Brad Sams

This week, Microsoft is hosting its virtual Inspire conference where the company unveils solutions and tools for their partners to help them build services on top of the company’s platforms. For FY 2022, Microsoft is unveiling Windows 365, a new way to deploy Windows 10 or Windows 11. Windows 365 is a new service from…

Microsoft has announced today that the company is acquiring RiskIQ, a company based out of San Francisco that specializes in detecting security threats. RiskIQ was founded in 2009 and specializes in detecting external threats and helping its customers protect their data by “extending cybersecurity beyond the firewall” in their own terms. RiskIQ is a SaaS…

Image Credit: Microsoft If you are an admin and have been scrambling the past week to patch the PrintNightmare vulnerability, you are not alone. The messaging around this zero-day has been confusing with Microsoft saying they have a solution, industry experts saying it’s not effective, and now Microsoft saying “you’re patching it wrong”. Microsoft isn’t…

Late last month, Microsoft announced Windows 11 and not long after, released the first build of the OS. Today, the company is releasing the second build of the OS to Insiders. If you are part of the Dev ring of the Insider program, you can now download build 22000.65 by going to Settings – Windows…

Late yesterday, Microsoft released a patch that was expected to close the vulnerability that is known as PrintNightmare. The patch, which you can install via Windows Update and was released out-of-band, was known to not fully address all instances of Windows and Server but now it looks like researchers have uncovered that the patch is…

Microsoft has released an out-of-band patch that will plug up a hole in a known zero-day exploit. Known as PrintNightmare, the patch is now being released via Windows Update. At the heart of the issue is a remote code vulnerability that would allow an attacker to use Windows Print Spooler to perform privileged file operations….

When Microsoft released the first build of Windows 11 last month, the company also indicated that they would be updating Office to match the design of Windows 11. While the initial release arrived a few days later than anticipated, the company has started to push the visual update to those participating in the Office Insider…

Back in 2017, Microsoft had an ambitious plan to run SQL Server in a Windows container. At that time, containers were starting to make big waves in the infrastructure market and Microsoft did not want to be left out of the conversation. The company spun up its SQL Server on Windows Containers beta program and…

AvePoint is going public today – a major milestone for any company and highlights that the Microsoft 365 ecosystem continues to grow.

With the release of Windows 11, Microsoft is bringing many new features to the OS. Everything from a new UI, to a new update cadence, and even Xbox features are making the move to the desktop. Microsoft announced several Xbox features coming to the desktop including Auto-HDR, DirectStorage, and a couple of gaming services too….

Earlier today, Microsoft released its first build of Windows 11 to Insiders and it is filled with UI updates and other enhancements that improve Windows in ways that are subtle, yet impactful. Generally speaking, Windows 11 looks like a respectable update to Windows 10 at first impression but the story around compatibility is causing more…

Microsoft has released the first build of its ‘next-generation’ operating system that will be known as Windows 11. Featuring significant UI updates and new system requirements that are causing quite a few headaches, Windows 11 is anything but ordinary. In this release, there are many new features that we have not seen before like app…