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Test Microsoft Security Patches Early on the Security Update Validation Program

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

SUVP provides patches up to three weeks before their official release and encompasses all Microsoft products that are supported for security fixes.

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Microsoft Plans to Launch Automatic Email Encryption for Office 365 Tenants

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft plans to create an automatic policy to encrypt outbound email containing sensitive data for all Office 365 tenants. It sounds like a good idea until you begin looking at the operational consequences of such an action. For instance, how to insert a new transport rule into a complex set of existing rules. All in all, this is not a good plan.

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What Is WSUS Dual Scan?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Dual Scan enabled clients scan WSUS and WU, but only download Windows patches from Microsoft’s update servers (Windows Update).

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Troubleshoot Windows Update Delivery Optimization

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Russell explains how to troubleshoot problems with the Delivery Optimization service in Windows 10.

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How to Deploy Traffic Manager for Azure App Services for Disaster Recovery

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan explains how to deploy and configure Azure Traffic Manager to redirect clients from a production Azure App Services plan to a failover plan.

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Microsoft’s Retail Narrative Continues, Partners with Kroger for Retail-as-a-Service

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft and Kroger have teamed up to take on Amazon’s expansion into retail with Retail-as-a-Service.

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Microsoft To Fix One of the Annoying Aspects of Deploying Windows 10

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is removing one of the annoying aspects of installing Windows 10; Cortana screaming at you.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: January 4

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because I can already feel the mornings getting lighter, the first 2019 edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s 2018, Microsoft’s 2019, Apple’s comeuppance moment, Spectre and Meltdown, and much more.

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How To Host a DNS Domain in Azure

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan explains why and how you can host an external (Internet) DNS domain in Azure using Azure DNS.

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The Easy Ways to Restore Azure VMs From Backup

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this post, Aidan explains the different ways that you can use Azure Backup to restore an Azure virtual machine.

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Microsoft Hopes to Up-sell E3 Customers with Two New M365 Tiers

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is adding two new tiers to its Microsoft 365 platform that are designed as up-sells to current E3 customers.

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MyAnalytics – Open to All with Teams and SharePoint Insights Coming

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft announced that the MyAnalytics app is available to any Office 365 user with an Exchange Online license. Also, Teams and SharePoint signals are soon to be included in the MyAnalytics analysis and dashboard. Expanding the user base is a good idea, but the really big news is the expansion of MyAnalytics to cover a much wider breadth of Office 365 activity.

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