Diagnostic data collection mandatory under Windows 10

Although the practice was once optional with previous versions of the OS, it is now compulsory.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 11, 2015

Microsoft buys sales-gamification startup to help businesses incentivize sales teams

Adding a fantasy sports component to CRM can make incentive programs more engaging, the company said.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 4, 2015

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Top 5 stories from CIO Dive

Shifts in enterprise software use, ongoing generative AI adoption plans and budget pressures ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.

By CIO Dive staff

Microsoft reports more than 14M devices already running Windows 10

Consumer feedback on the new operating system has so far been primarily positive.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 4, 2015

Legal battle between Google, Oracle extended

A judge said the fight over Google's Android operating system will likely continue into 2016.

By Justine Brown • July 31, 2015

CIOs eye new Windows 10 features

The release is creating quite a buzz, but many CIOs say they aren’t in a rush to transition just yet.

By Justine Brown • July 31, 2015

Commerce Dept. expected to revise regulations on intrusion-software exports

The onslaught of negative reactions to a draft regulations proposal sparked the change-up.

By Justine Brown • July 30, 2015

Legal battle between Oracle, Rimini Street over copyright infringement set for Sept.

The dispute could result in fewer choices for CIOs in need of software support.

By Justine Brown • July 24, 2015

Microsoft announces quarterly loss of $3.2B

But downward trends at the company may see a turnaround with the release of Windows 10 next week.

By Justine Brown • July 22, 2015

CIOs frustrated with lack of Apple support for SMBs

When it comes to support, some tech professionals say the consumer-focused Apple model fails to embrace the enterprise.

By Justine Brown • July 20, 2015

Startups aim to offer SMBs affordable cloud-managed Wi-Fi options

Tanzana and Cucumber Tony say they can provide enterprise-like capabilities without the associated costs.

By Justine Brown • July 17, 2015

Gartner: PC shipments plummet nearly 10%

However, the technology research firm says the downturn may only be temporary.

By Justine Brown • July 14, 2015

New BI tool aims to help SMBs cope with unstructured data

With the growth of Big Data, some midmarket companies have a greater need for BI assistance.

By Justine Brown • July 13, 2015

Microsoft confirms Win10 Enterprise will begin rollout soon

New OS will be available to volume licensing customers Aug. 1

By Justine Brown • July 7, 2015

Shakeup at Intel as president, other leaders depart

Chipmakers appear to be feeling the pinch as demand for PCs declines.

By Justine Brown • July 7, 2015

New Windows 10 feature ignites security controversy

Feature designed to automatically log users into wireless hotspots has security advocates buzzing.

By Justine Brown • July 6, 2015

New Microsoft tools aim to streamline hybrid cloud operations

System administrators can now more easily link in-house data centers with Azure.

By Justine Brown • July 2, 2015

Linux announces consortium dedicated to R

Technology companies show support for open data statistical data analysis programming language.

By Justine Brown • July 2, 2015