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Key Takeaways: Step aside old-school collaboration tools, Microsoft’s Loop app is getting ready for its debut to a broader range of Microsoft 365 users next month. Loop is set to change up the way people work with Microsoft 365, evolving the nature of work and emphasizing seamless, real-time collaboration. Microsoft Loop is a revamped version…

Microsoft has announced some new monitoring and logging capabilities for Azure Firewall. The first new feature that the company highlighted today is a public preview of the new Resource Health section. Azure Resource Health enables IT admins to monitor the overall health of their Azure Firewall system. The feature makes it easier for administrators to…

Microsoft makes Loop easier to deploy and releases an app in the Store but is Loop too complicated to use? Plus, Windows 365 Switch arrives in preview, Windows 11 is getting support for the Azure Attestation Service, and all the week’s important IT news.

Microsoft has announced that Conditional Access for protected actions support is now generally available for Entra ID (Azure AD) customers. The new security feature enables IT admins to use Conditional Access policies to protect critical administrative operations. In Microsoft Entra ID (previously known as Azure AD), the Protected Actions feature provides additional protection by assigning…

Microsoft-owned GitHub has released a new code referencing tool for GitHub Copilot. The new feature will inform developers when AI-powered code suggestions are taken from public repositories. GitHub first unveiled the Copilot tool back in June 2021. The AI programming assistant allows developers to get code suggestions with natural language commands. Copilot has been trained…

An Office 365 tenant to tenant migration can be a complex undertaking that requires careful planning and execution. Whether due to mergers, acquisitions, or organizational restructuring, a tenant to tenant migration project involves transferring data, applications, and configurations while ensuring minimal user disruption. In this article, I will guide you through the essential steps to…

Microsoft Teams is getting a new Meet app that should make it easier for users to track and manage meeting activities and content. The company announced the new app on its Microsoft 365 Admin Center yesterday, and it will exclusively become available for customers on the new Microsoft Teams (preview) client next month. The Meet…

In this episode we will sit down with Alex Mooney- Alliance Manager at Logitech to discuss how they are reimagining the WFH, Hybrid and In-Office experiences to make meetings more inclusive, engaging and easier to manage. In this episode we will look the latest home, hot desking, and room solutions for Teams, Zoom and more….

Microsoft has started discussing its plans regarding Windows 11 version 23H2, the next annual update for the OS to be released later this fall. On its Windows IT Pro blog yesterday, the company announced that Windows 11 version 23H2 will be released as an enablement package in the fourth quarter of 2023. “The upcoming Windows…

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Microsoft has detailed several updates to celebrate the first anniversary of Windows Autopatch. The new capabilities that are designed to help IT admins improve productivity and security will become generally available on July 25. Microsoft launched its Windows Autopatch back in July 2022. It’s a cloud-based service that allows customers to automate the patching of…

Microsoft has started testing Windows Copilot, its new AI Assistant for Windows 11 with Windows Insiders yesterday. The first Windows Copilot preview is available for a subset of Insiders who will install the Dev Channel build 23493, and Microsoft plans to expand to other Insiders channels over time.  Windows Copilot was first announced during Microsoft’s…