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Microsoft announced on Wednesday that users of the Google identity and access service can use their personal log-in IDs with the Azure Active Directory B2B service to access resources as "guests."
11/20/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
When it comes to implementing an airtight backup-and-recovery plan, these are the four must-have features that many enterprises nevertheless tend to forget.
11/20/2019
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced various developments concerning the use of Kubernetes, an open source container orchestration solution fostered by Google.
11/19/2019
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Microsoft announced this week that the Windows operating system already has support for an encrypted Domain Name System option that promises to add greater privacy protections for Internet connections.
11/18/2019
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The next few years are going to be lively ones for the datacenter, according to research firm IDC's "Futurescape" report.
11/18/2019
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SharePoint news from Ignite consisted of lots of improvements, some driven by customer requests.
11/15/2019
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Of that number, 13 vulnerabilities are rated "Critical" to patch, while 62 vulnerabilities are deemed "Important."
11/12/2019
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Microsoft is offering one year of free support under its Extended Security Updates program to Windows 7 users if their organizations have E5 licensing.
11/08/2019
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Microsoft has clarified the more confusing elements of SQL Server licensing and extended major benefits to customers. The catch is that Software Assurance is required to take advantage of them.
11/08/2019
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Microsoft's new Project Cortex knowledge network for Microsoft 365 users, introduced by CEO Satya Nadella at the Ignite event, is powered by SharePoint and other technologies.
11/06/2019
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Enterprise data storage provider NetApp is extending its Data Fabric strategy with a new consumption-based, pay-as-you-go data management offering for workloads in the cloud, co-located or on-premises.
11/05/2019
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As part of Ignite, Microsoft announced a rebranding for its main client management tools, Linux support on the Windows Virtual Desktop service and other bits likely of interest to IT pros.
11/04/2019
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Microsoft announced on Oct. 30 that it expanded SQL Server passive use rights for organizations licensing SQL Server with Software Assurance (SA) coverage.
11/01/2019
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Microsoft has somewhat altered its plans to permit end users to buy Power Platform products outside of IT controls, according to a Thursday update to its self-service purchase FAQ.
11/01/2019
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Microsoft is replacing its TechNet and MSDN forums with a new site, called "Microsoft Q&A," with completion planned for "mid-2020."
10/31/2019
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The Microsoft Teams collaboration application for Office 365 subscribers is starting to get more file access and sharing capabilities derived from SharePoint Online, Microsoft announced on Wednesday.
10/31/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Creating a shared virtual hard disk is a relatively easy process. Brien walks you through it.
10/30/2019
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Microsoft is planning a "general availability" release of PowerShell 7 for production environments sometime in January.
10/29/2019
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The number of large datacenters around the globe operated by hyperscale providers grew to 504 in the third quarter, which is triple their number at the beginning of 2013.
10/25/2019
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Organizations purchasing Microsoft 365 subscription licenses can easily face licensing compliance issues, upping their costs.
10/24/2019
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Microsoft on Monday announced that it will permit Power Platform purchasing next month that'll be apart from typical IT departmental controls.
10/23/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Backups are the only guaranteed way to save your data after a ransomware attack. Here's how to make sure your backup strategy has ransomware mitigation built right in.
10/22/2019
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Oracle co-CEO and former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd died last Friday at the age of 62 from unspecified causes.
10/21/2019
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SAP, a major player in the enterprise application software space, is partnering with Microsoft to entice more customers to move their on-premises implementations to the Azure cloud.
10/21/2019
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Microsoft this week described installation instructions for volume licensing users of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to get Extended Security Updates (ESU) activated on PCs.
10/18/2019