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Microsoft Earnings: Revenues Up as Windows Continues to Decline

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…

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Understanding Microsoft 365 Data, What is and Is Not Your Responsibility

Last Update: Oct 07, 2022

When people talk about the security of data in Microsoft 365, invariably phrase you’ll hear – and I don’t know who coined it – “the cloud is just someone else’s computer”. When someone says it to me, I literally have to stop myself from saying “…but actually” before we both explode into memes. Microsoft 365…

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Office 365 Successes and Failures Since 2011

Office 365 has experienced great success since its launch in June 2011, but it’s also had its share of failures as well. This article considers the most important technical advances in Office 365 and the most important parts of the ecosystem as well as some places where things didn’t go quite so well as either Microsoft or tenants would have liked.

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Microsoft Renames Data Governance and Compliance Products to “Microsoft Purview”

Last Update: Jun 10, 2022

Microsoft announced a significant revamp of its Azure Purview data-governance platform. The Redmond giant is rebranding the service as “Microsoft Purview” and also rolling out new Microsoft 365 compliance capabilities to the suite. The new Microsoft Purview suite provides customers with compliance tools that allow them to view all their data assets in one place….

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Microsoft Posts Strong Q3 Results as Pandemic Transformation Continues

It’s that time of the quarter again where Microsoft has released their earnings. For calendar year Q1, fiscal year Q3, Microsoft reported $41.7 billion in revenue, up 19% year over year, with net income of $15.5 billion. Microsoft has once again reported strong earnings and is stating that the digital adoption curves that began last…

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Microsoft 365 Overhauled with New Features and Tiers

At Ignite 2017, Microsoft announced a significant update to Microsoft 365 that brings with it new features and two new tiers of the service.

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Windows AutoPilot, Coming this Fall with the Creators Update

Last Update: Jul 29, 2022

With the release of the Fall Creators Update later this year, Microsoft will be introducing a new feature designed to streamline the deployment process called Windows AutoPilot.

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Expanded Partnership with Xiaomi Brings Microsoft Apps to More Android Handsets

Microsoft has announced a dramatic expansion of its partnership with China-based device maker Xiaomi on Wednesday. As part of the agreement, Xiaomi will ship Microsoft Office and Skype apps on its Android smart phones and tablets.

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Microsoft Exchange 2013 Highlights from TechEd 2013

Missed TechEd 2013? We got your back! Check out the latest Microsoft Exchange 2013 news from the conference.

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What Is a Home Lab and Do You Need One?

Having a ‘home lab’ as an IT pro offers multiple methods to add value and efficiency to your job duties and responsibilities. In this article, I’ll look at what is a home lab, what you need to set one up, and how it can help you to progress throughout your IT pro career. What is…

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