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Microsoft has kicked off its virtual Build conference, announcing a slew of product and platform developments. Here are 10 interesting technologies that hit general availability (or at least got assigned GA windows) on Day 1.
05/19/2020
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Project Reunion was unveiled during the Microsoft Build developer virtual event, promising to address a major block for Windows developers.
05/19/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Earlier versions of PowerShell only had one way to display errors, and it wasn't always the most helpful. Microsoft's support of the Get-Error cmdlet in PowerShell 7 makes error messages much more useful.
05/19/2020
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Microsoft this week announced optional service-level agreements for the Azure Kubernetes Service.
05/15/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
It won't do what most third-party backup solutions can, but Windows File History, a relic from Windows 8.1, does a reasonably good job of protecting Windows 10 data.
05/15/2020
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Microsoft is now enabling people to test Domain Name System (DNS) over HTTPS encryption, known as "DoH," via a recently released preview version of Windows 10.
05/14/2020
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Microsoft on Thursday announced an agreement to buy Metaswitch Networks for an undisclosed price.
05/14/2020
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced the establishment of a new monthly update channel plus plans to rename existing update channels for organizations using the Microsoft 365 Apps service, formerly known as "Office 365 ProPlus."
05/13/2020
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Joey on SQL Server
An open source project gives DBAs the ability to channel PowerShell for automating and scaling complex SQL Server tasks, starting with the most basic: database backups.
05/13/2020
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Microsoft released its May security patch bundle on Tuesday, addressing about 111 common vulnerabilities and exposures.
05/12/2020
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A "new" Yammer collaboration service application has been released at the public preview stage, Microsoft announced on Monday.
05/11/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Beyond just crunching budgets, Microsoft's recent Excel overhaul will give it the intelligence to recognize over 100 new data categories and process information in ways that were previously unimagined.
05/11/2020
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IDC recently published its April IT-spending forecast data and estimated there will be an average 5.1 percent decrease in such spending to $2.25 trillion in 2020.
05/11/2020
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Microsoft on May 1 gave advance notice that it's planning to turn on certain Microsoft Threat Protection capabilities next month for eligible customers that "visit" or use the Microsoft 365 Security Center portal.
05/07/2020
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Microsoft this week announced three new features for assessing Azure AD Conditional Access policy settings, which have all reached "general availability" (GA).
05/07/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft Planner is an indispensable tool, but it still has room for improvement. Here are the features that Microsoft should add to make Planner even better than it already is.
05/07/2020