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MC266073 – Starting July 1, 2021: Microsoft Graph will no longer consider the Office Delve privacy settings as part of the Item Insights controls. The transition period for Office Delve and Item Insights privacy settings ends July 1, as stated previously (MC251870 April 2021). After July 1st, Microsoft Graph will no longer consider the Office Delve…

Microsoft released its monthly “Patch Tuesday” updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10 yesterday. In December, the company released a total of 52 patches to fix vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and other components.  There are also several notable changes on the quality and experience updates front. There are minor new features for both Windows 11…

Do you need to backup Office 365 data? The question isn’t simple because technology changes all the time and it’s hard to backup some applications like Teams and Planner because APIs don’t exist. The important thing is for companies to review what data they use, the features available to them, and then figure out if any gaps exist.

Recent news (or FUD) about an “undocumented” Office 365 API got the security world in a tizzy, but in reality it’s likely just part of the Graph. What’s more important is to help tenant administrators understand how to harden their tenant against Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks. As it turns out, there are many different things you can do, if you want to.

Office 365 Groups and Teams support guest users, who enjoy full access to the SharePoint document libraries. You might not want this, because not every document in those libraries are suitable for sharing with guests. The question is how to collaborate with guests while maintaining some control over information. Rights management seems like a good way to accomplish the task.

Install Windows Server 2019 System Insights using Windows Admin Center.

Microsoft says that it is working on some recommendations for its small business customers on how best to replace the lost features in Windows Server 2019 Essentials.

Aidan Finn shows you why and how to use a new feature in Windows Server 2016 that is called Network Device Naming.

Some Microsoft PowerPoint slides leaked over the weekend reveal a new “Nano Server” role in Windows Server vNext. Editorial Director Jeff James gives us his take on the news.

Could Windows 10 and Windows Server vNext’s new next generation credentials capability help end our reliance on passwords? Russell Smith shares his thoughts in his latest article.