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Imagine someone is working from home, updates their password, then restarts their laptop. On a traditional domain‑joined or hybrid‑joined device, the next sign‑in often turns into a frustrating mix of cached credentials, waiting for a VPN to kick in, and hoping the device can reach a domain controller at just the right…
The last time I went to a teams meeting, I didn't have contact with the team that day because I was restricted for other reasons.
Turning strategy into sustainable change Rolling out new technology is only half the story. The real challenge is making sure people actually adopt it. That’s why the Business Change & Adoption (BC&A) team at Advania uses a Change and Adoption Toolkit: a practical, repeatable set of assets, activities and approaches that…
SharePoint has analytics. You probably know this. But here's what you might not realise: having data and being able to use it are very different things. Your SharePoint analytics show you how many people viewed a page, how long they spent there, where they came from. That's valuable. But if you've published content across…
If you're spending half your week chasing approvals through email chains, you're not alone. Policies, budgets, contracts, they all bottleneck the same way: unclear ownership, multiple versions floating about and no clear record of who actually signed off. SharePoint approval workflows solve this. They replace the chaos…
In this month's newsletter I'm sharing a comprehensive overview of the upcoming integration between Microsoft Teams and Viva Engage Communities. This month, we’re covering some big announcements across the Microsoft ecosystem, including: The new SharePoint experience: A major evolution of the platform, featuring AI-powered…
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Keeping up with explosive data growth, cyber threats, and rising costs is getting harder on legacy storage. In our upcoming webinar, learn more about Dell PowerStore, an enterprise storage array engineered for high performance, efficiency, and resiliency across demanding workloads. With intelligent automation, flexible…
Join us for an exclusive Cyber Partner Advisory Board Cyber threats are evolving at pace from ransomware and supply‑chain risk to changing regulatory and insurance landscapes. Join Advania and our strategic cyber partners for an interactive, insight-led afternoon designed for IT and security leaders who want to stay ahead…
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Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery is a new built-in solution (currently in public preview) that automatically backs up critical Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) objects and allows administrators to restore them to a previous good state after accidental changes or security incidents. It captures daily snapshots…
What Cisco Talos’ 2025 Year in Review tells us about modern cyber risk and what organisations should do next The Cisco Talos 2025 Year in Review makes one thing abundantly clear: cyber attackers are no longer winning because they are more sophisticated, they are winning because they are faster. Across vulnerabilities,…
I recently experimented with Microsoft's new Windows 365 for Agents service by building an AI agent to tackle a real-world task, and the results were eye-opening. Within minutes, the platform automatically provisioned two Cloud PCs running Windows 365 to execute my agent’s workflow. Even more impressively, I was able to…
The rise of AI in cyber threats Over the past few years, there have undoubtedly been significant developments in the AI landscape. These include, more recently, the emergence of agentic AI, where AI agents are able to perform autonomous, multi-step tasks, and multimodal AI, where models are able to process multiple types…
AI demand has collided with limited memory manufacturing capacity, pushing server RAM and storage prices up fast and squeezing lead times. That doesn’t mean progress has to stall. There is no simple magic fix, but we can help you navigate the situation to deliver outcomes for your organization. Why memory is tight (and why…
In today's cloud-centric landscape, ensuring the reliability of your Azure workloads is paramount. One of the cornerstones of achieving this is through Failure Mode Analysis (FMA), as highlighted in the Microsoft Well-Architected Framework's Reliability pillar. This strategic approach empowers organisations to identify…
Imagine delegating your most tedious computer tasks to a digital helper that works as if it were a human colleague, but this time it’s faster and works tirelessly. This is the promise of Windows 365 for Agents. Announced at Ignite 2025, Windows 365 for Agents is a new class of Cloud PC designed specifically for autonomous…
As the demand for cloud resources continues to surge, particularly due to the rise of AI workloads, Azure's UK South region is reportedly facing capacity challenges. Anecdotal feedback in the public domain appears to confirm from experience that there is some pressure with requests for subscriptions and compute quota being…