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More Details, Fixes Emerge for Widespread CPU Security Flaw

Various researchers, chip makers, OS vendors and security software providers have issued a raft of information about a widespread CPU security vulnerability disclosed this week.

Microsoft Adds E-Mail Internationalization to Exchange Online

Enterprise users of Office 365 Exchange Online can expect to see some additional support for e-mail internationalization sometime this quarter.

PowerShell Pester Test Design: Best Practices

The Pester PowerShell module allows for some flexibility in how tests are written, but as Adam notes, there are still a few key points to consider.

Microsoft Tacks OpenSSH Preview onto Windows 10 Test Build

Microsoft recently issued a Windows 10 test release that includes a preview of the open source Secure Shell (OpenSSH) tooling, according to reports.

Microsoft Teams with Jamf on Conditional Access for Macs

Microsoft Intune is now able to provide "conditional access" security compliance protections to Mac devices courtesy of a partnership between Microsoft and Jamf, a provider of management solutions for Apple devices.

Microsoft Sends Out Its Last Security Patches of 2017

Microsoft issued its last "update Tuesday" for this year on Dec. 12, addressing 32 common vulnerabilities and disclosures (CVEs).

How To Reset an Azure VM Admin Password with PowerShell

Using Azure's "virtual machine agent," you can reset the local administrator password without even hitting the Windows OS itself. Here's how.

Microsoft Adds Two More VM Types to Azure Lineup

Microsoft this month launched two new Azure virtual machine (VM) types: the memory-intensive M-Series and the lower-cost B-Series.

VMware, Carbon Black Ready Datacenter Security Offering

Carbon Black, a provider of endpoint security solutions, is working with virtualization giant VMware on an upcoming datacenter security offering.

Working with Database Users and Roles Using PowerShell

While we've covered how to add users to the database, let's take it one step further and designate specific roles.

Whiteboard App Preview for Team Collaborations Released

A new tool that allows teams collaborate using "digital canvas" that can hold drawings, images and notes has been released in preview this week by Microsoft.

OneDrive Sync Client Now Available

Aimed at end users, Microsoft this week published new OneDrive Sync Client tutorials.

Comparing SharePoint Framework Extensions with the 'Classic' Custom Code Model

Microsoft broke down some of the details of updating "classic" model SharePoint site customizations to the "modern" SharePoint Framework Extensions (SPFx).

PowerShell Support and Activity Dashboards Coming to Microsoft Teams

New and increased management perks for IT pros, including to improvements for end users, are coming to Teams.

Creating a SQL Server Login Using PowerShell and SMO

PowerShell helps us to turn the time-intensive process of creating new users into a quick and easy task.

Azure Location Based Services Hits the Preview Stage

Microsoft this week previewed Azure Location Based Services, a new set of services with APIs for developers that lets applications tap geographical information.

Microsoft: That Windows ASLR Flaw Is Actually a Feature

Microsoft is rationalizing that an apparent security flaw in the ASLR Windows protection scheme was placed there on purpose.

Partnership Between Microsoft and SAP To Support Cloud-Based ERP Solutions

Microsoft and SAP have expanded their 20-year partnership by engineering SAP's cloud and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to run on Microsoft Azure datacenter infrastructure.

Azure 'Bare Metal' Migration Solution Gets Scorn from VMware

VMware doesn't have kind words for Microsoft's recently announced preview of a "bare metal" VMware stack that runs on Azure hardware.

How To Process Multiple CSV Files at Once in PowerShell

Since CSVs are so easy to work with, it doesn't take long to organize and process large sets of data.

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