14 tips for working with recruiters
By: Sharon Florentine How to get the most from tech recruiters If you’re trying to land a new job, it’s almost a given that you’ll be working with a recruiter at some point. Understanding the role a recruiter plays in helping you find a job can help you make the most of this critical professional […]
Announcing Intel® Joule™ support in Windows 10 IoT Core Anniversary Edition
By: Steve Texiera Two weeks ago I was excited to see us unveil Windows 10 IoT Core Anniversary Edition running on the new Intel® Joule™, built on the new Intel® Atom™ T5700 SOC. It took us a little over 6 weeks to bring up Windows 10 IoT Core and build Bamboo, the first Windows 10 […]
3 ways the restructured Educator Community better supports educators
If you’ve visited the Microsoft Educator Community lately, you may have noticed that things look a little different. We’re delighted to announce that the entire site has been restructured to better support educators around the world, and it’s all thanks to you every new button, navigation path, and design update was made not only with […]
AzureAD Identity Protection & Privileged Identity Management plus Azure AD Premium P2 will be Generally Available Sept 15th
By: Alex Simons Today we’ve got some cool news! Azure AD Identity Protection, Azure AD Privileged Identity Management and Azure AD Premium P2 are going to be Generally Available next Thursday 9/15! I’m incredibly excited about the work the teams are doing here. I hope you will be as well. Azure AD Identity Protection is […]
451 Research: 60% of workloads running in cloud by 2018 – and the rise of cloud-first
By: James Bourne According to the latest forecast from 451 Research, three in five enterprise workloads will run in the cloud by mid-2018, up from two in five (41%) today. The analyst firm argues there will be strong growth in particular enterprise workload categories, including data and analytics and business applications. In the same timeframe, […]
7 tips for making a good impression at your new job
By: Sharon Florentine The first month in a new job is arguably one of the most critical, as it can set the tone for your entire tenure with the company. Your actions and reactions can make or break your reputation at your new company and can impact your entire career, says Todd Dean, co-founder and […]
Obama aims to avoid a ‘cycle of escalation’ in cyberattacks by countries
By: John Ribeiro U.S. President Barack Obama said his country has had problems with cyber intrusions from Russia and other countries in the past, but aims to establish some norms of behavior rather than let the issue escalate as happened in arms races in the past. Obama’s statement on the sidelines of the G20 summit […]
IoT for Airlines: Smart Baggage Tracking with RFID Tags and Cloud Foundry
To reduce baggage mishandling—and comply with the IATA resolution—airlines and airports are developing IoT systems using RFID tags. Less than two years are left to adopt the initiative on a large scale. Millions of bags are mishandled by airlines each year, at a cost to the industry of hundreds of millions of dollars and upset […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: NAV for Wine Cellars; New Tier 1 CSP; US & Asia/Pac Partners Join Enterprise Cloud Alliance
By: Linda Rosencrance TVision To Implement Dynamics NAV for Berkmann Wine Cellars UK-based TVision Technology has been awarded the contract to implement The Wine System for UK wine merchant Berkmann Wine Cellars. The Wine System is the ERP solution for wine and drinks distributors developed by TVision and built on Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Berkmann Wine […]
Irritated iPhone 6 users sue Apple over ‘touch disease’ defect
Dozens of angry iPhone 6 users are posting complaints on Apple forums, claiming their expensive smartphones have succumbed to “touch disease,” a flaw that makes the screens unresponsive and the devices useless. The iPhone owners are particularly upset because Apple will not fix or replace phones that are no longer under warranty without charging additional […]