Microsoft 365 Archive: Lower-Cost Storage with Compliance
June 5, 2025
Microsoft 365 Archive can quickly archive and restore SharePoint Online sites while retaining administrative oversight...more
Azure Files Improves Performance, Syncing, and Pricing Flexibility
April 20, 2025
Azure Files has gained meaningful speed improvements, particularly when accessing small files. File Sync improvements...more
New Data Box Models Speed Ingestion
Updated: April 6, 2025
Even with high-speed Internet, transferring petabytes of data to the cloud can be difficult. New...more
SharePoint Roadmap for 2025
Updated: January 30, 2025
The SharePoint roadmap for 2025 is predictable with no surprises, but it does include some...more
Top Fabric Announcements that Shape Microsoft’s 2025 Roadmap
Updated: December 9, 2024
Fabric plans announced at Ignite in Nov. 2024 show Microsoft’s intention to expand Fabric for...more
New Azure Cosmos DB Features Can Cut Costs
Updated: November 18, 2024
Azure Cosmos DB Dynamic Scaling improves the efficiency of automatic scaling, leading to significantly reduced...more
Azure Data Share Copies Datasets to Other Azure Customers
Updated: August 19, 2024
Azure Data Share helps organizations share data stored in Azure with other Azure customers and...more
Azure Data Share Generally Available
Updated: August 19, 2024
Azure Data Share helps organizations share data stored in Azure with other Azure customers and...more
Database Offerings 2024: Overview and Roadmap
Updated: August 12, 2024
Microsoft offers many database products and services, and customers need to narrow the broad field...more
Database Offerings 2024: Understanding Data Lake Options
Updated: July 24, 2024
Microsoft’s data lake offerings provide scalable hosting options that address large-scale, global demands for storage...more
OneLake Is Key to Fabric—Organizations Should Not Ignore It
Updated: July 17, 2024
OneLake, the data management component in Microsoft Fabric, is key to Microsoft’s new analytic and...more
Database Offerings 2024: Understanding NoSQL-Based Options
Updated: July 17, 2024
Azure NoSQL offerings address a functional gap in Microsoft’s traditional database products for semi-structured data...more
SQL Server Migration Tools
Updated: May 20, 2024
Microsoft provides free tools that can help find SQL Server 2014 instances in an organization’s...more
Azure Elastic SAN Generally Available
Updated: April 4, 2024
Azure Elastic SAN, now generally available, offers managed iSCSI-connected storage for Azure VMs and Azure...more
HPC Cache and Avere vFXT for Azure Face 2025 Retirement
Updated: March 28, 2024
Avere vFXT for Azure and Azure HPC Cache will join StorSimple and FXT Edge Filers...more
Azure FXT Edge Filers Face 2026 Retirement
Updated: September 24, 2023
Azure FXT Edge Filer hardware and software will leave support in Dec. 2026. The software-based...more
Updated: September 4, 2024
Admins need a plan for unlicensed OneDrive for Business accounts
Updated: April 8, 2024
CIO Talk: Don’t Forget the IT Fundamentals!
Updated: July 4, 2023
Microsoft Fabric: Microsoft's family of data products to get the suite treatment