Network Management


Azure Active Directory External Identities Commercially Released

Microsoft this week announced the "general availability" (GA) commercial release of its External Identities capability in the Azure Active Directory service.

Microsoft Universal Print Service Commercially Released

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its Universal Print service is now commercially released at the "general availability" stage worldwide.

CrowdStrike Exec Points to Active Directory 'Structural Problems' in Senate Solorigate Hearing

Microsoft's Active Directory authentication solution got notably skewered during a Feb. 23 U.S. Senate hearing on the SolarWinds Orion software hack.

Microsoft Bumping Up SLA Support for Azure Active Directory B2C Service

Microsoft had lots to say this month about its Azure Active Directory service.

Azure AD My Apps Collections and Risk Detections Commercially Released

Microsoft on Friday announced a couple of new commercially released Azure Active Directory features, namely My Apps "collections" and new "risk detections" capabilities. 

Microsoft Commercially Releases Password Management Capabilities in Authenticator App

Microsoft this month announced the "general availability" commercial release of the "password management and autofill capability" in the Microsoft Authenticator app for mobile devices.

Microsoft Outlines Azure AD Best Practices and Rolls Out Conditional Access and Sync Improvements

Microsoft recently announced some Azure Active Directory improvements, including conditional access policy management enhancements and synchronization service additions.

Microsoft Discloses Top Non-Microsoft Apps Using the Azure AD Service

Microsoft this week announced the top non-Microsoft applications used in 2020 that tapped the Azure Active Directory identity and access management service, based on entries in its Azure Marketplace online store. 

How To Automate Tasks in Azure SQL Database

Knowing how to automate tasks in the cloud will make you a more productive DBA. Here are the key concepts to understand about cloud scripting and a rundown of the best tools for automating code in Azure.

Microsoft Upping Service Level Agreement for Azure AD in April

Microsoft is planning to bump up its service-level agreement (SLA) uptime assurance for users of the Azure Active Directory service to "four nines" per month, or 99.99 percent, starting on April 1.

How To Automate PowerShell Script Creation

PowerShell scripting doesn't have to haphazard. Here's how to tell PowerShell to build a script from the commands that you have already entered at the command line.

Microsoft Releases PowerShell Crescendo Preview To Facilitate Native Command Wraps

Microsoft this week announced a preview of PowerShell Crescendo, a new module for PowerShell that aims to wrap so-called "native" utility applications via the familiar verb-noun syntax used in PowerShell cmdlets.

Troubleshooting Windows Server iSCSI Connectivity Issues

When one of his Windows Servers stopped connecting to its storage array, Brien could find only an incomplete fix and an even weirder problem with Windows.

PowerShell 7.1 Now Commercially Released

Microsoft this week announced the release of PowerShell 7.1, which was described as a "major update" to the scripting language.

When To Back Up IT Infrastructure: 4 Things To Consider

We all know how important it is to back up your data, but should you be backing up your IT infrastructure, too? Here are the key factors that will tell you if you need to back up infrastructure items or if you can safely skip it.

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