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Petri ContributorBrad 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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Microsoft Wins Appeal, Doesn’t Have To Hand Over Data Stored In Ireland
- Jul 14, 2016
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Microsoft has won an appeal that required it to turn over data stored in an Irish database; a big win for all cloud providers as it protects client information from the U.S. government.
Microsoft Changes The Battle Plan For Azure Stack
- Jul 14, 2016
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Microsoft has announced a change in strategy for Azure Stack where they will be working with vendors to certify hardware for the platform.
Microsoft’s Bringing A New Skype Client To Linux Users
- Jul 13, 2016
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Microsoft is bringing a new Skype client to Linux users and they are also making it easier for users with Chromebooks access the messaging platform.
Silicon Valley Darling Facebook Moves to Office 365
- Jul 12, 2016
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Facebook is moving to Office 365, a big win for Microsoft in a region of the US that has typically been anti-Microsoft.
Microsoft’s Enterprise Windows 10 Subscription Service Will Start At $7 A Month
- Jul 12, 2016
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Microsoft has announced at WPC that for enterprise customers, starting this fall, Windows 10 will cost $7 per month per user.
Nadella: Only the Microsoft Ecosystem Cares About the Individual and the Organization
- Jul 11, 2016
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Microsoft’s WPC 2016 conference is being held this week in Toronto and the event kicked off with a keynote by Satya Nadella who emphasized how Microsoft and its partners are the foundation of productivity.
The Sams Report EP 46: The Road Ahead, Podcast Turns 1
- Jul 08, 2016
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On this episode, I cover all of the Microsoft news this week including the road to release, Windows phone upgrade info, WPC, and a few fireworks.
Microsoft’s Bringing More Data Driven Products To Market Starting Today
- Jul 07, 2016
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Microsoft is making Power BI publish to the web generally available and Power BI Embedded will reach GA on July 11th; the company is also announcing a preview of Cortana Intelligence with Bing Predicts too.
Microsoft AppSource Aims to Make It Easier To Discover Business Apps
- Jul 06, 2016
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Microsoft AppSource solves one of the company’s big problems with its developer ecosystem, discoverability; the new search engine is now live and ready for use.
Microsoft Hangs Small Business Bait For Office 365, Free Skype Meetings
- Jul 05, 2016
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Microsoft has announced a new Skype meetings feature today that anyone can use but the company is quietly hoping that this offering will entice small businesses to start utilizing Office 365 as it has two major restrictions.