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Microsoft has released two new capabilities for Microsoft Teams certified devices. The first feature allows participants to use the Teams certified audio device with a button to quickly join a meeting directly from the pre-join screen. With this release, Microsoft Teams lets users bring the meeting window to the foreground during meetings joined on certified…

Microsoft has released a new threat-informed security posture recommendations feature for Microsoft 365 Defender. This capability provides recommendations to help IT admins bolster their security posture and block repetitive cyberattacks. “Bringing posture recommendations available via Microsoft Secure Score into the threat analytics and incident views, Microsoft 365 Defender now maps the techniques used by the…

Microsoft has modified the procedures for IT Pros and Exchange Administrators to export mailbox items to a PST file. In an on-premises Exchange Server environment, it is quickly done from the Exchange Admin Center (EAC). However, in Office 365, it’s a little more complicated. Actually, it’s rather involved. Fear not – In this guide, I’ll…

Microsoft is getting ready to deprecate the calendar board view (aka Project Moca) in the Outlook web app. The company has quietly announced that this change will go into effect for both Microsoft 365 commercial customers and consumers (Outlook.com) on June 26, 2023. The calendar board view (formerly known as Project Moca) was launched back…

Microsoft has introduced a new site-based licensing model for its Microsoft Defender for IoT solution. This change aims to help organizations better protect their operation technology (OT) environments against sophisticated cyber attacks. Microsoft Defender for IoT is a security solution that’s designed to secure Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The key features include real-time threat…

Google has released several new security features to improve the built-in Password Manager in its Chrome browser. As of today, Google Password Manager offers biometric authentication support on iOS and Android, and it’s coming soon to desktop users. “If you enable this feature, you can require an additional layer of security before Chrome autofills your…

Exchange Online PowerShell is a command-line tool that allows you to manage your Exchange Online mailboxes and users. It can be used to perform a variety of tasks, such as creating and managing mailboxes, configuring mail flow rules, and managing user permissions. In this guide, we’ll show you how to install and connect to Exchange…

Microsoft unveiled its plans to retire the old Exchange Admin Center (EAC) in 2021. The company has announced that the new EAC has reached feature parity with the classic portal, which will be fully retired on June 20, 2023. Microsoft announced the general availability of its new EAC back in April 2021. Since then, the…

Microsoft has announced the release of a preview version of the C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code. It’s a new extension that brings several capabilities to enhance the C# developer experience on Windows, macOS, and Linux devices. Microsoft’s new C# Dev kit is a part of three extensions that make it easier for developers…

Microsoft announced yesterday that its Azure OpenAI Service is now available for Azure Government customers. The new service will allow government agencies to use generative AI capabilities in a way that meets security and privacy requirements. According to Microsoft, the new service enables federal, state, and local government agencies to use GPT-3, GPT-4, and Embeddings…

Google has opened pre-orders for Duet AI for Google Workspace Enterprise, a new collection of generative AI features for its cloud-based productivity suite. With this new offering, Google said that it has taken into account the feedback the company received when it announced the Duet AI for Google Workspace public beta at its annual I/O…

Microsoft announced this morning the general availability of Microsoft Entra ID Governance service. The new cost-effective solution is designed to help organizations improve employee productivity and meet compliance and regulatory requirements. “ID Governance extends the market-leading identity and access management platform in Azure Active Directory. It’s easy to deploy, and includes capabilities for meeting compliance…