Brad Sams profile picture

Follow Brad

Brad Sams

Petri Contributor

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.

LATEST

New Details for Microsoft’s Upcoming ‘Cloud PC’ Uncovered

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft’s new ‘Cloud PC’ remote solution for Microsoft 365 is moving closer towards retail availability.

View Article

Fast User Switching Coming to Teams Desktop App in December

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

One of the biggest challenges with Teams today is that if you are part of multiple tenants, switching between them is a logistical nightmare.

View Article

Everything You Need to Know About Office 365 – October 2020

While not quite as busy as last month, thanks to Ignite having come and gone, there were still quite a few notable announcements and updates that you should know about this month. As always, you can find all of our Office 365 coverage and tutorials here, but let’s dive in. On the Teams side of…

View Article

Microsoft Launches Public Teams Preview Program

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Called the “Microsoft Teams Public Preview”, this update policy allows you to “explore and test upcoming features”.

View Article

Microsoft Teams UI Update Begins to Incorporate Fluent Elements

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is slowly starting to bring Fluent elements to its popular collaboration tool, Teams.

View Article

Excel’s new ‘Data Types’ Feature is the Apps Biggest Update in Years

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

If there is one app in the Office 365 suite that keeps people coming back to the productivity tools it is not Teams, but Excel. The spreadsheet application is easy to use, highly flexible, and in many companies around the world, worksheets are a structural part of the operational workflow. Last year, when XLOOKUP was…

View Article

Microsoft Teams Passes 115 Million Daily Active Users  

Microsoft Teams is now being used by 115 million daily active users.

View Article

Microsoft Rides the Cloud to Strong Earnings for Q1

Microsoft has reported its Q1 fiscal (Q3 calendar year) earnings today and the company posted healthy numbers across the board at the top. The company reported revenue of $37.2 billion with a net income of $13.9 billion – an increase of 30%. Microsoft returned $9.5 billion to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and…

View Article

Petri Dish: Talking Modern Data Protection with Cobalt Iron

On this iteration of the Petri Dish, we sit down with Cobalt Iron to talk about how they think about data protection and what makes their offering unique. You can learn more about Cobalt Iron, here.   

View Article

Windows 10 20H2 Arrives Today, Here’s What IT Pros Need to Know

WIndows 10 20H2 is now available for some users but here’s what IT Pros need to know.

View Article

Teams Will Finally Use Native Windows Notifications Starting Next Month

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft will finally enable Teams to use native notifications starting next month.

View Article

Office 2010 Support Ends Today

Microsoft is shutting the doors on Office 2010 today and it’s time to update if you have not done so already.

View Article
Go to page