Dear Bill, I know you just start Microsoft, but you wouldn’t believe where Windows has ended up. It’s 2025, and Microsoft just dropped Windows 11 25H2. Relax — they didn’t reinvent the wheel again, just polished the spokes and painted the logo shinier blue. It’s the kind of update that arrives quietly, fixes a few…
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Embedded HSMs in the Cloud? Yes, Microsoft Just Went There
TL;DR: Microsoft is moving from centralised HSM clusters to embedded hardware modules built straight into the host silicon. Lower latency, higher throughput, and a new level of “I actually own my keys” confidence. It’s a big shift — for engineers, not marketers. 1. Hook You thought your keys were safe in the cloud? Think again….
Azure Update 499923: Retirement Is Coming — Are You Ready?
Microsoft just dropped Azure Update 499923 into its “Retirements / Roadmap” category. Under product categories Networking, Security. Translation: some Azure networking/security feature or capability is being sunsetted (or marked for retirement). It’s going on your “watch list.” 🔍 What We Know (From Public Data) It’s been added to Microsoft’s roadmap as of October 3, 2025….
Microsoft’s $30B UK AI Bet: Champagne Promises, Builders’ Tea Reality
Microsoft has just announced it’ll invest a whopping $30 billion in the UK over the next four years to “power the AI future.” Biggest UK investment they’ve ever made. Impressive headline. But let’s not pop the bubbly just yet — we Brits know full well that headlines are free, execution is where the bill lands….
🔥 Zero Trust Architecture: No More Free Passes 🔥
Hey guys, let’s talk about Zero Trust, isn’t a product you buy, it’s a mindset you adopt. The idea: never trust, always verify. Every identity, device, app, and network packet is guilty until proven innocent. Microsoft has gone all-in, embedding Zero Trust principles into Entra, Intune, Defender, Sentinel, Purview, and the rest of the ever-growing…
Multi-Agent AI with Microsoft: Ambitious, Useful… and Definitely Messy
Microsoft has rolled out a beefed-up architecture for multi-agent AI systems via Azure AI Foundry. Cool move. Here’s what it is, what it tries to solve, what the catches are — and what you should really check before betting your team budget on it. What Microsoft is Offering Connected Agents + Multi-Agent Workflows: The idea…
WireGuard in AKS: Microsoft Finally Gets Serious About In-Transit Encryption
Alright folks, let’s cut through the PR fluff. Microsoft just dropped WireGuard in-transit encryption for AKS (yep, still Public Preview), and it’s actually worth paying attention to. What’s the Deal? AKS now supports WireGuard-based encryption between pods that live on different nodes. This is baked into Azure CNI with Cilium, so you don’t need to…
Windows is dead, but still breathing cash
The new Extended Security Updates (ESU) 2025 Microsoft just launched a new necromancy-as-a-service program.Officially, Windows 10 dies on October 14, 2025. But with ESU, it can limp along till 2028 — a solid business decision if you’re not quite ready to bury your operating system. 💀 Is Windows 10 really dying? Yep. After Oct 14,…
Microsoft Just Threw Windows Licensing into the Cloud — And Locked It Inside Confidential VMs
Hi ))))))))))))) So here’s the deal: Microsoft just migrated its entire Windows Key Management Service (MKMS) — the backbone of license activations for Windows, Xbox, Office and who knows what else — into Azure.Not just any Azure. We’re talking Confidential Virtual Machines, managed HSMs, and enough hardware-backed encryption to make even the NSA feel excluded….
Break the Chain: Why FIDO2 Is Killing Passwords for Good
Hey, let’s be honest: passwords are over. SMS‑codes, pushpopups, totp tokens, great in theory, weak in real‑life fights. bad guys surf that weakness like it’s a goldmine. phishing got too smart, MFA fatigue is real, and attackers no longer brute-force, they social-engineer the hell out of u. that’s where FIDO2 crashes in like a hero,…