System Center 2016 TP2, Microsoft Operations Management...

Date: 05/05/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for April 29, 2015

In this post:: Azure SQL DB Service Tier Advisor Pub Preview, Azure SQL DB capabilities to work with...

Date: 04/29/2015

Microsoft collaborates with Epic to advance healthcare cloud solutions

Patients and providers are demanding healthcare systems offer flexible access to medical information...

Date: 04/24/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for April 16, 2015

In this update: Premium Storage Generally Available, Azure Document DB Generally Available, Azure...

Date: 04/16/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for March 26, 2015

In this update: Azure IoT Suite Announcement, Azure App Service powers the creation of intelligent...

Date: 04/03/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for March 5, 2015

In this update: Azure Search Generally Available, Azure DocumentDB to Become Generally Available,...

Date: 03/05/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for February 18, 2015

In this update: Azure HDInsight Now Available on Linux, Storm for Azure HDInsight Now Generally...

Date: 02/18/2015

Increasing Visibility for Our Customers: Announcing the Cloud Platform Roadmap Site

The Cloud Platform roadmap spans cloud services like Microsoft Azure, Intune, Power BI, and Visual...

Date: 02/02/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for January 29, 2015

In this update: New Power BI Preview and Licensing Available, General Availability for Azure SQL...

Date: 01/29/2015

Cloud Platform Release Announcements for January 8, 2015

In this update: Introducing Preview of Microsoft Azure Key Vault, New G-series for Virtual Machines...

Date: 01/08/2015

Cloud + Enterprise Release Announcements for December 11, 2014

In this update: Live Channels for Azure Media Services, Analytics Platform System, New Java, PHP and...

Date: 12/11/2014

Cloud + Enterprise Release Announcements for November 13, 2014

In this update: Connect(); Microsoft Visual Studio vNext & Azure, Microsoft Acquires Aorato,...

Date: 11/13/2014

Cloud + Enterprise Release Announcements for November 6, 2014

In this update: Azure Machine Learning Free Tier, Preview for greater SQL Server compatibility...

Date: 11/06/2014

Cloud + Enterprise Release Announcements for October 28, 2014

In this update: TechEd Europe 2014, Microsoft CPS Brings an Azure-Consistent Cloud in a Box, New...

Date: 10/30/2014

Cloud + Enterprise Release Announcements for October 15, 2014

In this update: Azure HD Insight updates with Storm Clusters for Real-Time Processing and Gains...

Date: 10/15/2014

Best Practices for Windows Server 2003 End-of-Support Migration: Part 3

Today we're going to be reviewing useful tools and solutions that can help you execute the Discovery...

Date: 09/23/2014

Best Practices for Windows Server 2003 End-of-Support Migration: Part 2

We’re back with our 2nd blog post in the Windows Server 2003 End-of-Support (EOS) Best...

Date: 09/11/2014

Best Practices for Windows Server 2003 End-of-Support Migration

“Windows Server 2003 End-of-Support is right around the corner In preparing for this moment,...

Date: 09/02/2014

Gartner names Microsoft a leader in Four Magic Quadrants

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve shared with you our vision for the software defined...

Date: 08/19/2014

System Center 2012 R2 UR3 releases with new Operations Manager updates

Customers can now download the latest update rollups for System Center 2012 R2. Update rollups...

Date: 07/29/2014

Learning from Cloud: 3 steps to deliver a more agile infrastructure

The central point when we talk about learning from cloud is that this new computing model can help...

Date: 07/21/2014

Learning from Cloud: What does a server upgrade mean for your organization?

Customers often ask why it’s so important to migrate to the more recent versions of Windows...

Date: 07/14/2014

Learning from Cloud: Changing the Storage Area Networks Game

One of the big challenges facing IT organizations today is the explosion of demand for storage,...

Date: 07/07/2014

Learning from cloud: the shift to software-defined networking

When we think about learning from cloud, one area that comes to mind immediately is networking. When...

Date: 06/30/2014

Learning from Cloud: Insights to Inform Your Strategy

This week, we’re kicking off a blog series called “Learning from Cloud.” The...

Date: 06/16/2014

Access and Information Protection: Setting up the environment

In many ways, Access and Information Protection (AIP) are two sides of the same coin. When you think...

Date: 06/09/2014

Desktop virtualization deployment overview

Today we are launching a four-part blog series on desktop virtualization. Desktop virtualization is...

Date: 06/02/2014

Power BI Connectivity to SAP BusinessObjects BI Now Generally Available

Today Microsoft and SAP announced the general availability of Power BI connectivity to SAP...

Date: 05/19/2014

Getting Serious about Enterprise Mobility

Welcome to the brand new Enterprise Mobility Blog! We all know how consumerization of IT has become...

Date: 05/12/2014

Our Enterprise Mobility Vision

Today I am kicking off an exciting blog series that will dive deep into the details of the work we...

Date: 05/07/2014

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