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After a series of exciting Power Platform announcements from Ignite in October, Microsoft has been focusing on its Power Automate desktop app this month with a new client update and process mining features. In November, we’re also getting a preview of a PowerFX formula repair tool and Power Apps developer tools. Microsoft also had an…

Microsoft has recently announced that Azure Active Directory authentication support is generally available for organizations using Windows Admin Center in the Azure management console. This feature is designed to make it easier for customers to manage their domain and non-domain joined server infrastructure. Last year, Microsoft announced that Windows Admin Center can now help IT…

Microsoft has just published a roundup of new features added to its Teams collaboration service in November 2022. The list of recent updates includes scheduled messages, instant polls, new Teams devices, and management features. Here’s what you need to know: Scheduled messages First up, Microsoft introduced a new chat feature that allows desktop and mobile…

While working with customers using Microsoft’s Azure Stack HCI solution, I often hear concerns about the security, identity management, and Internet access aspects of this platform. In this article, I’m going to detail a methodology allowing IT pros to make their Azure Stack HCI environment more secure by creating a fabric domain and network. More…

Microsoft has released a new optional patch (KB5020044) for Windows 11 version 22H2. The latest release brings some new features and improvements for Windows 11 users, such as Windows Spotlight theme integration and updates for OneDrive storage in the Settings app. For starters, Microsoft has introduced a new mobile device management (MDM) policy to manage…

Last week, Amazon held its AWS re:Invent 2022 conference in Las Vegas. Re:Invent is Amazon’s premier conference for Amazon Web Services announcements, and this year’s re:Invent was a hybrid conference with the company streaming significant parts of the conference for free. As usual, this year’s re:Invent conference was packed with new AWS announcements. Here are…

Microsoft has released a new update for its Microsoft Defender vulnerability management service. The latest release enables IT admins to assess the firmware security of client devices in their organization. Microsoft Defender vulnerability management was launched back in May this year. It’s a built-in module in Defender for Endpoint that can discover vulnerabilities and misconfigurations…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Entra Workload Identities service. The new solution is designed to manage identity and access for software workloads and Certificate-based Authentication. A workload identity is an identity that allows an application or service principles to access other services and resources. However, it’s a bit challenging to secure workload…

Cloud Conversations is a regular podcast that we’ll be featuring here on Petri. It’s about everything connected to cloud computing, including technologies like Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), Microsoft Defender, Windows, Intune, and much more! Cloud Conversations – Meron Gebremedhin on the Pathfinders Power Platform Community Meron Gebremedhin is a Senior System Engineer who founded the…

Microsoft has partnered with Corelight to add a new Zeek integration to its Defender for Endpoint solution. The new integration helps to reduce the time required to detect sophisticated network-based threats in enterprise environments. Zeek is an open-source tool that monitors network traffic packets to detect malicious activity within a network. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint…

ClickUp is a cloud-based project management tool that provides various collaboration features. In this article, we’ll explain how ClickUp works and how it can help organizations of all sizes to improve how they operate with a full-featured project management platform. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has pushed businesses all over the world to look for better…

Microsoft has recently announced the general availability of Windows Update for Business reports. The new solution that enables customers to view device and software-update compliance information for Windows 11 and Windows 10 PCs. Microsoft released this service as Azure Workbooks for Update Compliance in public preview back in August. It allows IT admins to monitor…