Category Archives: Microsoft Ignite 2020

Microsoft challenges Twilio with the launch of Azure Communication Services

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Microsoft today announced the launch of Azure Communication Services, a new set of features in its cloud that enable developers to add voice and video calling, chat and text messages to their apps, as well as old-school telephony. The company describes the new set of services as the “first fully managed communication platform offering from […] Continue reading Microsoft challenges Twilio with the launch of Azure Communication Services→

Microsoft brings data services to its Arc multi-cloud management service

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Microsoft today launched a major update to its Arc multi-cloud service that allows Azure customers to run and manage workloads across clouds — including those of Microsoft’s competitors — and their on on-premises data centers. First announced at Microsoft Ignite in 2019, Arc was always meant to not just help users manage their servers but […] Continue reading Microsoft brings data services to its Arc multi-cloud management service→

Microsoft launches new Cortana features for business users

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Cortana may have failed as a virtual assistant for consumers, but Microsoft is still betting on it (or at least its brand) for business use cases, now that it has rebranded it as a ‘personal productivity assistant’ as part of Microsoft 365. Today, at its Ignite conference, Microsoft launched and announced a number of new […] Continue reading Microsoft launches new Cortana features for business users→

Microsoft Teams gets breakout rooms, custom layouts and virtual commutes

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Unsurprisingly, Teams has become a major focus for Microsoft during the COVID-19 pandemic and so it’s no surprise that the company is using its annual Ignite IT conference to announce a number of new features for the services. Today’s announcements follow the launch of features like Together Mode and dynamic view earlier this summer. Together […] Continue reading Microsoft Teams gets breakout rooms, custom layouts and virtual commutes→

Microsoft brings new robotic process automation features to its Power Platform

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Earlier this year, Microsoft acquired Softomotive, a player in the low-code robotic process automation space with a focus on Windows. Today, at its Ignite conference, the company is launching Power Automate Desktop, a new application based on Softomotive’s technology that lets anyone automate desktop workflows without needing to program. “The big idea of Power Platform […] Continue reading Microsoft brings new robotic process automation features to its Power Platform→

Microsoft updates its Endpoint Manager with improved macOS support and more

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At its Ignite conference today, Microsoft announced a number of new features for the Microsoft Endpoint Manager, the company’s unified platform for managing and securing devices in an enterprise environment. The service, which combines the features of the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager with the cloud-based tools of Intune, launched just under a year ago. […] Continue reading Microsoft updates its Endpoint Manager with improved macOS support and more→

Microsoft’s Edge browser is coming to Linux in October

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Microsoft’s Edge browser is coming to Linux, starting with the Dev channel. The first of these previews will go live in October. When Microsoft announced that it would switch its Edge browser to the Chromium engine, it vowed to bring it to every popular platform. At the time, Linux wasn’t part of that list, but […] Continue reading Microsoft’s Edge browser is coming to Linux in October→