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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A misleading disk warning icon in Windows 11 may not signal a drive failure, but simply indicate a pending reboot after a system update.
06/04/2025
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Microsoft announced the general availability of its redesigned Message Trace feature for Exchange Online, marking the completion of a long process that started with the first preview in 2023 and recently shown off in its final public preview.
06/04/2025
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Microsoft is expanding the capabilities of Teams Phone with a new extensibility preview that allows organizations to build and integrate custom call workflows using Azure Communication Services (ACS).
06/03/2025
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Despite headlines suggesting a slowdown, Microsoft's decision to pause select datacenter projects reflects a calculated reassessment driven by fast-moving AI advancements -- not a pullback in demand or investment.
05/30/2025
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Microsoft plans to begin retiring the password autofill feature in its Authenticator app next month, as part of its broader shift toward more secure, passwordless sign-in methods.
05/30/2025
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Jason Helmick, project manager on the PowerShell team, breaks down why the scripting language tool can be used to simplify your workflows no matter your level of expertise.
05/27/2025
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Microsoft's continued focus on SQL Server 2025 highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads.
05/23/2025
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As data volumes explode and IT complexity skyrockets, your datacenter needs AI -- and fast. This session dives into the pressing realities of modern infrastructure and the urgent shift toward intelligent, hands-free operations.
05/22/2025
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Windows 365 MVP Anders Green explains how Windows 365 Boot can streamline secure access, reduce hardware costs and support flexible work.
05/21/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Learn how to disable Microsoft's default requirement for its Authenticator app in Microsoft 365 and regain control over your organization's multifactor authentication settings.
05/20/2025
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Microsoft revealed a set of updates to its Azure platform during the Build 2025 conference aimed at improving dev access to AI-powered voice agents, document indexing and vector search integration.
05/20/2025
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At this year's Build conference, Microsoft unveiled a major expansion of its agent-based AI platform, highlighting new tools to securely build, customize and orchestrate intelligent agents across Microsoft 365 and Windows.
05/19/2025
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Microsoft placed AI agents at the center of its annual developer-focused Build 2025 event, taking place this week on the campus of Microsoft in Redmond, Wash.
05/19/2025
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At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its flagship on-premises database platform.
05/19/2025
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Microsoft is reinforcing warnings about the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on the persistent threat of AD compromise.
05/16/2025
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Microsoft's May security update arrived on Tuesday, featuring flaw fixes for five zero-day vulnerabilities and a total patch load of 71 bulletins.
05/14/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The third installment in this PowerShell AI series explores how user queries are processed and answered using a RESTful API and JSON payloads, enabling seamless interaction with local AI models through a custom-built desktop interface.
05/13/2025
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A new report by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team has provided details on an espionage group based out of Turkey that has been exploiting a zero-day flaw in Output Messenger to target military personnel in Iraq.
05/13/2025
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Microsoft is advancing agentive AI across Microsoft 365 and Azure, enabling intelligent agents to automate tasks, reason over data and act autonomously across productivity, security and enterprise systems.
05/08/2025
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Cybersecurity expert Paula Januszkiewicz shares how IT pros can uncover hidden threats and sharpen their forensic skills ahead of her TechMentor session this August.
05/06/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
In this second part, Brien explores how to connect to a remote Ollama server, manage multiple models and dynamically populate a UI with available LLMs.
05/06/2025
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Microsoft celebrated the first-ever "World Passkey Day" on Thursday by doubling down on its commitment to a passwordless future, joining dozens of other tech leaders in the FIDO Alliance's Passkey Pledge.
05/02/2025
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Facing rising trade tensions and anxiety over data sovereignty, Microsoft unveils a plan to shore up its European cloud footprint -- one that could reset how U.S. cloud giants operate abroad.
04/30/2025
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Microsoft has announcing the public preview of new AI-powered agents at RSA Conference 2025, currently taking place in San Francisco, Calif.
04/28/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Let's revisits my PowerShell-based desktop AI project, this time with a revamped script for improved performance.
04/25/2025
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced new and updated AI-powered agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, aimed at enterprise collaboration, project management and data analysis.
04/23/2025
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Microsoft security expert Richard Hicks explains why now is the time for enterprises to replace legacy VPNs with Entra Private Access and adopt a Zero Trust network access model.
04/22/2025
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A recent update to Azure Managed Disks offers improved storage throughput and IOPS, but testing shows Premium V2 still leads in consistency under heavy load.
04/22/2025
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Microsoft is showcasing major advancements in its Secure Future Initiative (SFI), a multiyear cybersecurity transformation it calls the largest engineering project in company history.
04/21/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Here's how to restore missing context menu options and file associations in Windows when File Explorer shortcuts
04/18/2025
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Microsoft on Thursday introduced a public preview of its new Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, aimed at simplifying the process for AI models to interact with enterprise data.
04/18/2025
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Microsoft partner Nerdio has rolled out version 7.0 of its Nerdio Manager for Enterprise, introducing a suite of new automation, AI-driven insights and cost-optimization tools designed to simplify management of Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
04/17/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Running large language models on your desktop depends as much on your accuracy needs as your GPU, and the key to performance is fitting the model into video memory.
04/16/2025
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Microsoft has announced a new AI-powered feature called "computer use" for its Copilot Studio platform that allows agents to directly interact with Web sites and desktop applications using simulated mouse clicks, menu selections and text inputs.
04/16/2025
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Microsoft and UiPath have announced a partnership in enterprise automation with the launch of integration between Microsoft Copilot Studio and UiPath Studio.
04/15/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Server GPUs offer powerful performance for AI workloads, but IT pros must weigh critical factors -- like form factor, power requirements and workload compatibility -- before installation.
04/11/2025
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Microsoft's April security update arrived Tuesday, featuring fixes for 121 vulnerabilities – the biggest patch load for the year.
04/08/2025
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AI expert Ana Inés Urrutia shares how IT pros can harness AI today to streamline operations, enhance decision-making and prepare for the future of work.
04/08/2025
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Microsoft has announced the general availability (GA) of Copilot in Azure and the addition of Meta's new Llama 4 models to Azure AI Foundry and Azure Databricks.
04/08/2025
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Agentive AI takes artificial intelligence beyond passive responses by enabling autonomous decision-making and task execution across industries.
04/08/2025
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Microsoft on Friday unveiled a sweeping set of updates to its Copilot platform, marking a new phase in its effort to deliver what it calls a "true AI companion" that adapts to individual users' needs, preferences and routines.
04/04/2025
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced Windows 365 Link -- the first cloud PC device from the company -- is now generally available.
04/03/2025
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Microsoft 365 solutions architect Vanessa Toves breaks down some of the biggest hurdles for enterprise IT when it comes to keeping internal data safe.
04/02/2025
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OpenAI announced Monday that it has closed a record-breaking $40 billion funding round led by Japan’s SoftBank Group, setting a new benchmark for private capital in the tech sector.
04/02/2025
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
It's time to put everything in the previous lessons together to build your very own chat bot.
04/01/2025
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Security researchers at Ontinue's Cyber Defense Center have uncovered a complex, multi-stage cyberattack that leveraged social engineering, remote access tools and signed binaries to infiltrate and persist within a target network.
04/01/2025
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced two new AI-powered reasoning agents: Researcher and Analyst.
03/26/2025
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Cybersecurity expert Hasain Alshakarti reveals how deep-dive threat actor analysis -- not just log reviews -- can transform incident response and stop breaches before they escalate.
03/26/2025
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Microsoft this week announced that it is adding security-focused Copilot agents to Microsoft Security, designed to bolster organizational defenses against escalating cyber threats.
03/26/2025
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Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas.
03/24/2025