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Category Archives: Cloud
Critical vulnerability CVE-2025-54236 in Adobe Commerce (Magento)
[German]A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-54236, has been found in Adobe Commerce software (formerly Magento). Adobe Commerce allows unauthenticated attackers to upload files and, ultimately, even take over accounts. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.1 (on a … Continue reading
Microsoft OneDrive and AI facial recognition in family photos
[German]I'm bringing up another topic that actually shows that it prohibits the use of Microsoft OneDrive for storing personal content. That's because Microsoft is testing AI-powered facial recognition using family photos stored on OneDrive.
Windows 11 25H2: Umlaut bug affecting Azure OneDrive users
[German]A German user pointed out a major umlaut bug in OneDrive that is causing problems for Azure users. Clients running Windows 11 25H2 cannot access OneDrive if the Azure username in the profile contains an umlaut.
Office Online Server will reach end of support on December 31, 2026.
[German]Microsoft announced the end of support for its Office Online Server in a TechCommunity post titled "Announcing the retirement for Office Online Server" on October 21, 2025. After this date, Office Online Server will no longer receive security updates, bug … Continue reading
EA shuts down "The Sims Mobile" servers
Game developer Electronic Arts is pulling the plug on "The Sims Mobile." The mobile game has not been available in app stores (e.g., Google) since October 21, 2025. According to the roadmap, the servers will be shut down on January … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Amazon Web Service outage brought half of the Internet down
[German]On October 20, 2025, an outage of Amazon Web Service servers in Virginia (USA) killed nearly half of the web, due to a single point of failure. I got informed by a German reader at 9:30 a.m. CET about an … Continue reading
Microsoft 365: Companion apps will be rolled out at the end of October 2025
[German]Starting in late October 2025, the Microsoft 365 companion apps—People, Files, and Calendar—will be automatically installed on Windows 11 devices with Microsoft 365 apps and will integrate Copilot for contextual AI assistance.
Exchange Online: Auto-Archiving Rollout in October 2025 – delayed
[German]Auto-archiving for Exchange Online will be introduced worldwide for all public clouds in October 2025 and for all government clouds in November. Once archiving is enabled for Exchange Online users, the oldest items will be automatically moved from a user's … Continue reading
Microsoft 365: Outage blocks Teams and Exchange Online (Oct. 8, 2025)
[German]Yesterday noon / evening (Central European Time), October 8, 2025, there was a disruption to Microsoft 365 services. This resulted in users experiencing problems accessing Microsoft Teams and Exchange Online features. As the disruption occurred late in the evening, users … Continue reading
Azure ACS retirement in Microsoft 365
[German]A quick reminder for administrators responsible for SharePoint Online. Microsoft will retire Azure ACS for SharePoint Online on April 2, 2026.