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About Tony Redmond

Tony Redmond has written thousands of articles about Microsoft technology since 1996. He is the lead author for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook, the only book covering Office 365 that is updated monthly to keep pace with change in the cloud. Apart from contributing to Practical365.com, Tony also writes at Office365itpros.com to support the development of the eBook. He has been a Microsoft MVP since 2004.

Three Steps to Securing Microsoft Teams

May 23, 2022 by Tony Redmond Leave a Comment

Securing Microsoft Teams

Any discussion about securing Microsoft Teams can rapidly descend into a detailed debate about different policy settings. But when you focus on what really needs to be done, it’s all about making sure that user access is secure, external access is controlled, and individual teams are managed. Easy!

Azure Active Directory, Blog, Teams Azure B2B Collaboration, Azure B2B Direct Connect, Cross-tenant access policies, Securing Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Launches Group Ownership Governance Policy

May 16, 2022 by Tony Redmond 2 Comments

ownerless Office 365 groups

The Microsoft 365 Groups Ownership Governance policy is now generally available. Also known as the ownerless group policy, this capability allows organizations to make sure that all groups have owners by detecting ownerless groups and extending invitations to active group members to become owners. It’s a useful capability, especially in large tenants with many groups.

Blog, Microsoft 365 Group ownership Governance policy, Microsoft 365 Groups, Office 365 Groups, Ownerless group policy

Microsoft Releases May 2022 Exchange Server Security Updates

May 10, 2022 by Tony Redmond 7 Comments

GENERIC Exchange Online

Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange 2013, 2016, and 2019. The updates address some known elevation of permission vulnerabilities. Microsoft says that there’s no evidence that attackers have exploited the vulnerabilities “in the wild,” but that’s no reason to avoid installing the security updates as soon as possible.

Blog, Exchange Server Exchange Server security update

If You’re Serious About Compliance, You Need Office 365 E5

May 3, 2022 by Tony Redmond Leave a Comment

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Organizations have lots of choice in terms of the licenses they buy to use Office 365 and Microsoft 365 functionality. If you’re interested in compliance and data governance, maybe the Office 365 E5 plan delivers the best combination of functionality and price. Let’s see what the numbers say.

Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 Compliance, Microsoft 365 Data Governance, Office 365 E5, Office 365 Licensing

Microsoft Revamps Exchange On-Premises Servicing Model

April 20, 2022 by Tony Redmond 8 Comments

Microsoft released Exchange Server 2019 CU12 and Exchange Server 2016 CU23 on April 20. They also made some important announcements, including a new half-yearly servicing cadence for Exchange 2019, availability of free Exchange 2019 keys for hybrid servers, support for Windows Server 2022, and the beginning of the ability to remove the last on-premises Exchange server.

Blog, Exchange Server Exchange Server 2016 CU23, Exchange Server 2019 CU12, Exchange servicing model

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