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Tag Archives: Cloud
DNS Issue: Xbox Live, Teams, Office 365, OneDrive and Bing affected (1./2.4.2021)
[German]A few hours ago, there was a worldwide outage of the Microsoft cloud services Xbox Live, Teams, Office 365, OneDrive and Bing. A DNS resolution error was probably the problem. The problem seems to be solved at the moment..
Veeam backup fails due to Azure AD issue; patch for Veeam Backup for Office 365
[German]The worldwide disruption in Microsoft's Azure Active Directory on March 15,/16, 2021 has affected many services. Among others, backup solutions that rely on Microsoft services provided by Azure AD for authentication have likely failed. This includes Veeam Office 365 backups. … Continue reading
New storage policies for Google accounts from June 1, 2021
[German]Google is changing its terms of use for Google accounts (Gmail, Google Drive) etc. as of June 1, 2021. This also affects the question of what happens when such an account is not used for a longer period of time. … Continue reading
Issues with Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business (Oct. 8, & 16, 2020)
[German]Microsoft's online services Exchange Online (incident: EX224266 dated October 8, 2020), as well as OneDrive for Business in conjunction with SharePoint Online (incident OD224379 dated October 16, 2020) were/are affected by a malfunction. Brief overview of the information provided by … Continue reading
Microsoft 365: Teams and Outlook was down again (10/07/2020)
[German]On October 7, 2020, Microsoft 365 experienced another disruption to Azure Cloud services. Users are having problems accessing Microsoft Teams or Outlook 365 and this is now the second malfunction since the end of September and on October 1, 2020.
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 ...
Cloud: Apple, Google and Dropbox in focus by Italian antitrust authority
[German]Italy's antitrust authority has initiated a formal investigation procedure against the US providers Apple, Google and Dropbox. The proceedings relate to alleged unfair business practices and the possible existence of unfair terms in the terms of contract.
Amazon allows no more Synology NAS Backups to Cloud Drive
[German]U.S. cloud provider Amazon adds the ability to run backups and synchronizations of Synology NAS drives with Synology programs in its consumer cloud drive service. As of November 1, 2020, Amazon will only allow its own apps to access these … Continue reading
What is Microsoft's MeTAOS (Meta-OS)?
[German]Over the weekend, the news that Microsoft is working on an operating system MeTAOS made the rounds. The abbreviation MeTAOS is a special notation that stands for Meta-OS, i.e. a meta operating system. Here is some information about this topic.
Cloud Privacy: Well, I'll just encrypt…
[German]Some users are concerned about the security and confidentiality of their data stored into the cloud. Often we heard advice: "Then I encrypt that stuf, and I'm sure that no one can read my data'. During the last days, two … Continue reading
Microsoft's account suspensions and the OneDrive 'nude' photos
[German]Users of a Microsoft account – needed for Microsoft services or in Windows 10 – may facing a strange behaviro. Their Microsoft account may be suspended without a warning for life time. One reason could be OneDrive content, that violates … Continue reading