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AI adoption is outpacing trust, with a @grafana Labs survey finding 85% of IT leaders comfortable with AI investigating problems, but only 50% with production deployments.
Explore the AI trust gap 👇
#AI #AIOps #Observability
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Chinese hackers used AI agents to accelerate attacks, including a ConnectWise Cloud Backup compromise involving attempted access to more than 2,250 @Microsoft 365 customer tenants.
See the attack and security implications 👇
#Cybersecurity #AI #MS365
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Ransomware activity rose 23% in Q3 2026, with industrial organizations accounting for 29% of reported attacks, according to @NCCGroupInfosec's latest threat intelligence report.
See the latest ransomware trends and emerging security risks 👇
#Ransomware
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Are resilience gaps putting your Kubernetes workloads at risk?
Join us, sponsor @Veeam and expert Matt Bator on Nov. 5 for this FREE webcast on Kubernetes resilience and smarter workload protection.
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#Kubernetes #DataProtection #ITSecurity
Kubernetes success goes beyond deployment.
Join us, sponsor @nutanix and expert Chris Brown on Oct. 30 for this FREE webcast on simplifying management, strengthening governance and optimizing costs across cloud environments.
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#Kubernetes
We caught up with @ecabot ahead of Live! 360 Tech Con to discuss choosing the right Intune app deployment method, configuring reliable detection rules and troubleshooting failed installations.
See how to improve Intune app deployments 👇
#MicrosoftIntune
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AI-related incidents can leave organizations unsure what changed or how to recover.
Join us and sponsor @SemperisTech on Oct. 29 for this FREE webcast on identity recovery, trusted backups and reducing business disruption.
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#AISecurity
.@Microsoft has made Metrics Usage Insights generally available for Azure Monitor Workspace, giving organizations greater visibility into Prometheus metrics consumption and monitoring costs.
See the new metrics monitoring capabilities 👇
#Azure #DevOps
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.@Microsoft is expanding Project Perception to address security risks from enterprise AI agents that can access sensitive data and act without constant human supervision.
Explore Microsoft's approach to securing enterprise AI agents 👇
#Microsoft #AI
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Technology keeps changing, but identity security fundamentals still matter.
Join us, sponsor @pingidentity and expert Nathan O'Bryan for this free Tech Spotlight event on adapting IAM practices to the AI era.
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#IAM #AI #IdentitySecurity
SQL Server connection strings don't have to be a guessing game.
In this article, @BrienPosey explains how a feature in SQL Server Management Studio 22.2.1 can make creating them easier.
Learn how to simplify your connection strings 👇
#SQL #PowerShell
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Can AI-driven triage and connected workflows simplify Microsoft IT management?
Join us, sponsor @KaseyaCorp and a panel of experts on Oct. 27 for this FREE webcast on managing Microsoft environments more effectively.
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#Microsoft
Nearly 30% of organizations monitored by @OntinueMXDR faced IT support impersonation attempts through @Microsoft Teams in early 2026, with attackers exploiting employee trust.
See how these attacks unfold 👇
#Cybersecurity #MicrosoftTeams #Phishing
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.@Microsoft engineer Bob Ward has introduced sqlsimtools, a free, open-source suite designed to help database administrators simulate SQL workloads and evaluate database performance.
Explore the new SQL testing tools 👇
#AzureSQL #MSFabric #OpenSource
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Running Kubernetes in the public cloud brings new operational, security, governance and cost challenges.
Join us, sponsor @nutanix and expert Chris Brown on Oct. 30 for this webcast on operating Kubernetes across public cloud environments.
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AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery, but can IT teams keep up? @Threat_Down reports 998 CVEs addressed around September's Patch Tuesday, compared with 96 a year earlier.
Explore the growing pressure on security teams 👇
#PatchManagement #AI
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.@Microsoft's October Patch Tuesday fixes more than 1,400 vulnerabilities, including three zero-days, one actively exploited Windows Shell flaw and critical Outlook vulnerabilities.
See which security fixes demand priority 👇
#PatchTuesday #Microsoft
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Compromised or misconfigured AI agents can make incident recovery more complex.
Join us and sponsor @SemperisTech on Oct. 29 for this FREE webcast on restoring trusted identity systems and preparing for AI-related disruptions.
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#AgenticAI
We caught up with Alex de Jong ahead of Live! 360 Tech Con to discuss when AI agents make sense, how to test them in Copilot Studio and which safeguards should govern autonomous actions.
See how to build agents that actually work👇
#AI #CopilotStudio
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.@Microsoft has announced Maia 300, its third-generation AI accelerator, designed to expand Azure AI infrastructure while improving inference performance and energy efficiency.
Explore Microsoft's next move in AI infrastructure 👇
#Microsoft #Azure #AI
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