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Microsoft Will Release Windows Server 1709 at Ignite in September

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is planning to release the first iteration of Windows Server from its semi-annual channel at Ignite next month.

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Nano Server End of Support Is “Spring 2018”

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn discusses the impact of the end of Nano as a viable operating system for physical and virtual machines.

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Groups versus Teams: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Office 365 Groups and Microsoft Teams are two of the collaboration offerings available within Office 365. Some get very vexed about the two applications. I don’t because I think the two serve different audiences and exist for different reasons.

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Modern Workplace Community Empowered by SharePoint Communication Sites — Part 1

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

The new SharePoint Communication Site is an excellent tool for setting up a Modern Workplace Community. Your adoption of Office 365 is going to thrive with this solution.

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Microsoft Sunsets GigJam, Never Found A Place To Party

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is shutting the doors on Gigjam, a service that was trying to align unstructured content to create new workflows.

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Avoiding the Five Biggest Disaster Recovery Mistakes

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Michael Otey talks about avoiding the five biggest disaster recovery mistakes.

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Microsoft and Red Hat Extend Partnership, Simplify Deploying Containers

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft and Red Hat are deepening their relationship to make it easier to run containers in your environment regardless of the operating system.

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Microsoft Has Problems as They Work to Improve Office 365 Support

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is working on ways to improve how tenants receive support for Office 365. The problem is that they haven’t told anyone what they or doing or why they are changing the support process. Some good things are happening, but it’s all cloaked in darkness.

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Managing Macro Security in Office 2016

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith looks at how you can secure Office 2016 macros and VBA code to prevent attacks.

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Microsoft’s Removing ReFS Creation Functionality from Windows 10 Pro

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is removing some ReFS functionality from Windows 10 Pro likely to force users to a higher-priced version of the operating system.

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Managing Azure Resources with Cloud Shell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith looks at the different ways Azure can be managed from the command line, including Cloud Shell, which is currently in preview.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: August 18

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because it’s important to curate images on the Bing home page, this edition of Short Takes looks at the new Skype on Windows, Microsoft’s case for Defender, Bill Gates nets $4.6 billion, and much more.

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