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Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its Universal Print service is now commercially released at the "general availability" stage worldwide.
03/05/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Getting a new desktop looking and feeling like the old one used to take a long time, but modern backup applications have greatly streamlined the process. Still, there are a few things to keep in mind to avoid potential issues.
03/05/2021
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Microsoft announced during its Ignite event that Window Server 2022 is currently available at the preview stage.
03/04/2021
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Azure networking improvements were announced by Microsoft as part of its Ignite Conference.
03/03/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
These are the top four privacy settings to check in your Windows device to make sure Microsoft doesn't collect any data you don't want it to.
03/03/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday released out-of-band security patches for Exchange Server to address multiple zero-day flaws that are currently being exploited in active attacks.
03/02/2021
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The Microsoft Ignite Day 1 keynote presentations were heavy with talk about Microsoft Mesh, a new Microsoft Azure-based platform for building "cross-platform mixed reality apps" for multiple participants.
03/02/2021
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Microsoft announced more than three dozen "general availability" service and feature releases at Ignite. Here are the highlights.
03/02/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
To audit all of the personal data that Microsoft has collected from your PC usage habits, look no further than Windows 10's Privacy Dashboard.
03/01/2021
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Microsoft's Active Directory authentication solution got notably skewered during a Feb. 23 U.S. Senate hearing on the SolarWinds Orion software hack.
02/26/2021
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In his quest to become a commercial astronaut, Brien has been through disaster simulations ranging from oxygen deprivation to emergency water landings. But none of that beats this.
02/26/2021
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Microsoft announced on Thursday that its CodeQL queries, which were used to detect possible compromise in its source code after the Solorigate attacks, are now publicly available at the GitHub repository.
02/25/2021
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Microsoft had lots to say this month about its Azure Active Directory service.
02/25/2021
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Microsoft on Wednesday described an expansion of its industry-specific cloud efforts by announcing three new program additions, centered on the needs of finance, manufacturing and nonprofit organizations.
02/24/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A new Microsoft Word feature lets you insert a block of text (or other content) from a different file without leaving the document you're currently working on.
02/24/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced that sales of solid-state drive (SSD) "commercial spares" replacement kits for Surface Pro 7+ PCs is now open, but only in the U.S. market.
02/23/2021
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Microsoft on Friday announced a couple of new commercially released Azure Active Directory features, namely My Apps "collections" and new "risk detections" capabilities.Â
02/23/2021
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Microsoft last week announced plans to increase the price of "standalone" subscriptions to its Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility plus Security (EMS) products starting in July.
02/22/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Visio is a handy tool for creating network diagrams, but it doesn't include every conceivable type of shape. Here's how to create your own custom shapes in Visio.
02/22/2021
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Microsoft has reconfirmed that the "Solorigate" advanced persistent threat attackers saw some of its source code, although "only a few individual files were viewed."
02/22/2021
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Microsoft this week announced it will lop off five years of support when it releases the next Windows 10 long-term servicing channel (LTSC) product and the next Microsoft Office LTSC product, both of which are expected to arrive in the second half of this year.
02/19/2021
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Microsoft this week announced advancements in two Azure services that are used to add security for applications and content that touch the Internet.Â
02/18/2021
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Microsoft's next Windows 10 feature update release, version 21H1, will be arriving sometime in the first half of this year, but it'll be a minor update.
02/18/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Sometimes the easiest fix for chronic Windows 10 problems is reinstalling Windows 10. Here's how to do it without erasing all of your files and apps.
02/18/2021
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Microsoft is planning to end the integration of the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint security solution with the Azure Information Protection service on March 29, 2021, according to a Wednesday announcement.
02/17/2021
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A "Teams Pro" product is expected to appear starting in "mid-March" for organizations with select Microsoft 365 subscriptions, but it's just a rebranding of Microsoft's existing Teams product.
02/16/2021
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The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification exam program will be ending on June 30, 2022, Microsoft explained in a Tuesday announcement.
02/16/2021
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Microsoft this month announced the "general availability" commercial release of the "password management and autofill capability" in the Microsoft Authenticator app for mobile devices.
02/16/2021
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In-Depth
Cloud isn't always cheaper than on-prem, a lesson that many organizations find out the hard way. Keep your cloud bills in check (and the C-suite happy) using these guidelines.
02/16/2021
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Microsoft announced on Friday that its Azure Attestation service is now commercially released, or "generally available."
02/12/2021
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published advisory AA21-042A regarding the Feb. 5 electronic intrusion into a Florida water treatment facility by an unknown attacker.
02/12/2021
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Microsoft on Thursday announced a partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to connect Microsoft Azure services with HPE's Spaceborne Computer-2, which will get used at the International Space Station (ISS).
02/11/2021
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Microsoft this week announced two new Teams applications that are built using its Dataverse for Teams service.
02/11/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The public cloud is mature and reliable. So why does Brien still run a bunch of physical servers out of his home? For a lot of good reasons that the cloud can't match, it turns out.
02/11/2021
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CISA issued a reminder on Wednesday that Microsoft is implementing a "domain controller enforcement" mode this month to address a "Critical"-rated Windows Netlogon vulnerability that was initially patched last August.
02/10/2021
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The February patch tally includes 11 CVEs deemed "Critical," 43 CVEs considered "Important" and two CVEs assessed as "Moderate" in severity.
02/09/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Ransomware is a lot more sophisticated now, attacking data on network drives and in the cloud. Before physically interacting with ransomware, take these precautions to stop anything outside the VM from getting infected.
02/09/2021
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Microsoft will begin turning on guest access in Microsoft Teams for new and existing tenancies as early as Monday, Feb. 8, according to an announcement.
02/08/2021
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Microsoft this week explained that its non-Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser (based on earlier EdgeHTML technology) will get removed when April "update Tuesday" security patches get applied to Windows 10 systems.
02/05/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Using standard AI training practices, Microsoft has developed a technology that would -- theoretically -- allow people to "chat" with deceased relatives.
02/05/2021
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Microsoft on Thursday announced an update to its plans to end "Basic Authentication" when used with the Exchange Online e-mail service.
02/04/2021
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Viva, Microsoft's first "employee experience platform" for use with Microsoft Teams, is designed to bolster human resources capabilities, company communications and employee access to learning materials.
02/04/2021
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The Azure Quantum service, notable for breaking with typical binary compute operations in order to solve complex problems, is at the public preview stage.
02/03/2021
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Microsoft has announced "Windows 10 in cloud configuration," which is a way of provisioning Windows 10 PCs for end users.
02/03/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Remote work has forced organizations to get used to holding virtual meetings. That's easy enough for meetings of 10 to 15 people. But bigger gatherings require a bit more wrangling.
02/03/2021
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Microsoft recently announced some Azure Active Directory improvements, including conditional access policy management enhancements and synchronization service additions.
02/02/2021
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Acronis will unify its products into a single line on March 31, aiming to roll up security, e-mail security, file sync and share, management, notarization, backup and disaster recovery under the Acronis Cyber Protect license.
02/02/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Outlook used to be the centerpiece of Microsoft's collaboration efforts, but with Teams becoming more feature-rich by the day, it's obvious which app Microsoft now considers its golden child.
02/01/2021
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Security researchers are under attack from a group thought to be associated with North Korea, according to announcements this week by Google and Microsoft.
01/29/2021
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Microsoft on Thursday described a few Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) advancements as part of a WVD "Master Class" video presentation, which lasted about seven hours, with labs.
01/29/2021