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Microsoft has started testing a new Browser Essential feature in Microsoft Edge. The new tool provides a unified dashboard that enables users to monitor the performance and security of the web browser. Microsoft explained that users can click on the Browser Essentials toolbar icon to view key performance metrics in Microsoft Edge. It provides insights…

SQL Server sample databases can be very useful for learning new techniques or trying out various samples of code. In this article, I’ll detail what you can do with the main SQL Server sample databases including Northwind, AdventureWorks, and WideWorldImporters. I’ll also show you how to find these SQL Server sample databases and install them….

Microsoft announced this morning that its Windows 365 Cloud PC service is now available in public preview for frontline workers. The new offering is designed to provide secure and personalized experiences for shift workers, seasonal staff, and part-time employees. Microsoft introduced its Windows 365 Cloud PC service back in July 2021. It enables users to…

Amazon GuardDuty has introduced Amazon EKS Runtime Monitoring support this week. The new capability enables organizations to detect runtime threats from more than 30 security findings to protect EKS clusters. Amazon launched the Amazon GuardDuty feature back in 2017. It’s a threat detection service that uses AI and other security tools to monitor AWS accounts…

Microsoft has announced that the Workspaces feature is now available in limited public preview in Microsoft Edge. The new collaboration enables users to share a set of browser tabs and favorites with multiple people. Microsoft first unveiled the Workspaces feature for its Edge browser at Ignite 2022. Up until now, it was only available in…

Apart from the release of Windows 11 22H2 Moment 2, it’s been a fairly quiet month. But not for Windows Insiders, where there’s been a ton of new features added. So, let’s get started! Windows 11 22H2 Moment 2 now generally available The primary change in this update is to the Search box in the…

Microsoft has announced some new logging and metric improvements to provide more insights into Microsoft Azure Firewall traffic. The Latency Probe metric feature enables IT admins to monitor the overall latency and health of Azure Firewall to troubleshoot app performance issues. “In the case that Azure Firewall is experiencing latency, this can be due to…

Microsoft has released a new My Day view in the Tasks by Planner and To Do app for Microsoft Teams. The feature enables users to consolidate their task lists to effectively organize and prioritize important workflows. “’My Day’ view brings together tasks from various sources such as Microsoft To Do, Microsoft Planner (tasks assigned to…

Microsoft has started rolling out support for third-party accounts in its Outlook for Windows preview app, which is currently available for Office Insiders. The web-based version of Outlook now lets users add a Gmail account in addition to personal Microsoft accounts and work and school accounts, and the preview client also supports displaying calendars and…

Did someone say it’s already Spring? It sure feels like it with all of the Microsoft Power Platform changes and new AI-enhanced features that the company touted in March. Don’t worry though, we’ll whet your appetite and provide some links below. New Microsoft 365 Copilot If you missed the announcement of the Microsoft 365 Copilot…

Microsoft introduced yesterday its latest Surface Dock with Thunderbolt 4, which now uses a USB-C port to connect to Surface devices instead of Microsoft’s proprietary Surface Connect port. The Surface Thunderbolt 4 dock should be a good companion device for the latest Surface devices that also support Thunderbolt 4, and it’s also compatible with Windows…

Microsoft has recently unveiled several updates to improve threat intelligence in its existing products and services. The company has introduced a new Defender TI integration in Microsoft 365 Defender to protect enterprise customers against sophisticated cyberattacks. Microsoft explained that Defender TI capabilities are now directly available to licensed customers within the Microsoft 365 Defender portal….