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This Week in IT: Google Innovations, Dell Edge Platform, Surface Devices, Security Spending

Google and Microsoft product announcements, a new Dell edge platform and data on security spending highlight this week's IT news.

October 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you This Week in IT, a curated summary of IT and enterprise technology stories each week. Google Cloud Next ’22 announcements Google announced […]

August 2022 Patch Tuesday: 121 Microsoft Vulnerabilities

The 121 vulnerabilities include an actively exploited MSDT code execution bug and 16 other critical-rated flaws.

August 9, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

IT admins will need to patch 121 critical vulnerabilities this month as part of Microsoft’s monthly security patches, which is notably higher than what is typically expected of an August security release. According to Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), the security bugs fixed this month affect Azure Batch Node Agent, Real Time Operating System, Site Recovery, […]

macOS Ventura adds Powerful Productivity Tools and New Continuity Features that Make the Mac Experience Better than Ever

June 6, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New features like Stage Manager help Mac users stay focused and get more done CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple® today previewed macOS® Ventura, the latest version of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, which takes the Mac® experience to a whole new level. Stage Manager™ gives Mac users an all-new way to stay focused on the […]

Introducing the Blueprint Series of How-To Guides for IT Pros

Our new Blueprint Series of how-to guides is designed to give IT pros detailed guides to the most pressing technology issues today.

June 3, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The My TechDecisions team is pleased to present our new Blueprint Series of technical how-to guides. The goal of these resources is to provide actionable insights into emerging solutions and challenges that our IT audience may face on a day-to-day basis. Let’s face it: recent years have been incredibly difficult for IT professionals who were […]

How Microsoft Is Making A Passwordless Working Life Easier

Microsoft is expanding passwordless options for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Authenticator.

May 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In addition to expanding support for a common passwordless standard, Microsoft announced several new passwordless options to help reduce the attack surface and keep accounts secure, including passwordless support for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and other innovations. According to Microsoft, the passwordless support for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Virtual […]

Azure Virtual Machines With Ampere Altra Arm-Based Processors In Preview

Microsoft has announced the preview of Azure Virtual Machines featuring the Ampere Altra Arm-based processor.

April 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft announced the preview of Azure Virtual Machines featuring the Ampere Altra Arm-based processor designed to help organizations manage complexity and run modern, dynamic and scalable applications. According to Microsoft, these new VMS are designed to efficiently run scale-out workloads, web servers, application servers, open-source databases, cloud-native as well as rich .NET applications, Java applications, […]

Microsoft Makes Two Key Improvements to IE Mode in Edge

With the death of Internet Explorer imminent, Microsoft makes key enhancements to IE mode in Edge to help organizations gradually transition.

March 29, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With the death of Internet Explorer less than three months away, Microsoft says it has made two key enhancements to the Internet Explorer (IE) mode in Microsoft Edge designed to keep apps and workflows using the browser operational and share information between modern and legacy sites. Internet Explorer will retire and go out of support […]

Reminder: Internet Explorer Retires On June 15

Organizations still using Internet Explorer are again being urged to switch to Microsoft Edge or other browsers with IE retirement imminent.

March 21, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Organizations still using Internet Explorer are again being urged to switch to Microsoft Edge or any other browser with Microsoft’s legacy web browser set to be retired on June 15. In a new announcement in Windows message center, the company says “the future of Internet Explorer on Windows is in Microsoft Edge” via the IE […]

Lenovo Unveils Products and Solutions Designed to Power a Hybrid World at MWC ‘22

February 28, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New ThinkPad™, ThinkBook™, ThinkVision™, IdeaPad™, tablet and motorola devices and solutions launched at MWC 2022 BARCELONA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–At MWC 2022, Lenovo™ unveiled a portfolio of innovative new products and solutions designed for a more connected and increasingly hybrid world. The line-up includes a wide range of sophisticated, products and solutions that support Lenovo’s vision of delivering […]

Microsoft Temporarily Disables Exploited MSIX Protocol Handler

Microsoft disabled the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol and is working on a fix after a bug was discovered that allows attackers to spoof App Installer.

February 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says that it has disabled the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol and is working on a fix after a security bug was discovered that allows an attacker to spoof App Installer. According to a Microsoft Tech Community blog, an attacker could spoof App Installer to install a package that a user did not intend to install. […]