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Microsoft Launches External Access Block Policy for Groups, Teams, and Planner

Microsoft has launched a new external sharing policy for groups that allows tenants to set allow and block lists for domains. The new policy is due for use with Teams, Planner, and other applications that need to block external users from specific domains. It’s a set along the path to getting full external access for Office 365 apps.

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Bing Chat Enterprise on by default — only for eligible customers

MC649341 – Updated August 29, 2023: Microsoft is providing additional information for clarification. Updates August 28, 2023:  Previous message follows: Starting today, Bing Chat Enterprise will be rolling out to eligible Microsoft 365 tenants in Preview—it will be turned off by default. To turn on Bing Chat Enterprise, you will need to use the link: https://aka.ms/TurnOnBCE….

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What’s New With Microsoft’s Power Platform in February 2023

As part of Microsoft’s ongoing investment in its Power Platform, the company recently published its Power Platform 2023 release wave 1 plan, which details new features that will be released between April and September 2023. In the meantime, the company introduced several new features for PowerBI and Dataverse in February, so let’s take a look at the…

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Patch Tuesday November 2019

This month sees Microsoft patch a zero-day in IE, a security advisory for TPMs, and release the Windows 10 November 2019 Update for seekers.

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Everything You Need to Know About SharePoint – June 2019

What happened in June with SharePoint? A lot of reminders but also a little bit of a look towards the future.

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Microsoft Edge – Performance vs. Battery Life

Despite Microsoft’s claim that its Edge browser in Windows 10 is faster than Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, putting Edge through its paces in several different benchmark tests shows that it is slower in those that simulate real-world usage.

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How to Connect Existing Office 365 Groups with a Microsoft Team

In this how-to article I show you how easy it is to connect an existing Office 365 Group to a team within Microsoft Teams.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: October 2, 2015

Because the altitude is getting to me, this week’s other news includes Microsoft’s new social networking features for email, and a whole lot more.

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What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2

Microsoft announced Windows Server 2012 R2 this morning at Microsoft TechEd 2013. Check out this early glimpse into what Server 2012 R2 has to offer.

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Microsoft Announces New Secure Future Initiative to Counter Evolving Cyberthreats

Microsoft announced this morning its new Secure Future Initiative (SFI) to protect customers against the evolving threat landscape. The initiative comprises three pillars of advanced protection, focusing on: Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith highlighted that ransomware attacks have increased by over 200 percent. Since September 2022, threat actors have increasingly targeted small businesses,…

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