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In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains what Visual Studio Team Services is and how it compares to GitHub.

Russell Smith explains how attackers target businesses indiscriminately and outlines some steps for securing your devices.

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to create and use conference rooms in Office 365.

Outlook desktop includes Task and Contacts functionality that has not changed in years, which is why many users probably don’t use these client features. Mobile apps exploit Tasks and Contacts and make them much more usable.

PowerShell advanced functions provide modularity in automating system administration tasks and by structuring PowerShell scripts as advanced functions, you can transform your scripts and functions into reusable tools.

Learn about several infrastructure-related feature enhancements for Azure Storage that Microsoft announced at the recent Build conference.

Russell Smith shows you how to set up email rules in the Office 365 web portal.

Microsoft is working on a new SKU of Windows 10 that is designed for the workstation PC that includes support for multi-CPUs for intensive compute tasks.

Aidan Finn goes over several announcements Microsoft made regarding Azure virtual machines at the recent Build conference.

Jeff Hicks shares more information on fine tuning the Active Directory Searcher.

Because the stress level has hit Defcon-1, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s intelligent edge, Steve Ballmer’s rewriting of history, Skype’s SnapChat jealousy, Paul Allen’s crazy plane, and much more.

Microsoft is making big changes to Skype’s Interface with the hope of attracting more users to the platform with new features targeted at a younger audience.