Tag Archives: Microsoft

Microsoft closes all retail stores

Posted on 2020-06-28 by guenni

In its latest announcement Microsoft says they closes all Microsoft stores worldwide. This will change the temporary closure of the stores in the context of the coronavirus pandemic into a permanent shutdown. Advertising

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Microsofts closes Mixer streaming service

Posted on 2020-06-23 by guenni

[German]A surprising announcement for me: Microsoft will close its mixer streaming service as of July 22, 2020, and will pass on existing partners and streamers to Facebook Gaming. Advertising

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Microsoft sends a cease and desist to Berlin’s data protection commissioner

Posted on 2020-05-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft Germany has send a cease and desist to Berlin's Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. An action that leaves many observers somewhat speechless. The warning concerns guidelines for video conferencing, which provide information on test criteria for … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (April 14, 2020)

Posted on 2020-04-15 by guenni

[German]On April 14, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates. Advertising

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Microsoft extends certifications (MCSA, MCSD, MCSE)

Posted on 2020-03-28 by guenni

[German]Change in training and Microsoft certifications for MCSA, MCSD, MCSE. Redmond has just announced a 7-month extension of the certification to January 31, 2021 due to the Corona crisis. Advertising

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Microsoft retires MCSA, MCSD, and MCSE certification

Posted on 2020-03-01 by guenni

[German]Microsoft  has just announced that it will discontinue its certifications (MCSA, MCSD, MCSE) for certain programs such as Windows Server 2019, Windows SQL Server 2019 and so on. Advertising

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Microsoft Guidance for Enabling LDAP Channel Binding and LDAP Signing

Posted on 2020-02-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has issued on February 28, 2020, security advisory notification ADV190023 with revised guidance on LDAP Channel Binding and LDAP Signing for Active Directory Domain Controllers. Advertising

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Cloud disruption at Microsoft 365? (Feb. 22, 2020)

Posted on 2020-02-22 by guenni

[German]Currently there have been again a malfunction at Microsoft 365, which affected individual customers and enterprise users (Xbox etc.). I became aware of the issue via the status messages from Microsoft 365 on Twitter. This ranges from missing Xbox Live … Continue reading →

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Windows reorg at Microsoft

Posted on 2020-02-06 by guenni

At Microsoft there is once again a reorganization in the Windows division. The head of the Surface development is now also the head of the Windows development. Therefore Joe Belfiore will be the head of the office division. Advertising

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Microsoft Data Leak: 250 Mio. Call Center records left public

Posted on 2020-01-22 by guenni

[German]There was a privacy incident at Microsoft last year. At the end of last year, Microsoft briefly disclosed call center data of almost 250 million customers via several unsecured cloud servers. Advertising

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