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Microsoft used its annual conference to roll out sweeping updates across Managed Instance, Cosmos DB, Fabric, PostgreSQL and SQL Server tooling, signaling broad investments in performance, scalability and unified data governance beyond its flagship SQL Server 2025 release.
11/18/2025
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At Ignite 2025, Microsoft doubled down on its Copilot strategy, announcing new agents and capabilities that bring deeper intelligence and automation to everyday workflows in Microsoft 365.
11/18/2025
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Microsoft Azure fends off largest known cloud DDoS attack, showcasing the platform’s scale and defense architecture.
11/18/2025
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At Microsoft Ignite, currently taking place in San Francisco, Calif., the company rolled out its vision for the next phase of enterprise AI by centering on agents -- autonomous and semi-autonomous software entities working alongside people.
11/18/2025
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With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work.
11/18/2025
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New REST-based API moves away from EWS to modernize automated workflows.
11/17/2025
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New managed service brings Dell’s OneFS into Azure for high-performance file workloads.
11/17/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A well-defined set of acronyms and bookmarks can help Copilot Search deliver more accurate, organization-specific results for users.
11/14/2025
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In what may be the first publicly known case of a state-sponsored cyber-espionage campaign using a large language model, Anthropic reported that attackers linked to China leveraged its Claude Code AI to carry out intrusions against about 30 global organizations.
11/14/2025
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Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday brings fixes for 63 security flaws spread across Windows, Office and several other Microsoft products, including one zero-day vulnerability.
11/12/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Let's dive into some practical advice on naming conventions, variable management and code organization to keep dot sourced scripts efficient, consistent and secure.
11/07/2025
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Microsoft is broadening its Microsoft 365 Copilot offering with new features aimed at making further foothold in the enterprise, including voice-based interaction, group collaboration tools and an expansion of in-country data processing.
11/05/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Dot sourcing can simplify large PowerShell scripts -- but without a clear structure, it can quickly lead to chaos.
11/05/2025
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Microsoft has signed two multibillion-dollar infrastructure agreements aimed at expanding its capacity to support artificial intelligence workloads.
11/04/2025
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What's causing this shortage and how will it affect you?
11/03/2025
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Updated guide emphasizes authentication hardening, migration from end-of-life servers and zero-trust tenets for hybrid environments.
10/31/2025
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Microsoft this week announced two new features in Microsoft 365 Copilot, App Builder and Workflows, that aim to bring natural-language automation and lightweight app creation to more users.
10/31/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft’s new Copilot function in Excel lets users generate, analyze and explain data directly from cell formulas, marking a major step toward full AI integration within spreadsheets.
10/29/2025
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Microsoft and OpenAI are overhauling their partnership as part of a major recapitalization effort aimed at preparing for the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI).
10/28/2025
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AI won't be just bolted on to the mail client, it will be part of the DNA from the ground up.
10/28/2025
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Microsoft last week unveiled its Copilot Fall Release, a sweeping update that adds new personalization, collaboration and contextual intelligence features to its AI platform.
10/27/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Excel’s newest Copilot integration finally delivers the data intelligence Microsoft promised years ago, transforming how users clean, organize and understand information within their spreadsheets.
10/23/2025
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Microsoft is warning IT administrators about an increase in attacks aimed at Azure Blob Storage, saying threat actors are taking advantage of exposed credentials, weak access controls and misconfigurations to gain access to sensitive cloud data.
10/23/2025
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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Despite layers of security controls on corporate hardware, unmanaged devices remain a critical weak spot.
09/24/2025
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GitHub rolled out several updates this week aimed at developer collaboration, open source security and enterprise billing.
09/23/2025
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Microsoft's MSIX format is steadily becoming the standard for modern application deployment, offering a more reliable, container-based approach than legacy installers.
09/23/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Let's refine some of my earlier work to make things more efficient.
09/19/2025
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Microsoft reports that it has seized 338 domains tied to RaccoonO365, a phishing-as-a-service operation it described as one of the fastest-growing criminal platforms targeting its users.
09/19/2025
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Microsoft this week released a public‑preview of its collaborative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot, bringing a suite of "always‑on" agents grounded in context for channels, meetings, SharePoint sites, Viva Engage communities, and Planner workloads.
09/19/2025