Category Archives: Cloud

Instagram has issues on Oct. 31, 2022 – Helloween?

[German]The platform Instagram, which belongs to Meta (Facebook), seems to have technical problems. Users cannot log in or receive a message that their Instagram account is deactivated.

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Windows 10 (20H2-22H2): October Update KB5018410 causes OneDrive crashes/issues

[German]Small addendum to the October 2022 patchday: The security update KB5018410 rolled out for Windows 10 version 20H2-22H2 turns out to be a real problem bear. Back on October 17, Microsoft had to roll out a special update to fix … Continue reading

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Issues with OneDrive for Business Sync Client caused by update KB5018410 (Oct. 22, 2022)

[German]Microsoft  is currently reporting various issues with the OneDrive for Business Sync Client. These range from problems when logging off, to the synchronization of a Teams website that does not end, to the problem that the OneDrive for Business Sync … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365 App: Connection issues (since Aug. 17, 2022) due to Tenable security tool?

[German]Since August 17, 2022, Microsoft Cloud users have been suffering from issues when using Microsoft 365 Apps. Users are unable to log in and receive errors. I had already reported in the German blog post Microsoft Cloud-Störungen 17. – 23. … Continue reading

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Microsoft changes cloud licensing in the EU on Oct. 1, 2022

[German]On October 1, 2022, Microsoft will change its licensing terms for its cloud offerings in Europe. These changes are intended to make it easier for cloud service providers to compete with Microsoft. This is probably a reaction to complaints about … 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 ...


Google: Upgrade to OAuth 2.0 required to use Calendar Interop after Oct. 1, 2022

Google advises users that an upgrade to OAuth 2.0 is required in order to continue using Google Workspace Calendar (Calendar Interop) with Microsoft Exchange Online from October 1, 2022. The background is that Microsoft is removing Basic Authentication from Exchange … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365 outage due to Cisco Meraki firewall (August 10, 2022)

On August 10, 2022, Microsoft 365 services experienced an outage that specifically affected North America but also EMEA. Users had problems with Office 365, Outlook and other services. It was probably due to a false alarm within the Cisco Meraki firewall … Continue reading

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Open Cloud: Vulnerability & Security Issue Database

Numerous vulnerabilities also lurk in the cloud, and administrators of cloud solutions should address the issue. But where can you get an overview of security risks or even vulnerabilities in relation to the various cloud providers? There is an Open … Continue reading

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Microsoft blocks Tutanota users in Teams

[German]Unpleasant story that is boiling up right now. The operators of the secure email provider Tutanota just announced that Microsoft is now actively prohibiting their users from registering accounts on its platforms (e.g. Microsoft Teams). They say, incident once again … Continue reading

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Azure AD Connect (AADConnect) Bug Fix Update (August 2, 2022)

Quick note for administrators who have Azure AD Connect in use. As of August 2, 2022, the developers have probably released version 2.1.16.0. The reason for this release was a bug where auto-upgrade fails if the service account is in … Continue reading

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