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Microsoft this month announced a preview of the ability to log into a Linux-based VM running on its Azure public cloud service using Azure Active Directory credentials.
05/30/2018
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With the tech landscape changing so rapidly, many IT pros are at a crossroads: Practice and perfect core skillsets, or get a head start on bleeding-edge technologies?
05/30/2018
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced a preview of Windows Server 2019 build 17677, which includes improved PowerShell support for reporting performance history, plus container improvements.
05/29/2018
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From how virtual machines can impact your Azure IaaS and Paas uptimes to what to never do, top cloud architect Peter De Tender offers his best tips and tricks for reaching 99.95 percent uptime by optimizing your SLA.
05/29/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft announced at Build that it was resurrecting its defunct gaming device for distinctly non-gaming purposes. Here's a look at a few possibilities.
05/29/2018
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Microsoft on Friday highlighted its multiple resources for staying in compliance with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.
05/25/2018
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Microsoft quietly extended the life of its Skype for Business app for Windows Phone devices by about a year and a half, while its Teams app was given a five-month reprieve.
05/24/2018
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Microsoft talked extensively this week about Windows 10 version 1803 and how it can help IT pros with so-called "modern management" capabilities.
05/24/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Thanks to a new feature in Microsoft's commercial cloud storage service, businesses don't have to choose between paying a hefty ransom or kissing their files goodbye.
05/24/2018
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The release aims to meet the greater cloud storage demands of AI, Big Data and business intelligence workloads.
05/24/2018
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Security researchers called on users of small office/home office (SOHO) routers and some NAS devices to reset to factory defaults in order to protect themselves against destructive malware dubbed VPNFilter.
05/23/2018
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Intel Corp. and Microsoft on Monday disclosed two additional speculative execution side-channel attack methods, potentially affecting the security of most processors in computers of all types.
05/22/2018
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Microsoft on Monday described its SharePoint vision, new features and coming attractions, kicking off this week's SharePoint North America event.
05/22/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The obvious solution (add more physical storage) is usually easier said than done. Here are some short-term fixes that can buy you some time -- and reveal some pockets of spare storage you might not know you had.
05/22/2018
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Reports of Anand Chandrasekher's exit are throwing concerns around the future of Qualcomm's datacenter operations into stark relief.
05/22/2018
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Microsoft experts on Windows and Azure responded to a few questions post-Build about how the company has been simplifying the developer experience, from spinning up containers to tapping microservices.
05/21/2018
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Microsoft this week announced SQL Advanced Threat Protection, which is described as "a new security package" for Azure SQL Database users.
05/18/2018
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Microsoft announced a number of improvements to Azure Active Directory this month.
05/17/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
If you're familiar with how to access a USB device from inside a VMware environment, be aware -- the process isn't quite as seamless as it is in Hyper-V. Here's how to do it in Hyper-V at the host and client levels.
05/17/2018
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Microsoft announced this week that it's possible to preview its Direct Routing telephony connectivity option for use with Microsoft Teams.
05/16/2018
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Microsoft on Tuesday described the Surface Hub 2, its next video-conferencing and whiteboarding big-screen touch device for meeting rooms.
05/15/2018
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A standard reaction to a private company sharing fairly specific financial results on a regular basis is to assume that they're trying to attract a buyer, but Veeam insists that's not the case.
05/15/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft is helping non-developers build functional apps without writing any code. Here's how.
05/15/2018
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Microsoft delivered some SharePoint Framework news at its Build developer conference last week.
05/14/2018
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Microsoft announced the preview of Project Brainwave, "programmable hardware" that sits on Intel's FPGA chips and is designed to help "greatly speed up" AI calculations.
05/14/2018
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In-Depth
There was no shortage of news at Microsoft's recent developer confab. Here are some more nuggets you might have missed, from improvements around mobile to the latest Fluent Design updates, and more.
05/14/2018
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Microsoft gave notice last week that it will enable end users to initiate a free one-year trial of Microsoft Teams, and these free trials can be triggered by both Office 365 subscribers and non-Office 365 subscribers, starting on June 1.
05/11/2018
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Microsoft's flagship developer conference wrapped up this week in Seattle with a lot of news. Here are the key moments from the three main keynotes that highlight important themes of the show.
05/11/2018
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Microsoft provided an update during this week's Build Conference event for developers regarding custom functions for Excel and related capabilities.
05/11/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Cutover migrations can greatly simplify the process of migrating from Exchange Server to Exchange Online -- once you clear a few notable hurdles.
05/11/2018
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Microsoft this week offered a progress report on its Azure confidential computing project, mostly highlighting its partner efforts.
05/10/2018
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Microsoft announced on Wednesday that Windows 10 version 1803, also known as the "April 2018 Update," is available from the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center.
05/09/2018
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Red Hat and Microsoft offered a progress report on their collaboration efforts this week and promised to deliver a preview of Red Hat OpenShift on Azure "in the coming months."
05/08/2018
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Microsoft announced during this week's Build Conference that its Azure Kubernetes Service, formerly known as "managed Kubernetes on Azure," will reach general availability status "in the next few weeks."
05/08/2018
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"Graph" is one of those terms that Microsoft has been throwing around for a few years now, but that can be difficult to define.
05/08/2018
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A number of developer enhancements are coming soon in preview to Microsoft Teams, according to a Monday announcement coinciding with the Microsoft Build developer event.
05/07/2018
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning took center stage at the Microsoft Build 2018 conference in Seattle on Monday.
05/07/2018
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Five months after they were supposed to be working together, Cortana and Alexa shared a stage on Monday at Build 2018 for a joint demo.
05/07/2018
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At Build 2018, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a fourth-generation version of the company's discontinued Kinect motion-sensing device, which is being repurposed for AI, Azure, edge computing and IoT.
05/07/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
With its efforts around ARM, the Universal Windows Platform and progressive Web apps, Microsoft is exploring different ways to keep Windows relevant in a new era.
05/07/2018
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The Windows 10 IoT April 2018 Update was released earlier this week, with Microsoft promising that it'll make edge devices "more powerful."
05/04/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Private virtual networks are the most secure virtual network because they never communicate with the Hyper-V host or with the physical network. But what exactly happens when you create one?
05/04/2018
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The Windows Admin Center's software development kit is now available as a preview, Microsoft announced on Thursday.
05/03/2018
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Twitter made a costly admission on Thursday afternoon.
05/03/2018
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The improvements include a number of items specific for IT pros with regard to managing security, storage limits and site migrations.
05/03/2018
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Databases usually lag behind other servers in moving to new architecture, but containerization brings enough major improvements to convince even the most old-school DBAs.
05/02/2018
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Microsoft is blurring the lines of its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 messaging with its April product update announcements, which were quite plentiful.
05/01/2018
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The Windows 10 April 2018 Update was officially released on Monday, but getting it can be somewhat nuanced.
04/30/2018
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Satya Nadella says he's never seen a database scale as quickly as Cosmos DB.
04/30/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
What information does Microsoft have on you? The new Diagnostic Data Viewer in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update makes it relatively easy to find out.
04/30/2018