I often sit down with IT staff and decision makers from small and medium-size businesses [SMBs] to discuss their unique technology needs and challenges. One of the biggest themes I hear in these meetings is the importance of mobile technology that allows them to be connected to their business from anywhere...

Today I’m excited to announce that the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2013 for Software Assurance is now available for download ! When people think about MDOP, they often think about its virtualization tools that help personalize user experience, simplify app deployment, and improve app compatibility...

If your business is still running Windows XP, now is the time to upgrade to a modern OS. In 2001, Windows XP was launched, and went on to become Microsoft’s most popular operating system of its time, aiding consumers and business users to be more productive and secure as high-speed Internet became...

Hi, I’m Chris Hallum, Senior Product Manager on the Windows Team. This week we’re down at the RSA Conference in San Francisco talking about some of the security benefits of Windows 8. As you’ve likely heard us talk about, our overall goal with Windows 8 is to deliver the experiences...

Over the past few months, we have discussed Windows To Go features , its ability to help mobile workers be more productive, and the importance of certified drives to overall functionality. As I talk with companies, both large and small, who are evaluating Windows To Go in their own ecosystems, I’ve heard...

We’ve talked about how Windows 8 Enterprise offers businesses the experiences people love, and the enterprise-grade solutions organizations need. Of all the new features and functionality in Windows 8 Enterprise, perhaps the most talked about is Windows To Go, which gives users new possibilities in mobile...

This week, Microsoft is at the National Retail Federation’s annual conference in New York City demonstrating how Windows 8 apps and devices are helping transform the way retailers do business. As we shared last week , Windows 8 has sold over 60 million licenses since launching in October and apps are...

We’ve shared a lot on this blog about the business features and value of Windows 8, including stories from some of the early adopters who are taking advantage of Windows 8 in a lot of ways, from tablets to apps , to Windows To Go . Security has been mentioned in almost every one of these instances, but...

It’s been a busy few months for us as we’ve been traveling around the world to showcase the possibilities Windows 8 brings to businesses. We went to Europe , visited cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, and even traveled to Dubai and Japan, to share stories about how companies of all shapes and sizes...

As we’ve shared with you before, Windows 8 Enterprise has a variety of features unique to this edition of the operating system designed to address the needs of business customers. Today, I want to talk to you about these features that we hope will give you new possibilities in mobile productivity – whether...

Greetings from Dubai! I’m here celebrating the recent global availability of Windows 8 at an event with press, analysts, business customers and Microsoft partners. Antoine Leblond, Corporate Vice President of Windows Web Services, is keynoting today and highlighting an array of great Windows 8 apps,...

For those of you who are unaware this week is National Entrepreneur Week , and given that we have spent some time over the past couple months shining focus on young entrepreneurs I wanted to take the time to acknowledge the importance of entrepreneurs. I’ve said before and I’ll say it again, small businesses...

During the past year we’ve been talking about what Windows 8 means for businesses . Now that Windows 8 is officially available across the globe, so many of our customers are seeing first-hand how Windows 8 can benefit their organizations. This week I’m in Europe. I started by spending some time at Gartner...

Just a few weeks ago I read an interesting study that was conducted by Imation Corp., a global storage and data security company, that included a state by state (United States) analysis of a data breach notification laws and penalties. In the study they ranked states from least to most strict. What caught...

Mark Hindsbo is the Vice President of Microsoft’s U.S. Developer & Platform Evangelism Group (US DPE). US DPE is responsible for driving developer excitement and adoption of Microsoft platform technologies. US DPE works with customers, partners, startups, students and other technical communities...

On the heels of the official general availability of Windows 8 that we celebrated in New York, I’d like to share a few stories from businesses that are leveraging the Windows 8 platform to develop apps to innovate their business, and improve employee and customer experiences. I encourage you to take...

It’s been a busy few months for us here at Microsoft – we traveled to TechEd , released some virtualization products updates, and launched Windows 8 to the world – and today I’m happy to add one more bit of good news by announcing that the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2012 is now available...

Well folks, it’s finally here! This week we celebrated the release of Windows 8 across the globe , with a huge kick-off in New York where we officially launched Windows 8 to the world. Today, as of 12:01 a.m., Windows 8 is available for everyone to purchase – including small and midsize businesses. Today...

This week at TechEd, we announced that the next version of Windows Intune is officially available. In April at the Microsoft Management Summit, we shared many of the new features and functionality of this latest version, so today I wanted to talk about how customers are using Windows Intune’s cloud-based...

During the past few months, we've discussed how Microsoft Desktop Virtualization enables people to change their device and keep their experience, as well as gain access to their apps from virtually anywhere – all with the ability to access Windows everywhere. Most recently, I shared updates...

Today we announced that the Windows 8 Release Preview is now available for download. The Release Preview includes tens of thousands of improvements since the Windows 8 Consumer Preview build, including more personalization options for the Start screen and improved multi-monitor support. This milestone...

Last month we talked about how Windows 8 is Windows reimagined for our business customers and earlier this week we shared information on the Windows 8 editions we’ll be making available to customers when Windows 8 becomes generally available. I wanted to take this opportunity today to also talk about...

A couple weeks ago Microsoft shared exciting news with the release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and the Windows Server “8” Beta , and last week, Erwin Visser shared our Windows 8 for businesses story at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany. Today, I am happy to say that we are providing more good news for...

Today at TechEd North America, we’re talking more about how Windows 8 is enterprise-ready, by design. As I was getting ready for this conversation, I found myself reflecting on the hundreds of customers my team and I have met with over the past several months. We have talked to companies in just...

Good morning/evening from Amsterdam! We’re at TechEd Europe 2012 this week, continuing our discussions on how to enable more flexible workstyles for your employees and how enterprises are shaping the future of desktop virtualization. In April, Gartner published a report titled “Desktop Virtualization...