Category Archives: Cloud

Amazon Drive will shutdown at the end of 2023

[German]Amazon is discontinuing its online storage and cloud service Amazon Drive for customers for 11 years. That's according to an email that affected Amazon customers must have received. However, the end is not until December 31, 2023.

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SysAdmin Day: The cloud, security and backup risks

[German]Today, July 29, is the International Day of the System Administrator, a day for all the IT professionals who do their best every day to somehow keep the IT systems running and secure against cyber threats. I assume that this … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365 services has been down (July 28, 2022)

[German]Not only Cisco Webex is down, I have also received reports of disruptions from AWS for North America (see Cisco Webex has been down (July 28, 2022)). Microsoft's cloud services (Microsoft 365) also seem to have been affected. At least, … Continue reading

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Configuration Manager: Update to CB2203 and install a hotfix before July 27, 2022

[German]Do yo use the Microsoft Endpoint Manager Admin Center (formerly SCCM and Intune) to manage clients? Then you should make sure that the MEMCM infrastructure (MEMCM=Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager) is updated to CB2203 via hotfix before July 27, 2022. … Continue reading

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Microsoft Azure: Hotfix 2 for FSLogix 2201 (2.9.8111.53415)

Microsoft has released hotfix 2 (2.9.8228.50276) for FSLogix 2201 in Microsoft Azure. This update for FSLogix 2201 includes fixes for mounting multi-session VHD files, cloud cache meta tracking files, and registry cleanup operations.

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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 Cloud down for hours (July 21, 2022)

[German]Quick note to readers: If you had problems accessing Microsoft's cloud services like OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Skype for Business, Office for The Web or the complete Microsoft 365 suite this morning (July 21, 2022), you weren't alone. There was a … Continue reading

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Heat wave brings Google and Oracle cloud to its knees in UK

[German]The high temperatures in Europe suddenly show just how vulnerable our IT infrastructure basically is after all. Cloud services and servers hosted by Google and Oracle in the UK have gone offline due to cooling issues as the country experiences … Continue reading

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Outlook.com issues (July 18, 2022)

[German]Microsoft's outlook.com service currently experiencing a number of problems. There is not only the problem that private outlook.com email accounts are deactivated because of suspicious activities for POP3 and IMAP. Business users currently also seem to have problems accessing their … Continue reading

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Security for Kubernetes: Pitfalls and Solutions

The use of virtualized containers with functions is in vogue. Orchestration solutions, such as Kubernetes, are used to manage the containers. However, if this solution is compromised, this affects all managed containers. The question therefore arises about the security of … Continue reading

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Office 365: Connect issues with mail and SharePoint since 08:00 a.m. (UTC) (June 21, 2022)

[German]Folks, it's midsummer, today is the longest day of the year (at least the part that is illuminated by the sun). On the other hand, it's getting quite zap-dark at Microsoft Office 365 right now. Customers who want to check … Continue reading

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