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What Is Azure Virtual Machine Accelerated Networking?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn discusses how you can achieve better networking performance with Azure virtual machines by using a feature called Accelerated Networking.

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Choosing Between Cloud or On-Premises Storage for Small Business

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith looks at the benefits of cloud storage and why a combination of cloud and on-premises solutions is sometimes a happy medium.

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Amazon Announces Updates to AppStream 2.0, including Domain Join, Simple Network Setup, and More

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Amazon recently announced several updates to the company’s application streaming service, AppStream 2.0, including domain join, simple network setup, and more!

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Auditing Azure Usage Using Activity Log

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn explains how all actions in Azure are recorded, can be archived for long term retention, and searched.

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Microsoft Begins External Testing of Guest Access For Microsoft Teams

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Anyone who is using Microsoft Teams has been waiting patiently for guest access and while the company isn’t saying anything publicly, there is progress on this feature.

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Microsoft Launches the Security Compliance Toolkit 1.0

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains why SCM was killed off and how the Security Compliance Toolkit stacks up in comparison.

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AutoSave: Nice Feature, but Office 365 Tenants Need to Keep an Eye on Network Demand

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

If you use Office 365 and store documents in SharePoint or OneDrive for Business, the Office applications can autosave as you work to ensure that you never lose any content. It’s a good idea and the implementation works well. But I have a slight nagging doubt about the network impact for some tenants.

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Azure Just In Time Virtual Machine Access

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn explains how JIT access to Azure virtual machines enables you to further secure virtual network deployments and enable on-demand access to the machines.

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PowerShell Classes Part 2 — Enumerated Types

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In the second part of the series on PowerShell classes, learn how and where to declare constant values using Enums and explore the differences between enums and ValidateSet.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: August 25

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because I’m finally settled in Pennsylvania like a tick, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft sneakiness, no more forced Windows 10 upgrades, Microsoft’s new SkyNet efforts, and much, much more.

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The Cloud — Don’t Be the Driver, Be the Mechanic

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn argues why knowledge of how infrastructure works is still as important as ever.

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Google Cloud Speech API Improves Longform Audio Recognition — Adds New Language Variants

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In a recent update, Google’s Cloud Speech API received improved longform audio recognition, as well as the addition of 30 new language variants.

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