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  • Office 2016 adopts branches, update-or-else strategy of Windows 10

    Enterprise subscribers to Office 365 get “Current Branch” and “Current Branch for Business” update and upgrade tracks Microsoft yesterday said it will launch Office 2016 for Windows on Sept. 22, and detailed how it will deliver updates and upgrades with a cadence and rules set similar to Windows 10’s. Office […]

  • 2015 reality check: IT spending, confidence on an upswing

    2015 continues to be a solid year for IT with budgets rising, confidence growing, and IT-business alignment strengthening. The pace of hiring dipped mid-year — an indicator of the tight market for talent rather than a harbinger of a slowdown. IT hits mid-year high notes The optimism buoying IT at […]

  • Firefox will come to iOS this year, Mozilla says

    The company has begun testing a preview version in New Zealand Mozilla hopes to have its version of Firefox for iOS devices out by year’s end as part of its push to grow its share of mobile traffic. Mozilla already offers Firefox on Android, but the OS makes up just […]

  • Microsoft and VMware cozy up, forgoing past rivalry

    The companies have worked together on a new device management initiative Microsoft’s new, more collaborative approach to the computing industry was on display at VMware’s annual conference in San Francisco Tuesday, when executives from both companies shared the stage to talk about new device management features in Windows 10. As […]

  • Millennials will move, take less money for IT jobs

    A new survey suggests millennials seeking IT jobs are willing to accept less money and relocate in exchange for positions they’re passionate about, but they also aren’t afraid to quickly move on if they are dissatisfied with current employers. Millennials who want to work in IT say they would consider […]

  • Microsoft tests SharePoint 2016 and enterprise cloud hybrid search

    New tools preview Microsoft’s upcoming workplace collaboration software upgrades Microsoft is giving IT administrators a glimpse of the future with two betas the company launched Monday. SharePoint Server 2016 is the latest version of Microsoft’s popular team collaboration software, and the just-released beta is designed to give IT administrators an […]

  • Microsoft tells some Insiders to stop using Windows 10 preview

    Tuesday’s build 10525 warns Insiders, ‘You may not use this software if you have not validly acquired a license for the software from Microsoft’ With the resumption of Windows 10 builds to testers, Microsoft has told users they may not have the right to run the software and again begun […]

  • Microsoft’s rollout of Windows 10 gets B+ grade

    General vibe of the new OS remains positive, say analysts Microsoft has done a good job rolling out Windows 10 in the first two weeks, analysts said today, and the general vibe for Windows 8’s replacement has been positive, even though glitches have dampened some enthusiasm. “If I had to […]

  • Why SharePoint is the last great on-premises application

    While it seems like almost every piece of IT is moving to cloud these days, there are still plenty of reasons to keep SharePoint in your server room – where it belongs. At the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) last month in Orlando, we heard many of the same grumblings we’ve […]

  • How to uninstall Windows 10 and go back to Windows 7 or 8

    Did you upgrade to Windows 10 and regret it? You can go back to your older operating system in a few clicks. You’ve had Windows 10 for more than a week now, but try as you might the new operating system’s just not working out for you. Maybe a mission […]