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Like Windows? Docker Does, Too
Server-based applications built for Linux and packaged in Docker containers will be able to run on a Windows platform. This a result of Docker Inc.’s release today of its Docker 1.6 package, which features a Windows-based Docker client console contributed to the project by Microsoft itself.
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Windows Server Changes: What You Need to Know
The operating system upon which a majority of the world’s business applications are managed is transitioning from a monolithic host of massive programs into a minimalistic provider for microservices. This is from the person responsible for executing this transition for Microsoft: its general manager for Windows Server, Mike Neil.
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Hello Nano: Your Guide to Microsoft's New Server
To quite possibly no one’s surprise Wednesday, Microsoft made it official that its “dramatically refactored” Windows Server operating system will be entitled Nano Server. It further acknowledged a preview edition would be made available to testers within a few weeks.
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Todd Klindt: Cool Things I've Learned About Windows 10 Preview
Man I talk a lot. But anyone who listens to my weekly podcasts already knows that. For those of you who don't know me, I've been a professional computer nerd about 15 years. I've focused on SharePoint about the past eight.
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Skip Your Vacation: Windows 10 Is Coming This Summer
Just when you thought it was safe to escape from the office, Microsoft is trying to pull you back. OK, not everyone is interested in skipping the beach to immerse themselves in bright and shiny Windows 10.
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You Want More Windows 10 Releases? You'll Get 'Em
Microsoft has been promising more builds — faster — ever since it announced the launch of the Windows 10 Technical Preview in October. It released universal apps in February. But then ... well, nothing.
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Microsoft Confirms 'Dramatic Refactoring' of Windows Server
During a Twitter-hosted tweet jam today, Microsoft’s lead architect for Windows Server, Jeffrey Snover, acknowledged what he called “crazy innovation” happening with his key product. In response to a question from CMSWire, Snover told the crowd that his team was “working on a dramatic refactoring of the server.
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6 Key Facts the C-Suite Should Know About Windows 10
This fall, Microsoft will issue the general release of the next version of its operating system to both consumers and enterprises. Windows 10 will very likely be the last major upgrade that Microsoft will ever offer. After that, updates will be incremental and instantaneous.
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Office 365 Shines, But What About Microsoft Windows?
You’d have to be a forensic accountant to understand Microsoft’s financials. However, a few things are clear from this week's second quarter earnings release. The first is that the Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant is starting to make serious ground in the cloud space.
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Microsoft Ends Windows 7 Support: Are You Scared?
If you're a PC user and you woke up this morning with an undefined fear, maybe you're subconsciously recalling that today is the day Microsoft stops offering free support for Windows 7.
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Hey SharePoint Users, You Can Now Get Busy on Google's Cloud
What will it take for Google to win business from companies that have gone all-in on Microsoft? A better Gmail/Inbox (reviews on the latter will be coming soon) or Google Docs experience doesn’t seem to be the answer.
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Windows 10 Will Test the Mettle of the 'New' Microsoft
Everyone who watches Microsoft is watching Windows 10. More to the point, everyone who is watching Microsoft is watching to see if it can pull it off and do what it promised to do all those months ago when Satya Nadella promised to transform a lumbering juggernaut to a
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Come on, 7! Microsoft Banks on Old Success
The time for change was apparent. And not just the kind of changes Microsoft announced in August. Windows was due for something big, especially for businesses, where Microsoft promises to make things better in the Windows world. Microsoft debuted Windows 10 yesterday, jumping from Windows 8.
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Forget 9! Microsoft Goes With Version 10 for Windows
Maybe it was the fear of the single digits. Maybe nine just had a bad vibe. Where everyone -- including us -- predicted the release of Windows 9 today in a press briefing by Microsoft, the Redmond, Wash.
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