Category Archives: Cloud

Outlook also disrupted on March 6, 2025

[German]Since six days (March 1, 2025), Microsoft's cloud services have been rumbling. Outlook, the Microsoft 365 services and Exchange Online have been disrupted again and again. As of March 6, 2025, I have received further reports from readers that Outlook.com … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365/Exchange Online outage from March 1st, 2025 still continues on 3/3/2025?

[German]On March 1, 2025, Microsoft users of MS 365 worldwide were confronted with a disruption to services from around 9:3o p.m. (CET). The disruption was reported as resolved a few hours later. Over the weekend, however, I saw indications that … Continue reading

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Microsoft kills Skype in May 2025; Teams to be the successor

[German]Brief information for users of Microsoft's Skype service. There is a report from XDA-Developers that Microsoft will shut down the Skype service in May 2025. Users should then use Teams as a successor.

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Microsoft RDS activation fails – Clearinghouse server not reachable?

[German]A quick question for the administrators among the blog readership who are responsible for Remote Desktop Server. A reader has just informed me by email that there have been problems with RDS activation since Friday, February 21, 2025. The cause … Continue reading

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MS365, Outlook and Exchange Online issues: Appointments, Mails etc.

[German]Today I'm posting a collection of problems that I've recently encountered from readers or on the Internet in connection with Microsoft 365 (Outlook 365), Outlook 2024 and Exchange Online. From temporarily disappearing appointments or parts of email signatures to undeliverable … 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 ...


Azure outage shuts down Norway's government sites (Feb. 20, 2025)

[German]On February 20, 2025, there was a major disruption to the Microsoft Azure Cloud in Norway. The affected services were unavailable for hours. Norwegian authorities and the government were among those severely affected, as they had moved their services to … Continue reading

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Microsoft has adjusted the DKIM value for signing emails in Office 365

[German]Quick note for administrators of Microsoft Office 365 (or MS365) systems. Microsoft has adjusted the DKIM value for signing emails without much notice.

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Microsoft Entra: End-user rollout templates and materials

A little tip for administrators who are responsible for the cloud and Microsoft Entra. Microsoft has made a collection of templates and materials for the end-user rollout available for download.

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Microsoft 365 EOL announcements for 2025 – 2026

[German]Microsoft has recently made some announcements for functions in Microsoft 365 for March and April 2025 – 2026. The SharePoint add-ins will cease operation from 2026, and Azure ACS will also be discontinued. Here is a brief overview of what … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office 365 and Office 2021 and the Exchange Online archive

[German]I'm posting an observation here in the blog that a reader pointed out to me. In environments with Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Office 2021, there are problems with accessing the Exchange Online archive archive. It depends on the license, … Continue reading

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