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What is Standard SSD Managed Disks?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this post, Aidan explains what Standard SSD Managed Disks is and how you can utilize the service.

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Forms – an Undervalued Part of Office 365

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft Forms is included in Office 365 business subscriptions (and in preview for Office 365 home), but how many people actually use Forms? As it turns out, Forms are easy to develop and share through web sites and Microsoft Teams, so maybe they should be used more often in your Office 365 deployment?

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Surface Pro 6: A Cautious But Quality Upgrade

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 6 packs a new CPU and a new color but is it the same old Pro or has Microsoft changed the game again?

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Patch Tuesday October 2018

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

This month sees the Windows 10 October 2018 Update pulled from Windows Update, 49 vulnerabilities patched in Windows, and the usual round of security fixes for other Microsoft and Adobe products.

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What is Azure Public IP Address Prefix?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan explains what the new Public IP Address preview Azure feature offers customers of Microsoft’s cloud service.

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Modern SharePoint Web Parts — Recent Documents Web Part

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Jasper Oosterveld compares the Modern SharePoint experience to the Classic SharePoint experience.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: October 12

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because I’m between continents at the moment, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s abortive release of Windows 10 version 1806, Microsoft’s patent reversal for Linux, the EU approval of Microsoft’s GitHub acquisition, and so much more.

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Microsoft Shuffles the Deck Again, Cortana Finds a new Home

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is moving Cortana from AI to Office which likely signals a big shift in the way the company is going to position the digital assistant.

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How Event-Based Retention Works for Office 365

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Office 365 classification labels dictate how workloads like SharePoint and Exchange retain content. Now you can control retention based on events like a contract completing or an employee leaving the business. Events start the retention clock and it’s a way to make sure that you keep material needed for the business for a predetermined interval after the event occurs.

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Top Ways Businesses are Using the Hybrid Cloud

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Today the hybrid cloud has become the new norm for many businesses and in this post, Mike shows you how many companies are using this technology.

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OWA Gets a Refresh

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has released a new version of Outlook Web Access (OWA) to preview. Office 365 targeted release tenants can check the new UI out to see how it works. It’s new and it’s early, so some glitches exist, but the new OWA is more attractive than the old, which might be all that’s important.

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Microsoft Pulls Windows 10 October 2018 Update from Windows Update

Last Update: Jul 07, 2025

Microsoft acknowledges disappearing files after installation of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) and pauses rollout.

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