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I’m delighted to announce that Stephen L Rose has joined Petri.com as Chief Technology Strategist. For those who don’t know Stephen, for fourteen years he led Microsoft deployment, adoption, and usage of Windows, Office, OneDrive, and Teams and Co-Pilot for IT professionals worldwide. And Stephen currently holds over 15 Microsoft and CompTIA technical certifications. As…

Microsoft has recently announced the release of tenant restrictions version 2 (TRv2) for commercial cloud customers. The latest release enables IT admins to control whether end users can use externally issued identities to access external apps from org-owned devices or corporate networks. The tenant restriction feature builds on the cross-tenant access settings that launched in…

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Stephen Rose, Petri’s Chief Technology Strategist, talks to Paul and Brad about the most interesting news from Build 2023.

Microsoft released the public preview of Authenticator Lite for its Outlook mobile apps back in March 2023. The company has announced that the feature is now generally available on Android and iOS devices. Microsoft’s Authenticator Lite feature allows users to approve multifactor authentication requests for work or school accounts directly in the Outlook mobile app….

Nvidia announced several new AI products at the Computex annual trade show in Taipei, Taiwan. The biggest announcements made by the chip maker include the Nvidia DGX GH200, a new supercomputer designed for enterprise AI, an accelerated networking platform for hyperscale generative AI, as well as a new modular server architecture optimized for AI workloads….

Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Outlook, Edge, Viva Engage, and Power Apps are generally available on shared Android devices. The shared device mode allows frontline workers to securely access these apps on shared Android devices enrolled via Microsoft Intune. Microsoft introduced shared device mode support for Edge, Outlook, Viva Engage, and Power Apps on Android…

Creating backups is one of the most important duties of an SQL Server database administrator, and there are a number of different ways to back up your most important databases. In this article, I’ll explain how to create a simple SQL backup job using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). The different ways to create SQL…

Microsoft has discovered that a Chinese government hacking group dubbed Volt Typhoon is targeting critical infrastructure environments in the United States. The campaign is designed to steal network credentials and sensitive data to disrupt critical communications with the Asia Pacific region. According to Microsoft, the Volt Typhoon group has been actively targeting companies in Guam…

Microsoft is investigating a new issue that causes failures while copying and saving files on Windows devices. The company has confirmed that the bug only impacts 32-bit apps that are large address aware and use the CopyFile API on Windows 11 and Windows 10. CopyFile API is a set of functions that allow developers to…

This Week in IT, Stephen Rose meets Richard Campbell, host of RunAs Radio, to discuss all the major AI announcements at Microsoft Build 2023. Including, Windows Copilot, Microsoft Fabric, AI plugins, privacy and security, and the AI hype cycle.

Microsoft has unveiled several new tools and capabilities for Windows 11 at its Build 2023 developer conference this week. One of the biggest announcements is Dev Hub, a new open-source app that provides a centralized dashboard for all development needs. With Dev Home, developers can use the WinGet configuration file to set up their development…

Microsoft announced yesterday that its Entra External ID solution will hit general availability this summer. The new service seamlessly integrates Azure AD and Azure AD B2C, allowing organizations to select an identity provider that effectively manages user identities and application access. “Microsoft Entra External ID was purpose-built to personalize and secure access to applications while…