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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 Kills Defender VPN, It Was Just a Gimmick Anyway
This Week in IT, Microsoft shuts down its Defender VPN service, hackers are targeting ADFS, and the last Cumulative Update (CU) for Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 gets delayed for extended testing. Links and resources Episode overview This week’s IT news highlights Microsoft’s shutdown of its Defender VPN service, hacker attacks on ADFS, and delays in...
Microsoft Introduces DeepSeek to Windows 11 and Unveils New Surface Devices
This Week in IT, Surface Copilot+ PCs go all in with Intel, Microsoft announces DeepSeek support is coming to Windows, and the WSUS driver sync service is being retired. Links and resources Episode overview This Week in IT covers various updates from Microsoft, including new AI support, device releases, and service changes.
Tech Tsunamis: Stargate Upset, Windows Server Woes, and Azure AD APIs End
This Week in IT, the US government’s Stargate project causes upset with US Tech Bros but will likely benefit Microsoft, Windows Server 2022 stops booting, and Microsoft is retiring Azure AD APIs at the end of this month. Episode overview This week’s IT news covers the US government’s Stargate project, Windows Server 2022 issues, and...
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’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...
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...
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 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,...
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...
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 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...
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.