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Microsoft's July #PatchTuesday security update is the second-biggest of 2025 (so far). @chrispaoli.bsky.social has the details over on @redmondit.bsky.social.

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A clear, mid-level explainer of the #Attention mechanism at the heart of #AI models like GPT for technical professionals who want to understand how models process input. pureai.com/articles/202...

Microsoft is readying a new "Windows endpoint security platform" as part of its Windows Resiliency Initiative. Meant for select Microsoft security partners, the new platform serves the WRI's overall goal of "helping organizations prevent, withstand, and recover from disruptions."

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This month's Microsoft Patch Tuesday update has 66 fixes, just one 6 short of cybersecurity armageddon. @chrispaoli.bsky.social has all the details on @redmondit.bsky.social. #patchtuesday #microsoft #ITsecurity

Last week on the Pure AI Recap, Editors @johnkwaters.bsky.social & @gladysmrama.bsky.social dove into a major new initiative—AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio's launch of a nonprofit aimed at curbing deceptive AI behavior. Listen in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJbO...

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AI is moving fast in healthcare—but there's one critical area where it still falls short. @johnkwaters.bsky.social and @gladysmrama.bsky.social explore the article, “OpenAI Is Trying to Fix AI’s Biggest Medical Blind Spot," in this podcast. Listen today! www.youtube.com/watch?si=kQc...

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We're recapping the dueling AI announcements from Microsoft Build and Google I/O in the latest "Week in IT" episode: #msbuild #msbuild2025 #googleio #ai

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We're reviving our old tradition of trauma-bonding over IT nightmare stories. If it's a backup failure, ransomware, an outage or some other horror, we want to know! Fill out the form to share your story (anonymously if you want). Don't spare any of the gory details! form.jotform.com/251396997092...

As noted by @joeydantoni.com at his data security presentation this morning, "Unstructured data isn't just growing -- it's multiplying in ways that traditional IT teams struggle to keep up with." Full recap over on @virtreview.bsky.social.

Jason Helmick, project manager on the #PowerShell team, breaks down why the scripting language tool can be used to simplify your workflows no matter your level of expertise. redmondmag.com/articles/202...

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Microsoft's continued focus on #SQLServer 2025, explains @joeydantoni.com, highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and #hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads. redmondmag.com/articles/202...

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Google just did a cloak-and-dagger power move at its I/O event this week. @johnkwaters.bsky.social has the details in his latest WatersWorks episode: #googleio #ai #chromium

Get rid of your long-standing cloud credentials, advised AWS expert Steven Smiley during a virtual summit session this morning titled "Expert-Level Cloud Tactics To Manage Bloat and Fight Breaches." Get the full recap over on @virtreview.bsky.social. #cloudcomputing #cloudspending #cloudsecurity

Great overview from @vsmdev.bsky.social's David Ramel: "Microsoft kicked of its Build 2025 developer conference with a focus on agentic AI to mark the rapid transformation of software development that eliminates all that pesky human typing, if not reasoning -- yet." #development #msbuild #ai

i’m a bit sad about the whole “em dashes are an AI tell” thing i love the em dash

In addition to the articles I have out this week @redmondit.bsky.social I have the pleasure of interviewing Corporate Vice President of Azure Database Shireesh Thota. We talked about all things SQL Server 2025 and Microsoft's future paths in data. #MSBuild #SQLServer2025 #AzureSQL

SQL Server 2025 is almost here: Microsoft released the public preview at #Build yesterday. In this exclusive @redmondit.bsky.social interview, resident SQL expert @joeydantoni.com and Microsoft CVP of Azure DB Shireesh Thota talk about everything from new features to (of course) the AI of it all.

In case you missed it, @pureainews.bsky.social editor @johnkwaters.bsky.social and I chat (via AI) about the hows and whys of the $3 billion OpenAI-Windsurf deal in the latest Pure AI podcast.

Now on the latest "Week in IT" episode: OpenAI buys its way into the IDE, and here's what Microsoft wants you to do with your passwords:

GitHub Copilot vs. Anysphere Cursor -- which AI coding assistant are developers "vibing" with the most?

"If you are not using a package manager on your Windows system to install applications and other software, you should. Period. End of story." virtualizationreview.com/articles/202...

New "Week in IT" episode out now. We talk about Microsoft's European cloud strategy, new Copilot Security agents, and a warning about vibe coding. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nygp...

Good to be reminded sometimes that the "T" in "GPT" doesn't stand for "Thinking." My colleague @johnkwaters.bsky.social and I talk LLM transformers in the latest episode of the @pureainews.bsky.social podcast. #ai #llm #chatgpt

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The disaster recovery strategies the disasters don't want you to know, courtesy of Microsoft MVP Karen Lopez and @virtreview.bsky.social. #dataresilience #backup #recovery #disasterrecovery

Trade tensions are making EU organizations wary of putting their data on U.S.-based cloud platforms. Microsoft is trying to get ahead of the problem. Great analysis by @joeydantoni.com over on @redmondit.bsky.social. #cloud #azure #microsoft #eu #datasovereignty

Microsoft announced new and updated AI-powered agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, aimed at enterprise collaboration, project management and data analysis. redmondmag.com/articles/202... #Microsoft #AIAgent #Copilot

Beware the "over-eager junior intern savant with encyclopedic knowledge of software, but...has an over-abundance of courage and shows little to no taste for good code," advises OpenAI co-founder. Via @vsmdev.bsky.social. #softwaredevelopment #ai #coding

Great article by my colleague @johnkwaters.bsky.social. There are myriad reasons to consistently choose language that doesn't anthropomorphize AI, and delaying the heat death of the universe is just one of them. Via @pureainews.bsky.social. #chatgpt #openai #generativeai

Meet the new boss, looks kind of like an AI boss. Plus, Microsoft's "Secure Future" vision continues to evolve and vibe coding continues its incursion into developer hearts and minds. #visualstudio #ai #microsoft

This week’s top #AI story? A geopolitical shake-up with massive implications. 🎧 In the latest Pure AI Recap, Editors @johnkwaters.bsky.social and @gladysmrama.bsky.social break down the U.S. chip ban and how it's hitting Nvidia hard. Listen to the recap: youtu.be/Iz2idXJMA_M?...

In case you missed it, @adtmag.bsky.social editor @johnkwaters.bsky.social has taken his long-running WatersWorks blog to YouTube! His latest episode is all about how Amazon is trying to change development with its Nova AI. #ai #amazon #nova #genai

Great Elevator Pitch ep featuring BeyondTrust's Morey Haber, who talks about the use of AI in identity management & security, and what'll happen when the AI bubble bursts -- what use cases will survive, and what will be abandoned. Catch it here: #identitymanagement #iam #AI #cybersecurity #pam

April's Patch Tuesday hits triple-digits, Microsoft turns 50, Amazon leans on its Nova AI and more on the latest episode of Week in IT, now on YouTube:

If you missed this morning's "Level Up Your App Security" summit presentation with Brien Posey (and his list of the top 15 hybrid cloud attacks targeting your apps), we have the recap over on @virtreview.bsky.social: #api #hybridcloud #cybersecurity #appsecurity

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Microsoft releases it's heftiest patch update of 2025 (so far) with 121 vulnerabilities addressed. Full story over on @redmondit.bsky.social via @chrispaoli.bsky.social: #microsoft #patchtuesday #itsecurity

Recently spoke with AnswerRocket CTO Mike Finley for our Elevator Pitch series. Among other things, he had some super interesting insights about "emergent" AI capabilities: "We are going to see [AI models] learn to do things we did not expect it to do." It's around the 4-min mark; check it out here:

GitHub Copilot has spawned a cottage industry of AI-powered coding assistants. @vsmdev.bsky.social editor David Ramel spotlights the front-runners here: #github #copilot #lowcode #nocode #dev

In case you haven't seen it, our Spaces4Learning podcast is now on YouTube! Each episode is spotlights the design, planning and management of educational facilities, featuring industry experts, architects, security and safety pros and more. Check out the playlist! @s4lmedia.bsky.social