Customer loss at VMware; Customers switch to Nutanix AHV; Bumpy portal switch

Posted on 2024-05-27 by guenni

[German]It's time again for a little round-up article with some news from the world of Broadcom and VMware. VMware seems to be losing customers on a massive scale. I have received information that major customer Compushare is rehearsing the exit with 24,000 VMs from VMware to Nutanix. And then there is the CIO of Boyd Gaming, who is happy to have switched from VMware to Nutanix 18 months ago. The switch of the user portal from VMware to Broadcom was also turbulent for customers and caused problems with missing licenses.

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NCANCA-Insides: Lessons from the hacks in the healthcare sector

Posted on 2024-05-27 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Weeks ago, there were serious cyberattacks on Change Healthcare, a payment service provider of the UnitedHealth Group, which paralyzed the supply of medicines in the USA due to payments no longer being made. In this context, I received a document with NCA insigts a few weeks ago, which raised the question of what lessons can be learned from the hacks in the healthcare sector. In my opinion, this also applies to IT in the German healthcare sector.

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Windows 11 24H2 will be shipped without Cortana and WordPad

Posted on 2024-05-27 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has begun to remove discontinued functions in Windows 11 24H2, which is expected in fall 2024. This operating system version will now definitely come without the WordPad program. The Cortana voice assistant will also be removed for good in this version of Windows 11.

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Oracle financial year ends on May 31; opportunity for license deals?

Posted on 2024-05-27 by guenni

[German]Oracle's fiscal year ends on May 31, and many a salesperson is trying to make a few more euros. So if there are more frequent calls from Oracle sales people, customers could use the sales pressure in license negotiations to their advantage and possibly get discounts.

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Warning about Lenovo L15 Gen1 (AMD) BIOS 1.33

Posted on 2024-05-26 by guenni

[German]I'm posting a warning here in the blog that I received from a reader. It concerns at least the Lenovo L15 Gen1 (AMD) systems. The manufacturer seems to be delivering a faulty BIOS version 1.33, which is causing trouble. The notebooks end up with a black screen and can only be reactivated with tricks.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows Server 2019: Install errors with out-of-band update KB5039705 from May 23, 2024

Posted on 2024-05-25 by guenni

Windows[German]A short follow-up to the May 2024 security update for Windows Server 2019. The cumulative update KB5037765 from May 14, 2024 was withdrawn due to installation errors with a missing en-us language pack. Microsoft has since released the out-of-band update KB5039705 with corrections on May 23, 2024. However, I have received user reports that this update runs on errors if the cumulative update KB5037765 from May 14, 2024 is installed. Here is some information on what to do if you are affected.

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Windows Server 2019: Out-of-Band-Update KB5039705 released (May 23, 2024)

Posted on 2024-05-24 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has released the out-of-band update KB5039705 for Windows Server 2019 on May 23, 2024 (i.e. late yesterday evening in Europe). This special update was necessary because the cumulative update KB5037765 released on May 14, 2024 had to be withdrawn. The update triggered the installation error 0x800f0982 when installed on non-English speaking Windows Server 2019 instances. Here is some information about this problem and the special update KB5039705.

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VBScript deprecated; timeline of when it will disappear

Posted on 2024-05-24 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has long intended to end support for the script language VBScript in Windows. VBScript has now been declared as deprecated and Microsoft has presented also a timetable for when support will be completely removed from Windows. Now we see an end of VBScript security issues.

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Microsofts Copilot+PC, a privacy and security nightmare – Part 2

Posted on 2024-05-23 by guenni

[German]On May 20, 2024, Microsoft presented its "Copilot+PC" (hardware with AI support and co-pilot). In my article Microsoft's AI PC with Copilot – some thoughts – Part 1 I presented my doubts, that there such machines are required. But there is more: Microsoft's "Copilot+PC" with the "Recall" function, which is able to take screenshots and analyze everything, is presenting a privacy and security night mare.

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Microsoft Exchange Server: Keylogger steals credentials from government organizations worldwide

Posted on 2024-05-22 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Security researchers have discovered a keylogger that infects government organizations worldwide, as well as banks and other institutions via Microsoft Exchange Server. The keylogger was found after an infection on the main page of a customer's Exchange Server. The purpose of this keylogger is to steal login credentials and transfer them to a remote server. Around 30 infected systems have already been found worldwide.

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