Avnet Issues Earnings Warning -- Redmondmag.com

Could this be the first sign -- or one of the first signs -- of a possible recession hitting the channel? The financial news from Avnet is not good.

Posted by Lee Pender on 04/17/2008 at 1:21 PM

Microsoft To Instigate On-Prem UUP for Windows 11 22H2 on March 28

Organizations using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or Configuration Manager will be getting a 10GB download next week that will kick off Microsoft's Windows 11 version 22H2 Unified Update Platform (UUP) servicing scheme for those premises-based management tools, Microsoft warned on Monday.
Azure Firewall Basic Commercially Released

Microsoft this week announced that Azure Firewall Basic is now at the "general availability" commercial-release stage.
Microsoft Previews Semantic Kernel SDK for Adding AI to Apps

Microsoft this week announced Semantic Kernel, a new open source framework on GitHub at the early preview stage that aims to help developers tap artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models in their applications.
A Love Letter to the Command Line Tool sqlcmd

Often overlooked, it's a powerful tool that can make your life a lot easier. Especially now that Microsoft has updated its functionality.
IT Pros Get Assurances on Coming Microsoft 365 Copilot AI Capabilities

Microsoft on Thursday offered assurances to IT pros that security and privacy issues will be respected with coming Microsoft 365 Copilot artificial intelligence (AI)-based enhancements.