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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure — April 2018

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

We’re just a few weeks away from the Microsoft Build conference, where historically, a lot of announcements are made.

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Everything You Need to Know About SharePoint — April 2018

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

SharePoint continues to be awesome and Microsoft continues to make cool investments. Check out this month’s news and highlights.

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows — April 2018

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

This month, Windows 10 goes on a diet, the April Update is delayed, and Project Honolulu reaches general availability as the Windows Admin Center.

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Microsoft Increases SharePoint Online Storage 20x

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is significantly increasing the amount of storage for SharePoint Online which may allow you to save a few dollars each month.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition (April 2018)

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because this happens once a quarter, this week’s edition of Short Takes looks exclusively at Microsoft’s earnings announcement and the information it provided to analysts after that announcement.

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Microsoft Releases Office 2019 in Preview for Commercial Customers

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is making available today a preview of Office 2019 and here is where you can download it.

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Microsoft Continues to Climb with Cloud and Office Growth in Q3

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft reported their Q3 earnings today and the company beat Wall St. expectations with strong Office and Cloud growth.

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Access Azure Virtual Machines Using the Serial Console Recovery Tool

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to access an Azure Windows Server virtual machine using the serial console independently of the OS and network.

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Azure Active Directory External Collaboration Policy Now Generally Available

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Office 365 makes it easy to collaborate with external users through Office 365 Groups and Teams, both of which use Azure B2B Collaboration. In fact, collaboration is so easy that users might be carried away and share with all and sundry, including your competitors. Which is why it’s nice to have a policy to control sharing with certain domains that works for applications like Groups, Teams, and Planner.

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Windows Admin Center — The Future of the Windows Server GUI

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this post, I’ll look at why Windows Admin Center is the new GUI management tool of choice for Windows Server.

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With 4 Million Businesses Using G Suite, Google Is Pushing Further into Office 365’s Playground

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

Google is rolling out one of its largest updates ever to G-Suite and at the same time, is chipping away at the unique features that were previously only found in Office 365.

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Microsoft Switches Office 365 Groups to Private by Default

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft is switching the default access type for Office 365 Groups to be private. It’s a change that you can easily reverse, if you want it groups to be public. The change will be effective for Outlook endpoints first, meaning OWA, Outlook desktops, and the Outlook mobile apps. Later, the other Office 365 apps that create Office 365 Groups might fall into line. Or not, as the case might be.

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