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Posey's Tips & Tricks
While functions are typically used for computational purposes, they can also be used to change a spreadsheet's overall look. Here's an example using Excel's MOD function.
02/06/2019
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News
The U.S. National Security Agency issued updated guidance late last month on the various speculative execution side-channel flaws that open up all systems using modern processors to potential attacks.
02/05/2019
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IT is moving toward the cloud and virtualization, but don't write off hardware -- especially for highly critical systems. Here's a look at the newest generation of database hardware and how it impacts performance.
02/05/2019
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News
Microsoft on Monday announced two new partner deals, plus one product acquisition.
02/04/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
It goes without saying that data should be backed up, but what about the OS? The short answer is, it depends.
02/04/2019
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News
Microsoft announced a number of security and compliance improvements that mostly apply to users of its Microsoft 365-licensed products.
02/01/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
It may be the buzziest tech trend of the moment, but machine learning is no easy matter. Before you jump into writing machine learning algorithms, here are the basics you need to start a project.
02/01/2019
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News
The event for organizations and IT pros known as "Domain Name System Flag Day" will kick off on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019.
01/31/2019
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Microsoft reported second quarter revenues on Wednesday that slightly missed financial analysts' targets, but that reflected double-digit growth in strategic business units.
01/30/2019
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News
Cisco acknowledged vulnerabilities in two of its small business router products last week that could lead to information disclosures.
01/30/2019
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News
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team this week noted that Exchange Server versions from Exchange Server 2013 on up have a vulnerability that could permit the impersonation of any user, leading to "control of an affected system."
01/30/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Brien walks you through how to make completely custom workflows to suit out-of-the-ordinary situations.
01/30/2019
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News
Microsoft plans to change the default Office 365 document-saving behavior and have it default to OneDrive and OneDrive for Business folder locations, starting as early as next month.
01/29/2019
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News
Internet Explorer 10 will fall out of support next year for users of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard, Microsoft noted in a Monday announcement.
01/29/2019
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News
Microsoft added a preview feature to its Azure Active Directory Business to Business (B2B) service that makes it easier for business partners to gain access to an organization's network resources.
01/28/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A quick primer on one of the most useful tools in PowerShell scripting.
01/28/2019
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News
Apple now offers Microsoft's Office 365 for Mac productivity suite from the Mac App Store.
01/25/2019
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News
Microsoft announced a subtle change to its .NET Framework patch labeling earlier this week that's notable for IT pros handling the monthly patching of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 environments.
01/25/2019
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News
Microsoft announced on Thursday that it bought San Francisco-based Citus Data, a provider of an extension that scales out the open source PostgreSQL relational database management system in datacenters.
01/24/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Now that you know how to make SteamVR work with Microsoft's Mixed Reality environment, it's time to actually run apps that are designed for the Oculus Rift.
01/24/2019
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News
Microsoft on Wednesday announced the rebranding of its Skype Room Systems product line of partner-built videoconferencing and meeting room devices, which are now called "Microsoft Teams Rooms."
01/23/2019
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Amid all the flash of this month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), there was an unlikely datacenter announcement: Intel is now shipping its new Xeon Scalable CPU.
01/23/2019
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News
Microsoft released Azure DevOps Server 2019 Release Candidate 2 (RC2), according to a Tuesday announcement.
01/22/2019
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News
IDC this month published findings on revenues from cloud IT infrastructure spending in the third quarter of 2018, based on server, storage and Ethernet switch sales.
01/22/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A lack of apps has been the biggest thorn in the side of Microsoft's mixed reality efforts. One way to get around it is to use apps that were designed for Oculus Rift instead.
01/22/2019
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News
Microsoft will end support for the Windows 10 Mobile operating system on Dec. 10, 2019, according to an announcement.
01/18/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Brien comes across a handy, but imperfect, feature in Outlook that lets you annotate specific e-mails. Its provenance is something of a mystery, though.
01/18/2019
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News
Microsoft on Wednesday once more resumed its general rollout of the Windows 10 version 1809 upgrade, also known as the "October 2018 Update."
01/17/2019
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News
Microsoft gave assurances this week that organizations adopting Windows 10 likely won't face application compatibility issues.
01/16/2019
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News
Microsoft plans to alter some of the tenant-level blocking capabilities that may have been set up by organizations and deliver its so-called "modern" user interface (UI) to Lists and Libraries for SharePoint Online users, starting in April.
01/16/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Despite its weird name, splatting can be a really handy technique if you create a lot of PowerShell scripts.
01/16/2019
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News
Microsoft will have a new approach for organizations buying Azure services called the "Microsoft Customer Agreement," which will be available for some customers starting as early as this March.
01/15/2019
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News
January 14 marks a one-year period before the end of support for Windows 7.
01/14/2019
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In-Depth
Microsoft's PC partners are increasingly focused on polishing existing features to target freelancers, remote workers and creatives.
01/14/2019
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News
Microsoft wants about 7GB of your PC's storage space to keep Windows 10 up to date and reliable.
01/11/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Your screen doesn't have to be PowerShell's only output device. As Brien shows, the Out verb lets you redirect PowerShell's output in a variety of useful ways.
01/11/2019
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News
Windows 7 was a notable victim of this month's "update Tuesday" security patch releases by Microsoft, according to various accounts.
01/10/2019
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News
Microsoft this week introduced a preview of a new Office Client Policy Service for organizations using the Office 365 ProPlus productivity suite.
01/09/2019
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News
Microsoft Teams will be getting a few enhancements for so-called "firstline" workers, the company announced on Wednesday.
01/09/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Now that you've cleared all the system requirements, the next step is to install SCVMM version 1801 and then update from there. Brien shows you how.
01/09/2019
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News
Microsoft offered a relatively mild "update Tuesday" bundle of security fixes in its January release this month.
01/08/2019
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News
Microsoft is making a few notable changes this year for Office 365 business subscribers, but they could be flying somewhat under the radar screens of IT pros.
01/08/2019
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News
Microsoft has improved its free SharePoint Migration Tool, which is used to shift files from SharePoint Server 2013 to SharePoint Online and OneDrive.
01/07/2019
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The end of the great Windows migration is in sight.
01/07/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Brien walks you through the migration process so you can start benefiting from the newest SCVMM features. The first step: Get your system in line with the latest version's prerequisites. And there are plenty.
01/07/2019
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News
Organizations using the Exchange Online e-mail messaging service now are getting the ability to use session ID information in Exchange Online audit logs to better detect attacks.
01/04/2019
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If you're a DBA, now is the time to re-evaluate your current database management habits, as well as figure out how to take your career as a database professional to the next level.
01/04/2019
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News
Microsoft recently described a bunch of SharePoint Online improvements, some of which may be starting to arrive for Office 365 subscribers.
01/03/2019
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News
Two new Microsoft 365 service bundles will be available next month, with one focused on security and the other on compliance.
01/02/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
From the common-sense to the outlandish, here are the big tech industry moves that Brien is betting on for the new year.
01/02/2019