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Microsoft is expanding the space and Azure network capabilities. First Microsoft is introducing the Azure Orbital Cloud Access bringing Azure connectivity from anywhere on the planet and building on the SpaceX Starlink service. The service is a monthly subscription. Second, the Azure Orbital Ground Stations are now generally available. This service is a fully managed […]

Microsoft is bringing together Teams Rooms and managed Teams Rooms into a single, unified license. The service helps organizations deploy a Teams Room system optimizing video and audio experiences while also reducing the complexity of managing these rooms with a proactive service that automatically handles system updates, problem detection, and problem resolution. In addition, the

New capabilities for accessibility, focus, security, work, and collaboration are part of the new Windows 11 2022 update which is now available. The update is focused on bringing new features and capabilities into the Windows 11 platform. Some of these new capabilities include system-wide live captions, additional Snap layouts, and new Focus and Do Not

The Viva Suite is gaining two new modules and expanding the capabilities of several other modules to better help create engagement and empowerment within an organization. The first new module is Viva Pulse that helps in asking and providing feedback between managers and their team. This will integrate into a more company-wide service based on

The public preview of the new Outlook for Windows experience is now available. This new Outlook client will ultimately replace the existing desktop version of Outlook as well as the Windows Mail app built into Windows 10 and 11. The new Outlook app brings the Outlook on the Web features into the Windows desktop as

Microsoft has completed the acquisition of Miburo, a cyber threat analysis and research company. Miburo specializes in cyber threats from nation states and defenses against those threats. The Miburo group will become part of the Customer Security and Trust organization. Details on this acquisition can be found  here.   Why This Matters Miburo will deepen

During Microsoft’s BUILD conference, Satya Nadella announced several new capabilities and features coming to the Microsoft Clouds. Some of these include Microsoft Dev Box using Windows 365, GitHub Copilot which uses AI to help write code, Azure for Operators to bring cloud capabilities to telecom companies, the ability to switch between a local Windows 11

Microsoft is growing and integrating its identity management tools into a unified product family called Microsoft Entra. Entra consists of three core pillars of identity tools – Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), and a decentralized identity platform. Entra is designed to work across any cloud provider and on-premises environments. Two

High performance ARM processors are now in Azure with the Amprere Altra processors. The new Azure Virtual Machines will offer up to 64 virtual processors and up to 208 GiBs of memory, allowing the machines to handle many different types of workloads. Currently CentOS, Ubuntu, and Windows 11 Professional are supported for an operating system.