Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft Azure Site Recovery now gives users more visibility into the service and how it can help businesses bounce back if trouble befalls their servers, courtesy of the general availability release of a new monitoring and troubleshooting user experience for the cloud-based disaster recovery service. The product now includes a new vault overview page, offering […]

Microsoft’s Quiet Hours is getting a new name befitting its role as a distraction-reducing feature for the Windows 10 operating system. In preview build 17083 of the operating system, available to members of the Windows Insider testing and feedback program, Quiet Hours is now called Focus Assist. The new name evokes Microsoft’s ethos of boosting […]

With PowerShell Core 6.0 out of the gate, it’s time to look ahead at what’s in store for the command line and task automation tool. Apart from new security enhancements, the next major update will include some AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities. The Jan. 10 general availability release of PowerShell Core 6.0 […]

Wondering exactly what kind of data Windows is sending to Microsoft? A new tool, called the Windows Diagnostic Data Viewer, lifts the veil on the previously opaque communications between Windows PCs and Microsoft’s telemetry-gathering operations. To many Windows users, particularly those concerned about the privacy of their data, it comes as no surprise that Microsoft’s […]

Microsoft wants to help Windows developers quickly find and address performance issues that may bog down their applications and frustrate users. The software maker has launched a new online toolkit that developers can use to gauge how well their software is performing out in the wild and identify bugs and other potential issues that detract […]

Microsoft’s efforts to trim the size of its Windows Server Core containers is yielding results. Windows Server Core, along with Windows Nano Server, are a slimmed-down version of the operating system for virtualized and application container environments. They dispense with many non-essential software components, such as a full-blown UI, resulting in a lightweight package that […]

Microsoft’s latest educational technology push involves more than its growing ecosystem of low-cost Windows PCs for schools and making its Learning Tools more inclusive. During the Bett education conference, taking place Jan. 24-27 in London, Microsoft is showcasing other applications intended to help teachers and students maximize the learning experience each school day. Among them are […]

Key to stoking demand for Microsoft’s intelligent services is to make it easier for developers to tap into the software maker’s growing catalog of cloud-based artificial intelligence technologies. Accordingly, the company has added a code-free way of embedding Custom Vision Service models into applications. Part of the Azure Cognitive Services suite, Custom Vision Service is […]

Microsoft is rolling out new Learning Tools, the software maker announced on Jan. 22, in time for the Bett education conference in London Jan 24-27. Learning Tools, a suite of AI-assisted software helpers found in Office 365 Education, transforms the Office UI and adds text-to-speech functionality, among other capabilities, to improve reading comprehension and help […]

Microsoft is joining forces with PC companies to supply school districts with Windows devices that won’t break the bank. Just ahead of the Bett education conference in London, taking place Jan. 24-27, Microsoft took the wraps off four new budget-friendly Windows 10 PCs from Lenovo and JP Sá Couto, or JP for short. JP is […]