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Nudge Security provides a simple and easy to implement solution to a challenging problem for organizations managing compliance, security, and governance of third-party cloud apps and services. Its simplicity encourages governed use of SaaS apps and the ability to monitor new apps and user signups. Nudge Security is a powerful alternative to complex products like…

Microsoft has introduced new Copilot features in Dynamics 365 Customer Service, improving the way customer service agents interact with their clients. These enhancements allow agents to ask questions in natural language, draft personalized email responses, and monitor Copilot usage across an organization. “Copilot provides real-time, AI-powered assistance to help customer support agents solve issues faster…

Microsoft Entra ID, formerly Azure Active Directory (AD), is Microsoft’s cloud-native identity management platform. It only takes one compromised Entra ID user account to consent to a rogue app that siphons all the user’s Microsoft 365 data or to take over their mailbox. Business Email Compromise (BEC) amounts to $8 million in losses on a…

Microsoft is taking cybersecurity to the next level with its expansion of Microsoft Security Copilot. The company has launched the Security Copilot Early Access Program, allowing cybersecurity professionals to detect potential threats, assess risk exposure, and fortify their defences against security breaches. What is Microsoft Security Copilot? Microsoft Security Copilot launched in private preview back…

Microsoft has started rolling out a new home page for its Search and intelligence admin portal. The new homepage provides a centralized hub to help enterprise customers access all search capabilities, including user feedback and Graph connectors. Microsoft Search is a unified search experience that allows enterprise customers to search across Microsoft 365 apps and…

Stephen talks to Mark Kashman, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft, about Microsoft Lists, Planner, and To Do: what they do and when to use which. Thanks to this episode’s sponsor: PowerApps911 Transcript [Enter Post Title Here] As promised, here’s part two of our to do lists planner episode and a special work from our sponsor….

The new Microsoft Teams desktop app that launched in preview earlier this year is now generally available for Windows and macOS. The company has also started rolling out the new version of Teams to Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and government cloud customers. Since its launch in 2017, Microsoft has been listening to user feedback about…

In this SQL Server Management Studio tutorial (SSMS), I will show you the primary database management and development capabilities provided by the tool. Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the primary management and development tool for SQL Server and has been since its release back with SQL Server 2000. SSMS provides a graphical interface…

Happy back-to-school season Makers! This month we’re looking at some features across Canvas Apps, Power BI, and Power Automate.   One click and your Canvas App is offline ready  Built-in offline mode for canvas apps is moving from Experimental Preview to Public Preview in September 2023! Makers will be able to quickly take their canvas app…

This Week in IT, discover how Microsoft’s pivot to Rust could mark the end of notorious Windows driver vulnerabilities! Plus, M365 gets a new Loop service plan, which means the Loop app could be approaching GA, the new Outlook for Windows gets some key updates, and lots more of the week’s most important IT news….

Microsoft Mesh integration in Teams is set to launch in public preview in October. The upcoming release should bring a wave of fresh meeting experiences to Microsoft Teams users, including avatars, 3D meeting environments, spatial audio and audio zones, interactive games, and live reactions. Microsoft Mesh is a new mixed-reality platform that was announced back…

Microsoft has announced that its new web-based Outlook for Windows client is now generally available for consumers. The new app is also available to download on the Microsoft Store for commercial customers, and it will be shipped in tomorrow’s optional update, as well as Windows 11 version 23H2. In a separate blog post for IT…