Tag Archives: Cloud

Microsoft lost log data from security products in the cloud …

Posted on 2024-10-17 by guenni

[German]An unpleasant story that has come to my attention. There is a report of a bug with Microsoft's cloud services that means that log files from security products in the Microsoft cloud have not been saved reliably. Some log files … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud, issue, Security | Tagged , , | Leave a comment
Advertising

Microsoft 365: Prevent installation of Office add-ins

Posted on 2024-10-05 by guenni

[German]Microsoft tenants allow users to access and install Office add-ins by default. However, this is usually not desired. I recently came across an article that deals with this topic. Advertising

Posted in Cloud, Office | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Warning: MPIP / AIP Client for Microsoft Azure destroys files

Posted on 2024-09-03 by guenni

[German]A German blog reader has just pointed out a bug in the Microsoft MPIP-AIP client for Purview Information Protection that can cause files on the OneDrive online storage to become corrupted. If you don't have a backup, these files are … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud, issue | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Microsoft Authenticator required although MFA already set up?

Posted on 2024-08-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has started to implement multifactor authentication for its cloud offerings. Among other things, the Microsoft Authenticator app is used as a second factor for authentication. A blog reader got in touch because he ran into a problem with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud, Security | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

From Sept. 1, 2024 no more license allocation in Entra ID Admin Center/Microsoft Azure Portal

Posted on 2024-08-12 by guenni

[German]A small addendum for administrators who previously assigned their licenses via the Microsoft Entra ID Admin Center and/or the Microsoft Azure Portal. This will be a thing of the past from September 1, 2024 – Microsoft is consolidating license management … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud | Tagged , | Leave a comment
Advertising

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 ...

Microsoft 365: Service degration (August 5, 2024)

Posted on 2024-08-05 by guenni

[German]On August 5, 2024, there will be another disruption to Microsoft 365 features and services, which will probably affect various users worldwide. Microsoft has already confirmed the problem under MO851360 in the status area for MS 365 administrators. The effects … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud, issue | Tagged , | Leave a comment
Advertising

Cyber attack and bug cause of the Microsoft Cloud outage on 30.7.2024

Posted on 2024-08-01 by guenni

[German]On July 30, 2024, there was a partial outage of Microsoft cloud services (Azure, Microsoft 365, etc.) worldwide. I had reported – but not all users were affected. Microsoft has now published a post-incident report and identified the initial causes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud, issue | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Microsoft 365: Administrators no longer receive passwords by email; unlicensed accounts are archived

Posted on 2024-07-31 by guenni

[German]A few more additions to Microsoft 365 in the last few days: Microsoft is burying the option for administrators to have a password sent to them by email when setting up or editing new Microsoft 365 user accounts. This option … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud, issue | Tagged , , | Leave a comment
Advertising

Microsoft Entra / MS 365 down (July 30, 2024)

Posted on 2024-07-30 by guenni

[German]Currently Microsoft is struggling with a hiccup in its cloud services. A reader informed me at around 2:29 pm (Central European Time) that Microsoft Entra had been unavailable since 2 hours. Here is a brief update on what is now … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud, issue | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Exchange Online: Basic authentication for client transmission (SMTP AUTH) ends Sept. 2025

Posted on 2024-07-29 by guenni

[German]I'm adding a topic to the blog that was announced by Microsoft back in April 2024, but hasn't yet received too much attention. A reader had already pointed this out to me some time ago. Microsoft will finally discontinue support … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud | Tagged , | Leave a comment