Microsoft 365

Beneath Microsoft's Surface event, AI spreads everywhere

Windows gets its own Copilot to help operate the operating system – Edge, Bing, Outlook, 365 not spared, either

AI + ML21 Sep 2023 | 44

Microsoft to kill off Outlook REST API v2.0 in 2024 – for real this time

Learn to love Microsoft Graph or say hello to Mr 404

Software07 Sep 2023 | 10

Farewell WordPad, we hardly knew ye

Microsoft ends development of free basic word processor bundled with Windows

Software04 Sep 2023 | 145

Official: Microsoft unbundles Teams in Europe

Breaking up is hard to do: Redmond reluctantly lets EU play matchmaker for software suite flings

SaaS31 Aug 2023 | 19

Microsoft 365 guest accounts + Power Apps = security nightmare

Black Hat A login, a PA trial license, and some good old hacking are all that's needed to nab SQL databases

Black Hat and DEF CON10 Aug 2023 | 5

Microsoft concession: You can run our wares in AWS virtual desktop under 'revised policy'

Interest from antitrust regulators spurred action? Still a pricey option, says analyst, and change doesn't help Google or Alibaba customers

PaaS + IaaS02 Aug 2023 | 6

Microsoft puts profanity filter on %@!#ing Teams transcripts

Just in case you blurt out that L***x is better than Windows? (That was a joke, PR friends)

Offbeat30 Jun 2023 | 43

Microsoft postpones death date for personally licensed Teams Rooms hardware

The 'upgrade' is free, yet an amnesty is needed despite months of warning

Software28 Jun 2023 | 16

Where are we now, Microsoft 362.5? Europe reports outages

Redmond says problems stemmed from a datacenter in Germany, though UK spared the worst of it

OSes20 Jun 2023 | 16

With dead-time dump, Microsoft revealed DDoS as cause of recent cloud outages

Previous claims its own software updates were the issue remain almost, kinda, plausible

Security19 Jun 2023 | 20

Not even Dynamics 365 ERP is safe from Microsoft's Copilot splurge

The AI tentacles grab supply chain management, projects, and finance

AI + ML16 Jun 2023 | 19

Time is running out to finish that slurp of Outlook Moca

Microsoft retiring the calendar board view a few short years

Software11 Jun 2023 | 11

Microsoft battles through two 365 outages in one day

Updated Windows titan blames technical problems while hacktivists claim it woz them wot did it

SaaS06 Jun 2023 | 36

Microsoft Windows latest: Cortana app out, adverts in

Get Help? Yes, we highly recommend it, Redmond

OSes02 Jun 2023 | 87

Microsoft embraces Apple Mac loyalists – as long as they're using its software

iDevice admins now have a safe space where they can talk about M365

On-Prem01 Jun 2023 | 18

Microsoft enables booting physical PCs directly into cloud PCs

Running an OS from local storage is soooo last year

Virtualization24 May 2023 | 84

NHS England spends £8M to extend Microsoft deals by a month

Updated Good day at the Office for Windows giant as nurses still fight for pay raises

PaaS + IaaS18 May 2023 | 52

The world of work is broken and it's Microsoft's fault

Employees are wasting literal days on meetings and email – but in rides AI like a knight in shining armor, right?

Offbeat10 May 2023 | 59

Windows 11 wrecks speech recognition for some apps

Microsoft OS stutters with Japanese and Chinese languages

OSes03 May 2023 | 4

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

CxO25 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 | 115

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