Cisco to Acquire Splunk! Microsoft’s Biggest Leak Ever! VMware Informs Staff of Upcoming LayOffs!

On this week’s episode I cover a 3 different tech company acquisitions, some major product announcements from Microsoft and AWS plus much more!

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Scripts, Tricks and Tips:

Trentent’s DC Latency Tip:

https://x.com/TrententTye/status/1704238357545660911?s=20

James Rankin’s UPM Blog Post:

https://james-rankin.com/articles/migrating-fslogix-profile-containers-to-citrix-upm-containers-and-other-new-features-in-upm-2308/

Guy’s PowerShell Timezone Tip:

https://x.com/guyrleech/status/1704761187445985581?s=20

Cisco to Acquire Splunk:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cisco-to-acquire-splunk-to-help-make-organizations-more-secure-and-resilient-in-an-ai-powered-world-301934777.html

Liquit Acquired by Recast:

https://liquit.com/recast-software-acquires-liquit/

VMware Informs Employees of Upcoming Layoffs:

https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/111428/vmware-employees-informed-of-upcoming-layoffs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Office Issue Caused by Patch:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1372446/office-the-operating-system-is-not-presently-confi

Patch Breaks Windows Firewall:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-11/kb5029263-broke-windows-firewall-on-windows-11/td-p/3915922

DaaS Magic Quadrant:

https://solutions.dizzion.com/gartner-mq-daas/

Cisco Announced EoL of Hyperflex:

https://www.crn.com/news/networking/partners-cisco-hyperflex-end-of-life-is-big-opportunity-for-nutanix

Microsoft’s Biggest Ever Leak – Xbox Details Revealed:

https://www.wired.com/story/ftc-microsoft-leaks-xbox/

Communications About Employee Bonuses:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/leaked-microsoft-memo-tells-managers-144817183.html

Amazon Fall Devices Event Announcements:

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/20/amazon-devices-event-2023-everything-you-need-to-know-about-alexa-echo-fire-tv-and-more/?tpcc=tcplustwitter

CrowdStrike to Acquire Bionic:

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230919656931/en/CrowdStrike-to-Acquire-Bionic-to-Extend-Cloud-Security-Leadership-with-Industry%E2%80%99s-Most-Complete-Code-to-Runtime-Cybersecurity-Platform

Trend Micro Fixes Exploited Vulnerability:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trend-micro-fixes-endpoint-protection-zero-day-used-in-attacks/

Microsoft to Retire EWS API:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-start-retiring-exchange-web-services-in-october-2026/

iOS 17 Features:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/ios-17-review-standby-for-more-features/

Google Authenticator Feature Leveraged for Attack:

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/how-google-authenticator-gave-attackers-one-companys-keys-to-the-kingdom/

VBScript Removed from Recent Build:

https://x.com/jarwidmark/status/1704539549248979456?s=20

WSL 2.0.0:

https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsofts-wsl-2-0-0-is-here/

SMB NTLM Blocking Available:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/storage-at-microsoft/smb-ntlm-blocking-now-supported-in-windows-insider/ba-p/3916206

Azure Update Manager:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/update-center/overview?tabs=azure-vms

Salesforce CEO Identifies as a Remote Worker:

https://www.businessinsider.com/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-remote-work-rto-mandate-policy-2023-9?r=US&IR=T#:~:text=Salesforce%20CEO%20Marc%20Benioff%20said,to%20return%20to%20the%20office

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