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• Inland Revenue’s Office 365 rollout eased Palmerston North office exit

  Inland Revenue's Office 365 rollout came in handy when it was forced to vacate its Palmerston North office earlier this year over earthquake fears.

• Office 365 on Windows 7 gets free patches until 2023

  The end of support in January for Windows 7 does not mean the end of support for Office 365 ProPlus.

• Microsoft begins Windows 10's 1809-to-1909 compulsory upgrade

  This marks the second time Microsoft has taken the upgrade reins since changing its servicing model.

• Microsoft Teams comes to Linux

  The launch of the highly requested Linux desktop client is designed to help Microsoft appeal to developers.

• General availability of Azure proximity placement groups revealed

  Microsoft has moved Azure proximity placement groups out of preview and into general availability for nearly all Azure public cloud regions.

• 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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