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To our staff, partners, customers and communities – thank you for your support and trust. We wish you a peaceful Thanksgiving Day filled with gratitude, warmth, and joy.

📣 BUI has been recognized as an industry innovator by CIOCoverage magazine! The Princeton-based publication has included us on its list of the Top 10 Microsoft Partners helping customers enhance productivity, streamline operations, and improve security with Microsoft solutions. Congratulations, team! "There's a golden thread in our business: everyone has the same drive and passion to be the best," says BUI Global CEO Ryan Roseveare. Read the full story: https://hubs.li/Q02ZGrwC0 #BUI #TeamBUI #MSPartner

📣 BUI has been named as one of the Top 10 Microsoft Partners to watch! US-based enterprise technology magazine CIOCoverage has included us on its list of the industry innovators who are driving digital transformation and helping customers leverage Microsoft technologies for growth. In the latest issue, BUI North America General Manager Lizette Van Wyk shares how we're empowering the next generation of IT professionals. ➡️ Read the article here: https://hubs.li/Q02ZwDY-0 #BUI #TeamBUI #MSPartner

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Stay in the loop with the top technology news and updates from the past week and start your Monday informed... 🔐 SECURITY 🔐 1. Microsoft unveils new security features at Ignite | Microsoft is planning a major hardening of Windows security in 2025, including hot patching, quick recovery, and fewer privileges. 🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q02Zgz7L0 2. MITRE shares Top 25 software weaknesses | MITRE has released its annual list of the most common and dangerous software weaknesses behind more than 30K vulnerabilities disclosed between June 2023 and June 2024. 🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q02ZgBBn0 3. Palo Alto Networks warns hackers are breaking into its customers' firewalls | Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks have observed exploitation activity related to two vulnerabilities in PAN-OS. 🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q02ZgzBQ0 4. New 'Ghost Tap' attack abuses NFC mobile payments | Cybercriminals have a novel method to cash out from stolen credit card details linked to mobile payment systems such as Apple Pay and Google Pay. 🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q02ZgBG_0 💼 INDUSTRY NEWS 💼 1. US regulators want to break up Google | The US Department of Justice is demanding that Google sell off its Chrome browser after a court found the company to have a monopoly in online search. 🔗 Full story: https://hubs.li/Q02ZgBDc0 2. Microsoft pauses Windows 11 updates for PCs with some Ubisoft games installed | The Windows 11 version 24H2 update caused Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin's Creed games to crash, freeze, or have audio issues. 🔗 Full story: https://hubs.li/Q02ZgBc-0 💡 INNOVATION 💡 1. Students' homemade rocket smashes records | A new rocket built by students at the University of Southern California has broken a number of 20-year amateur spaceflight records for altitude, power, and speed. 🔗 Full story: https://hubs.li/Q02ZgzCT0 2. WhatsApp rolls out voice message transcripts | WhatsApp says its new feature will come in handy when you're on the move or in a loud place where you can't listen to a voice message. 🔗 Full story: https://hubs.li/Q02ZgBwK0 #BUI #TechnologyNews #IndustryNews

⭐ We're celebrating innovation and partnership at Microsoft Ignite! ⭐ When Microsoft announced its 2024 Partner of the Year award-winners in June, we were honored to be named Microsoft Country Partner of the Year in South Africa for the second time in a row! At this week's Microsoft Ignite conference in the United States, we had the chance to celebrate alongside other members of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program at a gala dinner in Chicago, where Lizette Van Wyk (our general manager) kept the BUI flag flying high! Congratulations and thank you, once again, to each and every member of #TeamBUI around the world! This level of recognition is only possible because of your dedication to our company. To our First Technology Group peers… Your support is invaluable! Thank you for working with us on projects large and small. To our customers… Thank you for choosing us as your cloud and cybersecurity partner, and for your continued trust. And, of course, a huge thank you to Microsoft – not only for this recognition, but also the collaboration that enables change for our mutual customers! #BetterTogether 🔗 https://hubs.li/Q02Z94b40 #BUI #MSPartner #PartnersMakeMorePossible #MSIgnite

#ICYMI... During his keynote address at Microsoft Ignite earlier this week, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella unveiled the AI-powered Agents coming to Microsoft 365. The SharePoint Agent, Facilitator Agent, Interpreter Agent, Project Manager Agent, and Employee Self-Service Agent in Copilot BizChat (pictured below) are designed to transform workplace collaboration and business processes. 📽️ Watch the video on YouTube to learn more: 🔗 https://hubs.li/Q02Z2rwk0 📸 Photo credit: Microsoft #BUI #MSPartner #MSIgnite

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Yesterday, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella kicked off the Microsoft Ignite conference by showcasing the company's latest innovations and announcing dozens of product updates and breakthroughs – including new capabilities powered by Microsoft Copilot. Key highlights include: 1️⃣ Introduction of new Copilot agents in Microsoft 365 From real-time translation in Teams meetings to automated project management in Planner, these AI-powered agents are designed to work alongside or on behalf of a team or organization to handle both simple tasks and complex business processes. 🔗 Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02YSSkY0 2️⃣ Introduction of the Microsoft Copilot Control System The system enables IT managers to govern access and usage of Copilot and Copilot agents, and provides visibility into agent statuses and lifecycles, to accelerate the business value of these AI technologies. 🔗 Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02YSJw_0 3️⃣ Introduction of Azure Local Enabled by Azure Arc, Azure Local is cloud-connected infrastructure that can be deployed at your physical locations and under your operational control. 🔗 Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02YSDQ50 4️⃣ Introduction of Microsoft Azure AI Foundry The Azure AI Foundry is a unified AI platform that includes the Azure AI Foundry portal (formerly Azure AI Studio) and the Azure AI Foundry software development kit with pre-built app templates, enabling developers to access Microsoft's most popular models through a single interface. 🔗 Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02YSTnq0 5️⃣ New Windows security features Microsoft announced new features to help commercial customers with three longstanding challenges with Windows security: overprivileged users and apps; unverified apps and drivers; and insecure credentials and authentications. 🔗 Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02YT0yB0 There were 80+ announcements on Day 1 of Ignite! You can watch Satya Nadella's speech on demand or browse through the official Microsoft Ignite Book of News for a comprehensive review. 📽️ Satya Nadella's full keynote on YouTube 🔗 https://hubs.li/Q02YST5w0 📚 The Microsoft Ignite Book of News 🔗 https://hubs.li/Q02YT05y0 📸 Image credit: All photographs by Microsoft #BUI #MSPartner #MSIgnite

What a way to start a Tuesday morning! US-based enterprise technology magazine CIOCoverage has named BUI as one of the Top 10 Microsoft Partners to watch! Congratulations, team! 🌟 Recognition like this is a wonderful acknowledgement of your enthusiasm, your passion, and your commitment to helping our customers succeed and grow with Microsoft technologies. Well done, all! Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02YGkMW0 #BUI #TeamBUI #MSPartner