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A recently published industry report suggested that use of public cloud services by organizations may nearly double in the next two years.
06/26/2019
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Azure Files premium tier has reached general availability, giving users with higher performance needs the ability to access managed file services on solid-state drives in Microsoft's public cloud.
06/26/2019
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Microsoft announced a few OneDrive enhancements, including storage-option additions, plus a new "Personal Vault" feature for added security assurance.
06/25/2019
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Database management system (DBMS) growth is happening more on the cloud services side than on the traditional "on-premises" side, according to a report by Gartner Inc.
06/25/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
If the hardware behind your domain controllers has become outdated, here's a step-by-step guide to performing a hardware refresh.
06/24/2019
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Microsoft added the option of using the Azure Backup service to provide recovery support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 when those workloads are hosted on Azure virtual machines.
06/21/2019
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Exchange Server 2019 with Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) can help organizations rid themselves of old authentication protocols, which constitute a potential security risk.
06/21/2019
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Microsoft announced this week that it has released previews of its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge Web browsers for use on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 systems.
06/20/2019
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Microsoft released its quarterly cumulative updates (CUs) for Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019 products this week, but added an extra step for IT pros to consider before installing them.
06/19/2019
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The official warnings keep coming about the "BlueKeep" security vulnerability. This week it was the turn of the lead national government unit on civilian cybersecurity.
06/19/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
So you want to know whether a Hyper-V virtual machine built on a legacy host will be supported by a newer server? There's a PowerShell command for that.
06/19/2019
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Datacenter solutions vendor Kaloom this week unveiled a new offering the company says will enable the development of "self-driving" datacenter networks.
06/19/2019
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced a preview of the Azure Bastion service, which lets a user connect to an Azure virtual machine (VM) using a private Internet connection.
06/18/2019
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Microsoft plans to put an end to its Windows To Go product in the near future, according to a Friday support article.
06/17/2019
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Acknowledging that the release took "way too long," Microsoft has made Hyper-V Server 2019 available for download from the Microsoft Evaluation Center page.
06/17/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
It's time again for Brien to perform a major storage upgrade on his Hyper-V hosts. But this time, he's taking a new approach.
06/17/2019
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Academic researchers this week published information about another side-channel attack method, called "RAMBleed," that can expose information from memory chips, including encryption key information.
06/14/2019
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Microsoft's latest Windows 10 "fast-ring" preview release is showcasing a coming Delivery Optimization enhancement, along with the ability to try the newly emerged Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2.
06/13/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
While the overall look and feel of Office 365 is pretty standard across organizations, there are several ways to personalize it and make it fit better with your company's specific needs.
06/13/2019
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Microsoft added its conditional access security service to Microsoft 365 Business subscriptions, according to a Wednesday announcement, and it also added new trouble-ticket features for Microsoft 365 administrators.
06/12/2019
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Microsoft has released its monthly bunch of security patches for June, addressing 88 common vulnerabilities and disclosures (CVEs).
06/11/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
For decades, group policies have been the go-to method for securing devices on a Windows network. In this age of BYOD, however, that may not be enough.
06/11/2019
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Microsoft used the occasion of its Business Applications Summit on Monday to announce its "Wave 2" product release plans for its Dynamics 365 enterprise resource planning solutions, as well as its Power Platform (Power BI, PowerApps and Flow).
06/10/2019
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Microsoft experts recently showed how to set up the Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service, which is currently available at the preview stage.
06/07/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Brien walks you through the basics of building a PowerShell script that examines remote servers one at a time.
06/07/2019
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Microsoft recently added an improvement to its Office Customization Tool for Office 365 users that lets IT pros save configuration files in Microsoft's datacenters (the "cloud") for later use, including access via URL links.
06/06/2019
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Microsoft and Oracle on Wednesday together announced an expansion of their partnership, with new "cross-cloud" capabilities for larger organizations to tap.
06/05/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
There are plenty of reasons to make Hyper-V VMs portable. The key is to make sure they work consistently, regardless of where each VM is running. Here's how to do it.
06/05/2019
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The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has issued an advisory urging individuals and organizations to install Microsoft's May security patches.
06/04/2019
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Microsoft described some newly released Office 365 perks in recent days.
06/03/2019
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The pending end-of-support deadline for Windows 7 is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy forecast for 2019, contributing to what IDC is calling an "interesting year" for PC sales.
06/03/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Hyper-V in Windows 10 has a built-in tool called Quick Create that lets you automate the process of setting up new virtual machines. Here's how to use it.
06/03/2019
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Microsoft again issued advice that its May security patches should be installed to prevent a "wormable" vulnerability in Remote Desktop Services from getting exploited by attackers.
05/31/2019
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Microsoft has released its "first preview" of PowerShell 7, its latest scripting solution for IT pros and developers, according to a Thursday announcement.
05/30/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
With hackers infiltrating one in three Office 365 customers, an IT pro's best bet is to be suspicious of almost everything.
05/30/2019
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Microsoft this week offered a review of newly arriving PCs, described some of its Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, and also alluded to investments in a so-called "modern operating system."
05/29/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
How Microsoft is using its "Your Phone" and "Launcher" apps to sneakily turn Google's smartphone platform into (almost) the mirror image of its own.
05/28/2019
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Windows 10 and Windows Server versions 1903 were released this week, but Microsoft also issued some notes for IT pros to consider.
05/24/2019
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The news associated with Microsoft's recent SharePoint Conference was the typical dense affair.
05/23/2019
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Veeam, a provider of backup and availability software for cloud data management, revealed a significant financial milestone this week during its annual VeeamON conference in Miami.
05/22/2019
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Orchestration technology may be ahead of where most customers stand, but Veeam is forging ahead with a second-generation product that could make the approach possible for more organizations.
05/22/2019
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The newest "semiannual channel release" versions of both Windows 10 and Windows Server are now generally available.
05/21/2019
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Microsoft released a preview of Windows Server Containers on the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
05/20/2019
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Microsoft announced a couple of Azure Active Directory enhancements this week regarding password lengths and new conditional access controls for IT pros.
05/16/2019
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Microsoft this week described Attack Surface Analyzer 2.0, an updated tool for checking software installations that's now built using open source code.
05/16/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Hyper-V replication failures happen rarely, but their impact can be catastrophic when they do. Know the scenarios that are likely to trigger a replication failure.
05/16/2019
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Microsoft is again promoting its HyperClear Hyper-V hypervisor technology as a potential balm for organizations trying to come to grips with Intel's latest speculative execution side-channel attack disclosures.
05/15/2019
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From edge computing innovations to deeper integrations with SAP, Lenovo's datacenter roadmap aims to position the company as a major hyperscale contender.
05/15/2019
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Microsoft released its May security updates on "update Tuesday," but a patching vortex also opened up as Intel disclosed new processor vulnerabilities.
05/14/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
If you've noticed some of your Windows 10 applications taking less and less screen real estate over time, you're not alone. Here are some workarounds.
05/14/2019