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Microsoft Partners with iFixit on Surface Device Repairs

Microsoft announced on Thursday that iFixit is now offering replacement parts for Microsoft Surface devices.

Microsoft Rolls Out Passwordless Policy for Entra ID-Joined Windows 11 Devices

Microsoft suggested this week that organizations with Entra ID-joined Windows 11 devices can now switch them over to passwordless authentications using a new policy option.

Microsoft Purview Audit Standard Perks May Not Arrive Until 2024

Microsoft offered a few more details about its plans to expand audit logging and data retention periods for Microsoft Purview Audit Standard users.

Microsoft's Q1 Earnings Lifted by Cloud Returns

Microsoft's fiscal-year 2024 first-quarter earnings beat analyst expectations, highlighted by cloud services returns.

Microsoft 365 Interop Now Iffy for Office 2016 and 2019

Users of the Microsoft Office 2016 and Microsoft Office 2019 productivity suites now face uncertainties when interacting with Microsoft 365 services, per a Friday announcement.

Windows LAPS Bolstered with Entra ID and Intune Support

Microsoft has updated its Windows Local Administrator Password solution by adding support for Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Intune.

Microsoft Promises Better Tracking with Intune and Security Copilot

Microsoft Intune with a coming Microsoft Security Copilot artificial intelligence integration will help organizations better track security issues at the device and user level, according to a Thursday Microsoft announcement.

Microsoft Promises SOC Relief with Coming Security Copilot AI

The coming Security Copilot artificial intelligence implementation in Microsoft 365 Defender will ease routine tasks for Security Operations Center personnel, Microsoft suggested, in a Thursday announcement.

Copilot in Power Apps Commercially Released

Microsoft announced this week that Copilot in Power Apps reached the "general availability" commercial-release stage.

Microsoft Offers New Tool for Cleaning Up Azure IT Role Permissions

Microsoft this week announced a new query tool for IT departments to clean up their Azure role-based access control permissions.

Amazon Signs Up To Be a Billion-Dollar Microsoft 365 Customer: Report

In an unlikely pairing, Amazon has allegedly inked an agreement with Microsoft to buy over 1 million seats of the cloud-based productivity suite.

Intune Endpoint Privilege Management Now Available for Windows 365

Organizations using Microsoft Intune with its Endpoint Privilege Management capability now can have better control over Windows 365 user privileges, per a Monday Microsoft announcement.

LinkedIn Cutting 668 Jobs Despite Positive Q4 Earnings

The LinkedIn careers site, owned by Microsoft, announced personnel cuts of "approximately 668 roles" on Monday.

Microsoft Viva Suite Adding Amplify and Skills Apps

Microsoft this week announced Viva product enhancements, including the general availability of Viva Amplify, the debut of a new Skills product, plus Copilot artificial intelligence perks.

Microsoft Finalizes $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The deal was able to be closed after concerns by U.K. regulators were addressed.

AI Displacing Entry-Level IT Jobs, per Report

IT consulting firm Janco Associates suggested that the 2023 IT jobs market remains rocky.

Microsoft Declares Death to NTLM with Coming Windows 11 Features

Microsoft this week indicated that it plans to eliminate the need to use the New Technology LAN Manager protocol in Windows 11, with Kerberos taking its place.

Microsoft October 2023 Patch Incudes Fix for Widespread DDoS Flaw

This month's security update addresses the widespread HTTP/2 issue and two other zero-day vulnerabilities.

Windows Server 2012 Loses Patch Support, but Orgs Could Pay for ESUs

Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 are no longer supported products as of Oct. 10, 2023, meaning no more patches will be arriving.

AvePoint's New Opus Product Bringing Automation and AI to Data Governance

AvePoint on Tuesday announced Opus, its new artificial intelligence (Al)-based "information lifecycle management" solution, which works with Microsoft Office 365 and other services.

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