Brad Sams

When you look at your calendar before having a cup of coffee and all you see are meetings back-to-back for the day, you already know it’s going to be a marathon to make it to 5 P.M. Not only is this physically and mentally exhausting, at least in my experience, but it can also have…

This fall, Microsoft is planning a significant update to Windows 10 that will bring with it a refreshed interface, updated user experiences, and also a significant update to the Microsoft Store. While we have seen updates to the store in the past, this update is looking to be more significant. For the past couple of…

This week, Microsoft announced the updated Surface Laptop 4 and if you want a closer look at the specs, check out the announcement post here. Having now used the device almost exclusively for the past 36 hours, these are my first impressions of the updated hardware. And it’s important to point out that not much…

While the Surface Pro line of devices certainly defines the Surface brand, after all it was the first product, for most users, I believe that the Surface Laptop is likely the better all-around product. Yes, the Surface Pro certainly has its place and legion of fans but when you need a laptop, the Surface Laptop…

In recent years, the Surface brand has received much of the attention in the hardware space at Microsoft. That’s not all that surprising as the Surface brand has positioned Microsoft as an innovator in the PC space with devices like the Surface Pro, Studio, and the Duo. But the truth is that the company has…

Petri’s GET-IT Backup and  Recovery 1-Day Virtual Conference is a day dedicated to a topic that most of us hope we never have to face – disaster recovery. But more than disaster recovery, this one-day event will also help you better understand best practices for backing up data, securing active directory, and understanding the tools…

Microsoft Teams is the central hub for productivity for many organizations around the globe. At the last official count, Microsoft said that there were 115 million daily active users of the tool but that figure is likely outdated at this point. One of the primary features of Teams is the ability to host internal/external meetings…

Microsoft has announced today that the company will acquire Nuance for about $19.7 billion. Once completed, this will be Microsoft’s second-largest acquisition following Linked In for $26.2 billion back in 2017. Nuance is known for its voice technologies and solutions in the healthcare space. Microsoft is paying a premium for Nuance but the reasoning for…

If you are using the OneDrive sync client on Windows, you are currently using a 32-bit app to move the data between your local device and the cloud. While 32-bit apps are not necessarily a bad thing to run in 2021, they are a bit more restrictive in terms of resources and are slowly being…

SharePoint, the endpoint for most roads in Microsoft 365, is the bedrock for the company’s collaboration platform continues to entrench itself deeper into the productivity world with tools like Teams and Viva.

Microsoft has announced that you will soon be able to use meeting IDs to join a meeting instead of a link.

If you can’t get Teams to authenticate or properly access your Microsoft 365 content, you are not alone. It appears that there is another significant disruption to Microsoft’s cloud service as both Office 365 status and Azure status pages or currently offline.