[German]Microsoft released its Windows Server 2022 last month without much notice (see Windows Server 2022 LTSC released). Because users have already asked whether there is also a Hyper-V Server 2022, I'll cover it in a separate article. The bad news is simple: Hyper-V as a separate server, which may be used free of charge, is dead. Microsoft is on the cloud trip.
[German]Goolge has released the stable version of Google Chrome93.0.4577.63 for Windows, Mac and Linux on August 30, 2021. It is a new development branch that brings some new features. Here's a brief overview of what to expect from the update. Continue reading
[German]Ransomware is the biggest threat to businesses – and smaller companies in particular often lack the resources for a security solution. Microsoft has therefore introduced a new subscription for its antivirus solution Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The so-called Plan 1 is aimed at smaller companies with limited resources that are looking for a security solution for their environment.
[German]Microsoft has just announced changes to the privacy settings defaults for Microsoft 365. User data for Microsoft 365 analytics is now pseudonymized by default in Microsoft 365. This change is intended to help companies comply with their local privacy laws.
[German]That was faster than I expected after all – my guess was that the release would be on October 19, 2021. But Microsoft has now set the release date for Windows 11 to October 5, 2021, the first Tuesday of the month, and just announced the whole thing. Here's an overview of what you should know.
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[German]With Microsoft now putting its focus and resources to Windows 11, what's with the Windows 10 development? We will still see a feature update to Windows 10 version 21H2 in the coming weeks. But with build 19044, the last development branch for Windows 10 might have been initiated. So far, there's been no sign of a 22H1 in the Insider channels, and a tweet from Microsoft employee Brandon Le Blanc could further fuel that theory.
[German]Security researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in AMD Zen+ and Zen 2 CPUs that is similar to the Meltdown vulnerability in Intel processors. AMD has created a mitigation guide for the vulnerability and published details on how the vulnerability works.
[English]Quick note for users who are still running older versions of Microsoft Outlook. Microsoft has just reminded you that these versions will no longer have access to Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services as of November 1, 2021. Minimum requirements must be met to access the services.
Microsoft has released SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) v8.22. SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) is a suite of 5 tools for automating migrations from Oracle, Access, DB2, MySQL and SAP ASE (formerly SAP Sybase ASE) to Microsoft SQL.
[German]In the April 2021 cumulative updates, Microsoft fixed a vulnerability in its on-premises Exchange servers that allowed attackers to change configuration without authentication. This would have allowed an unauthenticated attacker to change the configuration for mailboxes of arbitrary users. This would have allowed all emails addressed to an email account to be copied and forwarded to an account controlled by the attacker.
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2013 – 2016
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2017 – 2020
