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Have you been avoiding learning PowerShell? Author and expert Jeff Hicks shares his views on what you are missing and why you should learn PowerShell.

Sales of tablets fell 10 percent in 2015, and almost 15 percent in the fourth quarter,according to the market researchers at IDC. But sales of so-called “detachable tablets” hit a record high in the year, with Microsoft Surface falling behind Apple’s iPad Pro.

Microsoft is underwater. Literally. The software giant is testing a prototype data center that can operate hundreds of feet below the surface of the ocean, in a bid to eliminate air conditioning costs.

Microsoft’s new Surface devices suffer from an annoying sleep issue that the company has yet to fix with no timeline for resolution announced either.

Microsoft has announced the first public preview of Microsoft Azure Stack. Learn about this new service and whether it’s right for you.

On this episode, I cover the all the news that Microsoft announced this week including their earnings for the company’s second quarter, Windows phone downward spiral, cloud growth going bananas and a lot more.

Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform is in serious trouble with sales slumping to a new low and the company openly supporting other platforms.

Because Microsoft just announced its quarterly earnings, this edition of (not so) Short Takes focuses on how well its various business segments are doing: Cloud, Windows 10, Surface, Phone, Xbox, Office 365 and Office, and more.

Microsoft’s Surface line of hardware has once again become a billion dollar operation for the company with Q2 results besting that of last year.

Microsoft has announced their second quarter earnings today (fourth quarter calendar year) and it was healthy period for the company.

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks continues his exploration of the information stream in v5 and demonstrates how to use Write-Host as a wrapper.

Aidan Finn tests whether it’s possible to achieve 50,000 IOPS with a Microsoft Azure VM.