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• Microsoft: 200 million now use Windows 10 in the enterprise

  Microsoft has said that some 200 million enterprise workers now run Windows 10, a sign that corporations and other businesses are close to schedule to scrub Windows 7.

• Windows 10 update (and retirement) calendar: Mark these dates

  Microsoft is releasing new versions of Windows 10 on a set schedule – and just as regularly retiring older versions from support.

• Windows 10's user share suggests 45M devices are running the new OS

  Microsoft's Windows 10 piled up user share, finishing last week with a record 3% of all Windows-powered devices, according to a U.S. analytics company.

• Windows 10's usage share continues climb

  Microsoft's Windows 10's global usage share has quintupled since its July 29 launch, according to new data.

• Microsoft issues first hefty Windows 10 update

  Microsoft today delivered the first large-sized update for Windows 10, a "servicing update" that weighed in at around a third of a gigabyte.

• Clear as mud: Microsoft struggles to define 'free' for Windows 10

  Microsoft's Keystone Kops-like revelation that Windows 10 testers would get a free copy of the OS -- yes, no, then yes, probably, but with strings -- may be confusing compared to Apple's approach to OS X, but reflects the much more complicated ecosystem the Redmond, Wash. company maintains.

• FAQ: How Microsoft will update Windows 10

  Microsoft is just weeks away from pushing customers into a radical overhaul of how they receive security, maintenance and new feature updates.

• Microsoft goes vague on Windows 10 support

  Microsoft is hanging a lot of Windows 10 on a single phrase: "supported lifetime of the device."

• If Windows 10 is the 'last version,' it needs names

  With Microsoft saying that Windows 10 "is the last version of Windows", the company may have a naming problem.

• Microsoft touts US$7-per-user monthly pricing for Windows subscription packages

  Ask any IT administrator about Microsoft's licensing setup and they'll hurl up a string of four-letter words that would incur an FCC fine if delivered on television.

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  Moving Microsoft Windows Workloads to Public Cloud

  By 2018, the majority of enterprise workloads will be deployed to the cloud as organisations continue to increase the rate IaaS and SaaS adoption. A decreased management burden, increased scalability and reduced hardware costs have all helped to build the business case for cloud migration, with Microsoft applications recognising additional benefits in terms of security and performance. This 451 Research paper looks at the current state of cloud adoption amongst organisations and discusses the benefits migrating Microsoft workloads to the public cloud could have for your business.