15th March 2023

Microsoft announces the preview of serverless Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL, Microsoft Microsoft

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 [...]

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14th March 2023

Emails Exposed in DoD Azure Attack

Azure, cybersecurity, Microsoft Microsoft

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 [...]

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24th February 2023

Azure hybrid cloud benefits

Azure, Cloud, Microsoft Microsoft

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, [...]

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10th January 2023

Key cloud adoption trends

Azure, Cloud, cloud migration, Microsoft Blog

Organisations are increasingly having to adapt to changing technological, economic and industry challenges. Modern businesses focus on reducing business costs and complexity, as well as increased agility and innovation. Modernising workloads by moving them to the cloud is a significant digital transformation and one that provides security and flexibility. In addition, cloud infrastructure and capabilities [...]

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29th December 2022

The SharePoint Vulnerability Crippling Governments

Microsoft, SharePoint News

This ancient SharePoint vulnerability is a cautionary tale for businesses big and small… If you’ve been holding off on your SharePoint updates, now is your motivation to do it. For years, Microsoft 365 has been a leader in IT security – in 2020 they fought off the second biggest DDoS attack on record. But they can’t [...]

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15th November 2022

Microsoft 365 Business Premium – SMB platform doing more with less

Microsoft, microsoft licences, small business, smb Microsoft

It's no secret that these are testing times for small and medium sized businesses. Ignoring the current economic stresses, 60% of SMBs fail within their first three years, and that number is only expected to grow in tandem with the cyberattacks directed at them. They need help. If we're to continue to see them survive [...]

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24th October 2022

Evergreen IT Strategy

Microsoft, microsoft 365 Agency, Microsoft

Many organisations believe that evergreen IT strategies hold the answer for reducing resources, energy, and IT expenditure. The ability to expand existing software to ensure it's always up to date provides a flexible, cost-effective solution for businesses constantly concerned about compliance. What is evergreen IT? An evergreen IT strategy means implementing software that is regularly [...]

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14th October 2022

New Microsoft Licensing Benefits

licensing, Microsoft Microsoft

The Microsoft Partner programme has evolved, bringing new licensing benefits for our customers. These new licensing benefits will allow us to change the way our licences are sold and supported by cloud providers. New changes will support customers' ability to move their license to a partner's cloud, leverage shared hardware, and have more flexibility in [...]

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26th September 2022

The Microsoft Partner Programme Is Evolving

Microsoft, Microsoft Partner Microsoft

Customer needs have always fueled the Microsoft Partner Programme. Created to provide clarity to clients when searching for their next Microsoft Partner. With March's announcement of a change in the competencies finally coming into force on October 30th, it's essential to understand the details of the change. To help you stay updated with the latest [...]

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4th March 2022

Power BI February Updates

Microsoft, Power BI Microsoft

February was a big month for Microsoft. Not only did the countdown to the licence price increase cause a hike in demand - but some of their top products were updated with a range of new features. Microsoft typically updates its core apps monthly, continually improving the customer and partner experience. From the return of [...]

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