Author name: Benoit HAMET

Azure – Use the standard ping test to have more ping test options

As you know, Azure provides a ping test to evaluate the availability of your endpoints through the use of Application Insights. Well, the ping test is being upgraded and now called standard test and now provides ability to define the type of HTTP request (Get, Put, Head…) and get SSL health (aka expiration) notification. The […]

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Azure Virtual Desktop – Ensure you are using a recent remote desktop client before July 27th 2021

If you are using Windows Virtual Desktop (aka WVD, aka Azure Virtual Desktop, aka AVD) you know you need to use a specific remote desktop client. The AVD Remote Desktop client is being updated frequently to introduce new capabilities and fixes. Well, starting July 27th 2021, Microsoft is enforcing a minimum remote desktop client. You

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Teams – You can now use group to give access to Teams

As you know Microsoft Teams – the collaboration client from Office 365 – has been there for quite some time. When you create a new Teams (or manage an existing one) you have to give access to selected users. Until now, you had to invite every individual users you wanted to give access to Teams.

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Outlook – Coming soon, updated interface matching the web one

If you are using Microsoft Office 365 apps (aka Office) and have the ‘Coming soon’ (see https://t.co/1ZuhCEEkFk) enabled, you can turn on now an updated interface which is matching the one on the web. The navigation bar is moving from the bottom to the left side and now provides access to your Office applications too

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Azure AD – New administration role available to delegate Windows Updates settings

A new Azure Active Directory administration role is available – called Windows update deployment administrator – to delegate Windows Updates deployments through Windows Update for Business. This role allows you to delegate Windows Update for Business settings like when and how updates are deployed to devices. This will help you delegate Windows Update for Business

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Intune – Administrators can now locate devices

When you manage a fleet of devices, it is some time important to be able to locate these devices, especially when reported lost or stolen by end-users before requesting a remote wipe. Well, Intune administrators can now request to locate a Windows device from the Endpoint Configuration Manager portal (https://endpoint.microsoft.com/). To locate a device, connect

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Teams – New Teams attendance report

A new Teams attendance report for meeting (one time and recurring) and webinar is under way. It will provide to the meeting/webinar organizer details about the attendance directly from the Teams client. The deployment is currently underway and should be completed by end of August. NOTE this feature will be turn off by default. To

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