Recent News

January 28, 2014
New security papers can help small businesses manage data better

“Data Classification for Cloud Readiness” outlines the risks and issues that can be mitigated to ensure a smoother transition to a cloud service. “CISO Perspectives on Data Classification” provides insight from the chief information security officers of three organizations about key data classification issues and challenges, and how they have implemented data classification.

January 28, 2014
Staff App Pick: Leap2

Leap2 is great at providing contextual, real-time search results across various media, including social media. It helps you search across topics and presents the results in an easy-to-scan and user-friendly format.

January 28, 2014
Bing Ads in 2014 builds upon strong foundation laid in 2013

Building upon major milestones in 2013 that included expanding to 24 new markets and more than 50 new features (including better matching technology), Bing Ads continues in 2014 to “connect advertisers to opportunities across the Microsoft ecosystem; across multiple devices and screens” and continues to “provide them the tools on Bing Ads to optimize for return on time spent, as well as their budgetary investments.”

January 28, 2014
Microsoft contributes cloud server designs to the Open Compute Project

Corporate Vice President Bill Laing announces that Microsoft is joining the Open Compute Project – a community focused on engineering the most efficient hardware for cloud and high-scale computing via open collaboration – and contributing designs for the most advanced server hardware in Microsoft datacenters.

January 28, 2014
Marking Data Privacy Day with dialogue and new data

In support of the day’s focus on educating and empowering people, Microsoft’s Brendon Lynch will participate in a panel discussion in Washington, D.C., and will share the results of a new Microsoft commissioned survey that measured online privacy perceptions among technology savvy individuals in the U.S. and four European countries.