Category Archives: Cloud

Windows 11 24H2 with Outlook and Exchange: AD user accounts are suddenly blocked

[German]Recently a blog reader left a comment within this blog, dealing with an issue in Windows 11 24H2 combined with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange. He noticed that user accounts in the Active Directory are being blocked suddenly on a recurring … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365 SAS-URL import error 500 fixed

[German]Since November 2024, the PST import into a Microsoft 365 tenant using a SAS URL was broken. The import process was aborted with an error 500. Microsoft seems to have fixed the problem as of December 3, 2024. Advertising

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Deye deactivates solar inverters in USA, UK and Pakistan

[German]This is a critical issue that I have come across recently and illustrates the risk of IT shutdowns by vendors/manufacturers or countries. The Chinese manufacturer Deye, also represented in German balcony power plants and solar system installations with inverters, has … Continue reading

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Exchange Online issues, e.g. with the Teams calendar (Nov. 25, 2024)

[German]A quick information for all blog readers: Are you experiencing problems with Exchange Online? Microsoft is investigating reports of problems with Exchange Online in connection with the Microsoft Teams calendar. Some users are reporting a 404 error when attempting to … Continue reading

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Exchange Online Delicensing Resiliency: Protection against unintentional delicensing actions

[German]Microsoft introduced the "Exchange Online Delicensing Resiliency" feature in Exchange Online at the beginning of November 2024. This allows administrators to protect Exchange Online mailboxes from unintentional de-licensing by granting a 30-day grace period for license removal. Here is some … Continue reading

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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 ...


Microsoft 365 MFA mandatory for admins from Feb. 3, 2025

[German]Quick note for administrators of Microsoft 365 tenants. As of February 3, 2025, Microsoft will begin enforcing multifactor authentication (MFA) for access to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. The option to suspend this MFA for 14 days will then be … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365-Problem: SAS-URL not available, Error 500

[German]A German blog reader has pointed out that the PST import into a Microsoft 365 tenant has not worked since at least November 1, 2024 using a SAS URL. The import tool is reporting Error 500 for his German Microsoft … Continue reading

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Microsoft: Attacks on cloud customers by stealing login data

[German]Microsoft security experts have observed various intrusion activities aimed at stealing the credentials of several Microsoft customers. These attacks by suspected state actors (China-Russia) were probably successful and were made possible by password spray attacks or via RDP. Advertising

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Okta has closed a login vulnerability that allowed an arbitrary password

[German]Does anyone from my readers use the Okta authentication service? Once again there is a security report about this provider. Okta has just closed a login vulnerability that allowed users to log in to certain accounts with any password since … Continue reading

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Exchange Online: IPv6 Update

[German]Microsoft has supported IPv6 in Exchange Online for outgoing email for some time now and also prefers this for data traffic. In a Techcommunity post dated October 30, 2024, the Microsoft team has now summarized the changes to IPv6 support … Continue reading

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