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This article will look at Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), and explain how they differ and can complement each other. We’ll also compare these Microsoft solutions to some of the major alternative identity providers. This article is not meant to be an exhaustive resource and will not provide step-by-step instructions on how…

AWS Snowball customers can now manage their connected Snowball Edge devices remotely. IT Pros can now operate these devices from AWS OpsHub or the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), even when these devices are geographically dispersed. The AWS Snow Family is designed for business customers that need computing power and storage in non-data center environments where…

Microsoft has been working on its web-based One Outlook app for Windows and macOS for over a year now. This new Outlook client, also called Project Monarch, leaked online last year, and Windows Central is now reporting that its pre-release version works with commercial accounts (work and school). Earlier today, Twitter user @FireCubeStudios also shared…

Microsoft has announced a new Bookings experience that will be coming to Outlook on the web. The company is introducing a new web-based personal bookings page that integrates with the Outlook calendar, which should help to make appointment scheduling simpler and more efficient for users. “Bookings in Outlook lets people schedule a meeting or appointment…

Microsoft, Apple, and Google have committed to expanding passwordless sign-in support across all major device platforms. The three biggest tech companies have teamed up to roll out the FIDO passkey technology to iOS, Android, Edge, Chrome, macOS, and Windows in 2023. These platforms already support passwordless sign-in standards, but Microsoft, Apple, and Google are now…

Microsoft is planning to make some changes to the existing authentication policies on its GitHub platform. The company has announced that it will require all developers contributing code to the service to enroll in at least one form of two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of 2023. GitHub is a popular cloud-based service that allows…

Microsoft has released a new update for its Authenticator app that allows users to generate strong and unique passwords. The new password generation feature started rolling out last month, and it’s now generally available for all customers. Microsoft highlights that the Authenticator app uses an “enterprise-grade password generation algorithm” to generate all new passwords. The…

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 – Kevin McDonnell on Security & Compliance, Hybrid Work, and Viva Kevin McDonnell is a Microsoft 365 Solutions Architect…

Microsoft has announced some important changes regarding its Update Compliance service. The company says that Update Compliance will require the use of the cloud-based Azure AD service starting October 15, 2022. For those unfamiliar, Update Compliance is a Windows Analytics service hosted in Microsoft Azure. It enables IT Admins to monitor the deployment status of…

Microsoft is getting ready to drop support for Basic Authentication in its Exchange Online e-mail service. The company is reminding customers that it will begin to permanently disable this feature for select protocols in its multi-tenant service worldwide starting October 1, 2022. Essentially, Basic Authentication means that an application provides a user name and password…

Whether you’re a PowerShell pro or just starting out, it’s useful to know how to check your PowerShell version. We’ll explain how to do that in this guide. How to check your PowerShell version Let’s quickly check the version of PowerShell installed on your device: For more details on the different ways to check the…

Security researchers at Armis have discovered five critical vulnerabilities in multiple network devices sold by Aruba and Avaya. The security flaws, dubbed TLStorm 2.0, could allow malicious actors to gain complete control of network switches typically used in hospitals, hotels, airports, and other businesses. According to the security researchers, the TLStorm 2.0 vulnerabilities have CVSS…