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Microsoft is hosting a “The Future of Work: Reinventing Productivity with AI” event
Read more: Microsoft is hosting a “The Future of Work: Reinventing Productivity with AI” eventMicrosoft is hosting a “The Future of Work: Reinventing Productivity with AI” event this week where they will no doubt start to talk about how their new ChatGPT-like AI will…
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Microsoft Defender named “Leader” in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms
Read more: Microsoft Defender named “Leader” in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection PlatformsAnother Gartner Quadrant another winning result – as yet again, Microsoft continues it’s move up the quadrant – this year storming ahead of their competition in the Endpoint protection category…
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Microsoft re-innovates the Windows Insider program
Read more: Microsoft re-innovates the Windows Insider programThe Windows Insider program, which launched 9 years ago in 2014, was first used to gain early public feedback on the final stages of the development of Windows 10, is…
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Evaluating the user experience and cases for Windows 365
Read more: Evaluating the user experience and cases for Windows 365Windows 365 is “Windows as a Service – a cloud-based service that automatically creates a new type of Windows virtual machine (Cloud PCs) for users. Each Cloud PC is assigned…
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Cisco Thousand Eyes: End-to-End visibility into Cloud App performance.
Read more: Cisco Thousand Eyes: End-to-End visibility into Cloud App performance.Hybrid Work and the growth of SaaS makes troubleshooting end user experience so much harder. ThousandEyes by Cisco is a digital end user experience monitoring solution that helps ensure your…
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Windows 11 gets new AI infused features and more in “moments 2” update
Read more: Windows 11 gets new AI infused features and more in “moments 2” updateAs an “evergreen” Operating System, Microsoft is continually enhancing and improving Windows 11, with the help of user feedback, community voice and the work it does with the @WindowsInsider community…
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New Microsoft Teams Client will be economically streamlined and AI infused!
Read more: New Microsoft Teams Client will be economically streamlined and AI infused!Microsoft is working on a new version of their Teams client that has been rebuilt from the ground up – according a report by Tom Waren over at The Verge.…
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Webex Contact Center now certified for Microsoft Teams
Read more: Webex Contact Center now certified for Microsoft TeamsWebex Contact Center is an Enterprise Class CCaaS solution that enables skill-based routing of inbound “call centre” type calls and is designed to provide a seamless end-to-end customer service experience…
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Reasons to fall in Love with the Yealink A24 DeskVision:
Read more: Reasons to fall in Love with the Yealink A24 DeskVision:The Yealink DeskVision A24 is a revolutionary all-in-one collaboration device that blends the best of innovate monitor and UC hub with a leading class Android powered Teams Collaboration display that…
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RM’s 2002 Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Review in 2023
Read more: RM’s 2002 Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Review in 2023I recently found an old RM Tablet PC from my days working as a Solution Architect at RM Education. After powering it up (it still worked), I decided it was…
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ISE 2023 — Is Teams on Cisco Rooms just the beginning?
Read more: ISE 2023 — Is Teams on Cisco Rooms just the beginning?With ISE 23 kicking off this week in Barcelona, the UC world will no doubt be excited to see the developments, fruition and live demos of Cisco tech running Microsoft…
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Microsoft Security Hits $20B in Revenue
Read more: Microsoft Security Hits $20B in RevenueIn a blog post following Microsoft’s Q2 earning report this week, Microsoft shared how their security revenue had grown 33% from 2022 to 2023 and now stands at $20Billion driven…
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My 5 years as a Microsoft MVP
Read more: My 5 years as a Microsoft MVPThis week I was delighted to be re-awarded as a Microsoft Most Valued Professional (MVP) for the 5th year running, but what does it mean and why am so thrilled…
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What is Teams Premium?
Read more: What is Teams Premium?Microsoft Teams Premium is a paid tier of Teams announced in October 2022 at the time of the Microsoft Ignite conference and is generally available from Feb 2023. (so now).…
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Microsoft increase Cloud Services pricing inline with Global Pricing and FX
Read more: Microsoft increase Cloud Services pricing inline with Global Pricing and FXIn what Microsoft call “price harmonisation”, it has been confirmed that Microsoft will be aligning the pricing of their Cloud products and services (for example Microsoft 365) by introducing consistent…
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Windows 365 now supports Azure AD SSO
Read more: Windows 365 now supports Azure AD SSOWindows 365 now supports (Dec 2022) the creating of Azure AD Cloud PCs that use single sign-on. Previously this required a dual-sign in step. This is a big improvement, and…
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Why Cisco’s new Solution Specialisations are great for Cisco, their partners, and their customers
Read more: Why Cisco’s new Solution Specialisations are great for Cisco, their partners, and their customersCisco recently announced six new solution specialisations for partners. What are they and why are great for customers?
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Yealink BH76 Teams Headset Review
Read more: Yealink BH76 Teams Headset ReviewThe Yealink BH76 Teams certified headset is a premium Bluetooth headset featuring active adaptive noise cancelling, HD audio, retractable microphone, 35 hours talk time and 40 hours of battery life.…
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Surface Laptop 5 – “Premium and simply gorgeous”
Read more: Surface Laptop 5 – “Premium and simply gorgeous”Surface Laptop 5 is a premium, lightweight, and gorgeous l laptop which builds on the success of its predecessor. This is my one-month, hands-on review. TL;DR Surface Laptop 5 was…
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Cisco Desk Camera 4K – hands-on review.
Read more: Cisco Desk Camera 4K – hands-on review.Cisco’s Desk Camera 4K camera is small, powerful and full of AI features (if you use Cisco Webex) and is also now officially certified for Microsoft Teams. Cisco is no…
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Do we really need “Games for Work in Teams?
Read more: Do we really need “Games for Work in Teams?Whilst not something that ever appeared on the official Microsoft Teams Roadmap, Microsoft last week, announced and released the “Games for Work app” to both commercial and education customers. The…
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Microsoft may have a solution to solve the Hybrid Hangover
Read more: Microsoft may have a solution to solve the Hybrid HangoverThe cost of real estate for business is the second largest recurring cost item (first is people) and can often be more than 20% of annual costs. Since even before…
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Microsoft Presenter + Review
Read more: Microsoft Presenter + ReviewLike similar clickers on the market, the Microsoft Presenter + can be used to control your PowerPoint and PowerPoint Live presentations. The similarity ends here, however, as Presenter + is…
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The latest partnership between Cisco and Microsoft is the most significant breakthrough in video conferencing interoperability we seen yet.
Read more: The latest partnership between Cisco and Microsoft is the most significant breakthrough in video conferencing interoperability we seen yet.Overview Don’t underestimate this announcement. This news is huge in the world of collaboration. Cisco and Microsoft have always been competitors in this space. For years, customers have been asking…
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You now now annotate collaborately from any app in Microsoft Teams
Read more: You now now annotate collaborately from any app in Microsoft TeamsCollaborative Annotations is another enhancement coming to Teams. Powered by Microsoft Whiteboard, collaborative annotations is designed to further simply the ability to collaborate with others while screen sharing in a…
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Microsoft Sentinel |2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant leader | Security Information & Event Management
Read more: Microsoft Sentinel |2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant leader | Security Information & Event ManagementMicrosoft has been named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SEIM) and was positioned highest on the measure of Ability to Execute…
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Microsoft celebrates 10 years of Surface with new devices
Read more: Microsoft celebrates 10 years of Surface with new devicesTL;DR Microsoft Surface celebrated 10 years of Surface yesterday, with the 2022 line up, which saw Surface Pro 9 with 5G, Surface Laptop 5 and Surface Studio 2 + being …
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Ignite 2022: Microsoft Teams will be natively available on Cisco Meeting Devices
Read more: Ignite 2022: Microsoft Teams will be natively available on Cisco Meeting DevicesIn what could be good news for Business and VC/Collab partners alike, organisations will soon be able to choose between running Cisco Webex or Microsoft Teams natively on their Cisco…
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Microsoft bringing Immersive VR into Teams, Office, Windows, and Xbox in new Meta partnership
Read more: Microsoft bringing Immersive VR into Teams, Office, Windows, and Xbox in new Meta partnershipAt the Meta Connect virtual conference yesterday (11th October), Microsoft announced they will make Windows, Office, Teams, and others such as Dynamics available for the new Meta Quest Pro and…
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Windows 11 22H2 rollout picks up pace.
Read more: Windows 11 22H2 rollout picks up pace.After the initial release of Windows 11’s first annual update 22H2 about a month ago, Microsoft is increasing the availability of Windows 11 2022 for users who proactively look for…
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New Surface devices are coming next month….
Read more: New Surface devices are coming next month….Microsoft has confirm what many were expecting. They are holding a Surface event next month (October 12th). Being held and streamed online also, the event, which is officially dubbed “Microsoft…
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Microsoft 365 Security vs Point Solutions
Read more: Microsoft 365 Security vs Point SolutionsTL;DR Microsoft now claims that they handle, process and act upon more than forty-three trillion daily threat signals. This blog, however, does not go into the specific features and security…
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Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro and Basic
Read more: Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro and BasicTL;DR Microsoft has just launched Microsoft Teams Pro which is, in their words, “designed to provide an integrated experience and bridge the gap between physical and digital workspaces“. In short,…
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Windows 11 22H2 Update is here. What’s new and changed.
Read more: Windows 11 22H2 Update is here. What’s new and changed.Windows 11 version 22H2 is the next major update coming to Windows 11 was released yesterday (20th Sept 2022). Can you believe that Windows 11 has been with us for…
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Microsoft launches Adoption Score to help businesses get the best from their Microsoft 365 investment.
Read more: Microsoft launches Adoption Score to help businesses get the best from their Microsoft 365 investment.Microsoft has released another analytics dashboard for the Microsoft 365 admin centre called Adoption Score. This latest AI driven insights dashboard is designed to assist IT and Customer Success Teams…
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Viva Engage aims to improve company culture and human connector at work.
Read more: Viva Engage aims to improve company culture and human connector at work.Viva Engage now generally available, but what is it and how can it help foster better employee community cultures and belonging in today’s hybrid and disperse workforce?
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Surface Headphones 2+ now Teams Certified without a dongle!
Read more: Surface Headphones 2+ now Teams Certified without a dongle!For users / owners of Surface Headphones 2+ (for Business), Microsoft are rolling out a new firmware update which enables the devices to be Microsoft Teams® certified using native Bluetooth®…
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What is Microsoft Digital Contact Centre Platform all about?
Read more: What is Microsoft Digital Contact Centre Platform all about?Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of the digital contact center has grown more vital for organisations to managing the increasing expectations of customer experience and excellence.…
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Should every organisation be considering Windows 365?
Read more: Should every organisation be considering Windows 365?Windows 365 has just celebrated its first birthday – but what is it and why is Microsoft betting big on Windows 365 to help improve the employee experience, tighten security,…
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Surface Laptop Go 2 – “Hands on” Review
Read more: Surface Laptop Go 2 – “Hands on” ReviewLast year, I reviewed the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go. Now, after a couple of weeks of use as my “temporary” daily machines, this is my review of the updated, 2022,…
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Microsoft Defender “top of the class” for ransomware detection and blocking.
Read more: Microsoft Defender “top of the class” for ransomware detection and blocking.Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has just received top marks for the latest Advanced Threat Protection Test carried out by AV-Test in Feb 2022. The report (which tested many of the…
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Windows 11 Build 22621.169 is rolling out for Release Preview Channel Insiders
Read more: Windows 11 Build 22621.169 is rolling out for Release Preview Channel InsidersAfter Microsoft released the Windows 11 22H2 update to the Release Preview channel back in June, they have now started to roll out a new cumulative update for Windows Insiders…
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Defending Ukraine: Microsoft share conclusions of their cyber-attacks’ defensives against Russian attacks
Read more: Defending Ukraine: Microsoft share conclusions of their cyber-attacks’ defensives against Russian attacksAs Russia continues its attack on Ukraine, Microsoft has taken some of the lessons they have learnt from their cyber attack defensive assistance of Ukraine at the start of the…
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Cisco Live 2022: Cisco Catalyst Management is coming to the Meraki cloud
Read more: Cisco Live 2022: Cisco Catalyst Management is coming to the Meraki cloudAt Cisco Live 2022 this week, Cisco annouced that Catalyst is coming to the Meraki cloud which put simply means that organisations will now be able to manage their Catalyst…
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Microsoft Viva Sales: Aims to provide seamless integration from any CRM into Office 365 and Teams.
Read more: Microsoft Viva Sales: Aims to provide seamless integration from any CRM into Office 365 and Teams.With the annoucement the Viva Sales platform, Microsoft aims to help organisations harness the power of their existing CRM platform and seamless expose this within and across Microsoft Teams and…
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Microsoft ends support for their once-dominant web browser Internet Explorer.
Read more: Microsoft ends support for their once-dominant web browser Internet Explorer.Today (June 15th 2022), what was once the “king of the web browsers” has officially retired after 27 years, marking the end of an era. As of now Internet Explorer…
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Microsoft to acquire cyber intelligence research expert Miburo
Read more: Microsoft to acquire cyber intelligence research expert MiburoMicrosoft continues its huge investment and expansion of their leading cyber security, threat analysis and response solutions with the acquisition of Milburo, a world leader in foreign threat analysis and…
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Microsoft 365 Admin Center now lets admins report on Windows & Office Update compliance
Read more: Microsoft 365 Admin Center now lets admins report on Windows & Office Update complianceMicrosoft has unveiled a new “software updates” dashboard in the Microsoft 365 admin center that enables IT to get a simple, unified overview of the installation status of Windows and…
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Windows Autopatch is now available for public preview
Read more: Windows Autopatch is now available for public previewWindows Autopatch, a service to automatically keep Windows and Microsoft 365 up to date in enterprise organisations, has now reached public preview. When officially released (GA), it will be included…
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Microsoft Entra aims to secure access for the multicloud connected world
Read more: Microsoft Entra aims to secure access for the multicloud connected worldMicrosoft has just announced “Entra“, which is the latest “family of products” and joins their other suites alongside Priva and Viva. Entra brings together all of Microsoft’s identity and access…
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Microsoft’s One Outlook is now available to preview for Office Insiders
Read more: Microsoft’s One Outlook is now available to preview for Office InsidersThe new (beta version) of the One Outlook experience is available to paying Microsoft 365 or Office 365 Business and Education customers enrolled on the Office Insiders Beta Channel. One…
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Viva Goals promises to bring ‘purpose and alignment’ to the employee experience
Read more: Viva Goals promises to bring ‘purpose and alignment’ to the employee experienceMicrosoft Viva Goals has just been annouced and has entered a closed private preview. It was released late in 2022 and can be bought standalone or as part of the…
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Microsoft announces new Managed ‘Security Experts Services’ to ramp up fight against cybercrime
Read more: Microsoft announces new Managed ‘Security Experts Services’ to ramp up fight against cybercrimeMicrosoft’s security business is growing faster than any of their other mainstream products and services, and today they announced they will be adding three new services designed to help organisations…
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Smaller Organisations – Here’s why you should care about Microsoft Defender for Business
Read more: Smaller Organisations – Here’s why you should care about Microsoft Defender for BusinessToday (May 3rd 2022) Microsoft formally announced the general availability of the standalone version of Microsoft Defender for Business. Why should I care? Well firstly, it’s a myth that smaller…
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Microsoft FY22 Q3: Big increases across Azure, Microsoft 365, Security Windows, Surface & Xbox
Read more: Microsoft FY22 Q3: Big increases across Azure, Microsoft 365, Security Windows, Surface & XboxMicrosoft’s Q3 2022 financial results we annouced last night, and once again they have annouced double-digit growth. Here’s the headlines. Revenue $49.4 Billion (up 18%) Net Income $16.7 Billion Profit…
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Microsoft has created an awesome mashup of the latest Surface and Windows 11 innovations
Read more: Microsoft has created an awesome mashup of the latest Surface and Windows 11 innovationsIn recent years, Microsoft has taken a leaf out of Apple Book and is know known for putting together some pretty awesome product launch and general marketing videos for their…
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Microsoft Authenticator adds ability to generate Secure Passwords for you.
Read more: Microsoft Authenticator adds ability to generate Secure Passwords for you.To mark the one year anniversary since Microsoft launched their Autofill feature on Authenticator, they have just updated the service with the ability to auto generate strong, unique passwords for…
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Surface Laptop SE – hands on video-review
Read more: Surface Laptop SE – hands on video-reviewMicrosoft is known for setting the standard and innovating the laptop market with Surface and with Surface Laptop SE they have done it again – this time at the lowest…
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New Azure “Games development VM” aims to get creators building more games on Azure
Read more: New Azure “Games development VM” aims to get creators building more games on AzureMicrosoft is on a mission to entice more game developers to use Azure as their platform of choice, by unveiling their Azure Game Development Virtual Machine. This was annouced in…
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New Office 365 updates to improve hybrid work experiences.
Read more: New Office 365 updates to improve hybrid work experiences.Microsoft announced a number of key new features to the core apps across Office 365 aimed to further improve the working from home and working hybrid scenarios, easier and more…
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Microsoft re-writes their partner program with a distinct focus on driving and building Cloud Services
Read more: Microsoft re-writes their partner program with a distinct focus on driving and building Cloud ServicesYesterday evening (16th March 2022), Microsoft announced that are evolving the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) partner programme to “delivering what partners need to innovate, grow their businesses and deliver on…
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Microsoft Security recognised as a Leader in 8 Forrester Wave™ categories
Read more: Microsoft Security recognised as a Leader in 8 Forrester Wave™ categoriesMicrosoft has been recognised over the last 12 months as leaders in 8 Forrester Wave catagories. Did you know, Microsoft analyse over 24 trillion security signals every 24 hours offering…
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Microsoft is showcasing the ‘Future of Hybrid Work’ Powered by Windows
Read more: Microsoft is showcasing the ‘Future of Hybrid Work’ Powered by WindowsMicrosoft has annouced a Windows centred event on April 5 which will be led by Windows Chief Product Officer, Panos Panay and is focused on how “Windows Powers the Future…
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What was new to Teams and Webex in Feb 2022
Read more: What was new to Teams and Webex in Feb 2022Following on from a packed January of new features, the slew of updates and enhancements to Microsoft Teams and Cisco Webex isn’t slowing down. Here’s my pick of the new…
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Surface Laptop Studio Hands-on Review
Read more: Surface Laptop Studio Hands-on ReviewMicrosoft describe their Laptop Studio as a “Portable Device with a Seamless Transition Between Laptop and Canvas…. Your Own Portable Studio with a Large Touchscreen & Top Performing Graphics“. In…
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Cisco becomes first SD-WAN vendor to leverage Microsoft Informed Networking Routing to optimise performance of Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
Read more: Cisco becomes first SD-WAN vendor to leverage Microsoft Informed Networking Routing to optimise performance of Microsoft Teams and SharePointCisco has released an updated version of their SD-WAN software which now supports the optimal routing of Microsoft SaaS apps including Microsoft SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams on their SD-WAN. Cisco’s…
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Cisco FY22-Q2 results show growth across all product areas with exception of collaboration
Read more: Cisco FY22-Q2 results show growth across all product areas with exception of collaborationCisco published their Q2 financial results which were announced on the 16th February 2022. with overall revenues up 6% to $12.7B and GAAP operating income up 8% to $3.5B. We…
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Microsoft’s new “Cyber Signals” gives vital insights into current cybersecurity threats
Read more: Microsoft’s new “Cyber Signals” gives vital insights into current cybersecurity threatsMicrosoft has launched their first Cyber Signals, a new quarterly cyber intelligence brief that highlights the latest cyber security threats, tactics, and strategies and is aimed at Chief Information Security…
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New “Compact” Chat Mode coming to Microsoft Teams
Read more: New “Compact” Chat Mode coming to Microsoft TeamsThe Microsoft Teams desktop app will soon be getting a new “Compact” Chat mode that will let you see 50% more messages on screen. Compact mode will only work on…
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Faster adoption and higher satisfaction than ever… That’s Windows 11
Read more: Faster adoption and higher satisfaction than ever… That’s Windows 11Windows 11 officially launched on October 25th 2021 and ever since that day, Microsoft have been working hard ensure it’s shipped by default with all new modern PCs as well…
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Microsoft Offices ‘wokes up’ to help you be more Politically Correct when you write
Read more: Microsoft Offices ‘wokes up’ to help you be more Politically Correct when you writeMicrosoft has introduced a new political correctness (PC) feature tool to help users make their writing more “inclusive”. The feature, which is now available in Word (though disabled by default)…
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Defender for Endpoint now included within Microsoft 365 E3/A3
Read more: Defender for Endpoint now included within Microsoft 365 E3/A3As of today (14th Jan 2022) Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 is now included within Microsoft 365 E3/A3 licenses. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (Plan 1) extends Microsoft 365 security…
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What we might see in Windows 11 during 2022
Read more: What we might see in Windows 11 during 20222021 saw the release of Windows 11 and Microsoft moving to a twice annual update model (outside of security and critical updates). As we close out 2021 around the world…
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Microsoft Surface Duo 2 “Hands on” Review
Read more: Microsoft Surface Duo 2 “Hands on” ReviewSurface Duo 2 is a truly unique and beautiful device that delivers an amazing experience. #SurfaceDuo2 addresses, all the short comings of the original and is a device that allows…
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 Review
Read more: Microsoft Surface Go 3 ReviewBeing a big fan of the Surface Family, and being a fan of the Surface Go 2 LTE for traveling and working on the go, I couldn’t wait to get…
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SurfaceHub Management now in preview in Teams Admin Centre
Read more: SurfaceHub Management now in preview in Teams Admin CentreManagement of Surface Hub devices is now in public preview in the #MicrosoftTeams Admin Centre (TAC). This means you can now manage all these in one place.. Surface Hub Teams…
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Microsoft Teams gets support for “Loop components
Read more: Microsoft Teams gets support for “Loop componentsMicrosoft has rolled out an update for Microsoft Teams that brings the first set of “fluid” Loop Components. This has the ability to further innovate and disrupt the way people…
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Microsoft SIP gateway service let’s you use legacy SIP phones with Teams
Read more: Microsoft SIP gateway service let’s you use legacy SIP phones with TeamsMicrosoft’s SIP gateway service was officially released as of today today. This means organisations can now repurpose a wide range of ‘old’ SIP phones and use them with #MicrosoftTeams helping…
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Microsoft adds “Defender” to more of their Security Products Names
Read more: Microsoft adds “Defender” to more of their Security Products NamesMicrosoft Defends name changes as more Security Products get the “Defender” name tag
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How to show multi time zones in the Windows Taskbar
Read more: How to show multi time zones in the Windows TaskbarEvery wanted to show multiple time zones in the Windows 11 task bar? Well you can!
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Microsoft Teams Phone System SLAs is now 99.99% and financially backed
Read more: Microsoft Teams Phone System SLAs is now 99.99% and financially backedMicrosoft has updated the SLAs for Teams Calling Plans, Phone System, and PSTN Audio Conferencing to four nines / 99.99%. This reflects the continuous work Microsoft are doing in the…
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Microsoft sets it target on ChromeOS with Windows 11SE devices from just $249
Read more: Microsoft sets it target on ChromeOS with Windows 11SE devices from just $249Microsoft has launched a new edition of Windows 11 designed specifically for schools. Windows 11 SE will ship exclusively on low-cost laptops that are built for the classroom which currently…
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Cisco’s new Enterprise Agreement is great for partners and customers
Read more: Cisco’s new Enterprise Agreement is great for partners and customersI feel I must congratulate Cisco on the annoucement of their new partner and customer centric Enterprise Agreement. Simple and Inclusive This looks and feels like one of the simplest…
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Office.com is getting a huge AI powered overhaul
Read more: Office.com is getting a huge AI powered overhaulOffice.com is getting a AI infused overhaul. learn about how these changes will make it even easier to find all the content associated with you, and how Office will help…
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What is Microsoft Loop?
Read more: What is Microsoft Loop?At Microsoft’s semi annual Ignite conference this week, they announced a new productivity tool designed to make it easier than ever for teams to think, plan and create together across…
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Microsoft announces first party Contact Centre Solution within “Dynamics 365 Customer Service”
Read more: Microsoft announces first party Contact Centre Solution within “Dynamics 365 Customer Service”Today at Ignite, Microsoft has announced “voice channel for Dynamics 365 Customer Service”. This basically means that “Dynamics 365 Customer Service” is expanding to become a first party Contact Centre…
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Microsoft beats revenue expectations, reporting 22% growth in Q1 2022
Read more: Microsoft beats revenue expectations, reporting 22% growth in Q1 2022Microsoft Q1 2022 revenue grew almost 22% year over year, which is the fastest growth since 2018 with revenue growth of 21% over the previous quarter. Intelligent Cloud – which…
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Cisco Webex will soon let employees connect their Webex Cloud Calling number to their mobile number.
Read more: Cisco Webex will soon let employees connect their Webex Cloud Calling number to their mobile number.Cisco has annouced a new upcoming enhancement to their Webex Calling platform that extends phone numbers natively to a employees mobile phone allowing them to use the phones keypad rather…
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Windows 11 is now available globally
Read more: Windows 11 is now available globallyHere’s what #Windows11 brings to the table for Business and Consumer for productivity and security in todays hybrid world…..
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New 6-year Microsoft 365 for Education plans annouced
Read more: New 6-year Microsoft 365 for Education plans annoucedMicrosoft has announced a more simple and affordable licensing option for education, with a new inclusive 6 year subscription at less than $5.50 per device per year. The aim: to…
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Enterprise Connect 2021: Microsoft announces 5 new Calling Plan countries taking total to 33.
Read more: Enterprise Connect 2021: Microsoft announces 5 new Calling Plan countries taking total to 33.At Enterprise Connect today, Nicole Herskowitz made a handful of announcements about further enhancements and improvements to a Teams including the announcement that Microsoft Teams Calling Plans is being expanding…
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What we might see at the Surface Event tommorow (22nd Sept).
Read more: What we might see at the Surface Event tommorow (22nd Sept).Based on leaks, past years and media gossip we expect to see:- Surface Book 4 Surface Pro 8 Surface Go 2 Surface Duo 2 (aka surface phone) So as my…
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RIP Sir Clive Sinclair…Thank you for inspiring so many.
Read more: RIP Sir Clive Sinclair…Thank you for inspiring so many.Just taking a moment to remember Sir Clive Sinclair. A man who inspired many (like me) to get into computing at a young age. I was never a #zx80, #zx81…
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Microsoft now lets you make your password more secure….by removing it completely!
Read more: Microsoft now lets you make your password more secure….by removing it completely!Microsoft has made a giant leap forward in making your online world more secure by making passwords optional for personal MSA accounts like your personal Office 365 account/Hotmail etc. It’s…
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Real time co-authoring on protected files is now supported in Microsoft 365 Apps
Read more: Real time co-authoring on protected files is now supported in Microsoft 365 AppsMicrosoft have announced that real-time co-authoring support for encrypted documents (which has been in preview for a while) is now generally available. Co-authoring is a feature that allows users to…
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How Microsoft is making Windows 11 run faster than Windows 10 on the same hardware.
Read more: How Microsoft is making Windows 11 run faster than Windows 10 on the same hardware.Windows 11 will be the first version of Windows developed under the leadership of Panos Panay. In final stages of development, tweaks and bug squashes before the official release in…
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Microsoft kills off MSN and Starts.com again!!
Read more: Microsoft kills off MSN and Starts.com again!!Microsoft has annouced and launched (starting today) Microsoft Start, which is a new(ish)/revamped personalised news service which pulls together personalised and targeted news and information from the Microsoft anews Service…
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“Defender for Endpoints” will now be included for free as part of Microsoft 365 E3/A3
Read more: “Defender for Endpoints” will now be included for free as part of Microsoft 365 E3/A3Microsoft have announced a more cost effective endpoint protection plan for Microsoft 365 and Windows customers. Named Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P1 this provides comprehensive threat prevention and protection for…
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More new stuff rolled to Teams while the kids on their summer 2021 holidays!
Read more: More new stuff rolled to Teams while the kids on their summer 2021 holidays!Here’s my summary of the top new capabilities and changes that were released in Microsoft Teams over the summer break. As usual the official teams blog details all the changes…
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Windows 11 release date announced …
Read more: Windows 11 release date announced …Microsoft announced today that Windows 11, will be officially released on October 5, 2021 and will start rolling out to “eligible” Windows 10 devices on that date onwards. Windows 11…