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| | I didn't know that you could still buy a perpetual license of Microsoft Office until I read this story in TechCrunch today.
The last time I bought a forever copy of Office was in 2006, when I also dropped way too much money on textbooks for the upcoming semester. I don't need to tell you things have changed since then—and journalists agree that Microsoft is sending smoke signals that say, "We'd love for you to just move to the cloud already."
When was the last time you needed to buy a perpetual license of Office (or anything, really)? I started a new thread in the SaaSOps Community for you to let me know. |
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| | | Microsoft Announces the Next Perpetual Release of Office | | TechCrunch | Like with the previous version, it’s clear that Microsoft would really prefer if you just moved to the cloud already. But it also knows that not everybody can do that, so it now calls this version with its perpetual license that you pay for once and then use for as long as you want to (or have compatible hardware) a “specialty product for specific scenarios. | | Gartner Research: Market Guide for SaaS Management Platforms 2021 | | BetterCloud | SaaS adoption has exploded over the last few years—and by all accounts, the “new digital workplace” has evolved into simply “the workplace.” In this report, Gartner analysts share how a SaaS Management Platform (SMP) can help you manage and secure your digital workplace, improve business operations, and keep end users productive in new ways. | | Microsoft Azure Front Door Gets a Security Upgrade | | Dark Reading | Azure already offers two edge networking tools: Azure Front Door, which focuses on global load-balancing and site acceleration, and Azure CDN Standard, which offers static content caching and acceleration. The new Azure Front Door brings together security with CDN technology for a cloud-based CDN with threat protection and additional capabilities. | | Hackers Abuse Google Apps Script To Steal Credit Cards, Bypass CSP | | BleepingComputer | Attackers are abusing Google's Apps Script business application development platform to steal credit card information submitted by customers of e-commerce websites while shopping online. They are using the script.google.com domain to successfully hide their malicious activity from malware scan engines and bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) controls. |
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| | | What Is an SVG File, and How Do I Open One? | | How-To Geek | In the context of computer graphics, SVG stands for “Scalable Vector Graphics.” An SVG file is a computer file that uses the SVG standard, defined by the World Wide Web Consortium, to display an image. While browsing the web, you may have come across graphical files with an “SVG” extension. What is special about these files and how can you view them? We’ll explain. | | The Quick AutoHotkey Guide for Beginners | | MakeUseOf | Learning the keyboard shortcuts to your system and software changes the user experience. AutoHotkey takes this idea one step further and allows you to create custom shortcuts for almost any task you perform on your computer. AutoHotkey is addictive once you become proficient. but for now, let's learn the basics with this guide for beginners. |
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| | | Google Launches 'Cloud Domains' | | SaaSOps Community | The community is abuzz over Google's new Cloud Domains. Have you had a chance to check 'em out? Curious to see what your colleagues think? Click the link above to join the conversation! |
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| | | Changes to Information Visibility in Meet Quality Tool, Meet Audit Log, and Reports API | | Google Workspace Updates | Google is updating how information is displayed in the Meet quality tool, Meet audit log, and Reports API. This makes it easier for admins to follow up on calls hosted within their domains, as all three tools will use the same identifiers for external participants. | | New Calendar Admin Privilege Hierarchy in the Admin Console | | Google Workspace Updates | Google is changing the hierarchy of privileges within the Calendar privileges section of the Admin console. Before, to control calendar-related admin privileges, you had to use the "All Settings" checkbox, which controlled both calendar settings and resource management. Now, there's a separate "Settings" checkbox which allows you to assign privileges related to calendar settings separately from resource management. |
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