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This Week in IT – Could Windows on Arm Outperform Apple M2, Teams Milestone, & Windows LAPS GA

This Week in IT, Snapdragon X Elite takes the lead against Apple’s M2 Max! Meanwhile, Teams skyrockets with 320 Million active users and Microsoft streamlines Defender for Endpoint deployment. Plus, discover how Windows LAPS is supercharging protection with the latest Entra ID and Intune support. Links and resources Transcript This week in IT, Snapdragon X…

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Deploy Active Directory and Certificate Services in Azure Using Infrastructure-as-Code — Part 1

In this three-part series, Russell Smith discusses how he deployed an Active Directory forest with 2 domain controllers and a member server running certificate services in Microsoft Azure.

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Windows 11

Microsoft Releases May 2022 Patch Tuesday Updates

Microsoft has just released the May 2022 Patch Tuesday updates, which bring the usual security fixes as well as some notable quality updates on Windows 11. This month, there are no less than 74 new patches to address vulnerabilities in Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Microsoft Edge, and more. Serious bugs patched in May 2022 Here are…

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What You Need to Know About Windows 10 S Mode

Microsoft is continuing to improve the S Mode experience in Windows 10 version 1809 and beyond, here’s what you need to know.

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Office 365 License Management Made Easy with Azure AD Groups

Microsoft has introduced a new feature into public preview to allow Office 365 tenants to manage license allocations to users via membership of security or Office 365 Groups. It is not a full-blown license management system by any means, but it will help small to medium companies get more from their Office 365 licenses.

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Security

How to Minimize Your Active Directory Attack Surface

Last Update: Apr 17, 2024

When newly installed, Active Directory’s (AD) default configuration is designed to be easy to use. As a result, attackers can exploit AD to take over your entire network with relative ease. Here’s what you can do to further protect your organization by reducing your Active Directory attack surface. This article is sponsored by Semperis. Securing…

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How to Deploy An Azure Virtual Machine (May 2018)

Aidan Finn shows you how you can quickly deploy an Azure virtual machine for evaluation purposes.

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Windows 8 Overview and XP-eriences

Veteran IT professional Peter De Tender gives his overview of Windows 8, and discusses what migration from Windows XP/7 to Windows 8 may entail.

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5 Top iOS Note-Taking Apps for System Administrators

We compiled a list of our favorite iOS note-taking apps do we recommend for sysadmins. Did your fave make the grade? Find out more in this article!

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Change Management Tools for Office 365

Read an overview of tools and resources recommended to keep up with the changes in Office 365.

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