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- September 27, 2016
27 Sep'16
Microsoft Azure Stack tweaks causing delays, IT pros still hopeful
Improvements to Microsoft's Azure Stack hybrid cloud platform are coming slower than anticipated, but IT shops still hope to get their hands on it sooner rather than later.
- September 27, 2016
27 Sep'16
Microsoft slates Windows Server 2016 availability for mid-October
Microsoft dedicated its opening keynote to the benefits of Azure, but IT pros say the company's on-ramp to the cloud still needs some work.
- September 20, 2016
20 Sep'16
Microsoft Nano Server: A lighter OS for heavy workloads
Microsoft offers a refactored Windows Server 2016 option called Nano Server that fills the need for speed in today's data centers. Here's how it works.
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- September 13, 2016
13 Sep'16
September Patch Tuesday plugs critical Exchange Server exploit
Atop the list of 14 security bulletins issued in Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday is a critical update to close a significant exploit in Exchange Server.
- August 25, 2016
25 Aug'16
Microsoft Ignite 2016 conference coverage
Find all the independent reporting and analysis from the Microsoft Ignite conference 2016 in one place.
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- August 09, 2016
09 Aug'16
Server admins get light workload for August Patch Tuesday
Of the nine security bulletins released for August Patch Tuesday, Windows Server operating systems are only affected by six.
- July 12, 2016
12 Jul'16
July Patch Tuesday plugs hole in .NET framework
Security analysts say an important bulletin to shut down a .NET framework vulnerability should get top patching priority on Windows Server systems.
- June 17, 2016
17 Jun'16
With June Patch Tuesday, users need a fix for the fix
Patch Tuesday usually relieves sys admins' headaches but the June edition handed out a few, as a patch designed to improve security for Group Policy actually took it away.
- June 14, 2016
14 Jun'16
June Patch Tuesday addresses DNS, SMB Server vulnerabilities
June's batch of security bulletins included a number of updates to close Windows Server vulnerabilities, including a remote code execution flaw in DNS server.
- May 10, 2016
10 May'16
May Patch Tuesday brings critical updates for browsers, Microsoft Office
Microsoft issued 16 security bulletins for May's Patch Tuesday, including critical updates for its Internet Explorer and Edge browsers, as well as Microsoft Office.
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- April 12, 2016
12 Apr'16
Adobe zero-day update gets top billing in April Patch Tuesday
An Adobe zero-day update received top billing as Microsoft released its April Patch Tuesday fixes.
- March 08, 2016
08 Mar'16
March Patch Tuesday closes holes in IE, Edge browsers
Despite ending support for Internet Explorer 9 in January, Microsoft continued to issue patches for the older browser.
- February 10, 2016
10 Feb'16
February Patch Tuesday plugs holes in Adobe Flash, Office
Microsoft, taking a cue from Google, elevates fixes for Adobe Flash with a security bulletin in February.
- January 26, 2016
26 Jan'16
Windows Server 2016 licensing tweak could cause big headaches
Get ready to pay more, experts warn, when Windows Server licensing fees shift from per-processor to per-core starting with Windows Server 2016.
- January 12, 2016
12 Jan'16
January Patch Tuesday closes support for IE versions, Windows 8
Administrators with machines on Windows 8 and unsupported versions of Internet Explorer will need to update after this month.