data retrieval

The fusion of Cohesity Gaia with Microsoft 365 Copilot represents a seismic shift in how organizations can leverage AI to unlock the hidden potential of their backup data—a resource long considered little more than a safety net. This cutting-edge integration enables enterprises not just to...

Microsoft has quietly redefined the landscape of enterprise AI search functionality with the introduction of Agentic Retrieval Preview in Azure AI Search, an update that promises to transform how organizations handle complex, multi-turn queries. In an era where users demand nuanced...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of customer service, businesses are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance support efficiency and improve customer satisfaction. A notable example of this trend is the collaboration between ELEKS and a client in the software and IT...

Losing precious files on Windows 10 or Windows 11 can happen in a split second—one accidental Shift+Delete, an emptied Recycle Bin, or an unplanned disk cleanup, and suddenly important documents, irreplaceable photos, or months-long work might seem gone for good. But just as quickly as data can...

Since the introduction of natural language processing into everyday software experiences, the quest for intuitive search tools has been relentless. With the debut of Semantic Search on Windows Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft is taking a significant step forward, promising to change how users locate...

Microsoft's ambitious Recall feature is currently undergoing testing, and let's just say the reception is anything but uniform. Dubbed both "creepy" and "clever" by testers, this new AI-driven function aims to streamline how we access information across our screens. As anyone who has struggled...

In a bold move to redefine the landscape of enterprise AI solutions, Microsoft has announced a game-changing integration of Azure OpenAI's advanced GPT-4o model with LlamaParse Premium. This new collaboration promises to enhance retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows, allowing...

My computer fails to load the operation system when switching it on. On a black screen the error message shows: Invalid partition table When attempting to launch the opsystem from a Windows .ISO DVD any options offered on the screen fail to work out, the single viable option is to use CMD ...

I'll explain the situation. OneDrive had files and folders which were present from a previous Windows 11 installation ('Documents' libraries). Old 'Documents' and old 'Photos' were kept so that I could go through them over a period of time, removing any old files I did not need. Once I...

I've put a HD in a dock to view the files, I'm looking for my pictures, but the picture folders show nothing, I know the pictures are there, the trouble is where, can anyone please help as by opening a folder only brings up sub-folders etc.

I have been using WSE 2016 for a few years now to manage a simple home network of 4 windows 4 PC's with one WSE 2016 server. It worked fine over the past few years. I mainly use it for movie file storage and client backups. Recently some of the overnight backups stopped. No matter what I did the...

I have a 700GB external disk drive that my Dell x64 used to recognize when I plugged it in. W7 will no longer recognize it. I can plug it into another like Dell W7 machine and it recognizes the disk. Does anyone know why this problem is happening and anything I can do to rectify it? (It may...

I managed to retrieve my HP external drive from being a recovery drive. I finally got through to Dell tech support and they took files off. As an aside, I knew if I could format it it would erase everything and I could use it again. The Dell person did just that but I couldn't - I right clicked...

Hi all, I just upgraded from Windows 10 32bits to 64. I used an external hard drive for that and of course, I didn't think about it, everything is gone. Some of it wasn't backed up, so I'd like to get the data back if possible, it'd mean the world to me. My little bit of hope is that my hard...

Hi All Expert, Good Day. I have a user which when she search for file/doc in server network NAS is very slow, but other users pc was fast. But when she search for file/doc on her whole C drive was slow but still fine, I would like to check if indexing help to solve the slowness in searching...

“Ipsa scientia potestas est.” – Sir Francis Bacon In the last two posts in this series, we covered the Speech APIs and the Language Understanding APIs. In the current post, we’ll go over the Knowledge APIs. There is a natural progression to this since from speech, we derive meaning, and with...

Hi This isn't really a request for help, more curiosity. This morning I deleted a folder that I though was out of date and I emptied the recycle bin. Only after that did I realize that there was another folder in it that I did need. I've never used Recuva but I downloaded it and tried to see...

So i have been using windows 8.1 and only had one local account in this computer. I come back to find that someone has associated their cloud account to this computer and now my account is missing and now i have their accounts instead and windows 10. My question is, can i somehow retrieve my...

My Thinkpad crashed and luckily I had backed up 2 days before using Rescue and Recovery. All my files have been retrieved including the Lotus Notes archives etc....except for my contacts (address book) which are a file called names.nsf. I can go into R&R and when I retrieve an individual file, I...

I have just received a long Email from MSN. Briefly, an extract: "We wanted to let you know of some changes. Three of our MSN apps will be discontinued this autumn along with some features on the MSN Food & Drink and MSN Health & Fitness websites. If you have stored any of your data in the...