Pedro Hernandez

Companies that use SharePoint Online tend to keep some sensitive information on the collaboration platform. With the general availability release of the new Idle-Session Timeout Policy feature, Microsoft is helping businesses avoid the risk of data leaks and theft, which that can occur when devices are left unattended or are shared among multiple users. The […]

Microsoft released a new preview build of the successor to this spring’s Windows 10 April 2018 Update, code-named Redstone 5. Although it introduces a new base container image and contains several new security and data privacy enhancements, the latest build is also notable for what it lacks. Sets, new interface functionality that organizes apps into […]

Microsoft’s internet of things (IoT) product strategy for enterprises just took a major turn. Azure IoT Edge is generally available, the Redmond, Wash., software maker announced on June 27, bringing with it the quality and support assurances required for production IoT deployments that enable the intelligent edge at scale. The cloud-based service provides tools that […]

Gathering insights from information placed on Microsoft’s cloud-based storage and big data analytics platforms is about to get easier for the company’s enterprise customers. On June 27, Microsoft unveiled new cloud capabilities that further lower the barriers to big data analytics. They include Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, a service that brings “together the notion […]

At the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference, taking place in Chicago June 24 -27, Microsoft is making a case for mixed reality in public and school libraries. Mixed reality, Microsoft’s Windows-based take on augmented and virtual reality, is already making inroads in the enterprise. Now, through the company’s new Limitless Libraries grant […]

Microsoft has updated its Quantum Development Kit, adding improved debugging capabilities and performance enhancements for faster simulations. Released in late 2017, the programming toolkit helps coders get started on developing software for quantum computers, even if they aren’t experts in quantum physics. It works with Microsoft’s Visual Studio IDE (integrated development environment) and includes the […]

Microsoft is turning vacations, walks around the neighborhood and nature hikes into an opportunity for users of its Bing mobile apps to learn more about their surroundings and help improve the company’s artificial intelligence technologies along the way. The software giant has added new intelligent visual search technology to the Bing mobile apps for Android […]

Microsoft continues to chip away at the barriers that are preventing some companies, particularly those that operate under stringent regulatory regimes, from placing more of their data in the cloud. The technology giant has rolled out that it is calling the immutable storage option for its Azure Storage Blobs service, the company’s take on cloud-based […]

Microsoft announced the acquisition on June 20 of Bonsai, a Berkeley, Calif. startup specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for autonomous systems and industrial environments, Financial terms were not disclosed. As it turns out, Bonsai has been on Microsoft’s radar for quite a while. The company is one of many that have received venture capital […]

Pulse Secure is bringing its security-enhancing, hybrid IT-enabling access technologies to Microsoft’s cloud. On June 19, the San Jose, Calif., security vendor and Juniper Networks spin-off announced the availability of its cloud-based Pulse Secure Appliance (PSA) technology on the Microsoft Azure marketplace, listed as Pulse Connect Secure, allowing customers to extend secure access to applications, […]