Mary Branscombe

The world is drunk on data says Microsoft, but you can use the skills you already have to help your business make all that data useful.

Expect a greater number of apps with smart photo cropping, speech and facial recognition, and more…

Microsoft is taking CRM from a system of record and engagement to a system of innovation and machine learning.

Developers can now use the same tools Microsoft does to build its scalable, available cloud services.

Simpler pricing for all Microsoft's IoT services in one bundle should make it easier for businesses to build the analytics they need.

Microsoft's Mike Neil explains the pared-down Nano Server and the Hyper-V containers that will be ideal to run it in.

Microsoft's cloud service is starting to add the tools that will let enterprises roll it out to everyone in the company.

Making forms and documents easier to use isn't about automation... it's about customer experience.

Our first glimpse of Project Spartan, Microsoft's new modern browser, comes with Windows 10 preview.

Head of Microsoft Research Peter Lee explains how Cortana sounds so up to date – and where she needs to get better.

Updated We discuss why Apple picked USB type-C for the new MacBook, and what else these new USB ports can do.

The tools you need to build in the cloud are the tools used to build Azure, and you'll get them soon, Microsoft promises.

Updated We discuss what we've gleaned from the agenda for WinHEC, in terms of how Windows 10 PCs are shaping up.

For what will likely be called Windows Server 2016, Microsoft is focusing on automation, manageability and reliability.

Most of the time, you don't buy Windows – you get it with a PC. But you still need to make sure you're getting the right version.

The biggest problem for Microsoft's cloud isn't bugs, it's human error, and Azure is becoming more automated to remedy this.

Clutter looks at how you read your email and tries to make your life easier by filing the messages you don't need to see.

The new Power BI release is the third-generation of business intelligence, and yes, it competes with Tableau.

Interview Windows can be the best place for Microsoft apps and services without having to be first, says Nadella.

We discuss a variety of Windows 10 topics with Terry Myerson including its enterprise servicing model.

In depth Never mind recognising faces in photos, machine learning systems can now describe what people are doing.

Tracking how users shop in your store could tell you what products to stock up on, and help you sell more without dropping prices.

Docker will be just one of the container systems in the next version of Windows Server – and yes, it will be fully native.

Microsoft is certainly making some bold claims about the security features that will arrive with Windows 10.