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Because Spring is in the air but snow is in the forecast, this edition of Short Takes focuses on how Microsoft uses malware techniques with Windows 10 upgrade push, Azure isn’t scalable enough for Apple, a big Lenovo reorg, Zuckerberg jogs in the China smog, and more.

Email is out of date and if your company uses Office 365, then they might have Yammer, which is a far superior communication tool.

Microsoft has finally released Windows 10 Mobile for existing Lumia smartphones and if your phone is part of the initial wave, you can download the update now.

Microsoft is returning to its roots when it comes to pushing new software and thanks to the threat of government intervention being behind it, they are free to pursue new opportunities.

Veteran PowerShell trainer Jeff Hicks kicks off an exploration of defining and using variables in PowerShell, including some best practices.

PowerShell expert Jeff Hicks returns with another solved problem this time identifying disk volumes not formatted as NTFS.

Microsoft’s Build 2016 conference is two weeks away and to help set the expectations for the event, Brad Sams outlines what might be discussed.

Apple is still fighting a hotly-debated legal battle over law enforcement requests to bypass encryption on its iPhone handsets. But the consumer electronics giant is also reportedly working to strengthen the security of iCloud, which is currently the weak link in Apple’s arsenal.

Aidan Finn provides his take on why Microsoft’s is releasing its SQL Server platform to the open source Linux platform.

Microsoft’s Azure cloud service is about to receive the highest level fedRAMP certification, which will allow it to bid on high impact operations.

IT veteran Jeff Hicks shares his thoughts on getting the most from Windows Server 2016, what you might want to consider and the future of IT administration.

Aidan Finn gives his thoughts on why backup is so hard and difficult for IT professionals.