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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🌴 $400 savings end TODAY—don’t wait! #VSLive! San Diego, Sept. 8-12 at the Bahia Resort Hotel, is your chance to sharpen your developer skills with the best in the industry. 🎯 Register now to lock in $400 savings before it’s gone! vslive.com/events/san-d...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
*Unrelatable*
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AI kingpin Nvidia crowned as first public company with a $4 trillion valuation
Silicon Valley chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday became the first publicly traded company to surpass a $4 trillion market valuation, putting the latest exclamation point on the investor frenzy surrounding...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Microsoft's July #PatchTuesday security update is the second-biggest of 2025 (so far). @chrispaoli.bsky.social has the details over on @redmondit.bsky.social.
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Microsoft July Patch Tuesday: 137 Bugs, 1 Zero-Day SQL Flaw -- Redmondmag.com
This month's Patch Tuesday is here, packed with 137 vulnerability fixes, including 14 rated critical and one publicly disclosed zero-day affecting Microsoft SQL Server.
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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
🔥 Save $300–Early Bird savings end Friday! #VSLive! @ #Microsoft HQ is your chance to dive deep into .NET, AI and the Microsoft stack with Microsoft insiders and industry experts! Register now: vslive.com/events/micro... #ArtificialIntelligence #dotNET
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Pure AI @pureainews.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
A clear, mid-level explainer of the #Attention mechanism at the heart of #AI models like GPT for technical professionals who want to understand how models process input. pureai.com/articles/202...
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Your Attention Please: Understanding AI Attention -- Pure AI
A clear, mid-level explainer of the Attention mechanism at the heart of AI models like GPT for technical professionals who want to understand how models process input.
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Microsoft is readying a new "Windows endpoint security platform" as part of its Windows Resiliency Initiative. Meant for select Microsoft security partners, the new platform serves the WRI's overall goal of "helping organizations prevent, withstand, and recover from disruptions."
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Microsoft Gives Security Partners First Dibs at New Windows Security Platform -- Redmond Channel Partner
Microsoft is readying a new 'Windows endpoint security platform' as part of its Windows Resiliency Initiative (WRI).
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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
🚨 Last chance: Super Early Bird Savings end tonight! 🚨 TechMentor has been equipping IT Pros since 1998—and we’re back this August in Redmond, WA with the latest on Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Cybersecurity, Azure, PowerShell and more. Register today: techmentorevents.com/events/micro...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
This month's Microsoft Patch Tuesday update has 66 fixes, just one 6 short of cybersecurity armageddon. @chrispaoli.bsky.social has all the details on @redmondit.bsky.social. #patchtuesday #microsoft #ITsecurity
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Microsoft June Patch Tuesday: Zero-Day WebDAV Fix Highlights Smaller Batch -- Redmondmag.com
Microsoft's June Patch Tuesday is here with fixes for 66 vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, including one actively exploited zero-day, one publicly disclosed zero-day flaw and a set of unp...
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Pure AI @pureainews.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Last week on the Pure AI Recap, Editors @johnkwaters.bsky.social & @gladysmrama.bsky.social dove into a major new initiative—AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio's launch of a nonprofit aimed at curbing deceptive AI behavior. Listen in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJbO...
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PureAI Recap: Exploring LawZero - AI Safety with Yoshua Bengio
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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Super Early Bird savings for TechMentor @ Microsoft HQ end Friday! Connect with IT pros, hear real-world solutions and get inspired. 💰 Save up to $400—register now: techmentorevents.com/events/micro... #TechMentor #ITPros
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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
🚨 Super Early Bird Savings close TODAY! Don’t miss your chance to save up to $400 on VSLive! @ Microsoft HQ, happening August 4-8 in Redmond, WA. Join us to explore the Microsoft stack—including .NET 8/9, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, TypeScript and more! Register: vslive.com/events/micro...
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MedCloudInsider @medcloudinsider.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
AI is moving fast in healthcare—but there's one critical area where it still falls short. @johnkwaters.bsky.social and @gladysmrama.bsky.social explore the article, “OpenAI Is Trying to Fix AI’s Biggest Medical Blind Spot," in this podcast. Listen today! www.youtube.com/watch?si=kQc...
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OpenAI Tries To Bridge the Gaps in Medical AI: MedCloudInsider Podcast
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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🚨 Super Early Bird savings end Friday! 🚨 Join your tech community at Visual Studio Live! @ Microsoft‬ HQ, August 4-8 in Redmond, WA, for five immersive days of live, hands-on learning. Register by 6/6 to save up to $400: vslive.com/events/micro...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
We're recapping the dueling AI announcements from Microsoft Build and Google I/O in the latest "Week in IT" episode: #msbuild #msbuild2025 #googleio #ai
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Week in IT: Microsoft and Google's Week of Dueling AIs, More
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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
🚨 $150 discount ends TODAY! 🚨 Join us June 24-25 for the 2-day virtual seminar “Asynchronous and Parallel Programming in C#” with @jeremybytes.bsky.social‬. 🎯 Register now and save $150! buff.ly/TFbiijg #CSharp #DotNet #Coding
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
We're reviving our old tradition of trauma-bonding over IT nightmare stories. If it's a backup failure, ransomware, an outage or some other horror, we want to know! Fill out the form to share your story (anonymously if you want). Don't spare any of the gory details! form.jotform.com/251396997092...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
As noted by @joeydantoni.com at his data security presentation this morning, "Unstructured data isn't just growing -- it's multiplying in ways that traditional IT teams struggle to keep up with." Full recap over on @virtreview.bsky.social.
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A 5-Step Roadmap for Unstructured Data Security -- Virtualization Review
Learn how to take control of unstructured data sprawl and reduce risk with Joey D’Antoni’s actionable five-step roadmap, explained in full as part of an educational summit today, available for on-dema...
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Redmond @redmondit.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Jason Helmick, project manager on the #PowerShell team, breaks down why the scripting language tool can be used to simplify your workflows no matter your level of expertise. redmondmag.com/articles/202...
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Q&A: PowerShell for Everyone -- Redmondmag.com
Jason Helmick, project manager on the PowerShell team, breaks down why the scripting language tool can be used to simplify your workflows no matter your level of expertise.
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THE Journal @thejournal.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🕷️ Ever faced an IT nightmare? We know you’ve got a story. 🧠 Share your most terrifying, hilarious, or bizarre education IT horror story — we’re collecting the best for an upcoming series! 🔗 form.jotform.com/251405720033...
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Redmond @redmondit.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Microsoft's continued focus on #SQLServer 2025, explains @joeydantoni.com, highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and #hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads. redmondmag.com/articles/202...
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Why Microsoft Is Still Betting Big on SQL Server in a Cloud-First World -- Redmondmag.com
Microsoft's continued focus on SQL Server 2025 highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads.
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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🚨$150 discount ends Friday!🚨 Join us June 24-25 for “Asynchronous and Parallel Programming in C#,” featuring @jeremybytes.bsky.social‬, to learn to call and await tasks, handle exceptions, run parallel operations and more. Space is limited. Early-bird savings end Friday: vslive.com/events/train...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Google just did a cloak-and-dagger power move at its I/O event this week. @johnkwaters.bsky.social has the details in his latest WatersWorks episode: #googleio #ai #chromium
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Google Just Snuck AI into Chromium - WatersWorks
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Get rid of your long-standing cloud credentials, advised AWS expert Steven Smiley during a virtual summit session this morning titled "Expert-Level Cloud Tactics To Manage Bloat and Fight Breaches." Get the full recap over on @virtreview.bsky.social. #cloudcomputing #cloudspending #cloudsecurity
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Help Stop Breaches and Bill Shock with These 2 Cloud Fixes -- Virtualization Review
Cloud costs creeping higher than expected? Security risks keeping you up at night? You're not alone -- and you're not without options. In a cloud strategy summit today, cloud security expert Steven Sm...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Great overview from @vsmdev.bsky.social's David Ramel: "Microsoft kicked of its Build 2025 developer conference with a focus on agentic AI to mark the rapid transformation of software development that eliminates all that pesky human typing, if not reasoning -- yet." #development #msbuild #ai
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Microsoft Heralds 'Age of AI Agents' at Build 2025 -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft ushers in a new era at Build 2025, unveiling a wave of AI-powered agents designed to transform software development, supercharge productivity, and redefine the future of coding.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 20/05/2025
i’m a bit sad about the whole “em dashes are an AI tell” thing i love the em dash
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Joey D'Antoni @joeydantoni.com · 20/05/2025
In addition to the articles I have out this week @redmondit.bsky.social I have the pleasure of interviewing Corporate Vice President of Azure Database Shireesh Thota. We talked about all things SQL Server 2025 and Microsoft's future paths in data. #MSBuild #SQLServer2025 #AzureSQL
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
SQL Server 2025 is almost here: Microsoft released the public preview at #Build yesterday. In this exclusive @redmondit.bsky.social interview, resident SQL expert @joeydantoni.com and Microsoft CVP of Azure DB Shireesh Thota talk about everything from new features to (of course) the AI of it all.
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SQL Server 2025 at Microsoft Build: Everything You Need To Know
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
In case you missed it, @pureainews.bsky.social editor @johnkwaters.bsky.social and I chat (via AI) about the hows and whys of the $3 billion OpenAI-Windsurf deal in the latest Pure AI podcast.
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Pure AI Podcast: OpenAI Just Bought Its Way Into the IDE
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Now on the latest "Week in IT" episode: OpenAI buys its way into the IDE, and here's what Microsoft wants you to do with your passwords:
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Week in IT: OpenAI $3B Developer Gambit, Microsoft Wants You To Go Passwordless, More
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
GitHub Copilot vs. Anysphere Cursor -- which AI coding assistant are developers "vibing" with the most?
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Two Different Takes on Cursor/Copilot Vibe Coding Supremacy -- Visual Studio Magazine
Cursor and GitHub Copilot go head-to-head in a pair of firsthand reviews. One coder returns to Copilot after it adds support for top LLMs. A coding writer falls for Cursor’s conversational style and b...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
"If you are not using a package manager on your Windows system to install applications and other software, you should. Period. End of story." virtualizationreview.com/articles/202...
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You Need a Windows Package Manager -- Virtualization Review
If you are not using a package manager on your Windows system to install applications and other software, you should, says Tom Fenton, because downloading, and installing applications manually is a wa...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
New "Week in IT" episode out now. We talk about Microsoft's European cloud strategy, new Copilot Security agents, and a warning about vibe coding. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nygp...
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Week in IT: Microsoft's EU Gameplan to Survive the Trade War, More
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Good to be reminded sometimes that the "T" in "GPT" doesn't stand for "Thinking." My colleague @johnkwaters.bsky.social and I talk LLM transformers in the latest episode of the @pureainews.bsky.social podcast. #ai #llm #chatgpt
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Pure AI Podcast: What the Heck Is an LLM Transformer, Anyway?
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THE Journal @thejournal.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
💡Join us 5/14 to explore how access to comprehensive student data can help when implementing targeted interventions to reduce chronic student absenteeism. 🗓️Register now for this free virtual event: thejournal.com/webcasts/202...
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The Power of Data to Positively Impact Attendance -- THE Journal
Explore how access to comprehensive student data—including academic performance, attendance patterns, and behavioral indicators—can help when implementing targeted interventions to reduce chronic stud...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The disaster recovery strategies the disasters don't want you to know, courtesy of Microsoft MVP Karen Lopez and @virtreview.bsky.social. #dataresilience #backup #recovery #disasterrecovery
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Disaster Recovery Best Practices for the Real World -- Virtualization Review
Karen Lopez (@datachick) breaks down modern disaster recovery with a restore-first mindset, immutable storage, and dark data awareness.
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Trade tensions are making EU organizations wary of putting their data on U.S.-based cloud platforms. Microsoft is trying to get ahead of the problem. Great analysis by @joeydantoni.com over on @redmondit.bsky.social. #cloud #azure #microsoft #eu #datasovereignty
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Microsoft Rethinks EU Cloud Strategy as Geopolitics Roil Global IT -- Redmondmag.com
Facing rising trade tensions and anxiety over data sovereignty, Microsoft unveils a plan to shore up its European cloud footprint -- one that could reset how U.S. cloud giants operate abroad.
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Redmond @redmondit.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Microsoft announced new and updated AI-powered agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, aimed at enterprise collaboration, project management and data analysis. redmondmag.com/articles/202... #Microsoft #AIAgent #Copilot
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Microsoft Announces New Copilot Agents and Enhancements -- Redmondmag.com
Microsoft on Wednesday announced new and updated AI-powered agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, aimed at enterprise collaboration, project management and data analysis.
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Beware the "over-eager junior intern savant with encyclopedic knowledge of software, but...has an over-abundance of courage and shows little to no taste for good code," advises OpenAI co-founder. Via @vsmdev.bsky.social. #softwaredevelopment #ai #coding
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Vibe Coding Pioneer Advises 'Tight Leash' to Rein In AI BS -- Visual Studio Magazine
Andrej Karpathy, who started the whole 'vibe coding' thing to describe AI-drive software development, is now warning developers to keep tight control of their 'new over-eager junior intern savant with...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Great article by my colleague @johnkwaters.bsky.social. There are myriad reasons to consistently choose language that doesn't anthropomorphize AI, and delaying the heat death of the universe is just one of them. Via @pureainews.bsky.social. #chatgpt #openai #generativeai
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The High Price of Politeness: Why Saying 'Please' to ChatGPT Costs Millions -- Pure AI
The physics of AI are relentless. Unlike traditional software that responds with minimal processing, generative AI models spin up massive computations every time they're prompted, even for a simple 't...
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Meet the new boss, looks kind of like an AI boss. Plus, Microsoft's "Secure Future" vision continues to evolve and vibe coding continues its incursion into developer hearts and minds. #visualstudio #ai #microsoft
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Get Ready for the ‘AI Agent Bosses’: Week in IT, April 21-25, 2025
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Pure AI @pureainews.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
This week’s top #AI story? A geopolitical shake-up with massive implications. 🎧 In the latest Pure AI Recap, Editors @johnkwaters.bsky.social and @gladysmrama.bsky.social break down the U.S. chip ban and how it's hitting Nvidia hard. Listen to the recap: youtu.be/Iz2idXJMA_M?...
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Pure AI Recap: Nvidia's AI Empire Caught in Trade War Crossfire
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
In case you missed it, @adtmag.bsky.social editor @johnkwaters.bsky.social has taken his long-running WatersWorks blog to YouTube! His latest episode is all about how Amazon is trying to change development with its Nova AI. #ai #amazon #nova #genai
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WatersWorks: Amazon Nova Wants To Be Your One-Stop AI Shop
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Great Elevator Pitch ep featuring BeyondTrust's Morey Haber, who talks about the use of AI in identity management & security, and what'll happen when the AI bubble bursts -- what use cases will survive, and what will be abandoned. Catch it here: #identitymanagement #iam #AI #cybersecurity #pam
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Highly Secure Identity Management with AI: BeyondTrust
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
April's Patch Tuesday hits triple-digits, Microsoft turns 50, Amazon leans on its Nova AI and more on the latest episode of Week in IT, now on YouTube:
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Week in IT: Patch Tuesday Pain, Microsoft Turns 50, Amazon's AI Dreams
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
If you missed this morning's "Level Up Your App Security" summit presentation with Brien Posey (and his list of the top 15 hybrid cloud attacks targeting your apps), we have the recap over on @virtreview.bsky.social: #api #hybridcloud #cybersecurity #appsecurity
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Top 3 App Security Threats, Hybrid Cloud Edition -- Virtualization Review
Brien Posey, a well-known cybersecurity expert and 22-time Microsoft MVP, recently explained how enterprises can protect themselves against application security threats in hybrid cloud environments.
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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
🚨 It’s the last day to save $200 on Blazor training! Join @rocky.lhotka.net May 5-8 for a 4-day virtual workshop covering Blazor fundamentals, rendering modes, deployment, auth and more. 👉 Grab your spot: buff.ly/xkVagvR #Blazor #dotNET #AppDev
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Microsoft releases it's heftiest patch update of 2025 (so far) with 121 vulnerabilities addressed. Full story over on @redmondit.bsky.social via @chrispaoli.bsky.social: #microsoft #patchtuesday #itsecurity
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April Patch Tuesday: 1 Zero-Day in Large Batch of Flaws -- Redmondmag.com
Microsoft's April security update arrived Tuesday, featuring fixes for 121 vulnerabilities – the biggest patch load for the year.
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Recently spoke with AnswerRocket CTO Mike Finley for our Elevator Pitch series. Among other things, he had some super interesting insights about "emergent" AI capabilities: "We are going to see [AI models] learn to do things we did not expect it to do." It's around the 4-min mark; check it out here:
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Making AI Enterprise-Ready: AnswerRocket
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
GitHub Copilot has spawned a cottage industry of AI-powered coding assistants. @vsmdev.bsky.social editor David Ramel spotlights the front-runners here: #github #copilot #lowcode #nocode #dev
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AI Coding Assistants Encroach on Copilot's Special GitHub Relationship -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft had a great thing going when it had GitHub Copilot all to itself in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code thanks to its ownership of GitHub, but that's eroding.
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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
In case you haven't seen it, our Spaces4Learning podcast is now on YouTube! Each episode is spotlights the design, planning and management of educational facilities, featuring industry experts, architects, security and safety pros and more. Check out the playlist! @s4lmedia.bsky.social
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Spaces4Learning Events - YouTube
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