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Foley on Microsoft
Many of us Microsoft watchers for nearly a decade have made predictions if, and how, Microsoft would come up with a mobile strategy that might finally catch fire.
03/03/2016
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Microsoft today released a preview of its new Azure Active Directory Identity Protection service.
03/02/2016
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IT pro concerns about maintaining system security did not diminish in 2015, especially concerning Windows, but mobile was deemed less of a stumbling block.
03/02/2016
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When creating multiple Windows 10 VMs, you might run into some problems …
03/02/2016
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Organizations should keep up to date with Windows updates and they should patch their line-of-business applications, too.
03/02/2016
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Microsoft announced a new Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection service today.
03/01/2016
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In-Depth
Best practices in securing your enterprise Windows Server-based certificate authority to ensure all resources are trusted.
03/01/2016
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Microsoft reportedly expects its SharePoint Server 2016 "release-to-manufacturing" milestone to happen on March 14.
02/29/2016
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Microsoft is investigating an issue with Outlook 2016 when used with POP3 accounts that causes e-mail deletions or duplications.
02/29/2016
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For over a year, Microsoft has demonstrated its virtual reality glasses but has kept them at arms' length. That changes today, as the company starts taking orders for the HoloLens Developers Kit.
02/29/2016
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Tom Garrison, VP and general manager of Intel's Business Client Products, answers questions about the company's new multifactor authentication technology on the new "Skylake" processors.
02/26/2016
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Testifying before Congress yesterday, Microsoft's president and chief legal officer Brad Smith said Microsoft will file an amicus brief backing Apple's refusal to cooperate with the FBI.
02/26/2016
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In-Depth
Intel is readying multifactor authentication that stores and processes encrypted credentials on its CPUs, aiming to change the way commercial users access Windows using a combination of biometrics, PINs and one-time passcodes.
02/26/2016
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Microsoft provided an update on its enterprise security solutions today, just before the RSA security conference, which happens later this month.
02/25/2016
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An increased spending budget for federal cybersecurity aims to plug infrastructure holes.
02/25/2016
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Microsoft said this week it intends to acquire Xamarin, the mobile cross-platform development company.
02/25/2016
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Microsoft is planning to deliver its Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version by the end of this month, which also will bring PowerShell 5.0 with it.
02/24/2016
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Microsoft showcased a number of new Windows 10-based phones and tablets at Mobile World Congress this week including the new HP Elite x3 for business users.
02/24/2016
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In-Depth
Upload and transfer files to the Azure cloud in a few easy steps.
02/24/2016
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In-Depth
As organizations shift from SharePoint on-premises to SaaS applications such as Office 365 SharePoint Online, it's important to embrace the rapidly changing APIs and the shift to DevOps.
02/23/2016
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Docker, Inc. on Tuesday has released its latest datacenter aimed at application development and container management.
02/23/2016
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Microsoft isn't shortening its Windows Server 2012 product lifecycle support policies for servers using Intel Skylake processors, but it is shortening them for Windows Embedded 7/8.1 devices using those chips.
02/23/2016
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An Exchange security certificate renewal that's set to arrive in mid-April will adversely affect organizations with "hybrid" messaging setups if their servers are not up to date, Microsoft warned late last week.
02/22/2016
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CEO Tim Cook suggests that the FBI should remove its demand that Apple help decrypt suspected terrorist's iPhone and instead the government should form a commission or panel of experts on the matter.
02/22/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Even if you only use the Exchange Server and Microsoft Office services, making the jump to Office 365 will be well worth the investment for your enterprise.
02/22/2016
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced this week that it has formed a new Web Authentication Working Group to improve Web access security.
02/19/2016
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The new Open Connectivity Foundation, founded by ARRIS, CableLabs, Cisco, Electrolux, GE Digital, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Samsung, aims to ensure interoperability among Internet of Things devices.
02/19/2016
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Microsoft announced the release of Azure Active Directory Connect 1.1 today.
02/18/2016
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Microsoft boasted of its Azure datacenter support for open source software this week, while also announcing that Red Hat Enterprise Linux images are now available from the Azure Marketplace.
02/18/2016
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Windows Insider
Evolve with emerging tech and tools or lose your job to someone that will.
02/18/2016
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Microsoft announced Office 365 improvements on Wednesday, including improved auditing plus the expansion of some service limitations.
02/17/2016
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A federal court has ordered Apple to create a backdoor to iOS to help decrypt the iPhone of attacker involved in December's San Bernardino's deadly shooting.
02/17/2016
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New AirWatch enterprise mobility management suite release includes single sign-on to native mobile apps supporting Microsoft Passport for Work and includes tighter integration with VMware's NSX, providing app-level VPN connectivity.
02/17/2016
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Microsoft has improved the user profile feature of its Delve solution that's offered with Office 365 subscriptions.
02/16/2016
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Security Advisor
Microsoft's February security update is causing issues for Windows 10 and Word 2013 users.
02/16/2016
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Microsoft this week added an option to its Exchange Server Deployment Assistant tool to configure hybrid deployments using Exchange Server 2016.
02/12/2016
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Two weeks after rolling out first piece of Azure Stack, Microsoft gives testers additional services to evaluate.
02/12/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
While apps have grown in popularity, especially for mobile users, don't expect to see the end of the Web as we know it any time soon.
02/12/2016
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Organizations running Exchange Server need to be aware that the coming .NET Framework 4.6.1 update should be avoided for the time being.
02/11/2016
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Microsoft has changed the terminology it uses to describe Office 365 client updates.
02/10/2016
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Could we see a new line of smartphones from Microsoft by the end of the year?
02/10/2016
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Microsoft on Tuesday released a preview of tools for managing Nano Server, a Windows Server 2016 deployment option.
02/09/2016
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Microsoft updated Windows 10 today and it also released a new update history page that likely will be of interest to IT pros.
02/09/2016
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In an Active Directory environment, you can create a logon script that can be applied to user accounts that automatically goes to work once a user logs in.
02/09/2016
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An industry study found that that most organizations used SharePoint Server on premises in 2015, rather than the SharePoint Online service.
02/08/2016
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Amid economic uncertainty, shares of high-flying cloud, data analytics and security providers are down sharply, while IT hiring remains volatile.
02/08/2016
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Oracle has released an emergency fix that looks to address an issue when installing Java on Windows.
02/08/2016
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In-Depth
The Resilient File System (ReFS) v2 in Windows Server 2016 TP4 still isn't faster than NTFS -- not surprising at this stage of its development, though its block-cloning feature is highly optimized for virtualized workloads.
02/08/2016
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Microsoft this week commercially released its Azure IoT Hub set of services, which facilitates Internet of Things operations for organizations.
02/05/2016
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Power BI users can now publish data to the Web but some are worried IT can't disable it posing security risks, which Microsoft will fix next week.
02/05/2016