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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.

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Microsoft to Roll Out Windows 7 Upgrade ‘Nag’ Screens in April

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Starting next month, Microsoft will be rolling out ‘nag’ screens for Windows 7 that will inform you that the OS will soon reach its end of life servicing.

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Windows 10 Will Now Automatically Uninstall Corrupted Updates

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has deployed a new feature of Windows 10 that will automatically rollback failed updates when it detects a failed startup.

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Microsoft Aims to Educate the C-Suite with new AI Business School

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

To help business leaders better understand these technologies, Microsoft is launching AI Business School, a new learning program targeted at executives.

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Microsoft Enables Yammer Functionality in Teams

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has flipped the switch and you can now integrate a Yammer conversation directly into Teams.

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Microsoft’s Delayed South African Data Centers are Now Operational

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Back in 2017, Microsoft announced that they would be opening two data centers in Africa by the end of 2018. Even though they missed that deadline, the data centers are now up and running.

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Microsoft’s Sentinel Security Tool Aims to Bring Intelligent Security Analytics To Your Data

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft’s new security tool creates a personal security graph for your environment with the ability to quickly outsource help, if additional assistance is needed.

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Microsoft’s Lite OS Starts Simple With Plans to Scale Up

Last Update: Jun 25, 2025

Curious what Windows Lite will look like? Here’s an early preview of what to expect when the OS is announced later this year.

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Microsoft’s Future Enters Private Preview

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has a new cloud service and if you read between the lines, this is the future of the company.

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Microsoft Unveils HoloLens 2 With Improved Field of View for $3500

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

As expected, in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft has unveiled their second generation HoloLens. Powered by a Snapdragon 850, the second generation device improves upon the first generation device in nearly every way. 

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Microsoft Teams Went Down, But it’s Not Out

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft’s Teams suffered a significant outage but the company has a vested interest in making sure that it offers a better uptime than what traditional on-premises provides.

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Microsoft Teams Will Soon Let you Replace Backgrounds, Instead of Blurring

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is working on a new feature for Teams that will take background blurring to the next level, full customization.

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With HoloLens Now out of Stock, All Attention Turns to HoloLens 2

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has begun teasing its big announcement for later this month and with Hololens 1 now out of stock, the stage is set for new hardware.

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