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• February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17

  Microsoft pushes pause on February Patch Tuesday

  Despite a known zero-day flaw, Microsoft delays February's security bulletins for an unspecified reason.

• January 10, 2017 10 Jan'17

  Microsoft rings in new year with light January Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft starts 2017 with just three bulletins, but administrators who manage Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 should pay close attention to one exploit.

• December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16

  On December Patch Tuesday, Microsoft unwraps more changes to patching

  Microsoft delivers 12 patches and adjusts its operating system servicing model for administrators who want security-only updates separate from the monthly quality rollup.

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  Microsoft closes zero-day exploit in November Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft's November Patch Tuesday seals a zero-day vulnerability, while Windows administrators seem to be taking October's debut of the new rollup servicing model in stride.

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Server admins get off easy on October Patch Tuesday

  Despite patches for several zero-day vulnerabilities, Windows Server admins get a light workload as Microsoft changes its servicing model.

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• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Views mixed on new Microsoft patch rollup model

  Microsoft's plan to move its older operating systems to a cumulative update model may help make its updates more reliable, but some administrators see more headaches on the horizon.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.