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Microsoft has officially announced its new Surface Laptop Go 2 following a series of leaks. The new 12.4-inch laptop is an iterative update over the previous Surface Laptop Go model that launched back in 2020, and it features a more powerful Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor for customers who need a performance boost. The Surface Laptop…

Just like that, it’s Summer. Though many are thinking about sand and sun, we’re too excited about the recent Microsoft Power Platform updates released in May 2022 to pack our bags before checking out what’s new!  Let’s take a look at the main new capabilities that Microsoft introduced last month. Power Apps gets a new…

Microsoft has launched a new product family of identity and access management solutions called Microsoft Entra. This new suite of products is designed to help organizations protect access to any application or resource by making it easier to discover and manage permissions in multi-cloud environments. As cyberattacks like credential theft and social engineering become more…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new zero-day remote code execution flaw in its Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT). The Microsoft Security Response Center team explained that the security flaw impacts all supported versions of Windows and Windows Server. Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) is a service in Windows 11/10/8.1/7 and Windows Server. The tool enables the…

DevOps Pipelines help you to deliver new features in your apps fast! In this article, I will explain what DevOps pipelines are, phases in a pipeline, and the different components. I’ll also cover what you need to understand before building a DevOps pipeline of your own, along with the build process. DevOps has revolutionized the contemporary IT…

Microsoft has unveiled a couple of security improvements to Azure Active Directory (recently renamed Microsoft Entra ID). The company has released a new access reviews feature in preview that lets organizations remove inactive user accounts that could potentially cause security risks. More specifically, IT administrators can now delete accounts from Azure AD that haven’t logged…

Chipmaker Broadcom has announced that it’s buying VMware in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $61 billion. The transaction is expected to complete in Broadcom’s fiscal year 2023, and it will help the company to bolster its enterprise software business. Under the terms of the deal, Broadcom plans to rebrand and operate its Software Group as…

In this article, I’m going to show you how to use the command-line tool ipconfig. If you’re an IT admin, ipconfig is a very useful console application program that can help you troubleshoot network connectivity problems in Windows. Linux and other operating systems (OS) have similar capabilities, but they often use different commands to achieve…

Cloud Conversations is a weekly 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 – Nate Chamberlain on Microsoft Teams MS-700 exam guide Nate Chamberlain is a Microsoft 365 adoption, content, and training…

Microsoft has announced the release of Windows Server 2022 build 20348.740. Earlier this week, Microsoft’s Program Manager Craig Loew confirmed on GitHub that the latest update now allows users to run Linux distributions based on WSL 2 in Windows Server 2022. “Hi folks, we’ve added support for WSL 2 distros on Windows Server 2022! This…

Microsoft has quietly confirmed that the recent Beta channel build 22621 is the final version of Windows 11 22H2. The software giant also indicated that it’s planning to release the first major feature update for Windows 11 in September or October of this year. In a Tech Community post for hardware partners, Microsoft shared some…

Microsoft unveiled a slew of updates for its Azure services at the annual Build developer conference. The Redmond giant has also announced a new cloud data platform called “Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform” in an effort to consolidate its existing database, analytics, and governance services. Microsoft highlights that its Intelligent Data Platform will enable organizations to…