Microsoft Forms—a new formative assessment and survey tool in Office 365...
Today, we are pleased to announce the availability of Microsoft Forms for our Office 365 Education customers. Forms is the result of direct feedback from educators that they want to have a quizzing...
View ArticleEducators, increase collaboration and professional development with new...
As part of Microsoft’s Education announcement in April, we announced new experiences and updates to Office 365 Education coming this summer that will make it easier for teachers to manage their...
View ArticleProfessional learning community groups in Office 365 Education
A professional learning community, or PLC, is a group of educators who meet regularly to share expertise and work collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students....
View ArticleLearn how Docs.com can be used in the classroom to share your work
Docs.com is the easiest way to create a visually appealing online portfolio that can include OneNote notebooks, Word documents, Excel workbooks, PowerPoint slide decks, interactive Sways, PDFs and a...
View ArticleMS16-074 – Important: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component...
Severity Rating: ImportantRevision Note: V1.1 (June 15, 2016): Revised the Executive Summary to correct the attack vector description. This is an informational change only.Summary: This security update...
View ArticleGet more out of your battery with Microsoft Edge
Using a power efficient browser is one of the best ways to get more out of your PC or tablet – whether you’re checking email, shopping online, playing games, or watching movies. Today’s laptops and...
View ArticleUsing Azure Multi-Factor Authentication at Microsoft to enhance security...
To improve security and better support the productivity of our mobile workforce, Microsoft IT enabled Azure Multi-Factor Authentication as an additional verification method for secure sign-in. Now,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Azure Government adds Premium Storage and expanded virtual machine...
Today, I am pleased to announce additional functionality for Microsoft Azure Government. In support of key customer requests and service portfolio expansion, we have added support for Premium Storage...
View ArticleComparing Windows Server 2016 Nano TP5 Provisioning Time to GUI/Core...
Foreword Hello again from Prague! Here is Jaromir and, in this post, I’ll show you how you can play with ws2016lab to measure I/O consumption of each server installation option. I decided to compare...
View ArticleJune 2016 updates for Get & Transform in Excel 2016 and the Power Query add-in
Excel 2016 includes a powerful new set of features based on Power Query technology, which provides fast, easy data gathering and shaping capabilities and can be accessed through the Get & Transform...
View ArticleMinnesota school district starts the school year right with the help of...
Today’s post was written by Burke Egner, director of technology at Austin Public Schools. Austin, Minnesota, is more than just a rest stop on Interstate 90 a couple hours south of Minneapolis. It is...
View Article3 ways Power BI can help your sales team succeed
With an ever-evolving market and a massive amount of data available, your sales team’s job of knowing their customer base isn’t easy. A multitude of information streams in every day. Sorting through...
View ArticleTake Microsoft for a test drive—take your teamwork to the next level with...
Test drive Office 365 and Windows 10 from the comfort of your own office. An online immersion session is not your typical online event. These 90-minute interactive sessions start with an online...
View ArticleLong Update Scans for Windows 7 Addressed in Latest Windows Update Client Fix
A fix for the Windows Update client is available that attempts to solve long update scans. read moreThe post Long Update Scans for Windows 7 Addressed in Latest Windows Update Client Fix appeared...
View ArticleUsing Azure Multi-Factor Authentication at Microsoft to enhance security...
To improve security and better support the productivity of our mobile workforce, Microsoft IT enabled Azure Multi-Factor Authentication as an additional verification method for secure sign-in. Now,...
View ArticleConsolidating customer feedback into data visualizations promotes action...
Stefan Kummert explains why it was nearly impossible for Microsoft IT to analyze internal customer satisfaction data about its applications and services to create actionable next steps. He shares how...
View ArticleGet BitLocker Recovery Information from AD Using PowerShell
Many organizations are taking advantage of Microsoft’s BitLocker drive encryption software that is built into Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and later versions of Windows. To ensure that...
View ArticleCumulative Update #7 for SQL Server 2014 SP1
Dear Customers, The 7th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2014 SP1 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. To learn more about the release or servicing model, please visit:...
View ArticleEndpoint Zone Episode 15: Avanade using Intune MAM | The Endpoint Zone with...
In this episode of The Endpoint Zone with Brad Anderson, Joseph Paradi from consulting firm Avanade, joins Brad and Simon to talk about their deployment of Intune MAM. Avanade chose to use Intune MAM...
View ArticleAnnouncing the public preview of the new Office 365 Network online community
Today, we are pleased to announce the public preview of the new Office 365 Network. Over the last three years, the Office 365 Network has become a vibrant online community for IT pros, technical...
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