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Functional proof-of-concept code for a Server Message Block 3.1.1 vulnerability in newer Windows systems has been published, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned on Friday.
06/08/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
It makes sense for tech giants like Microsoft to take their conferences to the cloud in the wake of the pandemic, but virtual events will be a hard sell to veteran conference-goers.
06/08/2020
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Microsoft this week reminded IT pros that PC connections through virtual private networks can sometimes lead to time synchronization issues, possibly causing reduced functionality for end users.
06/05/2020
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Turns out the secret to the HoloLens 2's success has nothing to do with holograms.
06/05/2020
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Microsoft this week announced that it is working on a more simplified way for an organization to leverage local end user Internet connections when accessing Microsoft Stream and Microsoft 365 Live Events video feeds.
06/04/2020
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Microsoft this week indicated in an announcement that the MSIX App Attach capability in the Windows Virtual Desktop service can now be tried via a preview of the Windows 10 Enterprise Multisession operating system.
06/03/2020
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Microsoft this week announced a few May updates for SharePoint Online tenancies.
06/03/2020
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Microsoft this week announced that it had released Host Integration Server 2020, which lets Microsoft technologies talk with IBM mainframe solutions.
06/03/2020
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Microsoft announced on Friday that that ability to use the "authentication session management capabilities" of the Azure Active Directory Conditional Access service is now at the "generally available" commercial-release stage.
05/29/2020
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Microsoft this week announced that the ability to automatically classify documents using Microsoft Information Protection's sensitivity labels feature is now commercially released.
05/29/2020
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Between zero gravity and the cumbersome spacesuit, everyday IT tasks -- like connecting some power and data cables -- suddenly become a lot more complicated.
05/29/2020
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Microsoft described product milestones this week for two of its SharePoint migration tools.
05/28/2020
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release of Windows 10 version 2004, known as the "May 2020 Update," and had a lot to say about it.
05/27/2020
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Microsoft recently provided a few more details about Universal Print, its emerging cloud-based solution that promises to ease woes associated with managing print servers.
05/26/2020
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Microsoft announced a few SharePoint Online items of note this week.
05/22/2020
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Microsoft this week announced a bunch of new Azure Active Directory capabilities for developers, plus some IT pro perks.
05/21/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Represented by the pipe symbol (found on the backslash key on most keyboards), the PowerShell pipeline allows one command's output to be treated as input for another command.
05/21/2020
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Microsoft on Tuesday described coming Microsoft Edge browser improvements for IT pros, end users and developers as part of its Build event announcements.
05/21/2020
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced the acquisition of robotics process automation company Softomotive Ltd. for an undisclosed price.
05/20/2020
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Microsoft disclosed at Build that it has built one of the world's most powerful supercomputers in collaboration with a company building artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
05/20/2020
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Microsoft this week described developer perks for various Microsoft 365 solutions, including the Fluid Framework, Project Cortex and Microsoft Teams.
05/19/2020
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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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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
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Microsoft has announced that some of its new Surface PCs, docking stations and accessories will be available as early as this month.
05/06/2020
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Microsoft announced on Monday that the ability to apply "sensitivity labels" to Office documents using the Microsoft Information Protection service is now at the "general availability" stage when labeling files stored in SharePoint and OneDrive.
05/06/2020
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Microsoft on Tuesday described a few more details about its coming Microsoft Search in Bing switching capability for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise subscribers.
05/05/2020
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A preview of an updated Azure VMware Solution was announced this week, marking another step in Microsoft and VMware's joint effort to run VMware virtualization technology on the Azure cloud.
05/05/2020
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Microsoft last week announced the "general availability" commercial release of the Microsoft 365 Records Management service.
05/05/2020
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When a simple keyword search can't find the e-mail you're looking for, it's time to break out one (or a couple) of Outlook's many search operators. Here are a few of the most useful ones.
05/05/2020
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Microsoft announced on Monday that coming Windows 10X-based devices will initially launch as single-screen devices.
05/04/2020
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Microsoft offered an overview of its recent Azure Active Directory release milestones, including free single sign-on access (SSO) for all of its online services subscribers, per a Thursday announcement.
05/04/2020
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For an astronaut in training, parachuting out of a disabled spacecraft ranks high on the list of skills you hopefully never have to use in real life.
05/01/2020
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Microsoft on Thursday announced that its Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service has been revamped as an Azure service with a so-called "spring update" release, which is now available at the preview stage within the Azure Portal.
04/30/2020
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The coronavirus pandemic drove a 70 percent usage spike for Microsoft Teams in just one month, as the collaboration platform has become the centerpiece of many newly-remote employees' workdays.
04/30/2020
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Microsoft and Red Hat this week announced an expansion of their integration work as part of this week's Red Hat Summit 2020 event, which went virtual.
04/29/2020
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The money-printing machine that is Microsoft kept right on chugging in one of the toughest financial quarters in decades.
04/29/2020