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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 365 Closes the IT Loop With Managed Desktop Service

Last Update: Jun 25, 2025

Microsoft has pulled the covers off of its new managed desktop service which will provide Surface hardware and service the operating system.

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Microsoft Details How and Why its Data Center went Offline This Month

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has detailed the exact reasons why its data centers went offline earlier this month and why it took longer for some users to recover their data.

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Microsoft Acknowledges it Can’t Force Businesses to Modernize Their Software

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

With the company announcing today support changes to Office and Windows, Microsoft is throwing in the towel on trying to force you to upgrade.

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Microsoft Promises to Fix Your Windows 10 App Compat Issue For ‘Free’

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

With the Windows 7 support window quickly coming to an end, Microsoft is throwing everything it has to make sure you will upgrade before time runs out.

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Microsoft is Changing Windows 10 Support Lifecycle, Again

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

When Microsoft announced Windows 10 and said that they were going to move Enterprise customers to a rapid update cycle, IT Admins from around the globe likely choked on their morning coffee. Microsoft’s ambitious task of modernizing the corporate world has been met with significant headwinds and the company is once again changing its stance…

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Microsoft will Offer Windows 7 Extended Security Updates Through January 2023

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced that they will offer extended support for Windows 7 but unlike with Windows XP, it will not be free.

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Microsoft Reverts Office Support Lifecycle Changes, Connectivity Support

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is making changes to the lifecycle support of Office 2016 and support on Windows 8.1 for Office.

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With Office 365 Offline For Some, It’s Time to Remember Who Has Control of Your Data

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft’s cloud platform is having a rough day with Azure experiencing a significant outage and Office 365 inaccessible for others.

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Microsoft’s Making Office 365 Home and Personal Better, Still Can’t Buy More Storage

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is introducing new quality-of-life updates for Office 365 but they still will not let consumers buy more storage.

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Google’s Next G-Suite Feature? Logging Into Windows

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Google is working to make it easier to use Windows with G-Suite and may soon enable the ability to login to Windows with G-Suite credentials.

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Microsoft Details New Features Coming to OneDrive and SharePoint

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Later this year, Microsoft will be rolling out a set of significant updates to its SharePoint and OneDrive platforms.

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Adding a 0 to the 3-2-1 Rule

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

We are all familiar with the 3-2-1 data recovery rule but as the technology modernizing, it’s time to modernize how we think about data storage.

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