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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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Enterprise Agenda: The Great Migration of 2016

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this edition of the Enterprise Agenda, it’s time to start preparing for the great migration to Windows Server 2016 and we have a guide to help you get started.

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The Sams Report EP 53: Testers Unite In The Middle Of The Night

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

On this episode, I cover all of the Microsoft news this week including more issues with the Anniversary update, patches going rouge, and fragmentation.

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Microsoft Delivers Another Bad Update, Breaks PowerShell with Latest Patch

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

This week, Microsoft released a new patch for Windows and the update has done more harm that good as it broke a basic feature of PowerShell.

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Microsoft Targets VMware Customers with ‘Free’ Windows Server License

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced a new offer to VMware customers that will give them a free Windows Server license if they switch to Hyper-v but there are some other caveats too.

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Veeam Announces Availability Platform for the Hybrid Cloud, Office 365 Backup Tools

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Veeam has announced a suite of new tools that will be coming later this year that will make it easier to backup, recover and migrate data in your data center.

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Microsoft Acquires Genee, A Smarter Way To Schedule Meetings

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft has announced that they have acquired Genee, a smarter way to schedule meetings that uses artificial intelligence to coordinate meetings between recipients.

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Microsoft’s New Patching Philosophy Sacrifices A Few For The Many

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is making a big bet by changing how it will patch older versions of Windows with a goal of reducing the complexity of the Windows ecosystem but will it pay off?

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The Sams Report EP 52: Anniversary Woes

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

On this episode, I cover all of the Microsoft news this week including more builds of Redstone, Anniversary woes, the best tech support, cameras breaking and a huge change to updates.

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Microsoft Is Open-Sourcing PowerShell, Bringing It to Linux and macOS

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced today that they will be open-sourcing PowerShell and also bringing the platform to Linux and OS X; an alpha preview is available today.

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Microsoft To Change How It Updates Windows 7/8.1 and Server 2008 R2/2012 Starting In October

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is making big changes to the way that it will release patches for many of its popular Windows products that will impact how IT Pros patch their environments.

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Microsoft Sunsets Azure RemoteApp, Recommends Citrix XenApp ‘Express’

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced that they will be sunsetting Azure RemoteApp and is recommending users switch to a product made by Citrix.

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The Sams Report EP 51: Getting Edgy With Redstone 2

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

On this episode, I cover all of the Microsoft news this week including the first Redstone 2 build, playing with OneClip, and those mysterious cloud files are making progress.

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