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Microsoft late last week announced that its cloud-based security solution, Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) version 1.7, is now available.
09/06/2016
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In-Depth
The release of Windows Server 2016 will bring a new option of building apps based on micro-services that run in Docker and other standard containers. Does that portend the end of the VM?
09/06/2016
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Microsoft is now giving an all-clear signal, of sorts, with regard to PowerShell issues caused by a late August Windows 10 update release.
09/01/2016
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Some new SharePoint Online and Office 365 Groups enhancements for end users are coming soon, Microsoft announced this week.
09/01/2016
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Microsoft this week reiterated its adapt-or-die message to IT pros responsible for keeping Windows clients and servers updated and patched.
08/31/2016
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New capabilities coming to the AirWatch MDM platform will include VMware's new Unified Endpoint Management approach to Windows 10 configuration deployment, security and lifecycle management.
08/31/2016
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In-Depth
Skype for Business Server and the new Cloud PBX option in Office 365 are gradually becoming viable alternatives to traditional telephone systems, but many key features are still under development.
08/31/2016
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Microsoft is issuing a software patch for Surface Pro 3 devices with battery drain issues.
08/30/2016
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Microsoft will be swapping out the Intune Groups capability in its Intune mobile management service for its Azure Active Directory Groups approach, starting next month.
08/30/2016
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In-Depth
Microsoft's decision to deliver the first iteration of Azure Stack only to engineered systems from Dell, HPE and Lenovo surprised some customers and partners, but the company believes it will ensure a more consistent and reliable experience.
08/30/2016
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VMware unveiled its new Cross-Cloud services -- SaaS-based tools to enable organizations to deploy, secure and manage applications and workloads across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, the Google Cloud Platform and IBM Cloud.
08/29/2016
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In-Depth
The on-premises and cloud editions of Skype for Business Server and the Cloud PBX are promising and less-expensive alternatives to traditional phone systems, but come in a complex array of options and require integration.
08/29/2016
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Veeam aims to capitalize on the growth of Microsoft's Office 365 and the hybrid cloud.
08/26/2016
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Foley on Microsoft
Microsoft has bungled most of its largest acquisitions, but Redmond is determined not to see its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype become one of them.
08/26/2016
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Microsoft is touting Windows Server 2016 in preparation for its Ignite conference next month, where the new server will make its debut.
08/26/2016
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The update to Windows 10 version 1607 that was released on Aug. 23 breaks PowerShell and should be deferred, Microsoft announced this week.
08/25/2016
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Microsoft today announced a coming limited-time offer aimed at getting VMware server virtualization users to switch over to using Microsoft Hyper-V.
08/24/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft's latest Windows 10 update makes it possible to interact with a system when locked. This can have both security advantages and disadvantages.
08/24/2016
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Wim Coekaerts, the Linux guru who jumped from Oracle to Microsoft in April, made his public debut during the LinuxCon keynote.
08/24/2016
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Microsoft this week warned that applications already removed from Windows 10 version 1511 images may reappear when systems get updated to Windows 10 version 1607, the "anniversary update."
08/23/2016
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Microsoft and Citrix once again explained their partnership vision that will combine Citrix virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions with Microsoft Azure datacenter solutions.
08/23/2016
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In-Depth
The HPE HC 250 puts the Microsoft cloud platform system in a box with Windows Server, System Center and the Windows Azure Pack portal.
08/23/2016
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Microsoft has improved its preview of the Azure Active Directory Identity Protection service for federated tenants and also expanded the preview to Europe.
08/22/2016
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Building on Microsoft's plan to bring conversational computing to the mainstream, agreement to acquire Genee aims to bring more intelligence to Office 365 and Outlook.
08/22/2016
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Cisco this week acknowledged that some of its firewall appliance products are being targeted by purportedly leaked U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) hacking tools.
08/19/2016
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Microsoft today released its first "developer preview" of the SharePoint Framework.
08/18/2016
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PowerShell, Microsoft's popular scripting tool for automating tasks in Windows, is now available on Linux and the company has released the code to the open source community.
08/18/2016
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has taken a position on Windows 10, stating that "Microsoft blatantly disregards user choice and privacy" for those persons using the operating system.
08/18/2016
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There were no actual software keys involved when anonymous researchers claimed that Microsoft had leaked so-called "golden keys" to the Windows secure boot protection scheme, according to an industry veteran.
08/17/2016
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Thomas LaRock, tech evangelist, discusses the company's vision of the changing datacenter.
08/17/2016
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Managed security monitoring, threat detection and remediation service for Microsoft Azure and dedicated Hyper-V environments is on pace to roll out next month from Rackspace.
08/17/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft has added a ton of new ways to track usage in its cloud services over the past few months.
08/17/2016
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Organizations have some Group Policy control options over Microsoft's recently described "Delivery Optimization" update service for Windows 10 clients.
08/16/2016
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Microsoft will be imposing a monthly update servicing model for users of the Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 operating systems, starting in October.
08/15/2016
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The stakes are high that the first commercial deployments of Azure Stack are without incident.
08/15/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Here's how to adjust how many notifications you receive on a daily basis.
08/15/2016
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Microsoft chatted up Azure Stack this week in preparation for its September Ignite conference.
08/12/2016
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The company will work with Citrix to build extended virtual Windows desktop and application services via the Azure-hosed Citrix Cloud.
08/12/2016
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Brand loyalty will give away in favor of ubiquitous devices from multiple makers that perform similarly.
08/12/2016
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In-Depth
A guide to configuring the AWS Gateway to back up your Hyper-V VMs in the Amazon public cloud.
08/12/2016
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Microsoft's truncated support policy for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users of Intel "Skylake" processors has been rolled back.
08/11/2016
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Anonymous security researchers are claiming that Microsoft has compromised the Windows "secure boot" protection scheme.
08/11/2016
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In-Depth
Knowing what and when to collect user information is critical
08/11/2016
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Microsoft this week offered some guidance for organizations dealing with the coming demise of code-based sandbox support in SharePoint sites.
08/10/2016
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The ability to exchange encrypted data computed in the cloud could be coming soon, according to Microsoft researchers.
08/10/2016
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Microsoft announced today that it really is ending RC4 support in its Edge and Internet Explorer 11 browsers.
08/09/2016
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Organizations planning to get the Windows 10 "anniversary update" may also experience a somewhat different client update scheme.
08/09/2016
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Going the PowerShell route will save you time when creating a large batch of new Active Directory users.
08/09/2016
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Browsium updated its three Web browser management solutions on Monday and released a new client application that unifies them.
08/08/2016
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System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) users could face a somewhat bumpy ride with the arrival of Windows 10 version 1607.
08/08/2016