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Tag Archives: Cloud
New Microsoft Teams 2.0 client mandatory from April 1, 2024
[German]At the beginning of October 2023, Microsoft released its new Teams 2.0 client for macOS and Windows in general – after a beta phase that started in spring 2023. There is still a little time to upgrade missing functions and … Continue reading
Exchange Online: Missing confirmations for rooms bookings
[German]Currently users are facing many issues with Exchange Online. German blog reader Georg emailed me yesterday (October 25, 2023) about an annoying bug in Exchange Online: They don't get any confirmations / rejections sent for rooms bookings in Exchange Online … Continue reading
Exchange Online show foreign address lists (GAL) – a GDPR violation
[German]A reader pointed out to me a strange and dubious behavior of Exchange Online. It has been observed that users are offered global address lists (GAL) from other tenants as soon as people try to fill out the To field … Continue reading
Microsoft extends Purview logging (after Storm-0558 hack)
[German]Following the devastating hack of Microsoft Cloud (Exchange Online and Outlook accounts were compromised by the Storm-0588 group), the vendor had already released its previously paid access to Microsoft Purview audit logs for free use by customers. Then, effective Oct. … Continue reading
Okta support system hacked with stolen credentials
[German]Okta's support system has been compromised with stolen credentials. Vendor Okta (provider of authentication services in the cloud) just admitted that. The attacker was able to view files uploaded by certain Okta customers as part of recent support cases. The … 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 ...
MO682702: Microsoft 365 suite disruption, teams affected (10/20/2023)
[German]On October 20, 2023, Microsoft 365 suite experienced a disruption. Users in Europe were unable to access several Microsoft 365 services or experienced loss of functionality. In particular, MS Teams users were affected and were unable to send messages, receive … Continue reading
UK competition authority CMA launches market investigation into cloud services
[German]The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a market investigation into cloud services in the UK. Following an investigation by Ofcom, the aim is to examine in more detail whether there are any competition concerns and, if so, … Continue reading
Philips Hue lights require cloud account from 2024
[German]User of a "smart" Philips Hue light will have to create an account from 2024 to be able to control the gadgets in question via app. Philips had recently introduced a new security system and also promised support for the … Continue reading
Cloud withdrawal saves 37signals millions of US dollars
[German]The cloud is expensive and sometimes useless – the cloud-first strategy of some providers, which has lured users en masse to such offerings, is leading them into cost traps. Now US company 37signals has pulled the emergency brake after having … Continue reading
Exchange Online: Retirement of Exchange Web Services (EWS) after October 1, 2026
[German]Note to Exchange Online administrators. Microsoft has just announced in a blog post that it will discontinue Exchange Web Services (EWS) on October 1, 2026. All communication will then have to be done via Microsoft Graph from that date. So … Continue reading