Windows 10 in Use on More Than 600 Million Active Devices

Although well short of Microsoft's original "One billion devices in two years" goal, the surge of new, active Windows 10 devices since May reverses two cycles of new-user decline.
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When to Generate SQL Server Statistics Automatically

Statistics can be automatically generated and updated depending upon certain conditions set at the database level. But sometimes it makes sense to manually add statistics objects to your tables & indexes in Microsoft SQL Server.
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After Decade of Data Center Consolidation, US States Report Mixed Success

While about half of state governments have completed consolidation, many still have a long way to go.
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Amazon Focuses on Machine Learning to Beat Cloud Rivals

Amazon Web Services Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy announced more than 20 new functions Wednesday.
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New AWS EC2 Instances Target Data-Intensive Cloud Workloads

The offerings give customers new tools to expand their use of the AWS EC2 instances and better serve data-intensive workloads.
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Configure an Email Disclaimer in Exchange Server 2016

Sometimes, for legal reasons, your email has to go out with a disclaimer, notice or warning. You can create an organization-wide disclaimer with the help of the Exchange Server's transport rule.
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What Happens If We Tame Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple?

The four companies, taken together, also stand widely accused of the sins associated with corporate bullies: crushing competition, avoiding taxes, undermining democracy and invading privacy.
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