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Microsoft rumor: Company to reorganize cloud computing division

The company is looking for a new approach to selling its cloud products, which could lead to many jobs lost

By Andy Patrizio

Jul 6, 2017 3 mins

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Microsoft rolls out its first Azure container tool from Deis

New tool is designed to simplify deployment of Kubernetes containers.

By Andy Patrizio

Jun 1, 2017 3 mins

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Windows 10 still does a lot of snooping

Security analyst Mark Burnett says Windows 10 Enterprise Edition still phones home to Redmond, and the consumer edition has even less protection

By Andy Patrizio

May 30, 2017 3 mins

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Microsoft discusses progress in Git migration

The world’s most widely used commercial software is built with open source tools

By Andy Patrizio

May 30, 2017 3 mins

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WannaCry was a Windows 7 phenomenon

The weakness of Windows 7’s Defender was partly to blame for the WannaCry ransomware outbreak

By Andy Patrizio

May 23, 2017 3 mins

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Microsoft takes the Build show on the road

The Build world tour will be held in June and will stop in Asia, Australia, Europe and India

By Andy Patrizio

May 19, 2017 2 mins

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Write apps with zero code using Microsoft Windows Template Studio

If it got any easier to create an app, Microsoft would do the work for you

By Andy Patrizio

May 18, 2017 2 mins

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The ultimate Linux Trojan horse: Windows Subsystem for Linux

Fedora, openSUSE and Ubuntu are now available in the Windows Store, making life easier for Windows-dominant organizations to run open source software

By Bryan Lunduke

May 17, 2017 4 mins

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Microsoft to NSA: WannaCry is your fault

Microsoft’s top lawyer said the government’s stockpiling of malware is the reason for this mess

By Andy Patrizio

May 17, 2017 2 mins

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Self-propagating ransomware: What the WannaCry ransomworm means for you

Many IT professionals were caught by surprise by last week's huge cyberattack largely because they didn't expect ransomware to spread across their networks on its own

By Alan Zeichick

May 16, 2017 5 mins

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