Author: Brad Sams

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.

Aligning of the Windows 10 Stars for 2021

Dec 21, 2020 by Brad Sams

On this episode of the Enterprise Dish, Windows 2020 in review, a look ahead for Windows and SmartDeploy in 2021 and it's impossible to avoid the SolarWinds conversation.

Microsoft Illustrates the Breadth and Depth of the SolarWinds Hack

Dec 17, 2020 with 2 Comments by Brad Sams

Unless you have been hiding under an air-gapped rock, the entire computing industry was set on fire this week with the announcement that SolarWinds platform had been compromised.

GET-IT Azure DevOps is Happening Right Now

Dec 16, 2020 by Brad Sams

Petri’s GET-IT: Azure DevOps 1-Day virtual conference is a day of free learning dedicated to deep technical content aimed at IT Pros and Developers who are looking to enhance their knowledge and skills for developing, deploying, managing, and scaling their operations. Throughout the day you will hear from Microsoft MVPs and industry experts about how to get… Read More

Microsoft Has a New Password Manager for Consumer and Enterprise Customers

Dec 15, 2020 with 3 Comments by Brad Sams

Microsoft has announced their first password manager that is being included in the company's Authenticator app.

Microsoft Delays Teams’ Fluent Update, Native Notifications

Dec 14, 2020 by Brad Sams

Microsoft has delayed native notifications in Teams and Fluent icons.

GET-IT: Azure and DevOps 1-Day Virtual Conference is Happening Wednesday

Dec 14, 2020 by Brad Sams

Petri’s GET-IT: Azure DevOps 1-Day virtual conference is a full day of free learning dedicated to deep technical content aimed at IT Pros and Developers who are looking to enhance their knowledge and skills for developing, deploying, managing, and scaling their operations.

SharePoint Usage Explodes in 2020, Adds 100 Million Monthly Users

Dec 08, 2020 with 1 Comment by Brad Sams

Today, the company is updating that figure and the growth has been substantial. In a blog post penned by Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft 365, he states that the number of active monthly SharePoint cloud users has doubled to 200 million.

Microsoft to Turn on Guest Access in Teams by Default

Dec 07, 2020 by Brad Sams

Microsoft is making a change to Guest default settings but you likely do not have much to worry about.

Microsoft Begins Rollout of Breakout Rooms for Teams

Dec 07, 2020 by Brad Sams

If you want to use breakout rooms with Teams, there is good news and not-so-good news.

Rich in Microsoft History, Salesforce to Acquire Slack

Dec 01, 2020 by Brad Sams

SalesForce has announced that it will be buying Slack for $27.7 billion – a 28x Net Twelve Months Revenue. To do this, Salesforce will be paying $26.79 in cash + 0.0776 shares of common stock for each share of Slack.