Microsoft 365

Microsoft tackles SaaSy URL sprawl, dumping its dotcom in favor of cloud.microsoft

Promises more cross-product links, better security, and easier admin – for you and Redmond’s own crew

SaaS27 Apr 2023 | 23

Microsoft may stop bundling Teams with Office amid antitrust probe threat

First came Slack then others joined the scrum to tackle the Beast of Redmond

PaaS + IaaS25 Apr 2023 | 97

Where are we now – Microsoft 363? Cloud suite suffers another outage

Final update Some customers unable to use the search function for online services like Teams and Outlook

SaaS24 Apr 2023 | 20

Microsoft not a Teams player as admin center, 365 service suffer partial outage

Final update It’s not the caching. There’s no way it’s the caching. It was the caching

SaaS20 Apr 2023 | 22

More ads in Windows 11 Start Menu could be last straw for some

Others are resigned to inevitability and argue it's better than a subscription

OSes17 Apr 2023 | 114

Microsoft stumps loyal fans by making OneDrive handle Outlook attachments

Which means you may suddenly hit a 5GB limit rather than 15GB

Storage06 Apr 2023 | 76

China somehow got through COVID without MS Teams but – phew! – it's arrived

Microsoft's cloudy pal 21Vianet upgrades to M365

Software03 Apr 2023 | 11

Microsoft breaks geolocation, locking users out of Azure and M365

Customers banished to an IP address in Uzbekistan that Redmond’s cloud did not recognize

Off-Prem24 Mar 2023 | 35

Microsoft's Copilot AI to pervade the whole 365 suite

Clippy 2.0 to help us 'reconnect with the soul of our work' ... just don't mention that lawsuit

AI + ML16 Mar 2023 | 37

Microsoft dips Teams in the metaverse vat with avatars ahead

Can't be bothered with cam? Replace yourself with a 3D diligent worker

SaaS15 Mar 2023 | 29

Microsoft rolls out tools and improvements to make its stuff more accessible

Inclusion is good business

Software10 Mar 2023 | 2

Microsoft to snatch Visio app away from iOS users this summer

If you want to use the diagram tool for the long haul, it's going to take a subscription

Applications08 Mar 2023 | 37

Now Microsoft injects Copilot AI into Dynamics 365

Bringing Embrace, Extend, Extinguish to a business workforce near you

Spotlight on Databases07 Mar 2023 | 6

Microsoft grows automated assault disruption to cover BEC, ransomware campaigns

There’s no HumOR in cyberattacks

Security24 Feb 2023 | 9

Take the morning off because Outlook has already

We're down to Microsoft 364 again by first week of February

Applications07 Feb 2023 | 66

Google opens arms to VMware in the cloud and Microsoft 365 on ChromeOS

From the Department of Improbable Alliances

Off-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 9

WAN router IP address change blamed for global Microsoft 365 outage

Command line not vetted using full qualification process, says Redmond. We think it involved chewing gum somewhere

Networks30 Jan 2023 | 66

Microsoft: You're not out of love with cloud, you're just 'optimizing' it for a bit

Q2 results include modest revenue increase, steep consumer and net income decrease

Software25 Jan 2023 | 9

Microsoft 365 faces more GDPR headwinds as Germany bans it in schools

Redmond disputes report that 'it is not possible to use without transferring personal data to the USA'

Legal30 Nov 2022 | 100

Microsoft mulls cheap PCs supported by ads, subs

Want a low-cost machine? Agree to be bombarded and the Windows giant could have a solution for you

Personal Tech02 Nov 2022 | 86

If someone tries ransacking your Windows network, it's a bit easier now to grok in Microsoft 365 Defender

Blinking, beeping, and flashing lights, blinking and beeping and flashing...

CSO26 Oct 2022 | 6

Google says slap some GUAC on your software supply chain

In brief Also: Iranian election hackers are back, the TSA gets regulatory on train cybersecurity, and more

Security24 Oct 2022 | 2

FYI: Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption relies on insecure block cipher

Redmond says OME isn't supposed to be used for security, just for something else

Security14 Oct 2022 | 13

Microsoft leaves the Office, rebrands everything as 365

Logowatch Now what does that flattened Möbius strip logo remind us of?

Offbeat13 Oct 2022 | 124

Microsoft tries again to ignite interest in DevOps cloud security

Ignite Identity governance and SOCs also on the menu

Security12 Oct 2022 | 3

Microsoft drops the C bomb on financial services – 'compliance'

Windows giant know exactly how to get these types fired up

Off-Prem05 Oct 2022 | 3

Microsoft rolls out stealthy updates for 365 Apps

Good thing Redmond has a brilliant track record with patches

Applications15 Sep 2022 | 48

Automating Excel tasks to come to Windows and Mac

Not just for the web anymore: Microsoft Office Scripts coming for the macro-managers among us

Applications13 Sep 2022 | 42

Crooks target top execs on Office 365 with MFA-bypass scheme

'Widespread' campaign hunts for multimillion-dollar transactions

Cyber-crime25 Aug 2022 | 9

Google Workspace Individual arrives in Europe

It's taken Mountain View a year to refine the service for the Continent

Personal Tech18 Aug 2022 | 1

Microsoft Teams outage widens to take out M365 services, admin center

Updated Remember: telephones exist, are handy for collaboration, and usually work

SaaS21 Jul 2022 | 51

Microsoft lures SMBs to Cloudy PCs by connecting them to Xbox accounts

Windows as a service is getting more mature and manageable

Virtualization20 Jul 2022 | 8

This big phish can swim around MFA, says Microsoft Security

Slippery AiTM attacks targeted more than 10,000 orgs over the past nine months

CSO13 Jul 2022 | 2

Microsoft 365 patches for Windows 7 to end in 2023

By then you won't be able to install the suite on Windows 8.1

Security12 Jul 2022 | 9

Cloudflare menaces virtual desktops with isolated browser access to internal networks

Gives cloudy email a kicking, too – but VDI should be safe in its bastions

Virtualization27 Jun 2022 | 3

Voicemail phishing emails steal Microsoft credentials

As always, check that O365 login page is actually O365

CSO21 Jun 2022 | 20

Microsoft's standalone Defender for Business hits GA

Security suite for the orgs unwilling to stump up for a Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscription

Security03 May 2022 | 3

Microsoft makes account switching easier in its web and desktop apps

The lines between work and personal life were already blurred anyway

Software28 Apr 2022 | 10

Microsoft partners balk at new licensing scheme, dent growth

Software giant calls out impact of slow transition to New Commerce Experience amid strong results

Software27 Apr 2022 | 24

Microsoft hikes prices for non-profit customers, ends on-prem software grants

Office 365 and Windows 365 prices to rise in September – one SKU by much more than recent commercial increase

Software08 Apr 2022 | 36

Microsoft brings Cloud PCs and local desktops together in Windows 365

'Just the beginning of our Windows and Microsoft cloud integration' says Windows boss

Software06 Apr 2022 | 44

Microsoft's New Commerce Experience: Cloud resellers concerned

Who benefits from changes to the Partner Network? Well, it's not partners... or even their customers

PaaS + IaaS17 Mar 2022 | 11

Microsoft 365, Office 365 price hikes delayed

Special discounts bring number down to the old price until next Tuesday

Software08 Mar 2022 | 17

Russia 'stole US defense data' from IT systems

Clearly no need for leet zero-day hax when you can spearphish and exploit months-old vulnerabilities

Security17 Feb 2022 | 35

Microsoft tempts G Suite customers with 60% discount

Don't fancy paying for a Google sub after cutoff date? Pay Microsoft instead

Storage11 Feb 2022 | 13

Microsoft adds Azure AD Join to Windows 365 Cloud PC

Pick a language, any language (from a list of 38)

Off-Prem10 Feb 2022 | 5

Update 'designed to improve user experience' takes down the Microsoft 365 Admin Portal

Updated Redmond's quality control shines once more

Off-Prem03 Feb 2022 | 53

Microsoft 365 admins 'flooded' with bulk and bogus notifications for over an hour

Updated Recent change to cloud services suspected as cause, any real messes will be advised in email only for now

SaaS03 Dec 2021 | 11

Nextcloud boss: You gotta fight … for your right … to 'plug into Windows and offer the exact same service'

Interview It's the browser wars all over again – but this time it's cloud storage

Off-Prem02 Dec 2021 | 22

Microsoft's Teams Essential tier seems designed to coax people on to Business Basic

Looks like good value, but sorely lacking in some important areas

SaaS01 Dec 2021 | 23

The Sun is shining, the birds are singing, and Microsoft has pulled support for Internet Explorer in Microsoft 365

Looking forward to bright, IE-less future. Kind of

Software18 Aug 2021 | 36

Microsoft realises constant meetings stress people out, adds Office 365 settings to cut them short or start them late

Where's the PowerShell command to ban all meetings forever?

Applications20 Apr 2021 | 48

Microsoft 365 tries again at filtering swearing, bad behavior: Classifiers for seven languages offered

Meanwhile, Outlook on Windows gets magical email completion powers

SaaS26 Mar 2021 | 64

In case there was any doubt about using legacy Edge, Microsoft 365 throws its weight behind WebView2

New dependencies will rely on runtime from March

Software10 Feb 2021 | 11

Same old complexity beneath Windows 10 Cloud Config means it's unlikely to compete with the likes of Chrome OS

Analysis Modernisation that happens to be an upsell to premium cloudy plans

OSes03 Feb 2021 | 15

As if Productivity Score wasn't creepy enough, Microsoft has patented tech for 'meeting quality monitoring devices'

Speech patterns consistent with boredom?! Minus 10 points!

Security01 Dec 2020 | 21