As organizations continue digital transformation, especially in the wake of COVID-19, IT leaders are seeking feature-rich, reliable, cloud-based calling solutions. Before the pandemic sent most of the office-based workforce home, many companies were planning for increased work from home policies as requested by a growing population of employees. However, 56% of younger managers, cited implementation…
Office 365 Business is now Microsoft 365 Business
4/10/2020
Carl Acree
Throughout April 2020, Microsoft Office 365 Business subscriptions are changing to Microsoft 365 for Business subscriptions, including Office 365 Business Essentials, Office 365 Business Premium, and Microsoft 365 Business. The consolidation clarifies the cloud services, desktop applications, and advanced security features included with each M365 bundle. It’s worth noting that the well-known Office suite of products is not changing. Word, Power…
Prepare for Windows Server 2008 End of Support with Transition to Azure
2/12/2019
Carl Acree
Support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 is coming to an end and that means the end of regular security updates. With cyberattacks becoming more sophisticated and frequent, running apps and data on unsupported versions can create significant security and compliance risks. End of support is quickly approaching for these popular 2008 releases:…
Microsoft Extends Enhanced Anti-Spoofing Protection to all Exchange Online Organizations
10/10/2018
Carl Acree
Microsoft recently announced the extension of enhanced anti-spoofing capabilities free of charge to all Exchange Online Protection (EOP) organizations. This comes as we’re seeing a rise in email spoofing, a tactic used in phishing and spam campaigns. These emails are especially threatening as the messages appear to come from a trusted source. A link in…
Issue in Microsoft Security and Quality Rollup Update
9/21/2018
Carl Acree
The recent release of .NET security patches to address CVE-2018-8421 is causing SharePoint workflows to stop working. Our SharePoint and network teams have successfully remedied the issue using the following fixes. After installing, patch KB4457916/4457035 or Microsoft KB4457920 rollup, we’re seeing SharePoint 2010 and 2013 server workflows to fail on start. We have successfully applied this Microsoft…