SQL Server Migration Assistant v10.5 adds expanded platform support, AI-assisted code conversion for SAP ASE via Copilot, and improved Oracle conversion reliability on Azure SQL Managed Instance. Read more: https://ow.ly/8Qn850Yhxev #SQLServer #AzureSQL #CloudMigration

How recoverable are your Azure workloads under pressure? Join us and sponsor Cohesity on Feb. 27 for this FREE virtual summit on minimizing downtime and strengthening your recovery playbook. Register now: https://ow.ly/O4nY50Yhxba #Azure #Resilience #DisasterRecovery #CloudSecurity #ITOperations

Manage Ubuntu Linux VMs over RDP by installing XRDP, allowing TCP 3389, checking the VM IP, and connecting with an RDP client using the Xorg session type. Follow the detailed walkthrough by Brien Posey, and standardize your VM admin workflow: https://ow.ly/22JK50Yhx8u #Linux #Ubuntu #RDP

AI is changing the licensing conversation. Join us, sponsor TrustedTech, and a panel of experts on Feb. 26 for this FREE webcast on getting M365 licensing right across organizations of every size. Register now: https://ow.ly/uMRB50Yhx4z #Microsoft365 #CIO #ITOperations #Security #Procurement

SaaS data loss is still a thing in 2026, and identity threats are raising the stakes. Join us, sponsor Veeam Software, and a panel of experts on Feb. 25 for this FREE webcast on what’s new with Veeam Data Cloud in early 2026. Register now: https://ow.ly/pTnM50YgXoj #DataProtection #Microsoft365

Microsoft says Windows 11 version 26H1 is a targeted 2026 release for ARM Snapdragon X2 devices only, not an in-place update, and it uses a different core that prevents updating to the H2 2026 feature update. Read more: https://ow.ly/Jmr550Ygz3h #Windows11 #ARM #EnterpriseIT

AI is changing the math on virtual desktops. Join us, sponsor Nerdio, and expert Ashley Battle tomorrow for this FREE webcast on modern virtual desktops for AI-driven work, including Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365. Register now: https://ow.ly/YlMT50Ygz13 #VirtualDesktops #AI

Microsoft 365 uptime is not a backup strategy, and retention is for compliance, not operational restore, as Ben Stegink warns in this webcast recap, highlighting Teams chat recovery gaps, Power Platform blind spots, and more. Learn more: https://ow.ly/BrZN50YeEUE #Microsoft365 #Backup

2026 is when agentic AI has to prove it can work in production. Join us, sponsor OutSystems, and a panel of experts on Feb. 24 for this FREE webcast on three shifts that will define the agentic enterprise, and what they mean for software development. Register: https://ow.ly/wxoS50YeEQj #AgenticAI

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Brien Posey explains why SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions and how to migrate anyway by exporting and importing a data-tier application, then updating permissions and connection strings. Read the walkthrough: https://ow.ly/o96250YeEOu #SQLServer #Database #DataMigration

Microsoft's February 2026 Microsoft Sentinel update expands analytics rules, connectors, and AI-driven security operations, with deeper Microsoft Security Copilot integration for UEBA, threat intelligence, and investigations. Learn more: https://ow.ly/NQOY50Yei1f #MicrosoftSentinel #SIEM

Microsoft has announced GA of data lake tier ingestion for Advanced Hunting Tables in Microsoft Sentinel, enabling lower-cost storage, extended retention, and scalable threat hunting by routing select Defender data into the Sentinel data lake. Read more: https://ow.ly/Cxwa50YehXO #Cybersecurity

Microsoft 365 licensing traps can drive costs up, and a price increase is coming. Join us, sponsor Trusted Tech, and a panel of experts on Feb. 26 for this FREE webcast on licensing clarity, cost savings, and AI readiness. Register now: https://ow.ly/IOHF50YehWr #Microsoft365 #Copilot #ITStrategy

Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday addresses 58 vulnerabilities, including six actively exploited zero-days, spanning Windows and Office, with multiple security feature bypass and privilege escalation issues. Read more: https://ow.ly/45lw50YehSU #Cybersecurity #PatchTuesday #WindowsSecurity

Cyber resilience for SaaS data is changing fast, especially as identity threats grow. Join us, sponsor Veeam Software, and a panel of experts on Feb. 25 for this FREE webcast on what’s new with Veeam Data Cloud in early 2026. Register now: https://ow.ly/lzVY50YcILF #DataProtection #Microsoft365

Microsoft research shows prompt-based attacks can bypass LLM safety controls, including GRP-Obliteration, which can reverse GRPO safety training using a single malicious prompt. Read why defense-in-depth matters for AI deployments: https://ow.ly/rqUI50YcIIl #AISecurity #Cybersecurity #LLM

Downtime is expensive in both dollars and end-user trust. Join us and sponsor Cohesity on Feb. 27 for this FREE virtual summit on building resilient Azure systems and responding to disruptions with confidence. Register now: https://ow.ly/7PFo50Ycawy #DisasterRecovery #HighAvailability #Azure

AI-driven CapEx, six-year GPU depreciation, and shrinking margins are rattling investors as hyperscalers shift capital from high-margin cloud to lower-margin AI infrastructure. Dig into the accounting math that is driving the market’s AI nerves: https://ow.ly/M52050YcapR #AI #CloudComputing

Desktop strategy is becoming AI strategy. Join us, sponsor Nerdio, and expert Ashley Battle on Feb. 17 for this FREE webcast on rethinking virtual desktops for the AI era. Register now: https://ow.ly/FPm950Ycai8 #VirtualDesktops #DaaS #AzureVirtualDesktop #Windows365 #AI

Microsoft reports active exploitation of internet-exposed SolarWinds Web Help Desk that enabled lateral movement, persistence via legitimate tools, and risk of full domain compromise in versions prior to 2026.1. Learn more: https://ow.ly/Yzx650YcaeW #Cybersecurity #ThreatIntel

PowerShell is cross-platform until your scripts aren’t. In this article, Brien Posey breaks down what actually works when Windows-dependent PowerShell scripts need to run from Linux, and where the tradeoffs show up fast. Take a look: https://ow.ly/NjMU50YbBAY #PowerShell #Linux #SysAdmin

Snowflake and OpenAI signed a multi-year, $200 million partnership to embed OpenAI models directly into Snowflake Cortex AI and Snowflake Intelligence, with the goal of helping enterprises build agents and apps. Read more: https://ow.ly/hAg450YbBE1 #Snowflake #OpenAI #EnterpriseAI #GenerativeAI

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Final Days to Save: Early Bird pricing ends Friday! VSLive! Las Vegas (March 16-20 at Planet Hollywood) is your time for focused, practical training in .NET 9, #Azure, #Blazor, GitHub Copilot, Generative #AI, .NET MAUI, C#, modern data and more. Save $300! Register by Friday: buff.ly/NugFInY

Still running a Microsoft 365 backup strategy from 2018? Tomorrow’s webcast is your reset. Join us, sponsor Druva, and a panel of experts tomorrow for this FREE webcast on building a future-ready Microsoft 365 resilience strategy. Register now: https://ow.ly/a04S50YbBHa #Microsoft365 #Backup

Microsoft has made Agents in OneDrive generally available. The built-in assistants work within OneDrive to search, summarize, analyze, and act on your organization’s files while respecting permissions, security controls, and data boundaries. Learn more: https://ow.ly/z3iv50Y9TVO #AI #AgenticAI

Microsoft has a public preview Copilot data connector for Sentinel, bringing Copilot activity telemetry into SIEM workflows so SOC teams can monitor usage, investigate suspicious behavior, and correlate AI activity with other signals. Read more: https://ow.ly/UnSo50Y9TNi #Copilot #Security #SIEM

Microsoft is adding new security warning messages in Teams for orgs on default security settings. It’s part of Secure By Default, meant to boost awareness of risky links/files without changing enforcement policies. Learn more: https://ow.ly/3vrU50Y9TK2 #MicrosoftTeams #Cybersecurity #Microsoft365

Agentic AI is going operational in 2026. Ready for what changes next? Join us, sponsor OutSystems, a panel of experts on Feb. 24 for this FREE webcast to learn the 3 shifts shaping the agentic enterprise. Register now: https://ow.ly/nwMT50Y9TB3 #AgenticAI #EnterpriseAI

Microsoft is making a notable leadership move: Hayete Gallot returns as EVP of Security, and Charlie Bell shifts to Microsoft’s Quality Excellence Initiative focused on engineering quality, per CEO Satya Nadella. Read the full breakdown: https://ow.ly/876y50Y9Tos #Microsoft #Cybersecurity

Researchers report Russian-linked APT28 continues exploiting a Microsoft Office zero-day despite an emergency patch. The campaign uses phishing emails with malicious RTF files to bypass OLE protections and steal data. Read the full article: https://ow.ly/CwuS50Y9fCv #CyberSecurity #ThreatResearch

TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are on the way out for Azure Blob Storage. Microsoft has shared guidance to help teams identify legacy clients, update configs, and validate workloads before TLS 1.2 enforcement. Read more: https://ow.ly/ICPv50Y9fFi #Azure #CloudSecurity #TLS12

How confident are you in your Microsoft 365, Azure, and Entra ID recovery plan? Join us and sponsor Datto tomorrow for this FREE virtual summit to learn identity-first recovery strategies to protect against outages, data loss, and ransomware. Register now: https://ow.ly/anAg50Y9fHu #Microsoft365

Retention windows expire. Data loss doesn’t always announce itself. In this piece, Brien Posey explains why immutable backups matter beyond ransomware: they can recover files deleted months or years ago, long after standard backups have rolled off. Read more: https://ow.ly/ktiv50Y9fQ5 #BCDR

Resilience wins championships and it keeps IT running. Join us, sponsor Veeam Software, and speakers Henrik Lundqvist and Shiva Pillay tomorrow for this FREE webcast on data resilience, zero-downtime strategy, and a live Q&A. Register now: https://ow.ly/aTfk50Y8wYM #DataResilience

The Fortinet 2026 Cloud Security Report says 88% of organizations run hybrid or multi-cloud, but 66% lack confidence in real-time threat detection and response. Learn why cloud complexity is overtaking security defenses: https://ow.ly/hocH50Y8wVU #CloudSecurity #Cybersecurity #MultiCloud

Agentic systems are pushing APIs beyond traditional limits. Join us tomorrow for this FREE virtual summit sponsored by A10 Networks, and learn how teams are preparing for AI-scale demand. Register now: https://ow.ly/gqKA50Y8wTu #APIs #AgenticAI

Microsoft 365 runs modern work, but many enterprise backup strategies haven’t kept up. Join us, sponsor Druva, and a panel of experts on Feb. 10 for this FREE webcast to learn how to build a future-ready Microsoft 365 resilience strategy. Register now: https://ow.ly/MlTX50Y7WjL #Microsoft365

Attacks move fast. Your recovery has to move faster. Join us, sponsor Veeam Software, and a panel of experts tomorrow for this FREE webcast on what’s new in Veeam security, from Recon Scanner 3.0 to Cyber Secure and SOC integrations. Register now: https://ow.ly/Fwut50Y7vs4 #CyberSecurity

Microsoft Copilot Search now has GA source-specific filters across Microsoft 365, so you can refine results by SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook and more. More targeted answers, better transparency, less noise. Read more: https://ow.ly/quMY50Y7vmx #Microsoft365 #Copilot #AI

AI is redefining the digital workspace and VDI is changing with it. Join us, sponsor Nerdio, and speaker Ashley Battle on Feb. 17 for this FREE webcast to learn how modern virtual desktops support AI driven work with Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365. Register: https://ow.ly/CRfj50Y7vi7 #VDI

If your MSP listing is outdated, your visibility is too. The Redmond Channel Partner Partner Directory helps IT buyers find and compare providers, so accurate services and details matter when they’re shortlisting fast. Explore the directory: https://ow.ly/N1q750Y6140 #MSP #ITServices

In this article, Brien Posey walks through linking a physical GPU to a Hyper-V VM using Discrete Device Assignment for hardware-accelerated workloads such as AI, without RemoteFX. Follow the full walkthrough and commands: https://ow.ly/gJ9v50Y619B #HyperV #WindowsServer #Virtualization

Most organizations have backup covered. Recovery is where things get messy. Join us and sponsor Datto on Feb. 6 for this FREE virtual summit to get identity-first resilience strategies and backup and recovery best practices. Register now: https://ow.ly/VJ3T50Y6108 #Microsoft365 #Azure #EntraID

Microsoft has announced GA for managing RDP Shortpath through Group Policy and Microsoft Intune, enabling centralized configuration at scale. See what GA management unlocks for remote desktop performance and policy control: https://ow.ly/Srbf50Y60Xc #AzureVirtualDesktop #Windows365

Modern attacks do not stop at backups. Join us, sponsor Veeam Software, and a panel of experts on Feb. 3 for this FREE webcast where we'll unpack what is fresh and new in Veeam’s security capabilities. Register today: https://ow.ly/tZ2e50Y5mPT #Cybersecurity

If Intune feels harder than it should, this is for you. Join us and sponsor PDQ tomorrow for this FREE virtual summit where we’ll cover proven tactics to overcome real-world Windows management challenges and user experience demands. Register now: https://ow.ly/Zv3Z50Y5n7h #MicrosoftIntune

In this article, Joey D'Antoni explains how a network change broke Microsoft's Global Locator Service and triggered a cascading failure that took down much of North America’s Office 365 email for about three to five hours. Take a look: https://ow.ly/kwhr50Y5mYH #Microsoft365 #ExchangeOnline

Olympic resilience, meet data resilience. Join us, sponsor Veeam Software, and a panel of speakers for this FREE webcast where they explore the parallels between achieving Olympic greatness and building real data resilience. Register now: https://ow.ly/2bL550Y4PZt #DataResilience #DataProtection