Last July , we announced the availability of the second beta of Windows Intune, Microsoft’s cloud solution for PC management. In the fall , we told you that Windows Intune would be available in 2011. Today, I’m excited to announce that on March 23, Windows Intune will be available for purchase...

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...

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 few weeks ago we announced the availability of Windows Intune in 35 countries, and it’s great to see partners and customers taking advantage of Windows Intune and the free 30-day trial . For those of you using the beta, we want to remind you that the beta period is coming to an end on April 18, 2011...

Today I’d like to pause for a moment and thank all the thousands of customers and partners —businesses of all sizes – who have signed up for the Windows Intune beta and used it to manage your Windows PCs. We appreciate the time you’ve taken to use this new cloud service, as well as the feedback you’ve...

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...

It’s been a week since the launch of Windows Intune and we’re seeing customers around the world trying our new cloud service for better PC management and security and taking advantage of the Windows 7 Enterprise upgrade rights that are included. We’ve also gotten a lot of questions of Windows Intune...

With the holidays and the year coming to an end, December is a time when many people, especially small business owners, are starting to feel that there are just not enough hours in the day to get everything done in their professional and personal lives. Things like hosting holiday parties, hitting end...

Back in October we celebrated the anniversaries of Windows XP and Office 2003 and took the opportunity to remind everyone that on April 8, 2014, we will officially end support for these versions of Windows and Office. Today, we want to acknowledge the two-year countdown to the end of Windows XP and Office...

At, Microsoft, we’ve just passed the Windows 7 one-year anniversary and as we reflect on the year and look ahead, we want to make sure we continue working with our customers so they have a clear roadmap on how to maximize their Windows 7 investments. I personally have the privilege of spending quite...

Today Microsoft and IDG hosted a webcast discussion where participants touched on a range of topics: from the flexible workstyles of today’s workforce to useful information on Windows 7 deployment. I found the conversation insightful so wanted to share a few key takeaways. Kevin Sturgill, Director of...

The Windows Intune Team would like to thank you for your participation in the April release of the Windows Intune beta! As many of you may know, we announced the second public Windows Intune Beta on July 12th and we hope you have had a chance to sign up for an account and are evaluating this most recent...

Guten Tag! This week I am at TechEd Europe in Berlin, Germany. The big theme at TechEd this year is Microsoft’s cloud strategy with lots of sessions on cloud solutions such as Office 365, Windows Azure, and Windows Intune. In the keynote this evening here in Berlin, Brad Anderson talks about how many...

A couple of weeks ago at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, we announced that the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2011 R2 would be released in August. Today, I am excited to tell you that MDOP 2011 R2 is now available for download from the Microsoft Volume Licensing site . Customers...

I’m excited to share that Windows Intune was awarded “ Best of TechEd 2011 ” and “ Best of Cloud Computing ” last night at the Windows IT Pro Awards Party. Here is what Windows IT Pro had to say about the awards: Windows Intune makes system management easy. Companies...

On March 23 of this year, our team delivered the first commercial release of Windows Intune , a subscription service that offers PC management and security through the cloud along with upgrade rights to Windows 7 Enterprise and future versions of Windows. Less than seven months later, the next release...

When most people think about making a holiday wish list they think of things like toys, home gadgets, and jewelry. However, if you happen to be an IT professional you may have different items on your list, ones that include upgrading PCs and software and virtualization technologies. We listened to some...

At the Worldwide Partner Conference this year, we talked about the growth partners are seeing with Windows Intune adoption. In the weeks since, we heard from New Signature, a 50-person IT consulting firm based in Washington D.C., about the success their customers are having with Windows Intune. New Signature...

Shortly after the world entered the 21st century, we launched Windows XP. Now in just two weeks we’ll celebrate its 10-year anniversary. A decade ago the majority of the PCs shipped were desktops and today they’re laptops. In fact, IDC has interesting stats that puts this into perspective. In 2001, about...

If you’re a Windows for Your Business blog reader, I probably don’t have to tell you how dramatically the way we work has changed. Employees expect their PCs to work efficiently, whether they’re in the office or on the road, so they have the tools they need to get their jobs done. They need access to...

Here at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference , we’re talking with attendees about the IT challenges they face and how those challenges can be overcome with solutions from Microsoft and from our network of partners to get the most out of their Windows experience. One way we can help our...

Hi, I’m Alex Heaton, Group Product Manager for Windows Intune at Microsoft. Today, I’m happy to share some news about Windows Intune, which is our forthcoming solution for PC management and security. Windows Intune brings together both Windows cloud services and software to keep PC’s...

December tends to be a time of reflection and planning for the year ahead. I know you’ve all experienced the consumerization of IT for quite some time, but the topic certainly heated up this year. With the vast array of PCs and devices available today, the proliferation of applications and an increasingly...

December is always a natural time to look back at the year and reflect on the things we’ve learned as well as what we have planned for the year ahead. Despite the challenging economic environment, businesses have advanced this year in many ways, including more and more taking advantage of cloud computing...

Clearly, the way we work has changed – we are increasingly mobile and want to stay connected anywhere, anytime. Many of us take our first conference call of the day from our car during the morning commute. We stay on top of urgent emails not only from our desk but also from the sidelines of the soccer...