What's behind Microsoft's not-so-crazy startup spending spree

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	What's behind Microsoft's not-so-crazy startup spending spree Microsoft so far this year has been the most acquisitive company in enterprise IT, snapping up at least four firms on top of four others that it bought in the last two months of 2014. And while the buyouts might at first glance appear scattershot – we're talking text analysis, calendaring and digital pen startups among others -- there does seem to be a grand plan here. Read More WHITE PAPER: RES Software Are You Equipped to Win the Latest Battle Facing IT? Today's digital workers are threatening to leave IT in the proverbial technology dust. But enterprise IT departments don't need to be the underdog. Equip yourself to face your IT challenges head on. Get your Enterprise IT Challenges vs. People-Centric IT as a Service infographic. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft's Spartan browser vs. the rest: How will it stack up? Cloud coincidence: Microsoft embraces Docker, HP downgrades Helion Microsoft brings DelBene back for strategy and planning More real-world oddball tech job interview questions Windows vulnerability can compromise credentials Inside Windows 10: Sneak peek at the default apps Skype can now translate English to Chinese, Italian in real time Microsoft: Docker for Windows Server is right around the corner Dell's Venue 10 7000 vs Microsoft Surface 3: Same price, different appeal WEBCAST: Neustar Don't Let your DDoS Defenses Fall Behind Based on exclusive research conducted by IDG Enterprises and Neustar, learn how you can prepare your organization by viewing the new webcast, 'Don't Let your DDoS Defense Fall Behind.' Learn More Microsoft's Spartan browser vs. the rest: How will it stack up? Microsoft's upcoming Spartan browser is set to be the first big new release in the desktop browser market for quite some time, upsetting a tentative equilibrium that has existed for roughly the past two years. Read More Cloud coincidence: Microsoft embraces Docker, HP downgrades Helion Consider that the operating system of the future may indeed just become a collection of best-of-breed containers. Think about it. Baremetal hardware and a thin layer of hypervisory. Read More Microsoft brings DelBene back for strategy and planning Kurt DelBene, who left his role as president of Microsoft's Office Division back in 2013, is returning to Microsoft as executive vice president of corporate strategy and planning, and will report to CEO Satya Nadella. Read More WHITE PAPER: Level 3 Communications Secure Data Services: Breaking Down the Enterprise IT Silo This paper explores how NSPs can truly help their customers break down their silo mentality with an alternative approach to bundled services that is aligned to the core business interests of their customers. The benefits of this approach – to both NSP and customer – are also explored. Learn More More real-world oddball tech job interview questions Cisco, Microsoft, HP and Apple put candidates through the ringer. Read More Windows vulnerability can compromise credentials A vulnerability found in the late 1990s in Microsoft Windows can still be used to steal login credentials, according to a security advisory released Monday. Read More Inside Windows 10: Sneak peek at the default apps Windows 8 and 8.1 come preinstalled with several Windows apps made by Microsoft, which serve as default tools for the OS. In the upcoming Windows 10, these apps will be updated. User interfaces will be redesigned and apps will now launch inside resizable windows in the desktop environment so you'll be able to manipulate their windows, just as you do with ordinary desktop applications. Read More WEBCAST: ActiveState Docker is not Enough Join this Webcast to hear how to overcome Docker limitations by leveraging a necessary layer of orchestration that allows developers to maximize the potential of Docker. Learn More. Skype can now translate English to Chinese, Italian in real time Star Trek fans know of the Universal Communicator, which is a part of the Star Fleet logo worn on their chests. It instantly translates alien speech into English and vice versa, enabling inter-species communication. We've all wanted something like that, and Microsoft is getting very close with Skype Translate.. Read More Microsoft: Docker for Windows Server is right around the corner When Microsoft announced late last year it was bringing Docker's software containerization technology to Windows, the big question was: When? The short answer: Real soon now.. Read More Dell's Venue 10 7000 vs Microsoft Surface 3: Same price, different appeal The Venue 10 7000 from Dell and the Surface 3 from Microsoft share a few things in common: they will ship in a few weeks, are marketed as tablets that can be used as laptops, and start at $499. But they offer different advantages. Read More
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