With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #SQLServer #Microsoft #MSIgnite #Tech

Struggling to find the right MSP in a crowded market? @redmondpartner.bsky.social just made it easier. Explore the new Partner Directory and instantly browse qualified MSPs based on services, size, and industry needs. Find your match today: rcpmag.com/partners/lis... #MSP #ChannelPartners

In what may be the first publicly known case of a state-sponsored cyber-espionage campaign using an LLM, #Anthropic reported that attackers linked to China leveraged its #Claude Code #AI to carry out intrusions against about 30 global organizations. redmondmag.com/Articles/202...

Let's dive into some practical advice on naming conventions, variable management, and code organization to keep dot sourced scripts efficient, consistent, and secure. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #DotSourcing #PowerShell #IT

@microsoft.com's latest #PatchTuesday brings fixes for 63 #security flaws spread across Windows, Office and several other Microsoft products, including one #zeroday vulnerability. redmondmag.com/articles/202...

Dot sourcing can simplify large PowerShell scripts -- but without a clear structure, it can quickly lead to chaos. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #DotSourcing #PowerShell

Get ready for 2026’s biggest IT security challenges. Join us Dec. 12 for the FREE “2026 IT Security Outlook Summit,” sponsored by Wiz, with John O’Neill Sr. sharing top trends and defense strategies for the year ahead. Register: redmondmag.com/webcasts/202... #Cybersecurity #ITSecurity

What's causing this shortage and how will it affect you? redmondmag.com/blogs/genera... #Microsoft #Datacenter

@microsoft.com last week announced two new features in Microsoft 365 Copilot, App Builder and Workflows, that aim to bring natural-language automation and lightweight app creation to more users. redmondmag.com/Articles/202...

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@microsoft.com last week unveiled its #Copilot Fall Release, a sweeping update that adds new personalization, collaboration and contextual intelligence features to its #AI platform. redmondmag.com/Articles/202...

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A lightweight free utility gives Windows users an easy way to review and control system-level privacy settings without digging into the registry. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Microsoft #Windows #Privacy

Two cascading disruptions tied to Azure Front Door updates left global users unable to access the Azure Portal, offering a case study in how cloud complexity and outdated APIs can turn maintenance into widespread downtime. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Microsoft #Azure #API

Microsoft said it has disrupted a financially motivated cybercriminal group known as Vanilla Tempest that used Microsoft Teams to carry out social engineering attacks against enterprise users. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Cybersecurity #Microsoft #VanillaTempest

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At #Live360, Microsoft MVP @johnoneillsr.azureinnovators.com will explore how combining #SecurityCopilot with #DefenderXDR is helping #SOCs accelerate response times, improve accuracy and reduce analyst fatigue. Read our Q&A with him today! redmondmag.com/Articles/202...

Microsoft 365 administrators can fine-tune Defender's anti-phishing policies to determine how detected spoofed or impersonated messages are handled, from quarantine and deletion to user safety tips that flag suspicious senders. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Microsoft365 #Phishing #Technology

Despite widespread fears that artificial intelligence will lead to major workforce reductions, new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows little evidence that’s happening yet. Read more: redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #AIWorkforce #JobMarketTrends #FutureOfWork

Microsoft 365 administrators can use built-in Defender for Office 365 tools to enable impersonation and domain protection, reducing phishing risks by identifying spoofed senders and untrusted domains. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Microsoft365 #Phishing #CyberSecurity

Microsoft's latest Insider Preview, Build 26220.6772, introduces a significant policy change: removal of known workarounds to skip Microsoft Account setup during Windows 11 installation. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Microsoft #Windows11

In the final stretch before Windows 10’s end of support on Oct. 14, enterprise adoption of Windows 11 is accelerating -- but not without friction. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Windows10 #Windows11

Microsoft 365 includes built-in tools to defend against phishing attempts that use domain and user impersonation, but administrators need to understand how these protections work to avoid unintended disruptions. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Microsoft365 #CyberSecurity #PhishingProtection

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@microsoft.com has begun integrating Copilot directly into its core #Microsoft365 apps—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote—while unveiling a refreshed design system that updates the icons and visuals across the suite. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #CopilotIntegration #DesignRefresh

Microsoft last week added @anthropic.com’s Claude AI models to its Microsoft 365 Copilot platform, giving enterprise users another option beyond OpenAI’s models for powering workplace AI experiences. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #MicrosoftCopilot #AIInnovation #AnthropicClaude

As Andy Patrizio predicted a few blogs ago, the @microsoft.com/OpenAI relationship has begun to unravel. He just didn't think it would happen so quickly. redmondmag.com/blogs/genera... #TechNews #Microsoft #OpenAI

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Kevin Kaminski explains why organizations still relying on MSI or App-V should start considering MSIX as the go-forward standard in a recent interview with our editor. Check it out at redmondmag.com/articles/202... #Microsoft #MSIX #ModernAppPackaging #AppVirtualization

@github.com rolled out several updates this week aimed at developer collaboration, open source security and enterprise billing. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Copilot #Security #GitHub

Microsoft reports that it has seized 338 domains tied to RaccoonO365, a phishing-as-a-service operation it described as one of the fastest-growing criminal platforms targeting its users. redmondmag.com/articles/202... #CyberSecurity #PhishingAwareness #Microsoft

#Microsoft released a public preview of its collaborative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot, bringing a suite of "always‑on" agents grounded in context for channels, meetings, #SharePoint sites, #VivaEngage communities, and Planner workloads. redmondmag.com/Articles/202...

Getting executive buy-in for Microsoft 365 attack simulation training is essential, as leadership accounts often carry the highest risk and the greatest impact if compromised. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #ExecutiveLeadership #AttackSimulationTraining #CybersecurityAwareness

Microsoft has made Windows 365 Cloud Apps publicly available in preview, delivering on a feature that allows IT administrators to stream individual Windows applications from the cloud rather than assigning full Cloud PCs to every user. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Windows365 #CloudApps

Building databases for large scale applications is hard. In this month's Joey on SQL @redmondit.bsky.social I take a peak behind the curtain at how large apps do it. redmondmag.com/articles/202...

Learn how to dynamically generate PowerShell GUI elements from a SQL data source and update values with user input. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #PowerShell #SQL #DynamicGUI

#Azure expert @aidanfinn.bsky.social previews how Microsoft's cloud-scale #DDoS Protection detects, mitigates and monitors attacks ahead of his #Live360 Orlando session. redmondmag.com/Articles/202...

@microsoft.com Corp. has signed a 5-year agreement with #Nebius Group to provide AI computing infrastructure worth at least $17.4 billion, addressing capacity constraints in the technology giant's cloud services division. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #AIInfrastructure #CloudComputing

Microsoft's Sept Patch Tuesday rollout addresses more than 80 vulnerabilities across its product suite, including 8 rated critical and two zero-day issues that were publicly disclosed ahead of the update. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #MicrosoftPatchTuesday #Cybersecurity #VulnerabilityManagement

In this Q&A, Microsoft’s @fabswill.bsky.social explains how Model Context Protocol brings structure, reliability and governance to prompt-based AI systems. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #ModelContextProtocol #AISystems #PromptEngineering #AIGovernance

Learn how to use loops and dynamic object naming in PowerShell to build GUI settings interfaces that can adapt as new parameters are added. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #PowerShellGUI #DynamicScripting #TechTutorials

Microsoft has built a prototype computer that uses light and analog signals instead of traditional binary computing. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Microsoft #LightComputing #AnalogTechnology

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the general availability of Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Engage, expanding its generative AI assistant deeper into the Microsoft Viva suite. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Microsoft365 #AIAssistant #VivaEngage

Weigh Microsoft 365 Secure Score recommendations by balancing security impact, user experience, cost, and acceptable risk to build a strategy that fits your organization. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Microsoft365 #SecureScore #RiskManagement

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a concept paper proposing new cybersecurity guidelines for securing AI systems. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #AI #Cybersecurity #NIST #TechPolicy

How AI, identity resilience, and full-stack recovery are transforming cybersecurity, helping businesses bounce back from outages and attacks in minutes. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #Cybersecurity #AIResilience #FullStack

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Quantum computing presents both a potential breakthrough and a cryptographic threat -- one that Microsoft is tackling through what it calls "progress towards next‑generation cryptography." redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #QuantumComputing #Cryptography #MicrosoftInnovation

Overly aggressive AI-driven conditional access controls could not only lock employees out of needed resources but also trigger HR systems to misinterpret risk scores as poor performance, potentially jeopardizing careers. redmondmag.com/Articles/202... #AI #HR