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Microsoft’s Bringing New Features to Teams to Assist Firstline Workers

Microsoft is bringing new features to Teams that will make it easier for firstline workers to communicate with other employees.

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Thoughts on Windows Nano Server

Microsoft has officially unveiled Windows Nano Server, but what does the news mean for system administrators? Russell Smith provides his thoughts in his latest commentary.

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Ink Color Picker for Microsoft Whiteboard

MC560720 – Updated August 2, 2023: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users will soon be able to enjoy a wide range of colors for inking using the latest color picker feature. In addition to color picker, a slider will also be provided to change opacity level of pens….

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QNAP NAS Devices Being Targeted by Qlocker Ransomware Again

QNAP, a Taiwan-based network-attached storage (NAS) manufacturer, has issued an advisory about ransomware and brute-force attacks that affect all network-attached storage devices. The ransomware attacks began targeting the NAS device suite on January 6, and the company urges customers to secure their compromised devices as soon as possible. “Open the Security Counselor on your QNAP…

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Top 6 Takeaways from VMworld 2014

Couldn’t make it to VMworld this year? Our VMworld 2014 recap serves up some of the key takeaways from the event, from buzzwords to hot products.

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Improved Containerization Features Coming in Windows Server 2022

Microsoft recently announced the first preview of Windows Server 2022, and some of its new features, at Ignite at the beginning of March. In this article, we will look at new container options in the upcoming version of Windows Server. Microsoft is adding new features to Windows Server 2022 to help organizations accelerate application modernization….

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Windows Server Core Container Images Now 40 Percent Smaller

Microsoft announces 40% smaller Server Core container images coming in the 20H1 timeframe.

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Russian Hackers Used Microsoft Teams to Target Government Agencies

Microsoft has issued a security advisory about a new Russia-linked hacking group dubbed Midnight Blizzard. The threat actors used Microsoft Teams chat to launch social engineering campaigns (which started in late May) that affected dozens of organizations. According to the Microsoft threat intelligence team, the hackers (known as APT29) pretend to be technical support staff…

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How to Improve Remote Worker Security Using Microsoft Intune

In this article, I will show you how to use Microsoft Intune to create a compliance policy to keep remote workers secure.

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To Address 2 Billion Workers, Microsoft is Thinking Outside the Conversation

Microsoft is working to address this market by adding functionality to its popular Teams application to enhance workflows for all types of workplace scenarios. The company is also building hardware, such as the Surface Go, to help bring low-cost, high quality, interactions to the Firstline worker.

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