Microsoft is gearing up to make billing changes around subscriptions for a number of its business software services that could have negative effects on partners and customers. Earlier this year, Microsoft officials disclosed what they called their first “substantive” price increase in over a decade for commercial Office/Microsoft 365 plans that would be coming in March 2022. … Read more
Built on the Fluid Framework, Microsoft’s Loop app comes in response to offerings by start-ups such as Coda and Notion and their “all-in-one” collaborative documents. While it’s unlikely to supplant traditional Office docs for now, Loop previews a ‘post-Office’ world. Microsoft this week unveiled a new productivity application, Loop, that combines elements of documents, spreadsheets, and … Read more
Microsoft will increase the price of Office 365 by up to 25% in March 2022, but there are things CIOs can do now to limit the damage. As the economy picks up, demand for many inputs is outstripping supply, driving up prices for things as diverse as construction materials, energy, food ingredients, and semiconductors. Soon, … Read more
Office 2010 and Office 2016 for Mac have now received their final security updates. For users, Microsoft says it’s time to move to Office 365. Microsoft on Tuesday reminded customers that Office 2010 and Office 2016 for Mac have received their final security updates, as the suites have now dropped off the company’s support list. … Read more
Some industries have seen increases in cloud-related threat events rise as much as 1,350% since the COVID-19 crisis began. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed companies to adapt to new government-mandated restrictions on workforce movement around the world. The immediate response has been rapid adoption and integration of cloud services, particularly cloud-based collaboration tools such Microsoft … Read more
The temporary deployment of Teams and other Office 365 tools is part of a wider effort by the sprawling agency to support staffers as remote work surges during the current pandemic. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is deploying a temporary remote work environment based on Microsoft Teams to connect millions of workers around the … Read more
Buried 300 words into Microsoft’s standard service level agreement is a clause that affects intellectual property and privacy. An open letter, addressed to Microsoft president and head of legal Brad Smith, has warned that the company’s service agreement could undermine intellectual property protection According to software licensing specialist Cerno, the provision renders commercial confidentiality and data … Read more
A broadened Cisco-Microsoft partnership promises to extend Cisco SD-WAN to the Azure cloud and to optimize and secure connectivity to Office 365. Cisco and Microsoft this week extended their relationship to make it easier and more efficient for SD-WAN customers to set up and run direct Internet access to enterprise applications such as Office 365 and other … Read more
Cisco blog follows DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) report detailing risks around Office 365 and other cloud services. It’s no secret that if you have a cloud-based e-mail service, fighting off the barrage of security issues has become a maddening daily routine. The leading e-mail service – in Microsoft’s Office 365 package – seems to be … Read more
Demand for Microsoft’s cloud offerings spiked again during the firm’s third quarter, reports Redmond. Microsoft’s commercial cloud revenues jumped 41% year on year, hitting $9.6bn (£7.65bn) in the firm’s third quarter – which closed on 31 March 2019 – reflecting strong demand for its cloud offerings from around the business world, in what is now becoming a … Read more
