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Azure Storage Announcements at Build

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn about several infrastructure-related feature enhancements for Azure Storage that Microsoft announced at the recent Build conference.

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Deploying Software Using Desired State Configuration

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

While other commercial products may be more robust, there are a few different ways Desired State Configuration can be used for software deployment.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: May 19

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because nothing happens quickly in New Orleans, this edition of Short Takes on a ransomware attack. WannaCry, WannaCry, WannaCry. Why does it always have to be WannaCry?!

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Windows Server 2016 Joins Windows Insider Program

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Windows Server 2016 is joining the Insider Program this summer.

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SharePoint Virtual Summit: Continuing the Rebirth of SharePoint

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn about the many new features and updates announced at the SharePoint Virtual Summit event that are going to make my, your, and our client’s lives easier, efficient, and fun!

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With More than 250,000 Organizations Now Using SharePoint, Microsoft Adds More Features

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced that they are bringing new features to SharePoint such as new community sites and improved sharing directly from File Manager.

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Microsoft Continues Battle Against Malware with Outlook Add-in

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has released the Report Message add-in for Outlook 2016 to help Office 365 users report when spam arrives into Inboxes or messages are incorrectly treated as Junk. It’s a good way to get information about new threats to Microsoft security researchers.

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Why Has Microsoft’s Project Centennial Been So Unsuccessful?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Joseph Finney explains why there are so few popular desktop apps in the Windows app store.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: April 7

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Because Spring is finally in the air, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s customer satisfaction win over Apple, the Windows Insider Program for businesses, Xbox “Project Scorpio”, and much, much more.

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Preview of Resource Policy in the Azure Portal

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Resource Policy is a very nice feature in Azure Resource Manager that allows you to control what delegated administrators can do in an Azure subscription or resource group.

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Windows as a Service: The Highs and Lows of Rapid Release

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft’s Windows as a Service model for Windows 10 brings with it many benefits but it is also creating a few issues as well for IT Pros.

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Planner Moves Forward – Slowly

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft Planner added the ability to assign multiple people to a task. It’s a good step, but it’s the first new feature in nine months. That’s curious when you compare to the development cadence of other Office 365 applications.

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