Vulnerability Management: It’s So Much More Than Patching

Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight TimeDuration: 1 hour Windows management pros are stretched trying to harden known security vulnerabilities—and overwhelmed by the daily discovery of new ones. Everybody knows it’s critical
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Financial Firms Hacked by Government? Microsoft Describes How

The account provides another reminder that hackers are successfully preying on parts of an industry where customer confidence is paramount, and that’s sometimes reluctant to disclose serious attacks. Yet even as the report lays out what happened, it omits sensitive details, such as which government backed the assault or which firms were targeted.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Unveils Azure Sentinel Cloud Security Program

Azure Sentinel, available for customer preview Thursday, is what’s called a Security Information and Event management tool. Microsoft said it’s the first of its type based in the cloud. The product uses artificial intelligence to comb through data to find threats and lets customers rent computing power from the company rather than buy more of their own servers to crunch information.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Workday's $10 Billion Plan to Outsell Oracle in HR Software

Workday has built itself to be the anti-Oracle – while they both compete for the same clients with similar products, Workday boasts that it has prioritized its employee experience above all other considerations, arguing that happy employees lead to satisfied customers.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Charting Your Path to IT Innovation

Move from "keeping the lights on" to adding value and leveraging the cloud
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Not All Solid-State Arrays Are Created Equal: Lessons From Real Users

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2019Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight TimeDuration: 1 hour Confused by all the options and competing claims in all-flash storage these days?  Break through the noise and get real-world tips from IT professionals just like you
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Office 365 POWER TOOLS Infographic: What to use When

It’s incredible how much effort Microsoft has put into so many new tools.  People’s heads have been spinning around all of the new tools in Office 365.  The most important tools as it relates to Application development are the Office 365 Power Tools.

This infographic is designed to help you understand which of the Power Tools to use when…  Apps, Forms, Workflows, Reporting, and More this simple infographic is designed to make it easier to understand.

If you like this Infographic you can download it and use it in your internal decks and training materials.  Simply right click on the image and save it.

• Download Office 365 Power Tools Infographic as a PDF

Feel free to use it in your SharePoint Saturday and event decks as well.  It is shared Creative Commons Share with Attribution… Just let ’em know you got it from Collabshow.com

If you like this Infographic you may also like the companion Infographic on Microsoft Forms Limits and Boundaries

Looking for more?  Join the Webinar where I’ll dive deeper into the comparisons between Forms and Forms Pro, Flow and Flow Premium, Power Apps and developmental scale challenges.

This Webinar is not designed for the hard core developer whose been using these tools day in and day out, but for the Power Users and those trying to get their heads around the differences in the Office 365 Power Suite of Tools.

Join “the Apps, Forms, Workflows and Tools of Office 365: When to Use What?” free webinar on March 7, at 11am Pacific Time, 3pm Eastern Time.  See you there!

 

 

 

by Joel Oleson via Collabshow.com

How Do You Move Your SharePoint On-Premise Intranet to a Cloud Intranet? Part 1

Enabling the Hybrid Cloud

The hybrid cloud promises to bring together the best of both worlds enabling businesses to combine the scalability and cost-effectiveness of the cloud with the performance and control that you can get from your on-premise infrastructure. According to
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Managing the Complexities of PaaS with Rackspace and Azure

This infographic covers why working with a good PaaS solution alongside effective managed services can really make your life easier.
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PaaS: A Real Alternative

Read more to learn about the challenges of a PaaS environment and how to access all its benefits to justify its implementation.
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And Now for Something Totally Different! Monty Python Ministry of Silly Walks Flashmob at #SPC19 #SPCSillyWalk

Those who know me know I’m a HUGE fan of community and love to put on silly things.  Some remember the Infopath funeral for good or for worse.  Others may remember the year we sang our hearts out “Don’t Stop Believing” when we were concerned SharePoint was taking a back seat to things like Yammer and becoming simply “sites” in Office 365.

This year I want to do something totally different and even more Silly.

I’m assembling a Ministry of Silly Walks for a Community March Through the Exhibit hall at #SPC19 on the first day May 21 at lunch time.  Eat your lunch quick and meet us at the entrance of the expo hall… don’t miss the music.  We start marching at 1:01pm sharp.

What is a Silly Walk?  Haven’t heard of Monty Python?  It’s an international Phenomena see more on the Monty Python website on International Marches.  I want this to be the biggest one ever.  So I’m inviting Vegas to join us outside the MGM Following our march inside.  You can read more about that on Las Vegas Hosts Ministry of Silly Walks #LVSillyWalk on EventBrite

I’m looking to recruit the true Monty Python Fans.  For those of the Organizing Committee Ministry I will get us Bowler Hats and Mustaches.  I’m working with Apps 365 as sponsor for T-shirts for attendees.  They are totally on board and love it.  Any other vendors who want to help.  Please reach out.  We can always use more swag.

When: May 21, 2019 at 1PM Pacific Time (Las Vegas)

Where: MGM Grand SPC Expo Hall Entrance (more details provided to those who register, but registration is not required)

What should I bring: Plan to bring a funny hat, suit coat, umbrella, and whatever other silly props along with your best silly walk
How do I register or get involved?  You can register on #SPCSillyWalks on Eventbrite or on The Facebook Events for #SPCSillyWalks

Not yet involved at SPC?  Get registered and use my invite code for a discount.  It’s going to be a blast.  I’m speaking on SharePoint Search.  More on that in another post.

Register for SharePoint Conference North America May 21-23 Discount Code OLESON

Want to be part of the Flying Circus Band?   I’m looking for Flying Circus style Tuba player, Trombone player, and a whistle chorus etc… (Song is “Always look on the bright side of Life”) various percussion options.

If you’re absolutely confused.  It’s probably a problem with your walk and we at the Ministry can help you with that.

Reach out to me joel.oleson@outlook.com or on twitter at @joeloleson

Need some practice or inspiration on Silly Walks?

Here’s some history on Silly Walks

Here’s the original Hillarious and Fantastic Monthy Python Sketch from 1970.

 

 

by Joel Oleson via Collabshow.com

New Elisa Project Focuses on Linux In Safety-Critical Systems

A safety-critical system is any system in which failure could result in injury, loss of life, significant property damage or environmental damage.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Teams and OneDrive Are NOT Intranets! Use SharePoint!

VMware’s SDN Strategy Now Revolves Around Hybrid and Multi-Cloud

“This is the point in time when NSX-T becomes our lead platform for net new opportunities.”
by Wylie Wong via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

What You Need to Know about AWS S3 Glacier Deep Archive

AWS S3 Glacier Deep Archive is an AWS storage solution designed to archive data that will be rarely--if ever--accessed.
by Brien Posey via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

He Said What? Deep Learning Changes the Game for Social Engineering Attacks

Going beyond machine learning, Armorblox uses deep learning to spot anomalies in email.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

IBM Job Applicants Outraged Over Racially Insensitive Labels

IBM spokesman Ed Barbini said the company’s recruiting websites “temporarily and inappropriately” solicited information on job applicants’ ethnicity. The information came from local government classifications still used in Brazil and South Africa, he said.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

You'll Get 5G Services at the Office Before You Do on Your Phone

Early fifth-generation services are first being tailored to corporations, according to Thaddeus Arroyo, head of AT&T Inc.’s unit dedicated to business customers. Companies are demanding faster speeds in order to connect things from machines in factories to cars and entire hospitals, he added.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

FastChat: Lacework Shares Trends to Watch at RSA 2019

In this FastChat video, Dan Hubbard, Chief Product Officer at Lacework, predicts some of the top cybersecurity trends to look out for at RSA 2019, as well as challenges businesses are facing with security in the public cloud. Visit Lacework at RSA Bo
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Microsoft and PTC Highlight Industrial HoloLens 2 AR Projects

At MWC, the two companies highlighted pragmatic industrial and enterprise use cases of the new HoloLens headset.
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Azure Container Instances - Using Managed Identity to access Key Vault secrets with C#

Smart Home Security: Do You Trust Amazon or Google?

Tech giants are poised to lead the home security market. How that shakes out could be a matter of debate.
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How to Use Azure QuickStart Templates to Make Cloud Storage Easier

Microsoft enables organizations to shortcut the cloud storage provisioning process through the use of Azure Quickstart Templates.
by Brien Posey via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Boosts HoloLens Performance, Seeking Corporate Users

Microsoft is pitching the goggles as a tool for workers rather than consumers, envisioning it for tasks such as visually guiding factory workers as they learn new jobs or helping architects design buildings. Education company Pearson Plc and Koninklijke Philips NV, a health technology provider, are testing the new devices.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Sprint Sets 5G Launch in Nine Cities as Competition Heats Up

The wireless carrier set a May launch of its 5G mobile-phone service in four of the nine cities it’s targeting in the first half of this year. That might make it the first carrier out of the gate in a race with rivals to snap up early adopters of the next-generation wireless platform.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

New Amazon Bias Charge Likely to Delay Pentagon's Cloud Contract

A new Pentagon investigation into whether a former employee’s connections to Amazon.com Inc. corrupted a $10 billion cloud contract is likely to delay the agency’s decision to choose a winner for the massive deal.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft HoloLens 2 Continues Focus on Firstline Workers

The update to the mixed-reality headset gives end users in different industry verticals a more comfortable user experience and greater out-of-the box capabilities.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft IIS Web Server's CPU Gobbling Bug

Microsoft's fix for a bug in its IIS web server will require configuration by admins once the patch is applied.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Huawei Launches New $2,600 Foldable 5G Phone to Rival Samsung

Huawei Technologies Co. announced a smartphone that unfolds into a small tablet computer, potentially rendering the need to carry two separate devices obsolete. It’s the second folding phone announced by a major manufacturer within a week.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

5G Technology for Fixed Applications: Your Next ISP?

When is 5G coming? It could be sooner than many enterprises have planned, with the use of fixed 5G technology.
by Craig Mathias via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Examining Scalar Function Performance in SQL Server

Each new release of SQL Server brings new DMOs. This article digs into dm_exec_function_stats, which made its debut in Microsoft SQL Server 2016.
by Tim Ford via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Why Your Company Needs Third Party Solutions for Office 365

Office 365 is a capable platform that provides a broad range of services across productivity, security, compliance, and data protection. Although it provides a “good enough” capability in many areas, it does not provide the depth of capability or spe
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Migration to Exchange Online and Office 365: A Step-by-Step Guide

The use of Office 365 across the globe is growing rapidly, driven by Microsoft’s intense focus on the platform — not to mention because of the clear value proposition for organizations of all sizes. While Exchange Online growth is leading the early c
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Asset Management in Education Made Easy

In the education sector, Chromebooks are an attractive option. They are less expensive and less management intensive than Windows PCs. As schools buy more Chromebooks, IT specialists need better management and inventory solutions. Free and inexpensiv
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Transforming with Data in a Hybrid Cloud World

Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight TimeDuration: 1 hour Today, hybrid and multi-cloud is a new reality for IT teams, with exploding volumes of data sprawling across multiple clouds, on-premises, IoT networks, social and mobi
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Pentagon Reviewing Potential Conflicts of Interests in Cloud Bid

An unexpected twist in an ongoing legal battle over a $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract has thrust a former Defense Department official’s connections to frontrunner Amazon.com Inc. into the spotlight.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Workers Call on Company to Cancel Military Contract

A group of Microsoft Corp. employees are demanding that the company abandon a $480 million contract with the U.S. Army to build versions of its HoloLens augmented reality headsets for the battlefield, the latest in a series of protests from workers at technology companies objecting to certain uses of the products they’re building.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Influx of AI Products Brings New Benefits, Challenges

As adoption of AI increases and we move from a reactive to a predictive model, IT and data center pros need to carefully weigh risk and reward.
by Terri Coles via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Weekly Update: New Samsung Galaxy Devices and a Folding Phone?

In the week ending Feb. 22, I look at Samsung's announcements from Wednesday, including a rather pricey foldable phone, and an article that aims to define DevOps.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Security Continues to be a Key Subject Across the Technology Spectrum

There are very few days when security does not touch some aspect of the enterprise -- from customer data to end-user systems. As the annual RSA conference approaches, companies are pushing their security innovations. Also: we learn about the most common apps deployed across enterprises, Dropbox is going multi-team, and Google is dropping the cost of their cloud-based speech-to-text services.
by Lisa Schmeiser, Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Swim Open Sources Its Machine Learning Platform for Edge Computing

Taking the "open core" route, the startup wants the open source community to take its platform in more directions than it's been able to so far.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

What Should you Spend Your Time Documenting about SharePoint These Days?

With Two New Products, PureStorage Bets Its Future on Cloud

ObjectEngine helps organizations achieve very high storage densities, while DirectFlash Fabric can improve real-time access.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Insider's Guide to Incident response

Get All 5 Chapters of AlienVault’s Insider’s Guide to Incident Response in 1 eBook! The Insider’s Guide to Incident Response gives you an in-depth look at the fundamental strategies of efficient and effective incident response for security teams that
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Best Practices for Office 365 Security Monitoring

For many organizations, Office 365 marks an entry point into cloud computing—and with it, cloud security. As organizations migrate sensitive and business-critical data to the Microsoft cloud, many security concerns arise: Is our data secure? Who has
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Insider's Guide to Incident response eBook

Get All 5 Chapters of AlienVault’s Insider’s Guide to Incident Response in 1 eBook! The Insider’s Guide to Incident Response gives you an in-depth look at the fundamental strategies of efficient and effective incident response for security teams that
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ConfigMgr Boundary Groups Update

Microsoft has made some considerable changes to the way boundary groups operate within ConfigMgr Current Branch, including some recent changes in ConfigMgr 1810.
by Adaptiva Guest Blogger via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Google Takes New Policy Approach Amid Growing Global Threats

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is reorganizing its approach to global policy, including the addition of resources to emerging markets, according to a person familiar with the moves, which come as the internet giant faces new threats and regulations around the world.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Trump Challenges U.S. Companies to Speed Up Work on 5G Networks

President Donald Trump challenged U.S. telecommunications companies on Thursday to boost their efforts to build advanced networks and said leadership should come from competition, not by blocking competitors.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Samsung Revamps Flagship Phones With 5G, Low-Cost Options

Samsung Electronics Co. debuted its most extensive new lineup of smartphones, taking on Apple Inc. amid a slowing market with new low-end and premium models, 3-D cameras, an in-screen fingerprint scanner and faster 5G connectivity.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Samsung Launches $1,980 Galaxy Fold Phone That Turns Into Tablet

Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled a $1,980 smartphone with a foldable screen, a dramatic shift in the mass market for phones.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Secrets - Creating secret volumes and consume secrets using C# .NET Core

Samsung Galaxy S10 Versus IPhone Xs Max: How They Measure Up

Having a family of three devices has become a trend, and in many ways the S10e, S10, and S10+ are Samsung’s answers to Apple’s iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max respectively. Despite the similar naming convention (Galaxy “S ten” versus iPhone “ten S” ), there are some significant differences between how the two flagships compete for consumers’ wallets.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Google's On-Prem Data Center Software for Hybrid Cloud Now in Beta

Configuration management added in latest version of Cloud Services Platform, which differentiates by being able to run on customers’ existing hardware.
by Wylie Wong via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Apple Is Said to Target Combining IPhone, IPad, Mac Apps by 2021

Apple Inc. wants to make it easier for software coders to create tools, games and other applications for its main devices in one fell swoop -- an overhaul designed to encourage app development and, ultimately, boost revenue.
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Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Targeted European Think Tanks

The U.S. company said it was “confident” that attacks targeting employees of organizations including the German Council on Foreign Relations, The Aspen Institute and The German Marshall Fund, originated from a group called Strontium, also known as Fancy Bear or APT 28. Microsoft, which is continuing to investigate the source of the attacks, has previously said the group is widely associated with the Russian government.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How Energy-Assisted Storage Is Being Put to Work to Increase HDD Capacity

Vendors are tapping energy-assisted recording storage to overcome HDD capacity/size limits.
by Brien Posey via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Save Modern SharePoint Lists and Libraries as Templates and Move Them to Other Site Collections

Too Much Data? Copy--or Copy Data Management--That

Actifio's copy data management solution is designed to mitigate the storage and security concerns of copy data.
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Disaster Recovery Appliance Speeds, Simplifies Recovery

Arcserve's disaster recovery appliance allows companies to quickly restart applications in the event of disasters and consolidate various methods of disaster recovery.
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Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Secrets - Using Secure Environment Variables

Deep Packet Inspection Powers New Industrial Systems Security Tool

Nozomi's SCADAguardian uses deep packet inspection against tables of known malware behavior, as well as pattern recognition and relationship observations.
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The Most Mindnumbing of Office Tasks Made One Man $360 Million

Global spending on robotic process automation software was estimated to reach $680 million in 2018, up 57 percent from the previous year, and is on course to total $2.4 billion by 2022.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

China Abandons Cybersecurity Truce With U.S., Report Says

A slowdown in Chinese hacking following the cybersecurity agreement Obama’s administration secured in 2015 appears to have been reversed, cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike said in a report released Tuesday that reviewed cyber activity by U.S. adversaries in 2018.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

New Apple AirPods May Help Keep Workers Healthy

The next generation of Apple AirPods is expected to include health monitoring features.
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Azure Container Instances - C# .NET Core apps running as containers in your private Azure Container Registry

My new book Deploying SharePoint 2019 is now available for pre-order!

I am super excited that my newest book with Trevor Seward on SharePoint 2019 is now up for pre-order on Amazon! Here is the official title and description:

Deploying SharePoint 2019: Installing, Configuring, and Optimizing for On-Premises and Hybrid Scenarios

Update to a version of SharePoint that offers the best of both on-premise and the cloud using SharePoint 2019, the latest release of this cornerstone technology from Microsoft. Don your technical learning hat to get up close and confident on the new time-saving modern features of on-premise, and the many new security and hybrid settings.

Deploying SharePoint 2019 begins with a general introduction to SharePoint 2019, covering new features and expanding your knowledge and capability with the technology systematically. You will learn about the new world of SharePoint, and how it was “cloud-born” from Office 365. From there you will dive into learning how to design a physical architecture for SharePoint Server 2019 and get familiar with the key concepts of high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions.

What You’ll Learn

• Install, configure, and optimize SharePoint 2019
• Understand SharePoint 2019 as a hybrid framework
• Get comfortable with new tools, such as Flow, PowerApps, and Power BI
• Configure systems connected to SharePoint, such as Office Online Server and Workflow Manager
• Migrate content and service databases from previous versions of SharePoint to SharePoint 2019
• Implement HA and DR topologies with SharePoint 2019 to satisfy business continuity requirements

Who This Book Is For

Those tasked with installing, configuring, and maintaining SharePoint Server 2019 for their organization. This book assumes some working knowledge of a previous release of SharePoint Server, such as SharePoint 2013 or SharePoint 2016.

The book was tech reviewed by Microsoft MVP Thomas Vochten, so you can make sure I didn’t do too many mistakes . Also, I know the date on Amazon so far says September 30^th, however the book is all written, and technical review is completed, so I am pretty sure this book will be shipping before SharePoint Conference North America in May!

Here are the Amazon links:

• Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/2GjJcl6
• Amazon.ca: https://amzn.to/2E7w6VO
• Amazon.de: https://amzn.to/2I6j27f
• Amazon.fr: https://amzn.to/2I5MSsj
• Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/2Go0e1F

You can also pre-order from Apress at the following link: https://www.apress.com/us/book/9781484245255

The post My new book Deploying SharePoint 2019 is now available for pre-order! appeared first on Absolute SharePoint Blog by Vlad Catrinescu.

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DevOps Definition: Why DevOps Is So Hard to Pin Down

There are almost as many DevOps definitions as there are organizations "doing DevOps." Here's how to figure out what the model should mean for you.
by Christopher Tozzi via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Processing data from SQLite hosted in an Azure File share, running in Azure Kubernetes Services

How to: Mount an Azure Storage File Share to containers in Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)

DFFS Example: Limit access to form

New Approach to IDaaS Fights Hackers on Multiple Levels

Next-Gen Access Cloud combines single sign-on, multifactor authentication, endpoint and mobile context, and user behavior analytics.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Weekly Update: Hitting the Road for IBM Think 2019

In the week ending Feb. 15, I am recapping IBM Think 2019, which took place in San Francisco this week. Join me in this vlog as I hit the exhibit hall and share clips from sessions at the event.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft's Windows 10 Development Process Changes

Changes to Microsoft's Windows 10 development process might indicate the software giant is listening to its customers about the brisk pace of semi-annual feature update releases. Also: the Zoho Office Suite gains AI enhancements, healthcare and IT was the focus this past week at the annual HIMSS19 conference, and Slack wants third-party developers to embrace their platform.
by Lisa Schmeiser, Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

IBM: Open Source Success Requires Give and Take

At IBM Think 2019 in San Francisco this week, openness was a major theme, which was to be expected since IBM announced its acquisition of Red Hat late last year.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

IBM Research Wants to Have Next-Gen AI Chips Ready When Watson Needs Them

The company's researchers expect to improve AI compute performance by 1,000 times over the next 10 years.
by Wylie Wong via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

The What, Why and How of Serverless Computing

Serverless computing is a strategy that eliminates the need for developers and admins to think about the servers that host application code.
by Christopher Tozzi via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Blockchain for IT Pros

Learn how blockchain will impact the enterprise -- and what skills IT pros will need to master this technology.
by Christopher Tozzi via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Windows 10 (20H1) Build Tracker for PCs

We track the history of the development builds released for the 20H1 feature update for Windows 10 which is scheduled for release in the March/April 2020 time frame.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Practitioner’s Guide to Continuous Compliance & Audit Readiness

Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2019Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight TimeDuration: 1 hour Conducting internal audits is a security best practice and a common requirement for most compliance standards. Yet, the internal "audit season" can slow down business
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Practitioner’s Guide to Continuous Compliance

Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2019Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight TimeDuration: 1 hour Conducting internal audits is a security best practice and a common requirement for most compliance standards. Yet, the internal "audit season" can slow down business
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

IBM: Multi-Cloud Complexity Next Big Enterprise Roadblock

Helping IBM multi-cloud customers tackle integration challenges was a consistent thread this week at IBM Think 2019 in San Francisco.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

RSA 2019: Experts Consider AI as a Security Topic to Watch

We wanted to find out what cybersecurity experts and IT professionals expected to be the biggest draws at the upcoming security conference -- and several pegged this year as the year of machine learning and AI-driven security topics and solutions.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

The AI That Can Write a Fake News Story From a Handful of Words

OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research group co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has demonstrated a piece of software that can produce authentic-looking fake news articles after being given just a few pieces of information.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Odaseva Introduces Predictive Storage Capacity for Salesforce

Cockpit.AI uses artificial intelligence to monitor and forecast how companies are using file storage, data storage and API calls on Salesforce.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Mirantis to Help Build AT&T's Edge Computing Network for 5G On Open Source

The two companies hope other telcos will follow AT&T's lead in building their 5G networks on open source software.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Tractica Report: 10 AI Technology Predictions for 2019

The AI market is possibly one of the toughest to keep track of, as the pace of change is relentless. Making predictions is even harder for this market, as one tends to follow what is known as Amara’s Law, overestimating the potential of a technology in the short term and underestimating it in the longer term. This report from Tractica identifies 10 key predictions covering the ever-evolving AI technology market in 2019.
by Clint Wheelock, Aditya Kaul via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Google's New Cloud Boss Targets Old Issue: Selling to Big Firms

“A lot of Google’s historical focus was on digital natives,” Thomas Kurian said Tuesday, referring to younger firms born on the internet that comfortably embrace cloud services. Kurian will take on the tougher task of persuading bigger, older telecom, retail, health-care, and financial-services companies to rent Google’s offerings over the internet.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Lessons Learned: Apple’s Group FaceTime Bug (and Resulting Fix)

The Group FaceTime bug and Apple's response should trigger an enterprise IT examination of mobile OS patching practices.
by Paul Heltzel via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

RSA 2019: Is Your Company Getting Security Awareness Right? Probably Not.

If a company wants to implement a successful security strategy, the first step is in understanding the difference between security awareness and security training.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

City of Las Vegas Makes Bet on Advanced Threat Protection Solution

Las Vegas leverages advanced threat protection solution to battle 'unsophisticated' threats that are growing in sophistication.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

In Latest Man vs. Machine, Human Triumphs Over IBM's AI Debater

The unorthodox contest marked the latest highly marketed man-versus-machine challenge. In 1996, IBM created a computer system that beat a chess grandmaster for the first time. In 2011, its Watson supercomputer defeated two record-winning Jeopardy! contestants. And Alphabet Inc.’s AlphaGo famously proved AI can master the ancient and intricate game of Go. But debating -- which requires creativity and emotive elocution -- has proven more elusive.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Google, Amazon Want Smart Devices to Mine Even More of Your Data

Amazon and Google say they collect the data to make it easier for people to manage their home electronics. Automatic status updates reduce the time it takes to process voice commands and lets smart-home hubs present up-to-date information on a screen or smartphone app. Greater awareness of what’s going on also lets them proactively suggest helpful uses for their voice assistants, and develop new ones.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Be Bold in Modern SharePoint Hub Sites

Container Bug Allows Attackers to Gain Root Access on Host Machine

The container bug, difficult to exploit because it requires a malicious container to be installed on the system, affects nearly everyone using containers.
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Microsoft Forms is a basic lightweight app for quickly collecting information via surveys and quizzes, but you should be aware of its limits.  The strength of Microsoft forms is its licensing.  It’s free to use for anonymous or authenticated users, and the data can be stored in a list or connected to flow to push into other systems, but there are some limits to be aware of especially in relation to using it to build an app.  When do you decide to use a PowerApp vs. a form or even just use the list?  Microsoft Forms is a great way to get started with the new generation of tools in Office 365, but when should you look into the Microsoft ecosystem?  It was when I started pushing the limits that I found there are some limitations in Microsoft Forms.  Even walking through User Voice, you can’t get a clear picture.  I couldn’t find a single place with guidelines on what those limits were that I decided to put together an infographic to simplify the process.  I’m working on a broader infographic for what to use when, and I’m hoping this will simplify the process.  As with all things in Office 365, it’s a moving target and these limits are subject to change anytime, but this is current as of my evaluation and testing on 2/11/2019.  I did see acknowledgement on various forums, but never saw a list of Microsoft Forms Limits in one place so this is my effort to try to consolidate.  Feel free to add your own thoughts in the comments or feedback on my experience as well.  Hopefully this posting will encourage users to weigh in on User Voice options to increase these limits.  Let me know if you see any changes as time goes on.  I will plan to support this list over the coming year… and maybe more with encouragement from the community.

1.  Users Can’t Update or Come back to finish their responses.

In this limitation users have to fill out the form and be done.  If users might need to come back to change a response such as in an RSVP or if they want to save and come back later to finish, Microsoft Forms is currently not able to support users coming back.

2. Hard Limit of 100 Questions.

Essentially there is a hard limit of 100 questions in Microsoft Forms.  This boundary does seem like one that should be published and I expect it will be published in the near future.  Of note it really depends on how you ask the questions and what style of questions you’re using as to how this limit is reached.  Some users have experienced the limit at 60 by using different style of questions… see #6 for another example.

3. You are limited to 2 to 10 options on a ranking question.

If you have 10 ranking questions you can only ask 10 questions.  If you have a ranking question with 2 options you’ll only be able to ask 50 questions.  This can make for an odd survey if you keep finding you’re hitting a limit.

4. Choice Questions store only 60 options.

This is a soft limit, so you won’t even notice.  You can provide hundreds of options, but only a max of 60 options are stored to viewed in your results.  So imagine you’re asking the user to choose their country.  As a traveler I know there are 193 UN countries, but At&t seems to think there’s a whole lot more than that so they can say they are in a ton more than they actually are.  That aside, if you ask someone to choose their country, you’ll find Microsoft Forms is only storing 60 options.  So when you’ve got users from 90 countries you’ll find only 60 of them were stored.  In my mind that’s pretty serious.  You could ask that question in a text field, but that’s a little strange.

5. You get a max of 4000 characters in a response.

Imagine your users are giving you feedback and you get a nice essay as a response and find it’s only half there.  Be aware you’ll only get 4000 characters in the long text box response.  I can’t imagine someone pouring their heart out to provide detailed responses and then you get only the first 4000 characters in that response.  Is that enough?  Who knows, but to have it be truncated isn’t cool.

6. Likert scales are limited to 20 questions.

Just as in the limits above, you might find yourself designing a survey and finding you’re running out of questions.  Be aware.

 

 

If you like the infographic and want to use it in a blog or in your presentations at SharePoint Saturdays or community events, no problem.  This infographic is shareable with creative commons share with attribution.  As long as you include the whole image you’re good to go.  You can download it as a PDF or as an image.

Join me for a Webinar on this Topic and More

If you liked what you saw here and want more.  You can join me on a Webinar on March 7, 2019 where I’ll be discussing “Apps, Forms, Workflows and Tools of Office 365: What to Use When?”  This webinar is being sponsored by Crow Canyon.  They have built a number of powerful tools to simplify and extend the power of Office 365, so they also frequently hear from their customers where to add value.  In the webinar I’ll be going each of the Microsoft Apps and Tools and describing their strengths, helping you best understand what to use when when building your solutions.

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