Sep 27th 2017
Windows Weekly 537
Microsoft Ignite 2017
We're live from Microsoft Ignite!
We're in the podcast center at the Orlando Convention Center with an audience today. And this week, it's all enterprise, all the time!
Microsoft 365 gets more plans, features.
Bing for Business is part of Microsoft's new personalized search wave.
New Windows 10 S PCs, starting at $275, are coming starting this year.
Skype for Business is gradually fading away in favor of Microsoft Teams.
Office 2019, here we come!
Microsoft is updating OneDrive everywhere.
All hail the Microsoft Graph!
New AI tools for developers.
New Dynamics 365 HR apps, plus custom virtual support agents.
Azure Stack is now shipping from a server vendor near you.
SQL Server 2017 for Linux, Windows, Docker goes on sale October 2.
Quantum Computing is on Microsoft's radar (and we have no real idea what it is) Think: Kitten GIFs.
Our takes on Satya Nadella's new book 'Hit Refresh.'
MJF: http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-ceo-nadellas-hit-refresh-is-a-cultural-revolution-enough-to-refresh-microsoft/
PT: https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/windows-phone/135827/satya-nadella-admits-nokia-acquisition
A little bit of non-Ignite news:
Bill Gates uses an Android handset.
More Insider builds of Fall Creators Update out this week - this thing is just about done.
Related: Creators update rollout still trails that of AU. Plus some interesting Surface device sales news.
Progressive web apps coming to the Windows Store with Redstone 4.
Related: Microsoft is renaming the Store in Windows 10.
Apple dumps Bing in favor of Google Web search results and Apple fixes an iOS 11 bug related to Exchange.
You can try Xbox One X for yourself.
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Links
- Microsoft adds new Microsoft 365 versions, plus security and management features
- The Microsoft Graph is about to light up a new way for business users to search
- A Few More Details About Windows 10 S for Firstline Workers
- Microsoft takes its first steps of its plan to migrate Skype for Business users to Teams
- Microsoft commits to deliver next Office client, servers by second half 2018
- Microsoft is Updating OneDrive Everywhere
- The Microsoft Graph is about to light up a new way for business users to search
- Microsoft unveils its next-generation AI developer tools
- Microsoft readies new Dynamics 365-branded HCM apps, virtual customer service agents
- Microsoft Azure Stack is ready to order from Dell EMC, HPE, and Lenovo
- Review: SQL Server 2017 adds Python, graph processing and runs on Linux
- Microsoft’s Quantum Computing (Poorly) Explained
- Microsoft CEO Nadella's 'Hit Refresh': Is a cultural revolution enough to refresh Microsoft?
- Satya Nadella Admits He Was Against Nokia Acquisition
- Fall Creators Update Edges Towards the Finish Line
- Creators Update Rollout Still Trails That of its Predecessor
- PWAs are Coming to Windows Store in Windows 10 Version 1803
- Apple is dropping Bing in favor of Google in Siri, Spotlight on Mac
- Apple Releases iOS 11.01 to Fix Exchange Bug
- Try Xbox One X For Yourself Starting This Weekend