Entries by Mihai

What’s new in Office 2019?

November 7, 2018 in , /by

Note: This update was designed for those of you (organizations and consumers) that haven’t opted for Microsoft’s Office 365 service with monthly feature updates. With Office 2019, Microsoft launches an enhanced roaming pencil case and ribbon customization across all Office applications. PowerPoint now includes scalable vector graphic (SVG) images and 3D model support, play video […]

What’s new in Microsoft Office & Windows 10?

October 15, 2018 in , , /by

Note: Microsoft has recently stated that Windows 10 is now installed on more than 700 million machines around the world. October 2018 Update If you already have Windows 10 and have automatic updates enabled, this update will be installed on your device when it’s ready. Here are the most recent updates. Your Phone app By […]

OneDrive or SharePoint? Business perspective.

September 26, 2018 in , , /by

Microsoft’s cloud-based suite of programs is growing rapidly, and it includes several tools that have so much in common, yet there are so different because their design goals are divergent. Briefly, OneDrive is a cloud-based document/file storage platform, typically used by individuals, but also by teams who need a singular platform to store and access […]

Microsoft Azure Traffic Manager

September 6, 2018 in , , /by

Azure Traffic Manager is a sophisticated DNS-based traffic load balancer that enables its users to distribute world wide web traffic to services across all Azure regions, while providing high availability, performance and responsiveness. Traffic Manager works purely at DNS level. As a result, once Traffic Manager has performed its designated task, the user’s device can […]

Azure Information Protection: overview & features

August 14, 2018 /2 Comments/in , /by

Azure Information Protection (AIP) is a Microsoft cloud-based solution that helps organizations classify and protect their documents by specifying appropriate labels. Those can be applied automatically by administrators who define policies, based on relevant suggestions or manually by users. AIP simplifies data protection by offering a user-friendly solution, while enforcing certain policies and guidelines through […]

Proven tips to speed up Windows 10

July 30, 2018 in , , /by

We all know that Windows 10 is the fastest operating system ever released by Microsoft. But with day to day use, apps install/uninstall, incomplete update installations, system file corruption make the system slower. Besides, with every new release, Windows provides new features and updates that demand more system resources. These may increase resource consumption, generating […]

Consumer vs. Enterprise-grade: File Sync, Sharing, and Back-up

July 24, 2018 /5 Comments/in , , /by

Consumer-grade file sync, sharing, and back-up solutions pose many challenges to businesses that care, and many cases are required, about control and visibility over their company data. At the same time, we work in an environment focused on accessibility and collaboration. Below are some of the biggest risks associated with consumer-grade solutions in a business […]

WaaS, or DaaS, or is it VDI?

June 7, 2018 in , , /by

The confusion. Technology is changing and evolving at a staggering pace, to the point where it has become difficult to keep up with the nomenclatures. Around 2006, the term VDI was being used, then around 2012 you started to hear DaaS, and then WaaS came into play. So what do they all mean, and what […]