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Brad Sams has more than a decade of writing and publishing experience under his belt including helping to establish new and seasoned publications From breaking news about upcoming Microsoft products to telling the story of how a billion dollar brand was birthed in his book, Beneath a Surface, Brad is a well-rounded journalist who has established himself as a trusted name in the industry.

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Skype Teams Readies For Preview, Will Be Bundled With Office 365

Microsoft is working on a new team collaboration application called Skype Teams; how the product will be offered and its release dates are coming into focus.

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Surprise: Companies Who Effectively Use Big Data Make More Money

Companies that can effectively use their data assets have a significant advantage over their competitors; Microsoft commissioned a new study that highlights the true value of digging in deep to your databases.

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Microsoft Officially Ends Its Controversial Windows 10 Upgrade Practices

Microsoft has finally removed the ‘Get Windows 10’ app with an update to Windows 10 that officially closes the book on the company’s controversial upgrade practices.

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The Sams Report EP 56: Surface Dreams And Redstone Hints

On this episode, I cover all of the Microsoft news this week including Surface AIO dreams, Band debacles, a new build of Windows 10 with a few hints tucked away and a lot more in the world of Microsoft

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Microsoft’s Desktop App Converter Heads To The Windows Store

Microsoft’s desktop app converter, also known as the Centennial bridge, is heading to the Windows store with the hopes that more developers will port their apps to the storefront.

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The Sams Report EP 55: Hardwaring In October, Consoles All Year Long

On this episode, I cover all of the Microsoft news this week including a hardware event for October, changes in Windows Insider provisioning, Scropio, Sony and it’s impossible to avoid those iPhones.

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Microsoft Is Preparing To Take On Slack With Skype Teams

Microsoft is working on a Slack competitor, internally called Skype Teams, that will be a new productivity tool for the company that features improved file sharing and threaded conversations.

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Windows 10 Market Share Reaches 23% in August, Windows 7 Remains Flat

With Microsoft ending the free upgrade for Windows 10, market share growth of the OS will likely slow but a new enterprise offering could add new users in all the right places.

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The Sams Report EP 54: Redstone Turns A Little Blue

On this episode, I cover all of the Microsoft news this week including a couple new discoveries for Redstone 2, Outlook deployments, Windows as a Service gets a new price point, and a lot more.

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Windows 10 Enterprise E3 Now Available, E5 Coming October 1st For $14 Per User

Microsoft’s new Windows 10 Enterprise E3 SKU is now available but the version most large companies are likely waiting for is the E5 version which will become available in October.

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