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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 – Ståle Hansen on Digital Wellbeing and Viva Explorers Ståle Hansen is CEO & Principal Cloud Architect at Cloudway,…

Microsoft has announced a new partnership with Citrix, a Florida-based virtualization and cloud computing company. The Redmond giant has teamed up with Citrix to bring new high-definition user experience (HDX) technology integrations into its Windows 365 Cloud PC service. For those unfamiliar, Citrix HDX technology is a set of capabilities that help improve the remote…

Following a series of leaks, Microsoft has finally started rolling out its new One Outlook app (Project Monarch) to Office Insiders in the Beta channel. The revamped app can be turned on and off by clicking the toggle button at the top right corner of the existing Outlook for Windows client, though it only supports…

Microsoft continues to bring its popular apps to the Windows 10 and Windows 11 Microsoft Store. The Redmond giant has announced that Microsoft Teams is finally available on the Microsoft Store, and this should make it more convenient for Windows users to download and install the collaboration tool (via Thurrott.com). The Microsoft Store listing indicates…

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has temporarily removed the security flaw CVE-2022-26925 from its Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog. It has warned that IT admins should not install the May 2021 Patch Tuesday updates on Windows Servers used as domain controllers due to the risk of authentication failures. The security advisory comes amid…

If you work in IT, you’ve probably taken a good look at Microsoft Active Directory. But to set up and manage Active Directory (AD), you need access to the AD administration tools. Understanding how to access Active Directory is crucial for IT professionals working with Windows environments. In this guide, you’ll learn how to open…

Last month, Microsoft announced its plans to move the Quick Assist app to the Microsoft Store. The Redmond giant is dropping support for the existing built-in Quick Assist app for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on May 23, 2022. For those unfamiliar, Quick Assist is a remote assistance tool available for Windows PCs. The app…

Microsoft announced this morning Viva Goals, a new Teams module that helps employees keep track of their progress on key business goals. Viva Goals is the result of Microsoft’s acquisition of Ally.io back in October 2021, a Seattle-based start-up specializing in an approach called objectives and key results (OKR). OKR is a performance management tool…

Microsoft has announced that it’s adding a new built-in virtual private network (VPN) service to its Edge browser. This VPN feature, called “Microsoft Edge Secure Network, is now live in the latest Canary builds for select Insiders. It enables users to enhance security & privacy by preventing online tracking and keeping their location secure when…

Microsoft has added re-authentication support in Azure AD Conditional Access. The company says that it’s one of the top-requested features from customers, who will now be able to configure policies to require authentication by end-users. Microsoft defines sign-in frequency as the time period before a user is required to log in again when accessing a…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue that causes authentication failures on the server or client machines for some Windows services. The company has confirmed on the Windows Health Dashboard that it’s actively investigating the bug, and a permanent fix would be available in the upcoming release. The first bug reports started to surface earlier this…

Datadog is a SaaS-based monitoring platform for cloud applications. In this guide, we’re going to detail how IT pros and DevOps teams can get started with Datadog and make the best use of this observability platform. What is Datadog? Datadog is a tool that allows you to monitor cloud infrastructure, Windows and Linux hosts, system…