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Microsoft Deepens Its Commitment to IoT

Microsoft is digging in when it comes to enterprise IoT with the company announcing several new products and security enhancements.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: Ignite 2019 Special Edition

Because this is the best reason to go to Florida, this special edition of Short Takes looks at the biggest announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2019.

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M365 Changelog: Certificate based Authentication for Security and Compliance Center PowerShell

Last Update: Jun 25, 2023

MC316448 – Updated February 11, 2022: Microsoft has updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience. With this update, which will improve the security of your tenant, Security & Compliance PowerShell will enable configuration of certificate-based authentication to allow unattended App-only access.  When this will happen: Rollout will begin in mid-February and is…

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How to Securely Elevate Privileges in PowerShell Scripts

Last Update: Apr 04, 2022

If you are using PowerShell scripts to automate tasks in your environment, sooner or later, there’s a good chance that you will need to deal with elevating privileges to access resources that require a different set of credentials than those being used to run the script. For example, you might need to access a file…

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Create a VNet-to-VNet VPN using AzureRM PowerShell

Here’s a simple way to create a VNet-to-VNet VPN using Microsoft AzureRM and PowerShell.

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Microsoft Releases Hotpatch Support for Windows Server Virtual Machines with Desktops

Microsoft has announced that hotpatch support is now generally available for Windows Server Azure Edition VMs running the Desktop experience. This release enables organizations to patch and install updates to Windows Server virtual machines on Azure without rebooting. The Hotpatch feature accomplishes this goal by applying the patch in-memory code of running processes without restarting…

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Microsoft Entra Verified ID Service is Now Generally Available

Microsoft has announced that its Entra Verified ID service is now generally available for commercial customers. The new decentralized identity offering enables organizations to easily create, issue, and verify the credentials of users to provide proof of education, employment, and other claims. “Microsoft’s Microsoft Entra Verified ID (Azure AD VC) service enables you to trust…

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Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Expand Collaboration To The Cloud

HPE is hosting its Discover event this week in London where they announced a new hybrid cloud service with the help of Microsoft.

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M365 Changelog: Microsoft Search: Earn Microsoft Rewards when using a work or school account

Last Update: Jun 27, 2023

MC249775 – Updated April 16, 2021: Thank you for your feedback. At this time Microsoft will not be moving forward with rolling out the feature as outlined. Microsoft is evaluating changes based on feedback and will announce our new plan via Message center when Microsoft is ready proceed. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Users in your…

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How to Provision a Windows Virtual Desktop Host Pool

How to configure a Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) host pool.

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