WindowsITPro Weekly Update 4/26/16 April 26, 2016 View this newsletter on the web: http://enewspro.penton.com/preview/ITDEV/TECH-001/20160426_TECH-001_726/display?elqTrack=true
Top Story Microsoft Garage Introduces Productivity Apps for SMB Android Users If you are looking to help your Android users with productivity on the job then Microsoft Garage has three apps you should take a look at. To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/hardware/microsoft-garage-introduces-productivity-apps-smb-android-users?NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1&elqTrack=true Hold Off on Deploying KB3148812 for Now A recent update for WSUS servers is causing all sort of problems. Microsoft is recommending delaying the installation. To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/patch-tuesday/hold-deploying-kb3148812-now?NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2&elqTrack=true Headlines Cool Tool: Microsoft Surface Diagnostic Toolkit Microsoft has provided a tool to perform diagnostics against potentially failing Surface hardware. To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/microsoft-surface/cool-tool-microsoft-surface-diagnostic-toolkit?NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_3&elqTrack=true Opera is Building a VPN into their Browser Would you trust a web browser's built in VPN with your user and company data? To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/security/opera-building-vpn-their-browser?NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_4&elqTrack=true Resources Maximize Virtualization Performance and Gain End-to-End Visibility Attend this webcast on April 27th at 2pm ET to learn best practices for configuring your virtualization hosts and guests to obtain optimum performance. To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/dell/maximize-virtualization-performance?code=UM_NL&NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_5&elqTrack=true Mastering the Migration: Moving Your Archive to Office 365 Join contributing editor Nick Cavalancia and TransVault CTO Matt Bonetti for an engaged discussion next week Thursday, April 28th at 2pm ET. You will receive tips on mastering the migration to Office 365. To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/transvault/mastering-migration?code=UM_NL&NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_6&elqTrack=true Headlines Securely Wipe a Surface Device with the Microsoft Surface Data Eraser Utility Using a Microsoft-supplied utility, you can securely erase data from a Service device. To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/microsoft-surface/securely-wipe-surface-device-microsoft-surface-data-eraser-utility?NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_7&elqTrack=true Create custom roles in Azure John Savill explains how to create custom roles in Microsoft Azure. To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/azure/create-custom-roles-azure?NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_8&elqTrack=true Events Soup to Nuts: Turning Software Updates into a Security Strategy Join Steve Rachui, Microsoft Premier Field Engineer, on May 11th & May 18th as he delivers two, day-long sessions covering all aspects of software update management, including developing successful strategies for delivering updates to Windows 10 computers using automated methods including System Center Configuration Manager and PowerShell. Register by May 5th and SAVE 20%! To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/soup-nuts-turning?promo=UM_ELNL5&NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_9&elqTrack=true Save up to $600 on IT/Dev Connections Join us October 10th-13th in Las Vegas at the ARIA Resort for the conference with a ""user group"" feel. Get the opportunity to engage with more than 100 of the industry's top experts and endless networking opportunities with your peers. Customize your education with 5 tracks and 190+ sessions. Register today to take up to $600 off the All-Access Pass! To view the full article go to: http://devconnections.com?code=ITDCNL16&NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_10&elqTrack=true Headlines Oracle's security update covers 136 vulnerabilities across 49 products Oracle's newest patch batch dropped yesterday, and it marks the first time the company has scored the vulnerabilities covered under the Common Vulnerability Scoring Standard (CVSS) 3.0 (previous patches used CVSS 2.0). To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/security/oracles-security-update-covers-136-vulnerabilities-across-49-products?NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_11&elqTrack=true Azure Container Service hits general availability with two big options After spending some time in preview, Azure Container Service has gone gold, or at least as "gold" as anything goes in the cloud world. Microsoft announced the general availability of Azure Container Service https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-container-service-is-now-generally-available/?elqTrack=true this week along with some partnership news that gives those looking at containerized options a little more flexibility. To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/cloud/azure-container-service-hits-general-availability-two-big-options?NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_12&elqTrack=true Resources Securely Transform Your File Transfer Process through Automation Join us IT security experts Mel Beckman and Donna Horton for a webcast on Thursday, April 28th at 12pm ET on encryption and authentication, as well as file transfer automation to help these work together unattended. To view the full article go to: http://windowsitpro.com/helpsystems/transform-file-transfer-process?code=UM_NL&NL=TECH-001&Issue=TECH-001_20160426_TECH-001_726&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_13&elqTrack=true You are subscribed to this newsletter as [email protected] Unsubscribe: http://windowsitpro.com/manage-newsletters?elqTrack=true Penton | 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor | New York, NY 10036 Copyright 2016, Penton. All rights reserved. Read the Penton Privacy Policy: http://www.penton.com/privacy-policy/?elqTrack=true
