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Joey on SQL Server
Two cascading disruptions tied to Azure Front Door updates left global users unable to access the Azure Portal, offering a case study in how cloud complexity and outdated APIs can turn maintenance into widespread downtime.
10/17/2025
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Overhauled release simplifies agent creation, adds multimodal support and standardizes message handling.
10/17/2025
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Latest preview brings performance enhancements, new AI-assisted query tools and reinstates SSIS management.
10/17/2025
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Integration brings advanced video generation to Azure with curated media models.
10/17/2025
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News
Microsoft said it has disrupted a financially motivated cybercriminal group known as Vanilla Tempest that used Microsoft Teams to carry out social engineering attacks against enterprise users.
10/17/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A lightweight free utility gives Windows users an easy way to review and control system-level privacy settings without digging into the registry.
10/16/2025
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Q&A
At Live! 360 Orlando, Microsoft MVP John O’Neill Sr. will explore how combining Security Copilot with Defender XDR is helping SOCs accelerate response times, improve accuracy and reduce analyst fatigue.
10/15/2025
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News
Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 on Tuesday, closing a decade-long chapter for one of the company's most widely deployed operating systems.
10/14/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft 365 administrators can fine-tune Defender's anti-phishing policies to determine how detected spoofed or impersonated messages are handled, from quarantine and deletion to user safety tips that flag suspicious senders.
10/14/2025
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News
Despite widespread fears that artificial intelligence will lead to major workforce reductions, new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows little evidence that’s happening yet.
10/14/2025
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News
Microsoft's latest Insider Preview, Build 26220.6772, introduces a significant policy change: removal of known workarounds to skip Microsoft Account setup during Windows 11 installation (OOBE).
10/08/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft 365 administrators can use built-in Defender for Office 365 tools to enable impersonation and domain protection, reducing phishing risks by identifying spoofed senders and untrusted domains.
10/08/2025
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News
In the final stretch before Windows 10’s end of support on Oct. 14, enterprise adoption of Windows 11 is accelerating -- but not without friction.
10/06/2025
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News
Microsoft has begun integrating Copilot directly into its core Microsoft 365 apps --Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote -- while also unveiling a refreshed design system that updates the icons and visuals across the suite.
10/02/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft 365 includes built-in tools to defend against phishing attempts that use domain and user impersonation, but administrators need to understand how these protections work to avoid unintended disruptions.
10/01/2025
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News
Microsoft has announced new capabilities in Microsoft Sentinel designed to support the use of autonomous AI agents in security operations.
09/30/2025
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News
Microsoft last week added Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence models to its Microsoft 365 Copilot platform, giving enterprise users another option beyond OpenAI’s models for powering workplace AI experiences.
09/29/2025
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09/26/2025
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As I predicted a few blogs ago, the Microsoft/OpenAI relationship has begun to unravel. I just didn't think it would happen so quickly.
09/26/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity.
09/25/2025
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09/24/2025