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Microsoft on Tuesday announced a "limited preview" release of Microsoft Teams for certain Linux desktop operating systems.
12/11/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Brien answers two thought-provoking reader questions. First, do Hyper-V VMs have direct hardware access? And second, how is it possible to monitor VM resource consumption from the host operating system?
12/11/2019
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Microsoft on Tuesday delivered its December bundle of security patches, which affect Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, Skype for Business, SQL Server and Visual Studio.
12/10/2019
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Microsoft this week declared May 6, 2020, as its planned end date for Wunderlist, presumably ending the drama surrounding the task list app and service.
12/10/2019
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So-called "classic" blogs used by SharePoint Online subscribers are on their way toward "retirement," according to a Dec. 4 Microsoft Message Center post.
12/09/2019
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A Florida-based startup is partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a deal that gives new meaning to the "edge" in edge computing.
12/09/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The differences between these two Hyper-V versions are pretty significant, depending on what you plan to use them for. Here's a quick rundown of each platform, from their features to licensing quirks to intended use cases.
12/09/2019
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Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 Mobile applications on Jan. 12, 2021, according to a Friday announcement.
12/06/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft is testing out a new technology called "Fluid Framework." It could mean that Brien's dream of one Office app to rule them all might soon become reality.
12/06/2019
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A comparison of SQL Server's throughput performance on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) gives the edge to Microsoft's cloud.
12/06/2019
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Microsoft on Thursday announced a preview of a new "Cloud Provisioning" feature for the Azure Active Directory Connect service that promises to bring together scattered Active Directory "forests."
12/05/2019
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The endpoint and detection response (EDR) feature in Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) has reached the "general availability" stage for macOS devices.
12/04/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft threw Office 365 admins a bone when it gave them the ability to block users from purchasing Power Platform tools without IT approval. Here's how to prevent total anarchy.
12/04/2019
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Microsoft gave notice last week that it's going to drop Alternate Credentials support for authenticating users of its Azure DevOps Services.
12/03/2019
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Microsoft announced last week that it is starting to deliver Update 1910 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager users.
12/03/2019
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Described as a "small and short release," .NET Core 3.1 focuses on two of the biggest features highlighted in the release of .NET Core 3.0 earlier this fall.
12/03/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Admins, take note: Hackers are increasingly targeting Office 365 with new and more sophisticated phishing schemes. Here's a snapshot of the most common methods.
12/02/2019
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Amazon's industry-leading cloud business appears to be developing a new datacenter processor that's at least 20 percent faster than its predecessor.
12/02/2019
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Microsoft somewhat indirectly unveiled plans to kill off its Delve Blogs feature, with disablement starting next month.
11/25/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Brien walks you through one of Hyper-V's best features: its ability to copy a file directly from a host server to a virtual machine without leveraging the network stack.
11/25/2019
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Microsoft has continued to hone its various free tools to help organizations shift to SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 cloud services.
11/22/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft meant well with Windows 10's Action Center, but the constant pop-up notifications are often more annoying than helpful. Here's how to get rid of them.
11/22/2019
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Much of Azure's promise relates to dynamic flexibility, yet the design of Docker containers can cause lag when used in a truly serverless environment like Azure. That's the disconnect that Microsoft's new "Project Teleport" aims to address.
11/21/2019
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Microsoft announced on Wednesday that users of the Google identity and access service can use their personal log-in IDs with the Azure Active Directory B2B service to access resources as "guests."
11/20/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
When it comes to implementing an airtight backup-and-recovery plan, these are the four must-have features that many enterprises nevertheless tend to forget.
11/20/2019
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced various developments concerning the use of Kubernetes, an open source container orchestration solution fostered by Google.
11/19/2019
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Microsoft announced this week that the Windows operating system already has support for an encrypted Domain Name System option that promises to add greater privacy protections for Internet connections.
11/18/2019
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The next few years are going to be lively ones for the datacenter, according to research firm IDC's "Futurescape" report.
11/18/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
From PowerPoint to Excel, Microsoft is beefing up its support for digital inking across its Office 365 apps. Here's a snapshot of upcoming features.
11/18/2019
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Salesforce.com and Microsoft on Thursday announced a strategic partnership on cloud technology use.
11/15/2019
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SharePoint news from Ignite consisted of lots of improvements, some driven by customer requests.
11/15/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft has spilled a lot of ink touting the ways that its new Surface-branded peripherals will be bring Office 365 features to life.
11/14/2019
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Microsoft's enhancements to the Azure Active Directory Identity Protection service are now said to be "generally available" (GA), or ready for commercial use, per a Wednesday announcement.
11/13/2019
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of Windows 10 version 1909, a new operating system product that's also known as the "Windows 10 November 2019 Update."
11/12/2019
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Of that number, 13 vulnerabilities are rated "Critical" to patch, while 62 vulnerabilities are deemed "Important."
11/12/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
With a raft of new Office 365 features in the pipeline, Microsoft also seems ready to change the way it bills its subscribers. Will it replicate Azure's pay-per-use model, or will it look like something else entirely?
11/12/2019
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Microsoft is offering one year of free support under its Extended Security Updates program to Windows 7 users if their organizations have E5 licensing.
11/08/2019
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Microsoft has clarified the more confusing elements of SQL Server licensing and extended major benefits to customers. The catch is that Software Assurance is required to take advantage of them.
11/08/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
And now for something (almost) completely different, Brien sees how well a HoloLens-like headset weathers the unique conditions of a zero gravity flight.
11/08/2019
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Microsoft on Thursday described its research on the so-called "BlueKeep" Remote Desktop Services vulnerability in older Windows systems, finding signs that it's being used to install coin miners.
11/07/2019
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Microsoft announced on Thursday that it has started shipping HoloLens 2, its mixed reality headset.
11/07/2019
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Microsoft's new Project Cortex knowledge network for Microsoft 365 users, introduced by CEO Satya Nadella at the Ignite event, is powered by SharePoint and other technologies.
11/06/2019
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Microsoft on Monday announced a bunch or Azure Active Directory enhancements as part of its Ignite event happenings.
11/05/2019
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Microsoft on Tuesday released more information about Azure Arc, the hybrid cloud and infrastructure toolkit it announced during the opening keynote of its Ignite 2019 conference in Orlando, Fla.
11/05/2019
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Enterprise data storage provider NetApp is extending its Data Fabric strategy with a new consumption-based, pay-as-you-go data management offering for workloads in the cloud, co-located or on-premises.
11/05/2019
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As part of Ignite, Microsoft announced a rebranding for its main client management tools, Linux support on the Windows Virtual Desktop service and other bits likely of interest to IT pros.
11/04/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
In many ways, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivered a very typical Ignite opening keynote -- with a few notable exceptions.
11/04/2019
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From Big Data clusters to faster database recovery, here are the biggest changes Microsoft has made to its new flagship database server.
11/04/2019
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella described the new boundaries Microsoft is breaking in its Azure cloud.
11/04/2019
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Microsoft announced on Oct. 30 that it expanded SQL Server passive use rights for organizations licensing SQL Server with Software Assurance (SA) coverage.
11/01/2019