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Category Archives: Cloud
Microsoft Azure outage (June 9, 2023); what's going on?
[German]Microsoft has been struggling with outages in its cloud services (Exchange Online, Outlook.com) for days. As of June 9, 2023, the services of Microsoft Azure (probably worldwide) were disrupted. May be technical in nature – but rumor persists that attackers … Continue reading
Outlook.com and OneDrive down – consequence of cyber attacks? (June 8, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has been struggling with outages in its cloud services (Exchange Online, Outlook.com) for days. Now, as of June 8, 2023, Outlook.com and OneDrive services are down again (probably worldwide). May be technical in nature – but there is a … Continue reading
Windows Terminal Server: OneDrive for Business constantly asks for credentials
[German]I got reports where a Terminal Server environment is causing isues. Users have to log in to OneDrive for Business every time they log in to the Terminal Server. Quick question: Is someone from you is affected by the same … Continue reading
Exchange Online down for hours (June 5, 2023)
[German]As of June 5, 2023, Microsoft's Exchange Online seems to have experienced a massive disruption. Administrators could no longer get into the Admin Center and Outlook could no longer be reached on the web. A user alerted me to this … Continue reading
Cloud operating system Windows 365 available as preview
[German]At the BUILD 2023 developer conference, Microsoft also announced the availability of its Windows 365 cloud operating system as a public preview. It is the long-awaited cloud operating system that can be booted from a Windows 11 workstation but runs … 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 ...
Azure Virtual Desktop: RDP connection issues due to SxSStackListener
[German]Anyone in the readership having issues with RDP connections to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) these days? It looks like a particular version of SxSStackListener is causing the problem. A user wrote a PowerShell script to determine the problematic version.
Journaling in hybrid Exchange environments
[German]Journaling in Exchange Server or Exchange Online may be required in companies to respond to legal, regulatory and organizational compliance requirements (e.g. by recording all or certain email messages). But what about journaling in hybrid environments with Exchange Server and … Continue reading
Microsoft SharePoint scans password-protected ZIP archives
[German]It looks like Microsoft also scans ZIP archives in its cloud storage for malicious content (and possibly other content) – even archives that are password-protected from viewing by the user. At least, that's what a post on Mastodon by security … Continue reading
Exchange Online: Microsoft will now block mails from unpatched Exchange systems
[German]Microsoft has again reminded on May 8, 2023, that as a security measure for Exchange Online, they will now start to delay the delivery of mails from (on-premises) Exchange servers if these systems have fallen out of support or are … Continue reading
Microsoft started enforcing number matching on MFA since May 8, 2023
[German]Just a reminder to administrators who are responsible for Microsoft's cloud environments (Azure, etc.) in companies. It has probably been known for a long time, but as of May 8, 2023, the provider Microsoft will switch its multi-factor authentication (MFA) … Continue reading