M365 Changelog: Microsoft Stream (on SharePoint): Create, View and Share Playlists
MC496926 – This feature will allow users to organize their video and audio files into a playlist for easy organization, sharing and playback. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109564 When this...
ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus: Protect On-Premises and Cloud Services from Password Attacks with Multi-factor Authentication
Advanced password attacks, like brute force and those launched by malicious insiders, are devastating the security of today’s enterprises and cloud services. ADSelfService Plus from ManageEngine can protect web...
Microsoft 365 to Launch New $1.99/Month Basic Subscription with 100 GB of OneDrive Storage
Microsoft has announced its plans to launch a new Microsoft 365 Basic tier later this month. The affordable plan costs $1.99 per month (or $19.99 per year), and includes 100GB of OneDrive cloud storage as well as an...
Microsoft Releases Exchange Server Updates to Improve Security of PowerShell Payloads
Microsoft has released yesterday the January 2023 Security Updates (SUs) for all supported versions of the Exchange Server. The latest updates aim to address critical security vulnerabilities that could allow attackers...
Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday Updates Fix 98 Windows Vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released yesterday the January Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. Yesterday also marked the end of support for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1. Microsoft had already ended support for Windows 7 back in January 2020, but the company is now sunsetting its Extended Security Updates program for the OS released back in 2009. This month’s Patch Tuesday updates include fixes for 98...
M365 Changelog: Teams Admin Center – Simplified App Pre-Install Experience (Preview)
MC495888 – Microsoft is excited to announce a new experience to improve the app pre-install experience in Teams Admin Center. When this will happen: Microsoft will be rolling out in mid-January 2023 and expect rollout...
M365 Changelog: Teams admin center – Teams Devices: Update Phases for Firmware auto-updates
MC495884 – Microsoft is making some changes to the way firmware auto-updates are managed for Android-based Teams devices. You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more users in your organization are using Teams devices. Administrators using Teams admin center to manage these devices will see some changes for Phones, panels, displays, and Teams Rooms on Android devices. When this will happen: These updates...
M365 Changelog: Microsoft Purview compliance portal – Retirement of legacy DLP reporting cmdlets
MC495880 – As announced in November 2022 (MC455898), we’ve recently retired the Reports page from the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Beginning in early February, we’re retiring legacy Microsoft Purview Data...
Microsoft Discontinues Support for Windows 7 ESUs and Windows 8.1
Microsoft is finally ending support for Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESUs) and Windows 8.1. This means that the company will no longer provide software updates and technical assistance to PCs running legacy versions of Windows operating systems. Microsoft announced the end of mainstream support of Windows 7 in January 2020. However, the company introduced an extended security update (ESU) program for businesses that were not...
Microsoft Acquires Fungible to Bolster Azure Networking and Storage
Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Fungible, a start-up selling composable disaggregated infrastructure solutions for data centers. The company plans to use the Fungible technology and team to boost the Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure. Fungible launched its data processing unit (DPU) back in 2016 to enhance the efficiency of data-centric computations within server nodes in scaled-out data centers. DPUs are programmable...
What Are the Best Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions on the Market?
Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is a software-defined infrastructure that virtualizes and packages all the components of a conventional data center including network, storage, and computing resources. Hyperconverged...