Author: Microsoft Stories

Microsoft India is seeing good demand for cloud-based IT solutions from SMBs with a large number of firms in the manufacturing sector migrating to the cloud. “We are adding 10,000 new customers every year in the SMB space,” said Manish Sharma, Lead, SMB Business, Microsoft India. The company is seeing a nearly 30% year-on-year increase in demand for cloud technologies from SMBs, he stated.

Microsoft’s Xbox Fanfest has been confirmed for E3 2017, once again bringing a special experience to a select group of lucky fans. Starting on June 11th, the same day as Microsoft’s E3 presser, the Xbox Fanfest will last till June 13th.

Microsoft has released the code of ReactXP, the library that has been helping its engineering teams develop cross-platform apps. ReactXP is based on React JS and React Native to let you develop apps that can run across multiple platforms and the Web using a single code base. “ReactXP was designed to be a thin, lightweight cross-platform abstraction layer on top of React and React Native. It implements a dozen or so foundational components that can be used to build more complex components,” says Eric Traut, technical fellow at Microsoft.

The Windows 10 Creators Update has brought along improved battery life to its browser, which puts it ahead of its competitors. Microsoft released a video of the comparison test between Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. In the video test, Microsoft three identical devices were made to run the same video but on different browsers. According to the results shared, Mozilla Firefox provided a battery life of 7 hours 4 minutes, Chrome managed 9 hours and 17 minutes, while Microsoft’s Edge, offered a battery life of 12 hours and 31 minutes.

Microsoft said that it will unveil the “most powerful console” it has ever developed on June 11 during the E3 gaming trade show. The console is considered an upgrade to the Xbox One and is currently code-named Project Scorpio.

DSI, a global leader in mobile-first and cloud supply chain solutions, announced the addition of its DSI® ScanWorkX® solution on Microsoft AppSource®. DSI ScanWorkX is an easily configurable mobile-first solution that enables users to better execute supply chain activities and provide inventory visibility. It enhances the speed and flexibility of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations® with streamlined transactions. The app supports all warehouse management capabilities within Dynamics 365 for Operations with automated mobile data collection.

Microsoft has recently released the Creator Update for Windows 10 operating on computers, and now the company is working on rolling the update to Windows phones as well. Microsoft will be releasing the update to at least 13 smartphone for now.

IT professionals who want help getting a handle on a potential cloud migration have a new tool from Microsoft. The company is offering a Cloud Migration Assessment service that walks customers through an evaluation of the resources they currently use, in order to determine what a move to the cloud would cost.

Microland, a leading global hybrid IT infrastructure service provider, has been invited to be a part of the Microsoft Azure Advisory Council. The advisory group, comprising highly specialized Windows Azure architects and developers, will engage regularly to discuss practical experiences, new ideas and best practices. As part of the membership to this council, Microland will have early access to previews of the latest Microsoft Azure services, allowing a deeper value addition to clients’ business Cloud imperatives.

Microsoft last year released a Universal Windows Platform version for PC with Windows 10 Anniversary Update and now the company has released the same version for Xbox One as well with the latest Creators Update. The Redmond-based company says that the Xbox One version of the app has been redesigned to put “gamers first.”