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Post-Ignite 2017 Reflections About Office 365

After returning from the Ignite conference, I have pages of notes to pour over. Here are some of the more interesting things i learned about Office 365, including who should be in my “inner loop” and “outer loop”, why Microsoft talks about Microsoft 365 when they really mean Office 365, and some Exchange Online cmdlets I had not heard about before.

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Everything You Need to Know about Power Platform – April 2021

Greetings true believers! April has everything from Power Apps printing to spiffy new connectors, and even smarter AI. Sorry, I am a day late but thankfully not a dollar short. My kids had soccer (football for the rest of world) tournaments all weekend and…. I am just behind. It happens.  Power Apps: 1 – Paperless…

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – July 2020

This month, Microsoft drops Win32 app support in Windows 10X, 20H2 to get UI updates, and Microsoft is preparing a new Cloud PC service.

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What’s New in Windows 8.1

So what’s new in Windows 8.1? This article explains what the latest update to Microsoft’s newest client OS has to offer.

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Getting Started with Microsoft Azure Automation

Learn about the Microsoft Azure Automation cloud management platform and how it can help you create, deploy, and manage your cloud resources.

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What’s New with Windows – April 2022

This month sees Microsoft announce a whole load of new features for Windows 11, but it’s not clear when they will all be generally available. Plus, Microsoft gives some advice on upgrading to Windows 11 and Edge beats Safari to become the 2nd most used web browser on desktop devices. Microsoft offers advice on upgrading…

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HP Cloud Services and Strategy Updates Announced

HP had a host of cloud computing-related news to reveal at the 2012 HP Discover Frankfurt event, including updates for HP Cloud Services, HP Cloud Service Automation (CSA) and HP CloudSystem.

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Interview with Microsoft’s Julia White: Office 365 Growth and Adoption

We chat with Microsoft’s Julia White about Office 365 growth and adoption, deployment tips, and upcoming features like Office Graph and the Codename Oslo app.

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What is a Virtual Machine?

A virtual machine (VM) is an emulated or digital version of a physical computer. Virtual machines can be used to run different operating systems and applications, store data, connect to networks, as well as perform other tasks like a physical device. Virtual machines run on a physical device called a host or parent server. And…

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FindTime – An Underappreciated Gem in the Office 365 World

Microsoft’s FindTime service helps Office 365 users find the right time to schedule a meeting with people inside and outside their tenant. It’s an underappreciated gem. And the good news is that an even better service called Calendar.Help is on the way. Well, it’s better if you like asking Cortana to find the right meeting dates for you rather than the more-hands on approach taken by FindTime. Whichever way you cut it, help is always appreciated when setting up meetings, so it’s nice that these tools are available.

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