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Microsoft has released a new setting for conditional access policies that enables organizations to define the authentication strength of accepted connections. This release brings the ability to specify a combination of multifactor authentication (MFA) methods that allow external users to access a particular resource. Conditional access policies let IT admins create a set of rules…

Wi-Fi is one of the most widely used wireless local area network protocols across the world. You may not be aware of it, but your devices may be alternatively using the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz Wi-Fi bands to transmit data depending on your environment. In this article, I will help you to better understand…

Microsoft Teams is getting a new app that will allow users to request payments during meetings. As of today, Google Meet and Zoom let users accept payments from clients via third-party integration, and this capability is now coming to Microsoft Teams in public preview in November. “The Payments app in the Microsoft Teams app store…

Microsoft has announced Microsoft Syntex, a new set of apps and services that use AI to analyze and organize large data sets and unorganized content. Microsoft’s President for Collaborative Apps and Platforms, Jeff Teper, explained that more than 1.6 billion documents are added to Microsoft 365 daily, and organizations spend $46 billion per year on…

In this article, we’ll be comparing Microsoft’s Azure Directory Premium P1 and P2 plans to help you choose the best suite of identity products for your organization. We’ll help you understand the different features between the Microsoft Entra ID Premium P1 and P2 plans, as well as the pricing tiers for each offering. Part of…

Microsoft announced yesterday that a new Windows 365 application is now available in public preview on the Microsoft Store. The new app, which was first unveiled back in April, allows employees to access their Windows 365 Cloud PCs directly from the taskbar on Windows 11. “With Windows 365 app, you can access your Windows 365…

Microsoft announced several new security features and services at its Ignite 2022 conference this week. Specifically, the company introduced two new security solutions called Defender for DevOps and Defender Cloud Security Posture Management. Microsoft Defender for DevOps is a service that enables developers to detect and remediate code vulnerabilities during the software development life cycle….

Microsoft introduced a new Microsoft 365 app at its Ignite conference yesterday. This app will replace the all-in-one Office app available on Windows and mobile devices, as well as the office.com web portal. But that wasn’t the whole story. On the microsoft365.com home page, Microsoft detailed that “Office is becoming Microsoft 365.” This requires a…

Amazon File Cache, a new high-speed cache service on Amazon Web Services (AWS) was announced by Amazon in late September. This new AWS offering is designed for processing file data stored in the cloud and on-premises. “File Cache accelerates and simplifies your most demanding cloud bursting and hybrid workflows by giving your applications access to…

At Ignite 2022, Microsoft unveiled several new updates coming to its Edge browser. The biggest addition is a new Microsoft Edge Workspaces feature, which allows users to collaborate on a shared set of browser tabs and relevant files with their colleagues in real time. The Workspaces feature is currently available in preview for Edge Insiders….

Microsoft just kicked off its Ignite 2022 conference this morning, where Microsoft 365 CVP Jared Spataro announced some important updates for Microsoft 365 apps and services. The company has unveiled a “working hours and location” feature coming to Outlook and Teams to help users schedule in-person meetings. “The new working hours and location feature will…

Microsoft has announced its plans to roll out a new Advanced Management Suite in March 2023. The cloud-based Microsoft Intune Premium Suite is a cost-effective premium endpoint management plan, which will include Endpoint Privilege Management, Remote Help, Microsoft Tunnel for Mobile App Management as well as advanced endpoint analytics capabilities, with support for more features…