The October Windows Server updates can cause Exchange Server stability issues in affected environments. Microsoft traced the problem to Endpoint Mapper request limitations under heavier workloads. A ...

Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s directory service, widely used by organizations to manage and secure their IT environments. It acts as a centralized database that stores and organizes information ...

In this episode of Petri Dish, Russell Smith sits down with Principal Technologist Craig Birch to break down several major Active Directory changes that every IT administrator needs to know right now.

Microsoft Entra ID, formerly Azure Active Directory (AD), is Microsoft’s cloud-native identity management platform. It only takes one compromised Entra ID user account to consent to a rogue app that ...

Hyper-V is an optional feature in Windows 10 that can be used to run virtual machines (VMs) and perform other virtualization duties, such as supporting Credential Guard and Windows Sandbox. Like all ...

Imagine finishing your workday and realizing that a Copilot agent has already summarized your meetings, scheduled follow-ups, and drafted your next client email, without you lifting a finger. That’s ...

An often-overlooked element of security is the Web Application Firewall (WAF), especially in cloud computing. In this article, I explain what a WAF does, the different kinds of WAF, and I discuss why ...

In this SQL Server Management Studio tutorial (SSMS), I will show you the primary database management and development capabilities provided by the tool. Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) ...

Copilot Cowork completes multi-step tasks using AI agents across Microsoft 365. It supports plugins, enterprise web browsing, and multiple AI models. The usage-based pricing model allows organizations ...

Windows PCs may sometimes encounter issues during startup, and that can happen when Windows fails to load properly. In this post, we’ll explain how you can use Windows Boot Manager to troubleshoot ...

Last year, I wrote about the Office 365 substrate, a little understood but critical component of how Microsoft is developing their cloud services. That article followed a talk by Microsoft Fellow ...

Think of MIP as a collection of features, services, and controls that are grouped together because combined, they work towards achieving those goals. This means MIP is not a single license, it’s not a ...