Tip of the Day

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Tip of the Day: Switching to CBB from CB

Today’s Tip… The Anniversary Update is available to all Windows 10 systems on the Current Branch...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/03/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Using custom file types in SharePoint Online

Today’s Tip… The following articles describes a solution you can use to adding custom file types to...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/30/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Pragmatically apply Azure AD Connect permissions

Today’s Tip… I ran across this article that describes how you can pragmatically apply Azure AD...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/29/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure AD Connect Health for Windows Server AD

Today’s Tip… Azure AD Connect Health for Windows Server AD has just been recently released. Azure AD...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/28/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Default claims sent by AAD for integrated apps

Today’s Tip… I ran across this article which describes the default claims sent by Azure AD for apps...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/27/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: OneDrive for Business limitations

Today’s Tip… Wondering why OneDrive for Business may have problems syncing certain files? Here is an...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/26/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure Resource Visualizer

Today’s Tip… Azure Resource Visualizer is an easy to use, way of visualizing, editing, and saving...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/23/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure Government cloud expands coverage with DoD Impact Level 4 Provisional Authorization, ITAR readiness and FedRAMP High

Today’s Tip… We are pleased to announce three major Azure compliance additions to support government...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/22/2016

(Surface) Tip of the Day: Deploying Surface App with WSfB

Today’s Tip… The Surface app is a lightweight Windows Store app that provides control of many...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/21/2016

Tip of the Day: Training Videos from Microsoft Virtual Academy

Today’s Tip… Check out the following video series available on Microsoft Virtual Academy: Getting...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/20/2016

(Surface) Tip of the Day: Surface Diagnostic Toolkit

Today’s Tip… The Microsoft Surface Diagnostic Toolkit is a small, portable diagnostic tool that runs...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/19/2016

Tip of the Day: Windows Server 2016 new CBB Servicing Option

Today’s Tip… We are excited to announce the official launch of Windows Server 2016 will be at the...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/16/2016

(Surface) Tip of the Day: Surface Enterprise Management Mode

Today’s Tip… Microsoft Surface Enterprise Management Mode (SEMM) is a feature of Surface devices...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/15/2016

(Surface) Tip of the Day: Surface as a Service

Today’s Tip… On July 12th, Yusuf Mehdi, the Corporate Vice President of the Windows and Devices...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/14/2016

Tip of the Day: Microsoft Intune Windows 10 Desktop VPN Template Updated

Today’s Tip… The Microsoft Intune Policy used for deploying VPN connection profiles received a...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/13/2016

Tip of the Day: The VPN CSP - What else is new for the Anniversary Edition 2

Today’s Tip… What? Did you think named-based triggers and crypto-suite configuration was all?...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/12/2016

Tip of the Day: The VPN CSP - What else is new for the Anniversary Edition

Today’s Tip… Answer: The ability to specify crypto setting for IPsec VPN tunnel configurations,...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/09/2016

Tip of the Day: Name-Based Connection Triggers for VPN

Today’s Tip… New Windows 10 Anniversary Edition VPN features include the ability to configure a...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 09/08/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Office 365 vs Office 2016 vs Office Online

Today’s Tip… Ran across this article. It can help you understand the difference between the options...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/26/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Conditional Access preview for Office 365 Exchange and SharePoint Online

Today’s Tip… With this new preview feature, learn how you can set up policies to control access to...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/25/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Migrate distribution lists to Office 365 Groups

Today’s Tip… Scripts have been released so that you can migrate Office 365 distribution lists to...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/24/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Using Azure AD Dynamic Groups with SharePoint Online

Today’s Tip… Check out the following article and video about how you can take advantage of Azure AD...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/23/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Determine if a Windows 10 PC is DJ++, Azure AD Joined, or Workplace Joined

Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Three scenarios exist in which a corporate user might use their Windows 10 PC...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/22/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: FreeBSD now available in Azure Marketplace

Today’s Tip… FreeBSD 10.3 is now available as a ready-made VM image directly from the Azure...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/19/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Improve Azure Portal Performance

Today’s (Cloud) Tip… You can improve how quickly your resources are displayed in the Azure Portal by...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/18/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure Resiliency Technical Guidance

Today’s (Cloud) Tip… The Azure resiliency technical guidance page provides a series of articles...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/17/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: New F-Series VM Sizes

Today’s (Cloud) Tip… We have recently announced 10 additional compute optimized VM sizes. This new...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/16/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Lock resources with Azure Resource Manager

Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Management locks help you prevent accidental deletion or modification of your...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/15/2016

Tip of the Day: More Windows Server 2016 Videos from Microsoft Mechanic

Today’s Tip… “Introduction to Shielded Virtual Machines” -...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/12/2016

Tip of the Day: Check out Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5

Today’s Tip… What’s New in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5? Check it out! Download Windows...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/11/2016

Tip of the Day: Ten Reasons You'll Love Windows Server 2016

Today’s Tip… Reason #1 – PowerShell and Desired State Configuration Reason #2 – Active Directory and...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/10/2016

Tip of the Day: What Could Cause Bitlocker to Start in Recovery Mode?

Today’s Tip… What Could Cause Bitlocker to Start in Recovery Mode? We see this question pop up...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/09/2016

(SQL) Tip of the Day: Large row support

Today’s Tip… Support for large rows has been a frequent ask from our users. This update adds support...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/08/2016

(SQL) Tip of the Day: Using Elastic Jobs for day to day tasks

Today’s Tip… Elastic Database Jobs are a great way to schedule actions in SQL Azure that can be run...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/05/2016

(SQL) Tip of the Day: Azure Data Warehouse Supports Azure Active Directory Logins

Today’s Tip… As of May 31st now Azure Data Warehouse can utilize Azure Active Directory for logins....

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/04/2016

(SQL) Tip of the Day: SQL 2016 Released June 1st

Today’s Tip… SQL 2016 has been released as of June 1st! You can read all about it from the SQL...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/03/2016

Tip of the Day: What's New In Windows 10 Insider Builds - Wi-Fi Sense Changes and More

Today’s Tip… Here are a few things you can expect to find in recent Windows 10 Insider Preview...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/02/2016

Tip of the Day: Hot Off The Virtual Presses: Nano Server White Papers

Today’s Tip… Check out the new blog post and some very cool white papers published by our partners....

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/01/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Office 365 IP Addresses

Today’s Tip… Jump start your Windows Server 2016 readiness with these informative resources. Windows...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/28/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Office 365 growth

Today’s Tip… Another great article read. Read about what Satya Nadella has to say about Office 365...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/27/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: SharePoint Online restore options

Today’s Tip… SharePoint Online provides multiple recovery options for different items. SharePoint...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/26/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Identity Protection

Today’s Tip… Check out the following articles. Talks about the big 5 Microsoft technologies for...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/25/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: UPN sync changes in Azure AD

Today’s (Cloud) Tip… We have made a couple pretty big changes to how UPN syncs and how soft matching...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/22/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure DevTest Labs

Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Azure DevTest Labs Create environments quicker than ever with reusable...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/21/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Test-drive feature is now available on Azure Marketplace

Today’s (Cloud) Tip… You can now try Azure Marketplace without an Azure subscription or making a...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/20/2016

Tip of the Day: Convenience Rollup Releasing on 5/16/2016 for Win7/Server 2008 R2

Today’s Tip… Tired of seeing hundreds of updates? On May 16th, Microsoft released the convenience...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/19/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Security in Azure

Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Security in Azure Azure Security Center helps you prevent, detect, and respond...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/18/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Platform supported migration of IaaS resources from Classic to Azure Resource Manager

Today’s Tip… This month we announced the capability to migrate Classic (v1) IaaS resources to Azure...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/15/2016

(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Microsoft Azure Expands with Two New Canadian Datacentres

Today’s Tip… TORONTO, May 10th 2016 – Microsoft Canada announced that the Microsoft Cloud is now...

Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/14/2016

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