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Windows Server 2019 is the first version of Microsoft’s server OS not to RTM. But what does that mean in practice?

The month of Septemeber was filled with SharePoint news from Ignite 2018 and Shane helps you find the signal in all the noise.

Microsoft has announced that if you are running Windows 7, you will not be able to install Office 2019.

Microsoft has shipped Exchange 2019, the latest in a long line of enterprise-class email servers stretching back to 1996. The latest version runs on Windows Server 2019 and Microsoft recommends that you use Server Core. There’s fewer people using on-premises servers today, but those that do can install the best email server in the business.

Since Office 365 appeared in 2011, Microsoft’s collaboration story has varied according to whatever technology is available. Originally based on Exchange and SharePoint, it’s gone through Yammer, Office 365 Groups, and now Teams. You’d be forgiven for being confused by the frequent changes in the strategy du jour. And now we have inner and outer loops to consider, at least according to Microsoft’s favorite collaboration slide. Here’s my take.

Everyone gets very excited about new Office 365 features, but how do we handle the dark side of change – deprecated features and functionality? The answer is that we probably don’t do such a good job of managing features out of tenants. Maybe it’s not the most exciting topic or work to do, but the simple fact is that deprecations happen and will continue to happen.

In this Ask the Admin, I’ll look at a new Windows 10 SKU, Windows 10 Enterprise for Remote Sessions, that recently appeared in a Windows Insider preview build.

Gartner’s recent SWOT analysis of Office 365 contains some interesting thoughts and observations. I do not agree with them all because I think some of their thinking is a little dated, but it is always interesting to read what Gartner is whispering into the ears of their customers.

July was a busy month for Azure announcements, in this post, we wrap it all up so that you can stay up to date on the latest announcements.

Aidan Finn takes a look back at the biggest headlines in the world of Microsoft this year, and puts together a summary of what he considers to be the top Microsoft news stories of 2014.