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In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith outlines some of the security features in Windows Server that can be used to help keep sensitive accounts safe.

Red Hat has recently announced the general availability of Enterprise Linux 9.2 and the upcoming release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. The latest release brings new features to streamline complex Linux platform tasks across hybrid cloud environments. “The latest versions of the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform bring greater automation to help IT teams…

This short guide will provide a top-level overview of the crucial Azure cloud security controls and best practices to be aware of. The highlighted suggestions will provide you with options worth considering for deployment across your estate to strengthen your security posture and mitigate the evolving number and severity of cloud-based threats and risks that…

Microsoft announced a number of improvements to Azure, including new services, price reductions, and virtual machines that affect IT pros.

Aidan takes a look back at 2018 and discusses some of the highlights from each month. It is interesting to me how I underrated some announcements which later became significant to Microsoft customers or to me.

Aidan Finn discusses Microsoft’s development of a deeply re-factored version of the Windows Server Remote Desktop Services infrastructure, which leverages the power of Windows Server, Azure PaaS, and Azure AD.

Microsoft has made a big thing about the one-click option in the Exchange Online Administration Center (EAC) to convert a traditional email distribution group to an Office 365 Group. However, the option only works for groups that consist of Exchange Online mailboxes.

MC400569 – Updated October 10, 2023: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. New org-wide application permissions and RSC application permissions have been introduced to make sure that apps can access meeting transcripts for a specific meeting. Resource specific consent (RSC) permissions, specifically enables admins to authorize users to provide…

Do you want to ensure your Azure users don’t have the rights to create random, expensive resources without approval? You can do just that with Role-based access control (RBAC). RBAC is a built-in FREE feature we must master in order to improve our security posture.

MC522581 – Updated April 18, 2023: Based on customer feedback, Microsoft is no longer removing an admin’s ability to use the existing \”self service group management\” admin controls. Thank you for your feedback. Microsoft will be replacing the existing My Groups experience at mygroups.microsoft.com with a new and improved My Groups, now available at myaccount.microsoft.com/groups…