Microsoft announcement Microsoft has recently identified zero-day exploits and vulnerabilities in all active Exchange Server on-premise released and has announced (March 2021) that a series of critical patches have been released for all Exchange Server on-premise versions (2013, 2016, 2019) which mitigate the vulnerabilities. Exchange Server Online is not affected. […]
The Microsoft 365 Virtual Training Day: Enabling Remote Work with Microsoft Teams is a free online event organized by Microsoft on December 17th 2020. As per the official Microsoft training course announcement: During this two-part training event, you will explore how to: Enable your people to meet and collaborate from […]
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Cloud Migration Workshop Microsoft has organized and is offering an Azure migration workshop to numerous target audiences across multiple regions. It is one of the many Microsoft Cloud Workshops available on Azure technologies. In this Microsoft workshop, you will learn how to design a migration strategy […]
Microsoft has announced the availability of the new FsLogix Apps release (2.9.7576.47294). This is in public preview state and is open to testing via the FsLogix community. Release notes As per Microsoft, the following changes have been included in this release: HotFix changes which resolved scenarios where OneDrive IDs may […]
Introduction The current post attempts to present an overview of the Azure AI and Machine Learning services, as of late October 2020. Given the dynamic nature of public clouds, this list will most likely change soon in the near future but nevertheless acts as a general point of reference when […]
Overview Becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) is a demanding but also rewarding process. Since I am embarking on this learning and training journey, I would like to share some basic knowledge about how to become a Microsoft Certified Trainer. Pre-requisites Must attain the CompTIA CTT+ certification and have one […]
What is Azure Lighthouse? Azure Lighthouse enables cross- and multi-tenant management, allowing for higher automation, scalability, and enhanced governance across resources and tenants. With Azure Lighthouse, service providers can deliver managed services using comprehensive and robust management tooling built into the Azure platform. This offering can also benefit enterprise IT […]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the creation of several multidisciplinary Quantum Information Science Research Centers in support of the National Quantum Initiative. Today marks one of the U.S. government’s largest investments in this field. It is also a noteworthy moment for Microsoft, which is providing scientific leadership, […]
Introduction There are various technologies available in Windows client and server operating systems for managing user profiles and folder redirection in an Active Directory environment. User profiles and folder redirection are methodologies used for accomplishing User State virtualization, also most recently called User Experience virtualization (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-for-windows). User profiles fall inside […]
When deploying an on-prem virtualization infrastructure (which could also be thought of as a private cloud with the sole customer being the enterprise/organization itself) the following services and server roles should be considered in order to achieve a complete virtualization solution: Directory services. As an example, Microsoft Windows Server Active […]
