Microsoft and Box Launch Outlook Plug-in for Hybrid Cloud Access

Microsoft's latest work to make your computing experience ubiquitous is an Outlook plug-in for Box to easily access your cloud files. Speaking of access -- the company also had a long, public reckoning with hackers accessing users' email. ALSO: a survey shows IT pros aren't worried about automation taking their jobs, Microsoft expanded their IoT portfolio with a new acquisition, shadow IT can be actively monitored with new Windows Defender ATP services and Microsoft announced their Surface Hub 2S.
by Lisa Schmeiser, Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Advance Your Career with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Knowledge

IT Pros can expand their knowledge about AI to advance their careers by finding training which will be critical to a successful career move in this area.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Enterprise Security Woes: Staffing Problems, Lack of Planning

IBM's fourth annual cybersecurity survey shows that organizations aren't spending on the people or processes they need, despite rising financial stakes. Also this week: Microsoft brings improved collaboration to the nonprofit sector; the Algorithmic Accountability Act takes aim at AI bias; and blockchain makes your lettuce safe.
by Lisa Schmeiser, Richard Hay 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.
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G Suites' Core App GMail Launched 15 Years Ago, Changing Google

The cloud-based email service has become the core element of Google's G Suite productivity suite, and although it still lags behind competitors for key features, its importance at Google will likely remain unchanged. ALSO: Microsoft continues to push computing out to the edge with new IoT partnerships, Amazon Web Services is expanding in South America and Microsoft also wants to teach students about AI.
by Lisa Schmeiser, Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Windows 10 (19H1) Build Tracker for PCs

We track the history of the development builds released for the 19H1 Feature Update for Windows 10 which will be the seventh overall for Microsoft's client operating system.
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Windows 10 19H1 Software Development Kit (SDK) Build Tracker

Microsoft is already working on the seventh feature update for Windows 10, code named 19H1, which is expected to be released in the March/April 2019 time frame. Alongside that process, they also have begun work on the next SDK that will give developers early access to the new tools and capabilities in this upcoming feature update.
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Microsoft Edge Chromium Browser Available for Testing

Microsoft takes another step in their continuing trend of delivering products and services aimed at a heterogeneous enterprise. This time it is Microsoft Edge Chromium breaking out of the Windows 10 OS.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

G Suites' Core App GMail Launched 15 Years Ago, Changing Google

The cloud-based email service has become the core element of Google's G Suite productivity suite, and although it still lags behind competitors for key features, its importance at Google will likely remain unchanged. ALSO: Microsoft continues to push computing out to the edge with new IoT partnerships, Amazon Web Services is expanding in South America and Microsoft also wants to teach students about AI.
by Lisa Schmeiser, Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Continues Expansion of Collaboration Capabilities

The company brought live event capabilities to two corporate communications tools. Also this week: Amazon wants to help bring deep learning to containerized computing and IT pros are getting frustrated with siloed information.
by Richard Hay, Lisa Schmeiser via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Expands Reach of Security Tools

Microsoft has revealed they will now offer the freshly renamed Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to customers on MacOS. In addition, the previously announced Windows Virtual Desktop service on the companies Azure cloud platform, is now available for broader testing by Office and Microsoft 365 subscribers. Also we share some news around Google's AI efforts to clean up enterprise data, Slack's continued efforts to appeal to enterprise customers and new updates for Microsoft Teams as the service turns two years old.
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Microsoft Security Cross Platform & Virtual Desktop Previews Public

Microsoft has revealed they will now offer the freshly renamed Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to customers on MacOS. In addition, the previously announced Windows Virtual Desktop service on the companies Azure cloud platform, is now available for broader testing by Office and Microsoft 365 subscribers. Also we share some news around Google's AI efforts to clean up enterprise data, Slack's continued efforts to appeal to enterprise customers and new updates for Microsoft Teams as the service turns two years old.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Collaboration Tools Are Not Without Vulnerabilities & Risks

Information overload is growing each day as group workplaces ping us relentlessly. Managing these increasing instances of awareness is a critical necessity to avoid security issues and burnout. Also: the Microsoft Security Graph is expanding its security partners, the NSA wants consequences for cyberattacks, and there are more remote workers.
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Microsoft's New Security Services Hit Cloud-centric & AI Notes

Its new Azure Sentinel service posits that only cloud-based SIEMs can handle the volume of threats besieging threat-based computing -- and it'll use AI to help with the job. Also: Workplace by Facebook reminds us it's a player in collaboration services; the Internet of Things has come for edge computing; and AI could help workers besieged by constant interruption.
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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.
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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.
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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

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

The Big Contributors to Microsoft Cloud Success? Its Partners

This week, Microsoft revealed how channel partners drive their commercial revenue growth. Also: Google's AI is now training spam filters to do better, Google's teaming up with hardware makers to promote Hangouts for commercial customers and we have the dates for Microsoft BUILD later this year.
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The Big Contributors to Microsoft Cloud Success? Their Partners

This week, Microsoft revealed how channel partners drive their commercial revenue growth. Also: Google's AI is now training spam filters to do better, Google's teaming up with hardware makers to promote Hangouts for commercial customers and we have the dates for Microsoft BUILD later this year.
by Richard Hay, Lisa Schmeiser via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools