Entra ID – Use Microsoft managed PKI for TLS inspection with GSA

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Entra ID Global Secure Access (GSA) is a Microsoft cloud based security edge solution aimed to replace VPN for accessing on-premises resources (Private Access), securing internet access through web content filtering (Internet Access) or Microsoft cloud services directly from the endpoint. One component of Entra ID Global Secure Access Internet Access is the Transport Layer

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Azure – Azure Communication Services is being retired in September 2028

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Microsoft has announced the retirement of Azure Communication Services (ACS) in September 2028. Azure Communication Services has been a cloud based solution provided to integrate applications, web sites or systems with email, text message or real time voice/video chats; it was even able to integrate with marketing solutions to track down email clicks. This service

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Azure – Configuration change analysis (preview)

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When troubleshooting issue(s) with Azure resources, it is usually difficult to identify has changed between a working situation and a failed situation, especially when there is participants. This is why Microsoft has introduced the Change Analysis feature. At this stage, this feature only covers changes made at VPN, network, Firewall and Virtual Machine level. The

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Entra ID – New version of Entra ID Connect (2.6.91.0) is available with migration workflow to Entra ID Cloud Sync

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Over the past few weeks I saw lot of posts telling everybody to upgrade their Entra ID Connect instance to at least version 2.5.79.0 to avoid synchronization disruption after September 30. All these posts are forgetting one important point, Microsoft is also deprecating Entra ID Connect (gradually); so instead of recommending to upgrade Entra ID

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Entra ID – A new version of the Global Secure Access is available

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If you use Entra Global Secure Access (What is Global Secure Access? – Global Secure Access | Microsoft Learn) to protect connectivity to M365, Internet or internal network from your devices, you must be aware that a new version (2.32.294) has been made available for Windows devices (both x64 and ARM). Your administrators can download

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Intune – Unattended remote help sign-in

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If you use Intune to manage your devices fleet, you may also be using the remote help feature allowing support desk team to remotely connect to devices to help end-users with their issue (Use Remote Help to Assist Users Authenticated by your Organization – Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Learn). There has been one thing with

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Windows / Intune – Windows 11 26H2 will have Windows Backup enabled by default

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There has been a new Windows feature introduced few months ago called Windows Backup. Windows Backup is feature to allow streamlining devices transition during replacement process by backing up user settings and Microsoft Store app configurations. This feature has been turned off by default so far but with the incoming Windows 11 26H2 release later

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Entra ID – New Entra ID Private Connector version

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As you probably already know, you can integrate your on-premise web applications with Entra to leverage Entra authentication and access control capabilities without having to open inbound ports on your perimeter firewall. This is called Entra ID Private Connector, formerly know as Application Proxy. Well, a new version (1.5.4892.0) has been made available for download

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Intune – You can now inventory registry keys

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If you are managing client devices with Intune, you already know that you can inventory these devices to know their physical details, from battery type or level to video controllers. This inventory is done by implementing the Properties catalog configuration profile type. Well, this profile has been updated to allow you to also inventory registry

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Intune – You can now view live Windows device synchronization status

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When managing a fleet of devices with Intune, from time to time administrators need to force a device synchronization from the portal. Until then, administrators could not really follow the sync process and needed to wait few minutes for the device to report back to Intune. Well, good news as now, with the July release

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