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Do you need to buy all of Office or is Word enough?
By Cale Hunt published
A few words... Microsoft lets you buy standalone core Office apps like Word, but it's clear that the Microsoft 365 subscription service is the company's first priority. Here's what you need to know.
You won't believe that Microsoft Teams has existed 7 years without this simple feature
By Sean Endicott published
At last Microsoft Teams will soon support renaming the General channel within any team. Every team has a General channel that cannot be removed, but up until now the name has had to remain the same.
What is the Microsoft Defender app, and how do I get started on Windows 11 and Android? This Microsoft 365 benefit explained.
By Mauro Huculak published
Extra security If you have a Microsoft 365 subscription, you can download the Defender app to access additional security features not available on Windows 11 or 10.
Delta CEO says Microsoft is "probably the most fragile platform" after it lost "half a billion dollars in five days" during the CrowdStrike outage
By Kevin Okemwa published
FORTIFY? Ed Bastian has "tremendous respect for Microsoft and (CEO) Satya," but the lack of fortification might force Delta Air Lines to look elsewhere.
Delta's new attorney seeks over $350 million from Microsoft and CrowdStrike after the global outage — a $10 gift card won't cut it
By Kevin Okemwa published
PAY UP! Delta Air Lines has hired prominent attorney David Boies to seek damages from Microsoft and CrowdStrike.
Microsoft: Yesterday's Azure and 365 server outage was caused by a DDoS attack ... at least at first
By Jez Corden published
Azure down Denial of service was on the menu for Microsoft's server infrastructure.
Microsoft 365 and Azure gets hit with a big new server outage, as Microsoft investigates (update)
By Jez Corden published
Azure Down Microsoft 365 and Azure gets hit with a new wave of outages, hot on the heels of the Crowdstrike debacle. Microsoft says it's investigating.
A former Microsoft Software Engineer explains CrowdStrike's digital pandemic that left over 8.5 million Windows devices with annoying BSoD errors
By Kevin Okemwa published
CROWDSTUCK? Dave Plummer (aka Dave's Garage), a former Microsoft software engineer, recently shared a YouTube video explaining the digital pandemic caused by CrowdStrike.
"Not now sweetie, Mummy's making CrowdStrike memes" — a compilation of the finest jokes the internet has created amongst crippling digital chaos
By Jennifer Young published
CAN I HAZ MEMES As the digital world burned, so did some fire jokes. Here's the best the internet had to offer of CrowdStrike and Microsoft memes from around the world.
As the world wakes up to a "digital pandemic", Microsoft suggests turning it off and on again 15 times
By Jennifer Young published
HELLO? IT? The world came to a standstill this morning as many services reliant on Azure servers were affected by an outage. Microsoft's solution? A classic. Turn it off and on again.
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