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Microsoft Updates Entra ID Name Change Timeline

Microsoft provided an update on its rename transition for Azure Active Directory, which is now mostly getting called "Entra ID," in a Tuesday announcement.

Azure Update Manager Commercially Released

Microsoft this week announced that Azure Update Manager reached "general availability," or commercial rollout status.

Windows Server 2012 ESUs via Azure Arc Now Commercially Available

Microsoft this week announced that Extended Security Updates for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, as managed using Azure Arc, reached the "general availability" commercial-release stage.

Microsoft Addresses Misconfigured Token Exposing 38TB of Microsoft Data

Microsoft indicated on Monday that it had revoked an overly permissioned Shared Access Signature (SAS) token, said to have exposed "38TB" of internal Microsoft data.

Microsoft's Panos Panay Announces Company Departure

Yusuf Mehdi will be filling the newly vacated leadership role.

Google Chromebooks Get 10 Years of Update Support

Google announced this week that its Chromebooks computers will get 10 years of updates automatically.

Microsoft Adds SMB Security Controls for Windows Insider Program Testers

Microsoft has added Server Message Block security measures for IT pros, which are now available as part of an early Windows preview release.

Microsoft and Oracle Partner on New 'Oracle Database at Azure' Service Offering

Microsoft and Oracle on Thursday announced "Oracle Database@Azure," a new collaborative infrastructure-as-a-service effort that lets Oracle database customers more easily tap Azure services.

SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Update 23H2 Released

Microsoft released "feature update" 23H2 for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (SE), per a Tuesday announcement.

66 Vulnerabilities Squashed in Microsoft September Security Patch

This month also features two zero-day fixes for Word and Microsoft Streaming Service.

Microsoft Outlines New Outlook for Windows Rollout Plan

Microsoft is planning to replace the current Outlook for Windows client application with a new product, but it could take maybe two years for that transition to get finalized for organizations.

Microsoft Adds Deployment Controls to Bing Chat Enterprise AI Service

Microsoft on Monday announced that the Bing Chat Enterprise service, currently at preview, is getting some "new admin controls."

Microsoft Will Defend Customers Against Copilot Copyright Issues

The company will ensure that its customers will not face protected rights issues when using its generative AI technology.

Phishing Group Targets Thousands of Microsoft 365 Accounts

A black market called "W3LL Store" provided threat actors with all the tools they needed to pull off targeted attacks.

Microsoft Kills WordPad After 23 Years

Along with the end of the long-running text editor, Microsoft will also be cutting support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1, starting this month.

Microsoft Will Unbundle Teams from Office Business Products in EU Countries

Microsoft announced on Thursday that it is unbundling its Teams collaboration product from the bulk of its Microsoft 365 and Office 365 productivity suites, but just in European Union (EU) member countries and Switzerland.

Microsoft Ending Visual Studio for Mac Product Next Year

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the coming "retirement" of its Visual Studio for Mac IDE product.

Microsoft Bolstering Entra Cross-Tenant Access Settings

Microsoft on Wednesday announced coming improvements to its Entra cross-tenant access settings capability for organizational collaborations.

Microsoft Releases Group Policy Analytics Tool for Assessing MDM Migrations

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of a Group Policy analytics tool that's designed to show which on-premises policies for Windows 10 and Windows 11 clients will have support when using mobile device management tools.

Microsoft Previews Multitenant Collaborations on Teams Windows Clients

Microsoft on Monday announced a preview of a new administrative setting that synchronizes multitenant access for users of the Microsoft Teams Windows desktop application.

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