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Looking for everything announced in the month of November for SharePoint? Shane has you covered.

It was another busy month for Office 365, here’s the highlights from the previous month.

It’s the end of the month and if you missed any of the Azure announcements, we have you covered.

Windows 10 version 1809 is rereleased but users still face problems, Microsoft issues security advisory for devices with self-encrypting SSDs, Windows 10 gets support for 64-bit ARM apps, and researcher finds Active Directory forest trust security bug.

Because it’s been a while, sorry, this edition of Short Takes looks at how cute it is when the mainstream press has to notice that Microsoft still exists. Plus much more.

Given the increased ways to apply rights management protection (encryption) to Exchange Online messages, the volume of encrypted traffic should rise. That’s good for users because their email is protected, but it’s not so good for ISVs who must deal with encrypted email. One such example is autosignature products, where server-based components can’t touch protected email to add their text.

Amazon is launching a new hybrid cloud solution called Outposts that will bring metal to your data center.

Amazon is walking into Microsoft’s backyard with a new Windows file system that the company hopes will steal a bit of thunder from Azure’s pitch.

Hi. It’s me again. Your Community Magnate for Petri.com is back.

Aidan is convinced that Microsoft needs an “XP SP2” fix to everything that they are doing today; he explains why in this post.

Sensitivity labels allow Office 365 tenants to encrypt messages and documents very easily. That is, as long as you have applications that understand labels. A preview version of the AIP client integrates a Sensitivity button in the Office desktop applications, but we must wait for native integration across desktop, web, and mobile clients.

Using the cloud for backup and recovery is a choice many businesses utilize but make sure you understand the entire picture before moving to that recovery model.