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Synchronizing Hybrid Cloud Data with Azure SQL Data Sync

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Azure SQL Data Sync is useful where data needs to be unidirectionally or bidirectionally synchronized across several Azure SQL Databases or SQL Server databases.

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Publishing SharePoint News to Teams

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

SharePoint Online makes it easy to publish news items, but people might miss the news if it only exists there. Publishing to Teams spreads your message and there’s three ways to get the job done. Choose from email, a connector, or linking to news with a tab.

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What Happened to Microsoft’s Clouds Last Week?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan explains how a lightning strike to one of Microsoft’s data centers in America affected Microsoft cloud customers around the world.

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How To Stop Windows 10 Updating Device Drivers

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell shows you how to stop Windows 10 updating device drivers automatically via Windows Update regardless of which edition of the OS you are running.

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What is Windows Defender Application Control?

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

In this blog post, Russell looks at the story behind Windows Defender Application Control in Windows 10.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: September 7

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s continued concessions to the customers that matter most, an Office 365 throttling issue, weather v. Microsoft, and much more.

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Microsoft Acknowledges it Can’t Force Businesses to Modernize Their Software

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

With the company announcing today support changes to Office and Windows, Microsoft is throwing in the towel on trying to force you to upgrade.

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Microsoft Promises to Fix Your Windows 10 App Compat Issue For ‘Free’

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

With the Windows 7 support window quickly coming to an end, Microsoft is throwing everything it has to make sure you will upgrade before time runs out.

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Microsoft is Changing Windows 10 Support Lifecycle, Again

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

When Microsoft announced Windows 10 and said that they were going to move Enterprise customers to a rapid update cycle, IT Admins from around the globe likely choked on their morning coffee. Microsoft’s ambitious task of modernizing the corporate world has been met with significant headwinds and the company is once again changing its stance…

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Microsoft will Offer Windows 7 Extended Security Updates Through January 2023

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced that they will offer extended support for Windows 7 but unlike with Windows XP, it will not be free.

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Microsoft Reverts Office Support Lifecycle Changes, Connectivity Support

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is making changes to the lifecycle support of Office 2016 and support on Windows 8.1 for Office.

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Breaking Old Email Habits Increases Security in Office 365

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

A recent survey revealed that 22% of executives in small to medium businesses continue to share email passwords. There’s no way this should happen inside Office 365 because many techniques exist to support more secure collaboration. Take your pick from mailbox delegation, shared mailboxes, Office 365 Groups, and Teams

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