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Starting an Azure Runbook from Your Phone

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn shows you how to execute Azure Automation runbooks from your phone.

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What Are Azure Web App Service Plans?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn explains how elements of the Azure App Service are executed in instances of an Azure App Service plan and what those plans are.

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What GDPR means to Office 365

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

The European Union will introduce the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in May 2018. The intention is to deliver better protection for personal data, which is laudable. Like with many regulations, the problems arise in implementation. Office 365 holds a lot of personal data, so Office 365 tenants must cope with GDPR.

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Amazon launches Amazon Macie, a Service for Discovering, Classifying, and Securing Data at Scale

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In a recent update, Amazon announced Amazon Macie, a new security service that uses machine learning to discover, classify, and secure data stored in Amazon S3 at scale.

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Microsoft Quietly Moved Font Parsing to AppContainer in the Anniversary Update

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains why you probably should not enable Untrusted Font Blocking in Group Policy.

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Microsoft Adding Support for Progressive Web Apps in Windows 10

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains how Progressive Web Apps could change the future of apps across all platforms.

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What Is Outlook Customer Manager?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains what Outlook Customer Manager is and how it integrates with Office 365.

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Microsoft’s Latest Acquisitions Aims to Democratize the Super Computer

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has acquired Cycle Computing which is a cloud orchestrator and should make it easier to tap into the raw power of Azure.

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Office 365 Powers Microsoft to Higher Cloud Revenues

Last Update: Jul 08, 2025

Microsoft must have been happy with the $18.9 billion run rate they achieved for commercial cloud products in fiscal 2017. But what segment makes the majority of this revenue? Microsoft is not saying, but given the number of Office 365 users, it seems like it is Office 365.

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Microsoft’s Bringing Data Down Under With Two New Azure Regions

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is opening two new data regions in Australia and hopes to grab a large section of that growing market.

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Deploying Azure Automation in the Azure Portal

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn explains how to use the Azure Portal to deploy Azure Automation, install additional PowerShell modules, and ensure that all PowerShell modules are up to date.

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Microsoft, Elon Musk, OpenAI and Dota Walk Into a Bar

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Elon Musk’s Open AI organization used Azure to power its AI bot that was able to beat the top players in Dota at the recent International tournament.

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