Google opens arms to VMware in the cloud and Microsoft 365 on ChromeOS
From the Department of Improbable Alliances
Off-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 9
Microsoft 365
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 | 65
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 | 8
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
BROADER TOPICS
NARROWER TOPICS
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
Privacy campaigner flags concerns about Microsoft's creepy Productivity Score
Watching, always watching
Security26 Nov 2020 | 82
Network driver issue shaves 12 more hours off Microsoft's '365' infrastructure, and yeah, it was Exchange Online again
Company famed for iffy patches demonstrates its email prowess
SaaS06 Nov 2020 | 34
The next time Microsoft 359 craps itself, at least it'll be easier to hunt down help
Support and knowledge base articles consolidated into a single and search engine-friendly location
Software08 Oct 2020 | 4
From Accompli to Microsoft to Google: G Suite chief Javier Soltero chases the 'complete collaborative experience'
Interview But users are 'always one small event away from frustration' when platforms clash, claims IT support biz
Software23 Jul 2020 | 12
Don'tcha just LOVE meetings? Microsoft does, too, so here are some new Teams features, you lucky, lucky people
Inspire Plus: Security tweaks for Microsoft 365
SaaS21 Jul 2020 | 14
None shall pass: Yet another layer to protect hapless users, employers from dodgy docs added to Microsoft 365
Clicking through Protected View is why we can't have nice things, so here's 'Safe Documents'
Security23 Jun 2020 | 6
Microsoft gives Office 365 admins the heads-up: Some internal queries over weekend might have returned results from completely different orgs
Only in 'extremely rare circumstances.' So that's OK
Security18 May 2020 | 19
Latest Microsoft 365 'wave of innovation' really just involves adding or renaming a bunch of update channels
What was Monthly is to be Current as Insider is banished in favour of Beta
Software13 May 2020 | 11
Non-human Microsoft Office users get their own special licences
Automated operators can pay up like anyone – or anything – else
Software07 May 2020 | 23
Extra knobs and dials for Microsoft's Productivity Score while Azure Active Directory lays on the freebies
I always feel like / somebody's watching me
SaaS01 May 2020 | 3
Microsoft 365 Business to gain more Azure Active Directory toys... oh, and it's called Microsoft 365 Business Premium (from 21 April)
Because this Office branding shake-up isn't confusing at all
Software06 Apr 2020 | 6
Microsoft expands AI features in Office, but are they any good? Mixed, according to our vulture
Hands On Plus note to admins: sending content to Microsoft is on by default and users cannot disable it
Software31 Mar 2020 | 38
Have you been naughty, or have you been really naughty? Microsoft 365 users to get their very own Compliance Score
Ignite AI, AI! You can't go looking at that!
SaaS07 Nov 2019 | 24
Microsoft sees sense, will give Office 365 admins veto rights on self-service Power tools
Power to the people... in charge of IT – phew!
SaaS01 Nov 2019 | 40
Microsoft 'kills' passwords, throws up threat manager, APIs Graph Security
Ignite Cloud lineup gets security overhaul with 2FA and new monitoring tools
Security24 Sep 2018 | 34
Google pumps existing drag-and-drop tech into Docs
What's in a 365 number, anyway?
Software20 Oct 2010 |
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