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Microsoft's Azure Active Directory service integrated with Ping Identity's PingAccess is now commercially available, supporting single sign-on access by end users to so-called "legacy" Web applications.
06/15/2017
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft is increasing the integration hooks into Yammer that connect directly to Office 365.
06/15/2017
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News
Microsoft plans to improve the behavior of the Recoverable Items folder for Exchange Server 2016 users when it releases Cumulative Update 6.
06/14/2017
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Expanding its support for the open source cloud platform as a service, Microsoft has joined the Cloud Foundry Foundation and is planning extensive integration between the popular open source application platform and Azure.
06/14/2017
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Verizon Communications completed its acquisition of Yahoo today.
06/13/2017
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Microsoft released June security updates today, but it also included "critical" updates for unsupported Windows systems to address "potential nation-state activity."
06/13/2017
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Microsoft today issued an announcement warning that current Exchange Server versions don't support the newly released .NET Framework 4.7 and that organizations using the server should block the installation of the new framework for the time being.
06/13/2017
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Microsoft has published details about how the Windows 10 "creators update" (version 1703, released in April) provides protection against ransomware, including last month's infamous "WannaCrypt" (or "WannaCry") ransomware outbreak.
06/12/2017
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Delivering on its goal to make business intelligence and real-time, self-service analytics available to everyone, Microsoft has released its Power BI Premium offering.
06/12/2017
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In-Depth
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) is now easier to use and offers improved mobile device management and support for Office 365
06/12/2017
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News
Microsoft and Qualcomm's plans to bring Windows 10 to ARM-based devices could be hitting a snag, namely the intellectual property claims of Intel Corp.
06/09/2017
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News
Microsoft Intune, as managed through the Azure Portal, has reached "general availability" status and now supports conditional access settings, Microsoft announced today.
06/08/2017
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
With the introduction of the Flow tool in Office 365, workflows can be created just as easily as it was in SharePoint.
06/08/2017
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News
VMware has integrated its Horizon virtual desktop solution with Microsoft's Skype for Business communications product.
06/07/2017
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Microsoft released a preview of SharePoint Framework Extensions for developers this week.
06/07/2017
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
While the next version of Microsoft's flagship laptop will come packed with updated hardware, it's missing the innovation.
06/07/2017
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Windows Insider
Jan. 14, 2020, is less than three years away, and yet every credible survey of the current installed base of PCs shows Windows 7 remains the most popular OS by a substantial majority.
06/07/2017
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Azure Active Directory now supports conditional access policies when used with Microsoft Teams, as well as the Azure Portal.
06/06/2017
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News
Kaspersky Lab today announced that it has filed antitrust complaints against Microsoft with the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office.
06/06/2017
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Microsoft is planning to add metadata navigation capabilities to "modern" SharePoint List and Library pages, starting on June 12.
06/05/2017
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Despite efforts by Microsoft, other tech providers and businesses to convince the Trump Administration to continue support for the Paris Climate Agreement, the president's decision last week to withdraw drew loud condemnation from some and praise from others.
06/05/2017
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In-Depth
One API to access all of your data in the Microsoft Cloud? We’re remarkably close to that reality. Here’s what you need to know to start building applications with the Microsoft Graph API.
06/05/2017
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Microsoft this week started publishing a list of devices and software products that use Server Message Block 1.
06/02/2017
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Skype is getting an entirely new look and will be loaded with bots as Microsoft rebuilds the communications app, starting with the Android version.
06/02/2017
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Microsoft gave notice on Wednesday that Azure BizTalk Services will come to an end in about a year.
06/01/2017
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Microsoft this week announced various Azure Active Directory improvements.
06/01/2017
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Foley on Microsoft
The decision might have to do less with selling hardware and more with showing OEMs how to build a quality Windows machine.
06/01/2017
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Microsoft announced today that it has rolled out the Windows 10 "creators update" for its Surface Hub collaboration devices.
05/31/2017
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IT pros can now centrally deploy Office add-ins to end users using Microsoft's Office 365 Centralized Deployment service, which was launched commercially today.
05/31/2017
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A new disaster recovery service to protect Azure IaaS virtual machines to multiple Azure Regions from Microsoft is now available in preview mode.
05/31/2017
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
While you can find a how-to video on almost any topic, the text-based technical instructions and tips seem to be disappearing as time goes on.
05/31/2017
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In-Depth
As the rate and sophistication of ransomware and phishing campaigns accelerate, Office 365 has become a primary target, making a defense-in-breadth strategy critical.
05/30/2017
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General Colin Powell shared his IT and cybersecurity challenges throughout his career from Desert Storm to his use of personal e-mail as Secretary State and how that was scrutinized during last year's investigations surrounding Hillary Clinton's e-mail server.
05/26/2017
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News
IDC offered a somewhat contrarian view this week on how organizations should best protect against security incidents.
05/25/2017
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Microsoft and other service providers are suggesting that they have the means for organizations to become compliant with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.
05/25/2017
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Despite the cost- and time-saving advantages of an online event, nothing beats the real thing.
05/25/2017
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When Avaya, a global provider of enterprise communications and collaboration systems, announced plans to file for Chapter 11 debt restructuring in January, the company's treasurer, John Sullivan, declared that the move would allow the company to continue its evolution into a software-and-services-led operation.
05/25/2017
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News
Microsoft reportedly has agreed to buy software security firm Hexadite for $100 million.
05/24/2017
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Microsoft is previewing two improvements to its Azure Active Directory Privileged Identity Management service.
05/24/2017
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Citrix is developing a secure Web browser that will run as a hosted app in the Microsoft cloud and support for Win32 apps in the new UWP-only Windows 10 S.
05/24/2017
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The recently added QuickStarter feature can get a basic presentation outline created and ready for your additional tweaking.
05/24/2017
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Microsoft this week announced a preview of a free visualization tool for IT pros called the "Office 365 Adoption Content Pack in Power BI."
05/23/2017
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New pact between Microsoft and Veeam will enable near-real-time recovery of business-critical workloads via the Azure cloud.
05/22/2017
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The majority SharePoint implementations are on pace to run in hybrid cloud architectures. The good news is it has become a first-class citizen in the SharePoint ecosystem.
05/22/2017
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Microsoft announced plans this week to expand its "cloud" services in Africa by building new datacenters in South Africa.
05/19/2017
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Microsoft announced an "updated product servicing policy" for SharePoint Server 2016 this week.
05/19/2017
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Continuous data protection (CDP) is coming to the Veeam Availability Suite later this year that will enable 15-minute recoveries, along with protection beyond just VMs.
05/19/2017
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News
Microsoft's position on Server Message Block version 1 in Windows systems is that organizations should just get rid of it.
05/18/2017
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Those using the standalone version of Office will be losing support for Skype for Business and OneDrive for Business.
05/18/2017
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Microsoft had a lot to say about SharePoint at its Virtual Summit event this week.
05/17/2017