Hybrid Deployment
The latest Hybrid Deployment coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
With 60 Days Left for Exchange ESU, February Patch Ramps Up Hybrid Security Overhaul
Microsoft today released the February 2026 Security Updates for Exchange Server, a cumulative rollup that covers Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) RTM and, under the paid Extended Security...
Arc-Enabled On-Prem Servers Now Power Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid Deployments
Microsoft has fundamentally transformed enterprise desktop virtualization with the groundbreaking capability to use Azure Arc-enabled servers as session hosts for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD),...
Office Online Server Retirement: Exchange On-Premises Migration Guide
Microsoft's announcement of Office Online Server (OOS) retirement marks a significant shift for organizations still running Exchange Server on-premises. The impending end of support for this critical...
Microsoft Launches Cloud-Managed Remote Mailboxes, Ending Hybrid Exchange Attribute Limits
Microsoft has officially moved cloud-managed remote mailboxes from preview to production-ready status, marking a significant milestone in hybrid Exchange deployments. This long-awaited capability...
Final public security patches for Exchange 2016/2019 released; hybrid app enforcement begins.
Microsoft's October 2025 Security Updates for Exchange Server mark a significant milestone in the product's lifecycle, delivering critical security patches while signaling the end of publicly...
Alibaba Cloud’s AI Surge: 26% Revenue Jump, $52B Capex, and the Battle for Asia’s Cloud Future Against Azure and AWS
Alibaba’s Cloud Intelligence group just posted a 26% revenue surge to RMB 33.4 billion ($4.66 billion) in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, propelled by AI product revenues that have now grown at...
Microsoft and CISA Demand Hybrid Exchange Overhaul: October 31 Permanent Cutoff After Vulnerability Alert
Microsoft has drawn a hard line in the sand for hybrid Exchange administrators: after October 31, 2025, any on-premises server still relying on the legacy shared service principal for rich...
Per-Mailbox Cloud Management Lets Admins Finally Retire the Last Exchange Server
Microsoft has released a per‑mailbox cloud management feature that finally gives hybrid Exchange organizations a clear path to unplugging the last on‑premises Exchange server. With the new...
Microsoft Opens Windows Update to Third-Party Apps as Office Hours Tackles IT's Toughest 2025 Challenges
Microsoft is quietly testing a major expansion of Windows Update that will allow any third-party application or driver to be patched through the same built-in mechanism used for OS updates. The...
CISA Mandates Immediate Disconnect of EOL Exchange Servers After Black Hat Exploit Demo for CVE-2025-53786
A critical Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability now carries a binding directive from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, following a live demonstration of the exploit at the...
CISA Sets August 11 Deadline for Critical Exchange Hybrid Patch as Exploits Emerge
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued Emergency Directive 25-02 on August 7, 2025, giving federal agencies fewer than four days to remediate a high-severity vulnerability...
CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Critical Exchange Hybrid Flaw by August 11
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive on Friday mandating all federal agencies with Microsoft Exchange hybrid environments to patch a critical...