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Microsoft June Service Outages Due to Denial of Service Attacks

Microsoft on Friday explained that its "early June" service outages happened because of distributed denial of service (DDoS) interruptions by an attacker labeled "Storm-1359."

Copilot AI Coming to Dynamics 365 ERP

New artificial intelligence "Copilot" capabilities are getting added to Microsoft 365 Dynamics enterprise resource management solutions.

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Azure Firewall Now Enables Easier Product Upgrades

Microsoft this week announced easier Azure Firewall product-tier upgrades, plus a new Structured Logs capability.

Exoprise Service Watch Gets Real-Time Alarms for Microsoft and Other Services

Exoprise Service Watch added three enhancements for IT departments overseeing software-as-a-service app issues.

Windows 11 Getting Multi-App Kiosk Mode

Organizations using Windows 11 with the latest "Configuration Update" now have access to two new features.

Microsoft Outlines AI Commitments to Customers

Microsoft outlined three "customer commitments" aimed at organizations that may use its emerging artificial intelligence technologies.

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Microsoft Entra ID Governance Commercially Released

Microsoft this week described additions to its Microsoft Entra identity and access management products.

Report Predicts 5-Year Decline in Traditional IT Roles

Traditional IT professionals will need developer expertise on top of operational expertise to adapt to a cloud services world, per an IDC study.

Microsoft Fined $20M for Child Privacy Infractions

Microsoft was ordered to pay $20 million and take measures to assure child privacy, per a Monday U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announcement.

Microsoft Outlook Service Goes Down

Users of Microsoft 365 services, especially the Outlook on the Web App, experienced a service disruption on Monday, June 5.

Microsoft Announces Designer Support for Teams

Microsoft Teams will be receiving new and updated features, including support for its AI-powered Designer tool.

Windows 11 To Get Token Protection, Windows 365 Boot and Windows Autopatch

Windows 11 users are getting new features, which are expected to arrive at latest in July, per a Microsoft announcement this week.

Microsoft Edge Getting Copilot AI, plus Dev and Management Perks

The Microsoft Edge browser is getting lots of enhancements, as announced this week at Microsoft Build.

Microsoft Releases Multiple Products at Build 2023 Event

Multiple Microsoft products reached "general availability" (GA), or commercial release, at the Microsoft Build event for developers ongoing this week.

Microsoft To Use Helion's Fusion-Generated Electric Power

Microsoft and Helion have agreed to an energy deal using Helion's fusion-generated electric power.

Microsoft Injects No-Code AI Development Startup with Funding

Microsoft is investing heavily in AI app development startup firm Builder.ai in hopes to bring its non-technical app development to its products and services.

Microsoft Cuts Pay Raises for Employees

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella indicated in a memo that no raises will be coming this year for full-time Microsoft employees.

LinkedIn Lays Off 716 Employees

The Microsoft-owned LinkedIn careers site described plans to cut 716 personnel in a Monday announcement.

Microsoft Unveils Private Microsoft 365 Copilot Test Program

The AI-based Microsoft 365 Copilot is now at limited release via an Early Access Program.

Microsoft and AMD Looking to Compete with Nvidia with AI Processor

Microsoft and AMD may be collaborating on an AI chip to counter Nvidia's efforts, according to a Thursday report by Bloomberg.