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I recently spoke to Sean Deuby, who is Principal Technologist at Semperis and an Identity expert. Sean told me about the importance of protecting identities in the current landscape and how Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) is a critical component of the Zero Trust security model. The emergence of cloud computing and the shift…

Microsoft Teams is getting a new collaborative meeting notes feature to improve the meeting experience. This release enables participants to collaborate on notes with their colleagues during Teams meetings. In Microsoft Teams, the collaborative meeting notes feature allows users to take notes, create agendas, as well as generate action items. It eliminates the need to…

Microsoft has announced new AI-powered Copilot features for Microsoft Dynamics 365 enterprise resource management (ERP) solutions. The new Copilot capabilities are available in public preview for Dynamics 365 Project Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain Management. “Complex and rigid processes within ERP create more work for people, and repetitive manual data entry overwhelms departments. Dynamics 365…

Microsoft Exchange Online Archiving allows you to alleviate issues your users run into when their mailboxes approach their allocated quota. As an IT admin, Exchange Online Archiving is a really powerful tool that should not be overlooked. In this article, I’ll examine why archiving is necessary and how to enable Exchange Online Archiving to help…

Microsoft unveiled its plans to introduce Win32 app isolation support in Windows 11 at its Build 2023 conference. The company announced yesterday that the feature is now available in public preview for Windows 11 users. With this release, Windows 11 users can run Win32 apps in an isolated environment to protect other parts of the…

Intel announced this week a new branding structure that the company will start to use with its upcoming 14th gen Meteor Lake CPUs. The company will simplify the branding of its Core processors by dropping the “i” letter for processor tiering, and it’s also creating a new Ultra label for its most advanced processors.  Intel…

To improve the repairability and durability of its various Surface devices, Microsoft has started selling official Surface replacement parts on its Microsoft Store. The dozens of components currently available include batteries, SSDs, screens, keyboards, and more. Microsoft makes Surface devices for both consumers and professionals and in recent years, the company significantly improved their repairability…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Azure Firewall structured logs. The new feature brings an improved logging experience for firewall events and makes it easier to search, filter, and analyze network traffic data. “Azure Firewall’s structured logs provide a more detailed view of firewall events. They include information such as source and destination and…

Microsoft has officially dropped support for Windows 10 version 21H2. The company announced yesterday that it will no longer ship monthly security updates and bug fixes to PCs running Home and Pro editions of the operating system. Microsoft launched Windows 10 version 21H2 in the second half of 2021. It was a pretty minor update…

Microsoft’s SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the primary tool for working with SQL Server databases. In this article, I’ll guide you through the steps you need to follow to download and install SQL Server Management Studio on your PC. What is SQL Server Management Studio? SQL Server Management Studio provides an integrated environment that…

Microsoft has just released the June 2023 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. On the security front, the software giant has fixed more than 60 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and other components, with six security flaws being rated as “critical.” On the quality and experiences update front, Microsoft is adding Bluetooth Low…

Last week, Microsoft acknowledged an issue that triggered connectivity issues on its Azure portal. Now, the company has confirmed that the outage was caused by an “anomalous spike” in Azure traffic. Specifically, Microsoft reported that the incident started at 8:00 A.M PT on June 9. They saw the “We’re working to restore all services as…