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With July now behind us, it’s time to take a look back at the significant announcements from the month. And considering that the company’s Inspire conference has come and gone, there is a lot to write about.

Teams Advanced Communications at $12/user/month On August 1, Microsoft launched a new Teams Advanced Communications add-on license. Because the license is not of general interest, Microsoft has not bundled it in Office 365 E5 or Microsoft 365 E5. Instead, Advanced Communication is an add-on which must be purchased individually at $12/user/month (U.S. price). The new…

If you are using Microsoft’s Edge browser and it keeps crashing, you are not alone.

Windows is notorious for the number of system updates that are necessary and how often they come out. These updates are important, not only to keep your system running well, but also to keep your system secure. Of course, managing these updates can sometimes be a pain, especially if you aren’t aware of what is…

Microsoft’s updated Teams meeting expereince is rolling out but to get the most out of the new UI, here’s what you need to know.

Devices hybrid joined to AAD are not joined to AAD. But instead, joined to ADDS and automatically registered with AAD.

Integration of Tasks, Planner, and To Do Teams has supported Planner as an app and a channel tab since 2018. It’s a popular integration that is used by many Office 365 tenants to support coordination of team activities. Initially a team could only support one plan, and the need to support a plan per channel…

PowerShell isn’t just a command-line tool for system administrators. Even savvy Windows 10 users can take advantage of the capabilities built-in to make changes to their OS.

Service accounts configured for unconstrained delegation make it easy to compromise servers and Active Directory.

Protecting your brand and your employees from phishing attacks is a critical first step to keeping your environment secure.

Slack’s Odd Complaint I read the news that Slack filed a competition complaint against Microsoft in the EU on July 22 with a mixture of mirth and despair. Mirth because of the allegations advanced by Slack; despair because a company like Slack would resort to such a tactic. Slack’s complaint says that “Microsoft has illegally…

Microsoft is feeling that sting today as its website, remotewebaccess.com has been dealing with DNS related challenges for more than 12 hours.