Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft has opened a new front in its war on passwords with the release of Windows 10 test build 17713. Windows 10 users can already log into their PCs with Windows Hello, Microsoft’s biometric technology, provided they have compatible equipment such as specialized face-scanning cameras and fingerprint readers. In the next major Windows 10 feature […]

In a little less than a year, Microsoft will end support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2. But businesses looking to eke a few more years out of their existing database investments, minus their server hardware expenditures, can buy more time by moving to the cloud. Takeshi Numoto, corporate vice president of Cloud + […]

Teams, Microsoft’s chat-based group collaboration tool, is now available in a free version, Microsoft corporate vice president Ron Markezich announced July 12. The application has been available as part of some paid Office 365 plans and Microsoft 365, a software bundle that includes Windows, Office and Enterprise Mobility + Security. By Microsoft’s estimates, users at […]

Microsoft has upgraded the self-service data preparation capabilities in Power BI to help business users extract more meaningful insights from big data stored in their software-as-a-service applications and other sources using familiar tools. Growing demand for SaaS business applications has created a problem for organizations looking to create a data-driven culture in the workplace, according […]

Businesses can now use Intune to control their single or limited-use Android devices. Intune is Microsoft’s cloud-based enterprise mobile management (EMM) product and part of the company’s Enterprise Mobility + Security suite, which also includes Azure Active Directory and Azure Information Protection. Flexibility is one of the traits that users most value in phones and […]

Microsoft expanded its line of Windows devices on July 9 with a new, more portable version of the Surface Pro with trimmer dimensions and a lower price tag. Named Surface Go, the device sports a smaller 10-inch touch display—the screen on the larger Surface Pro measures 12.3 inches diagonally—a size that’s ideal for the classroom, […]

Microsoft Dynamics 365, a collection of customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, is following in the footsteps of the software giant’s other major software platforms. Like Windows 10, Windows Server and Office before it, the Dynamics 365 team at Microsoft will begin releasing major updates on a semi-annual basis. “We will […]

Microsoft’s Azure IoT Central has learned a few new tricks that provide better visibility into enterprise internet of things deployments. The fully managed software-as-a-service (SaaS) toolkit enables businesses to connect and manage their IoT devices without configuring underlying Azure cloud services or having to write code. In the latest round of updates, Microsoft has added […]

Microsoft continues to pile new features and application integrations onto Teams, transforming the chat-based group collaboration app into a workplace productivity hub. Recently, the software maker added the Direct Routing feature that allows businesses to extend telephony capabilities to Teams so users can make and receive calls while working with the software. The Teams app […]

Microsoft is letting Power BI developers take the application’s data visualizations out for a spin before they embed them into their applications. Trial and error is an integral and formative part of every developer’s journey. While experimentation can yield great results, businesses oftentimes prefer that those results arrive sooner rather than later. With the interactive […]