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Zero Trust Identity Controls – Essentials Series – Episode 2
Tour your identity options when moving to the Zero Trust security model. Our last Essentials episode gave a high-level overview of the Zero Trust security model principles: identity, endpoints, applications, networks, infrastructure, and data. Join our...
Import data from local files using Power Query in Excel for Mac
We are excited to announce a new update to Power Query (PQ) in Excel for Mac – the ability to import data from local files. We’ve received many requests for this feature after the introduction of PQ query refresh. Now you can import data from local files...
'Lock request time out period exceeded' when connecting to the database from SSMS
When you connect to the database using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), It will perform several queries to gather the information necessary for the user interface. If one of the queries performed by SSMS is blocked, you may face a lock time-out in the connection:...
Experiencing Alerting failure for Log Search Alerts – 05/19 – Resolved
Final Update: Wednesday, 19 May 2021 15:58 UTCWe've confirmed that all systems are back to normal with no customer impact as of 05/19, 15:45 UTC. Our logs show the incident started on 05/19, 14:30 UTC and that during the 1 hour 15 minutes that it took to resolve the...
Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Cisco products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco...
Troubleshooting high lock wait time and lock time-out
Locks are held in the database to ensure data consistency. If there are errors due to lock time-out or performance issues due to lock waits, the recommendation is to review the transactions that are involved in the locks to check if it is possible to change...
Hang up on auto warranty robocalls
Have you gotten a recorded phone message from “Susie” with the “Vehicle Service Department” calling about your vehicle warranty? That’s, like, so retro. But fanny packs, scrunchies, and tie dye are back — and so are vehicle warranty robocalls. It starts when you pick...
Best practices for using global navigation in the SharePoint app bar
Your tenant just got the new SharePoint app bar, and you are probably wondering how it should fit in with the rest of your intranet architecture. You may be asking yourself, what should be in the global navigation and what should be home site navigation? What...
Conditional Access GPS-based named locations now in public preview
Today, I am excited to share how you can improve your Conditional Access policies and ensure compliance with data regulations thanks to the public preview of GPS-based named locations. This feature helps admins strengthen their security and compliance posture and...
Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement FAQ
The future of Internet Explorer (“IE”) on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge. What does this mean for commercial organizations, IT admins, developers, and end users? Microsoft Edge brings you a faster, more secure, and more modern web experience than Internet Explorer....
Reconnect Series: Praveen Nair
Welcome back to Reconnect, the biweekly series that catches up with former MVPs and their current activities. This week we are thrilled to be joined by none other than four-time titleholder Praveen Nair! Hailing from Kochi, India, Praveen is a passionate...
Mixed reality meets lean management: how Dynamics 365 Remote Assist streamlines Microsoft datacenter operations
Did you know that mixed reality business applications like Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist on HoloLens 2 can help reduce waste from a lean management perspective? We invited Six Sigma Black Belt and Kaizen expert Laura Riley, Senior Business Program Manager from...
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