18th April 2023
Since Microsoft's debut of Azure Purview security platform over a year ago, the platform has constantly been expanding a list of (already impressive) capabilities in terms of compliance and risk management. In early February, Microsoft revealed the latest list of updates that promise enhanced data security for customers and partners, including the introduction of machine [...]
14th April 2023
Azure DevOps for modern software development
Azure DevOps is a cloud based software development life cycle management service provided by Microsoft. Since its release, it has become one of the most popular project management tools. Today, software developers use Azure DevOps to manage, build, deploy, and test their applications. The service promotes collaboration among teams and defines the process to unify [...]
29th March 2023
Optimising Azure spend
Thanks to Microsoft Azure and technological advancements, more companies than ever before are able to take advantage of cloud technologies. However, one of the downsides of cloud configurations is that costs quickly add up and multiply depending on features used. If cloud costs aren't properly audited, companies may find an unexpected bill at the end [...]
23rd March 2023
How to automatically arrange meetings with Scheduling Poll
This article was produced by Eliot Cole. There are a few ways to use the Scheduling Poll, but here's a quick guide on how to set up a meeting that arranges itself. Note: Remember to use your 'Book With Me' links for One-To-One meetings, as that is even less hassle for you and your potential [...]
21st March 2023
The new Outlook Scheduling Poll
How I Learned To Stop Organising And Let Technology Do It For Me by Eliot Cole Microsoft has recently released a new exciting feature for Outlook, the Scheduling Poll. Akin to Doodle, this new planning tool is an easy way to reduce the emails, calls, and instant messages that go back and forth to arrange [...]
15th March 2023
Microsoft announces the preview of serverless Azure SQL Database
Microsoft has announced a preview of the serverless for Hyperscale in the Azure SQL database; bringing the benefits of Hyperscale and serverless into a single solution. Azure SQL Database is a managed cloud-based database service, available in several formats based on the purchase model, deployment model, service tier, compute model, and hardware types. Customers can [...]
14th March 2023
Emails Exposed in DoD Azure Attack
A gap in a US military server operated by Microsoft left more than a terabyte of data exposed to the internet. This comes only one month after Microsoft 365 was awarded higher level government security accreditations. The openly accessible server was part of an internal mailbox system hosted on Azure's Government cloud and used by [...]
24th February 2023
Azure hybrid cloud benefits
Microsoft Azure is Microsoft's public cloud computing platform offering many cloud services. This includes computing, analytics, storage, and networking. A major advantage for end users is the ability to use any service to develop new applications or run existing applications in the public cloud. With migration and networking tools, single sign on, and identity management, [...]
6th February 2023
Microsoft Teams Premium is now available
With the current challenges to our economic climate and the move to flexibility in work patterns, companies are looking for innovative solutions to new situations. Microsoft is investing heavily into modern digital tools to supplant legacy ways of working. AI-powered technology shows promising results to enhance team collaboration, working productivity and to change our fundamental [...]
16th January 2023
Microsoft Teams: Building A Community of Collaboration
The ways in which we interact with one another have shifted dramatically over the past few years. Thanks to digital transformation, we have the ability to work from anywhere at any time and minimise face-to-face communication. But some things haven't changed in a hybrid world. Microsoft Metaverse Last year, Microsoft introduced their own version of [...]