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OneDrive for Business gets new tools to compete in crowded cloud storage market

Updates add improved sync, greater control for IT managers and more

Sep 30, 2015 3 mins

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Microsoft reshuffles into 3 businesses for financial reporting

Will make it easier to mask hardware's hard road to profit, says analyst

By Gregg Keizer

Sep 29, 2015 4 mins

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Microsoft pumps up Azure ahead of Amazon’s big cloud conference

The cloud battle is on

By Brandon Butler

Sep 29, 2015 4 mins

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Microsoft bolsters Azure in containers, security

The new Azure Container Service taps Microsoft's partnerships with Docker and Mesosphere

By Katherine Noyes

Sep 29, 2015 2 mins

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Microsoft will let business users opt out of Windows 10 tracking

Attempts to explain why its tracking isn't as bad as some fear

Sep 28, 2015 2 mins

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Office and the iPad Pro: It’s just business, stupid

Microsoft's not treating Apple's impending iPad Pro any differently than its own Surface 2-in-1s

By Gregg Keizer

Sep 28, 2015 5 mins

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Is BYOK the key to secure cloud computing?

Amazon, Adobe and Microsoft offer it but how realistic is it to “bring your own keys?” Do you want your business to have the burden of managing and securing your own cloud encryption keys?

By Mary Branscombe

Sep 28, 2015 12 mins

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The future of Windows phones includes unlocking with facial recognition

Microsoft also suggests small tablets not use the desktop version of Windows

Sep 25, 2015 3 mins

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China’s Linux-based replacement for Windows XP looks an awful lot like Windows XP

Under the hood, though, is Linux.

By Andy Patrizio

Sep 25, 2015 3 mins

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Microsoft’s enterprise-grade security is coming to Windows 10 IoT

Makers can now buy a kit to get started with Microsoft's embedded OS

Sep 24, 2015 2 mins

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