This Week in IT

This Week in IT

Join Russell Smith, Editorial Director of Petri.com, to take a look at the most important news for IT pros in the past week. This Week in IT is a podcast for IT Pros that covers all the latest developments on Windows, Microsoft 365, and Azure. The show is enterprise focused for IT Pros who are looking to make the most of Microsoft solutions and products.

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This Week in IT Episodes

Microsoft Copilot
Episode 142 Jan 17, 2025

Unlocking the Future: Copilot Chat Aims to Improve AI Adoption

This Week in IT, Microsoft announces Copilot Chat and pay-as-you go agents – Outlook and Teams is getting a unified contacts experience, and Patch Tuesday causes a problem for some Citrix users. Episode overview This Week in IT, we look at Microsoft’s new Copilot Chat feature, a unified contact experience for Teams and Outlook, and...

Microsoft Hero WPC
Episode 141 Jan 10, 2025

Microsoft’s Strategic Layoffs: Innovation and Efficiency in the AI Era

This Week in IT, Microsoft is set to layoff underperforming employees, website certificates could be set to expire much faster, and Microsoft urges orgs to patch AD domain controllers as a new vulnerability is identified. Episode overview This week’s IT news highlights Microsoft’s plans for layoffs, changes to website certificate expiration, and a new Active...

This Week in IT ep140
Episode 140 Dec 20, 2024

Top 5 IT News Stories of 2024

This Week in IT, I look at the year in review with stories about new features that came to Microsoft Loop, the beginning of the end for WS Update Services, a new Microsoft app for hybrid teams, how Teams got a Slack-like makeover, and the timeline for phasing out the legacy Outlook client for the...

Microsoft and OpenAI
Episode 139 Dec 13, 2024

US Gov Intervention in Microsoft & Google AI Cloud War

This Week in IT, Google asks US government to break apart Microsoft’s exclusive deal with Open AI, organizations are struggling to keep up with AI storage requirements, and some Windows news for enterprises and Copilot+ PC owners. Links and resources Episode overview This week’s IT news covers Google’s request to break apart Microsoft’s deal with...

Windows 11 2022 Update
Episode 138 Dec 6, 2024

Windows 11 Slump: Will Microsoft Loosen Hardware Restrictions?

This Week in IT, Microsoft talks Windows 11 hardware requirements as Windows 10 gets closer to end of life, a new search experience is coming to Windows, plus some important security updates. Links and resources Episode overview In this week’s episode, Russell discusses various updates and news related to Microsoft, including Windows 11 hardware requirements,...

Copilot for OneDrive
Episode 137 Nov 29, 2024

Microsoft Sets the Record Straight: AI Rumors Debunked and Ignite Copilot Updates!

This Week in IT, Microsoft isn’t collecting your data to train AI models and a rundown of the most important Copilot updates from Ignite 2024. Thanks to Semperis for sponsoring this episode of This Week in IT! Episode overview This Week in IT, there’s a rumor circulating about Microsoft using customer data to train AI...

Windows 11 approved hero 3
Episode 136 Nov 22, 2024

Microsoft Ignite: Windows 11 Gets Administrator Protection and Hotpatch Features

This Week in IT at Ignite, Microsoft announces big changes coming to Windows security, including a new Administrator Protection feature, hotpatching, and changes to help prevent and recover Windows when software updates go wrong. Thanks to Semperis for sponsoring this episode of This Week in IT! Episode overview Microsoft announced significant updates to Windows security...

Microsoft Loop
Episode 135 Nov 15, 2024

Microsoft Teams and Loop Get Closer Integration

This Week in IT, Microsoft announces integration between Microsoft Teams and Loop for recurring meetings, VMware Workstation is now free for everyone, and misconfigured Power Pages could leak your data. Thanks to Semperis for sponsoring this episode of This Week in IT! Links and resources Episode overview This week’s IT news highlights Microsoft’s integration of...

Server Hero Network Cable Port
Episode 134 Nov 8, 2024

Windows Server 2025 Is Here – But Should You Upgrade?

This Week in IT, Windows Server 2025 is finally here but is it worth upgrading from older versions? Thanks to Semperis for sponsoring this episode of This Week in IT! Links and resources Episode overview The release of Windows Server 2025 brings numerous updates and improvements, particularly in security and Active Directory functionalities.

Teams new chat and channels experience
Episode 133 Nov 1, 2024

Microsoft Teams Gets a Slack-Like Makeover

This Week in IT, Microsoft is about to make one of the biggest changes to Teams in the app’s history, making it work more like rival Slack. Plus, there are a whole load of new features coming aimed at making it easier to organize and find conversations. Thanks to Semperis for sponsoring this episode of...

Snapdragon X Elite Hero hero approved
Episode 132 Oct 25, 2024

Intel Lunar Lake vs Snapdragon X Elite

This Week in IT, Intel and Qualcomm are at each other’s throats over performance claims but if you’re in the market for a new PC, especially a Copilot+ PC, which should you opt for? Links and resources Episode overview This week’s IT update discusses the performance claims between Intel and Qualcomm, focusing on the choice...

Windows 11 approved hero 3
Episode 131 Oct 18, 2024

Windows 11 24H2 Bugs Out and Microsoft Announces Third-Party Passkey Provider Support

This Week in IT, the initial rollout of Windows 11 24H2 isn’t going as smoothly as it could with users reporting numerous issues, plus Microsoft announces that support for third-party passkey providers is coming to Windows 11 Insiders soon. Links and resources Episode overviewHere’s a summary of the document: This Week in IT covers issues...

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