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European cloud provider Hetzner raises prices; blame AI
[German]European cloud provider Hetzner is currently informing customers about a price increase for its cloud packages. This is justified by price increases for RAM, SSD, etc., as a result of the AI hype. Here are the details about this topic.
Critical vulnerability CVE-2025-54236 in Adobe Commerce (Magento)
[German]A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-54236, has been found in Adobe Commerce software (formerly Magento). Adobe Commerce allows unauthenticated attackers to upload files and, ultimately, even take over accounts. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.1 (on a … Continue reading
Microsoft OneDrive and AI facial recognition in family photos
[German]I'm bringing up another topic that actually shows that it prohibits the use of Microsoft OneDrive for storing personal content. That's because Microsoft is testing AI-powered facial recognition using family photos stored on OneDrive.
EA shuts down "The Sims Mobile" servers
Game developer Electronic Arts is pulling the plug on "The Sims Mobile." The mobile game has not been available in app stores (e.g., Google) since October 21, 2025. According to the roadmap, the servers will be shut down on January … Continue reading
Amazon Web Service outage brought half of the Internet down
[German]On October 20, 2025, an outage of Amazon Web Service servers in Virginia (USA) killed nearly half of the web, due to a single point of failure. I got informed by a German reader at 9:30 a.m. CET about an … Continue reading
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 ...
Exchange Online: Auto-Archiving Rollout in October 2025 – delayed
[German]Auto-archiving for Exchange Online will be introduced worldwide for all public clouds in October 2025 and for all government clouds in November. Once archiving is enabled for Exchange Online users, the oldest items will be automatically moved from a user's … Continue reading
Microsoft Admin Center down – there are certificate errors (Oct. 9, 2025)
[German]Brief information for administrators of Microsoft Cloud services. If someone cannot access the Microsoft Admin Center, it is not your fault. Since around 10:30 a.m., the Microsoft Admin Center has been down globally because a certificate expired. This comes after … Continue reading
Microsoft 365: Outage blocks Teams and Exchange Online (Oct. 8, 2025)
[German]Yesterday noon / evening (Central European Time), October 8, 2025, there was a disruption to Microsoft 365 services. This resulted in users experiencing problems accessing Microsoft Teams and Exchange Online features. As the disruption occurred late in the evening, users … Continue reading
Azure ACS retirement in Microsoft 365
[German]A quick reminder for administrators responsible for SharePoint Online. Microsoft will retire Azure ACS for SharePoint Online on April 2, 2026.
VMware screws up cloud management portal upgrade 2 times
[German]A quick update – things aren't going well at VMware when it comes to maintaining its cloud management portal. The company has apparently botched two portal updates within two weeks. Here's a brief overview of these issues.