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• Microsoft includes IoT devices under its Secured-core program

  Edge Secured-core program validates IoT devices for specific security hardware and ensure users are running an OS with built-in security technology.

• Global public cloud Q1 revenue cracks $126B

  Operator and vendor revenues in the global public cloud market reached US$126 billion during the first quarter of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 26 per cent.

• Microsoft’s complicated dance with open source

  The decision to make the C# extension in Visual Studio Code proprietary is raising hackles, but Microsoft is still a consistent supporter of open source.

• Fishing giant Sealord looks to Infor to modernise its ERP systems

  ​New Zealand seafood giant Sealord has selected Infor's CloudSuite in a seven-year, multi-tenant, software-as-a-service ERP agreement.

• C# extension for Visual Studio Code set for LSP overhaul

  Microsoft will switch the C# extension to the Language Server Protocol to enable more advanced tooling, including capabilities such as IntelliSense.

• How to defer Windows 10 updates

  Windows 10 forces updates on home users, but Windows 10 Pro users can slow down feature upgrades if they want.

• Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: The best hidden features

  Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade, code-named Redstone 4 and informally known as the Spring Creators Update, offers many smaller additions and changes you might miss. We've highlighted them here.

• Serverless in the cloud: AWS vs. Google Cloud vs. Microsoft Azure

  With AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, and Microsoft Azure Functions, a little bit of business logic can go a very long way

• Microsoft shrinks Windows 10's upgrade downtime

  Beginning with the upcoming spring update to the OS – likely to arrive in early April – users will find the upgrade process is faster.

• Windows 10 shows users what data it collects and phones in

  With Windows Insider build 17083, Microsoft responded to criticism about transparency by adding a 'Diagnostic Data Viewer' app to the OS for beta users to try out.

• Microsoft turns up heat on Slack with Teams group chat update

  A Teams app directory is among the new features added to the company’s Office 365 group chat tool. Analysts say Microsoft is looking to match rivals like Slack in functionality.

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