Satya Nadella: Articulating a vision for Windows 10

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	Satya Nadella: Articulating a vision for Windows 10 During Wednesday morning's Windows 10 preview event in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft executives made their strongest pitch to date in favor of a somewhat different interpretation of cross-platform functionality than Windows 8 and 8.1 delivered. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW UC Collaboration in the Cloud Organizations once depended primarily on material resources, internal workers and physical distribution to accomplish their goals. Today, success has become contingent on knowledge-based innovation, social networks and digital channels. View Now In this Issue Microsoft shows early, sketchy build of 'Spartan' browser Dropbox for Windows Phone hints at Microsoft's cross-platform future Next up for Microsoft: Close the app gap INSIDER Acompli: A look at Microsoft's new mobile email tool So you think you know Windows Uh oh, Google, here comes Microsoft's HoloLens Here's how much those 'free' Windows licenses actually cost Windows 10 to be free upgrade for many during its first year 10 cool network and computing research projects WHITE PAPER: VMTurbo, Inc. Make Your Data Center as Cost Effective as AWS The average datacenter is 50% more costly than Amazon Web Services. As cloud economics threaten the viability of on premise data centers, the survival of IT organizations rests solely in the ability to maximize the returns of existing infrastructure. Learn More Microsoft shows early, sketchy build of 'Spartan' browser Windows 10 will feature a new browser with a minimalist interface and a new rendering engine, but there is one thing it very prominently lacks: the name Internet Explorer. Read More Dropbox for Windows Phone hints at Microsoft's cross-platform future The two companies are competing and collaborating on PC, tablet and smartphone integration. Read More Next up for Microsoft: Close the app gap At Build, which will run April 29-May 1 in San Francisco, Microsoft must make the case for Windows 10 to developers, who have largely shunned its separate mobile and touch-based app ecosystems in favor of Google's Android and Apple's iOS. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Reduce loan processing with IBM Connections Cloud Working with IBM Business Partner Silanis Technology Inc., Signature Mortgage implemented a cloud-based solution using Silanis e-SignLive integrated services and the IBM SmartCloud Engage social collaboration service. Signature Mortgage now processes loans in less than 25 days, compared to a national average of 45 to 60 days, and loan volume Learn More>> INSIDER Acompli: A look at Microsoft's new mobile email tool As much as we try to, we simply cannot seem to shake our collective email habit. We embrace social networks for collaboration, we use SharePoint for productivity and document sharing, we run Skype to bring us closer and more connected with our colleagues. But at the end of the day, email is the lowest (and most popular) common denominator among working professionals. Read More So you think you know Windows As Windows 10 grabs headlines, take our quiz and test your knowledge of Windowses past. Read More Uh oh, Google, here comes Microsoft's HoloLens Less than a week after Google said that it would stop selling prototypes of its Glass wearable, Microsoft announced today that it's coming out with its own computerized headset. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM IBM Omni-Channel Digital Experiences Learn how IBM's portfolio enables leading organizations to provide a framework to build and maintain multichannel digital experiences that put them ahead of the competition. Learn More Here's how much those 'free' Windows licenses actually cost It's no secret that Microsoft is practically giving Windows 8.1 licenses away to tablet vendors in order to drive adoption, but now we know exactly how much the company makes. Read More Windows 10 to be free upgrade for many during its first year Four months after pitching Windows 10 to businesses, Microsoft is focusing on consumers at an event where CEO Satya Nadella and other officials are pledging that the new OS offers individuals significant advances over Windows 8, its problematic predecessor. Read More 10 cool network and computing research projects If you think the latest enterprise and consumer network and computer technologies rolling into your data center and being snuck into your offices by end users are advanced, wait until you see what's cooking in the labs at universities and tech companies. Read More
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