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2015 was a watershed year for Microsoft, with many notable product releases and updates. But Microsoft’s 2015 was in turn both good and bad, a series of ups and downs. Worse, some of its biggest successes were tarnished by unnecessary setbacks.

Office 365 has a plethora of tools under the brand name and to help clear up what each product offers, I have created an easy to understand chart.

Russell Smith walks us through some quick steps on how to install Nano Server in Microsoft Azure with the Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4.

Nutanix announced on Wednesday that it intends to go public and raise $200 million to help it drive new sales and build out its products.

This (short) week’s other news includes LG stealing the Surface ad, Google and Ford partnering on driverless cars, and Google’s plans for chat apps and getting rid of passwords.

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks shows how to build a custom performance object and shares tips on measuring performance through reporting.

Microsoft has raised the price of the Surface Hub and has announced yet another delay for existing preorders.

Joesph Finnely shares a few insights on collaborative features and functionality in Office 365’s Outlook on the Web to make email tasks more productive.

Under increasing political pressure because of its controversial policy of automatically encrypting new iPhones and other devices, Apple has gone on the offensive. But it may already be too late.

NetApp, Inc. on Monday announced its intent to acquire the Boulder, Colorado based all-flash array (AFA) vendor SolidFire, for $870 million in cash.

Aidan Finn takes a look at how Microsoft is employing kite-flying marketing tactics and describes how it’s backfiring for the technology giant.

Microsoft has announced that it has acquired Talko, a mobile communication tool, and that it will be integrated into Skype.