In about two weeks, Microsoft was scheduled to host its annual MVP summit at its offices in Seattle, Washington. The company has started notifying attendees today that the company is canceling the in-person event and will move to a virtual event instead.

I did think about calling this the typo edition – I just bought a Microsoft Sculpt ergonomic keyboard and it might be preventing physical strain but my mental state as a result of the change is a whole other matter.

This month sees Microsoft pull a standalone security update, release a Windows 10X emulator so that developers can start adapting apps to work with the upcoming dual-screen SKU, we get more details on the container architecture in Windows 10X, a public preview of FIDO2 support for hybrid Azure Active Directory deployments, and much more.

This week, we look at the management capabilities available in Microsoft 365, which provide a unified interface for managing users, devices, apps, and services plus security features aimed at safeguarding data at every level.

For decades, Microsoft has been pushing certifications as a way to show your expertise in a particular area. Spanning from on-premises to the cloud and productivity software, these certifications are utilized by the IT industry to help find experts in specific areas.

On this edition of the Enterprise Dish, we sit down with Rick to learn what's new in Veeam's V10 release of its availability Suite, the company's largest release to date. 

Microsoft has made a preview of the Fluid Foundation available for Office 365 users to try out. The preview demonstrates how components can work together to share information quickly. It is very focused on SharePoint Online at present, but Microsoft plans to make intelligent fluid components available in Teams, OWA, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Office apps. The preview raises some questions, but that's the nature of the beast.

Early last year, we first caught wind that Microsoft was working on a new cloud-based printing feature. The idea is simple, bring printing into the modern age with a cloud-based printing solution.

On this edition of the Enterprise Dish, Outlook has a new spaces feature, Teams gets a new leader, and Dux has a top tip about how to simplify the meeting workflow.

Our next MJFChat is all about Microsoft Endpoint Manager, the company's new brand and console for its existing management services and software, with special guest Directions on Microsoft's Wes Miller.

Microsoft is working to address this market by adding functionality to its popular Teams application to enhance workflows for all types of workplace scenarios. The company is also building hardware, such as the Surface Go, to help bring low-cost, high quality, interactions to the Firstline worker.

SharePoint Online document libraries keep 500 versions of files by default. The minimum recommended by Microsoft is 100. But why are so many versions kept? The reason is that it leads to better recoverability and underpins features like AutoSave and co-authoring. You might be tempted to reduce the number of versions, but why? I can't come up with a good answer.

PowerShell 7 has introduced a number of new abilities for the language. One of those abilities is the oft-requested pipeline chain operator. The PowerShell pipeline is a cornerstone of the language. Easily passing entire objects from one command to another is exceptionally useful.

Microsoft and its hardware partners have new device security requirements to protect against targeted firmware attacks.

How to configure Windows for the best experience when using an external monitor and how to reset the graphics stack without restarting Windows.