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Aidan Finn discusses his top five most wanted improvements to Microsoft Azure, which include changes to strategy, management, and pricing.

Learn how to programmatically disable Remote Desktop Network Level Authentication (NLA) using PowerShell

Microsoft made several database-related announced that directly challenge its cloud competitor Amazon and its Redshift offering.

With a bridge-building theme as a backdrop, Microsoft on Wednesday announced a series of changes that fundamentally alter the relationship developers have with Windows 10. Now, Microsoft is embracing web and legacy desktop applications, and it will let developer easily port Android and iOS apps to Windows 10 too. Related: Build 2015: Microsoft Takes on Amazon…

In this PowerShell Problem Solver article, Jeff Hicks analyzes a recent problem he experienced on his personal blog, and shows us his resolution with some simple Universal Time conversations with PowerShell.

Learn what happens during a Microsoft Azure shutdown, how to recover, and avoid running out of Azure open credit in the future.

Apple reported a net profit of $13.6 billion on revenues of 58 billion in the quarter ending March 31, thanks to continued strong sales of iPhone 6 and strong growth in China, the world’s largest market. By all accounts, it was another blockbuster quarter for the consumer electronics company. “We are thrilled by the continued…

Russell Smith walks us through improvements to a PowerShell script to automate domain member server deployment in Microsoft Azure.

Learn how to leverage cmdkey.exe, a command-line tool that makes it simple to shop for the credentials you need.

Because you just can’t make this stuff up, this week’s other news includes Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report, Office successes on Android and iOS, Microsoft ignores HERE sale, Google’s ad sales, Apple’s Watch goes on sale, a volcano erupts, Amazon keeps losing money but is killing it in the cloud, and an unflattering Apple logo is…

Curious about what the newly-named Windows 10 Device Guard is all about? Russell explains how Windows 10 Device Guard differs from AppLocker.

Microsoft on Thursday announced the financial results for its fiscal 2015 third quarter, which ended March 31. The software giant posted an operating profit of $6.6 billion on revenues of $21.7 billion, though the results were negatively impacted by the strong US dollar and ongoing fees related to its acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services…