Brad Sams has more than a decade of writing and publishing experience under his belt including helping to establish new and seasoned publications From breaking news about upcoming Microsoft products to telling the story of how a billion dollar brand was birthed in his book, Beneath a Surface, Brad is a well-rounded journalist who has established himself as a trusted name in the industry.
by Brad Sams
If you haven't ever heard of Fluid in the context of Microsoft’s collaboration suite, you could be forgiven. Fluid is a framework for breaking productivity applications into components and then accessing the data inside of another application. Fluid is not a new kid on the block and was announced a couple of years ago but… Read More
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The Microsoft Surface Hub is a device that has undergone a significant amount of transition in its short life. Specifically, the second-generation hub strategy evolved from a device that rotated and was extensible with additional displays to representing hardware that was closer to its first-generation sibling than an all-new experience. As the product has matured,… Read More
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On this episode of the Enterprise Dish, we get our first look at the next generation of Windows, Windows 11.
by Brad Sams
While it may not be the most headline-grabbing feature, Teams has proven to be a reliable video communication tool that is used by millions of people every single day. This makes it good for internal communication and collaboration, but when it comes to using Teams to broadcast content, it is not the optimal tool –… Read More
Earlier today, we got our first look at Microsoft's 'Next Generation' OS and there is a lot to unpack. But before we dive deeper, know that the video walkthrough is of an early build of Windows 11 and that this is not the final experience that Microsoft will be shipping. But at an early first… Read More
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Later this month, Microsoft will be hosting an event to showcase the ‘next-generation of Windows. Expected at the event, the company will announce Windows 11 and now we have our first look at the upcoming OS and it matches all of our expectations. The OS is a blend of Windows 10X and an updated design… Read More
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Petri's GET-IT: PowerShell 1-Day virtual conference is a full day of free learning dedicated to technical PowerShell content aimed at making you more efficient at managing your users and environment. Throughout the day you will hear from Microsoft MVPs and industry experts about how to take full advantage of PowerShell and dive deep into the… Read More
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For years, Microsoft has been pitching Office 365 and eventually Microsoft 365 as the premier productivity suite for individuals and corporations. The suite of tools provides robust solutions for creating, documenting, controlling, and securing corporate content but one of the company’s own apps has been on the outside looking in from the basic SKUs. Visio,… Read More
One of the benefits of having all of your productivity data in one platform is that it can be indexed and discoverable through a single context window. In Microsoft 365, the company is using search as a tool to help you find your information but also reach across your company’s vast pools of content to… Read More
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As Microsoft rounds out its fiscal year, which officially ends on June 30th, the company is making a few last-minute changes before the new year begins in July. Specifically, Microsoft is changing the name of Windows Virtual Desktop to Azure Virtual Desktop. The naming update makes a bit of sense as the company is looking… Read More
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Microsoft is planning what will be one of the biggest updates to Windows in recent history. While we have seen projects like Windows 10X come and go, Windows 10 is evolving and Microsoft is plotting the course for the next generation of Windows. The company has sent out invites for an event that will take… Read More
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Earlier this month, Microsoft confirmed that Windows 10X was not coming to market but that the technologies built for that product, would migrate to Windows 10. This week, Microsoft is hosting its Build conference and while there was not much news for Windows fans, CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that the next update to the OS… Read More
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Late last year, Microsoft announced that the company would be exclusively licensing the GPT-3 language model from OpenAI. And today at Build, the company has announced the first implementation of GPT-3 into one of its products, Power Apps. GPT-3 is one of the most advanced langue models in the world and Microsoft is looking to… Read More
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This week, Microsoft is hosting its annual developer conference called Build. For the second year in a row, the conference is virtual-only and you can watch the event online but for those looking for what’s new for Teams, here’s a breakdown of the announcements. Microsoft Teams' growth exploded during 2020 thanks to the pandemic and… Read More
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When Satya Nadella took over as CEO at Microsoft, he stated that one of the company’s most valuable assets were its APIs. And when it comes to productivity, the Microsoft Graph API is where all the roads point towards when building out applications and experiences. At the company’s Build conference this week, the company announced… Read More
Mobile workforces, cloud applications, and digitalization are changing every aspect of the modern enterprise. And with radical transformation come new business risks. Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) is the premier educational forum for identity-centric practitioners. At the inaugural HIP Europe, join your local IAM experts and Microsoft MVPs to learn all the latest from the Hybrid Identity world.
