The time has come for me to retire this blog. I’m writing this post to let you know what’s going to happen to Practical 365 going forward, and to say thank you to everyone in the community who has supported me over the years.
Using SharePoint Online Document Libraries as a Document Management System
How to use a SharePoint Online document library to maintain a central repository of documents that are published to multiple locations.
Office 365 Message Tracking Improvements
A look at the message trace feature in the Office 365 Security and Compliance Center for tracking email message delivery in Exchange Online.
Managing Change in Office 365
How to deal with the challenges of keeping up to date with new features and changes being deployed by Microsoft in Office 365.
Multi-factor Authentication by Default for Administrators in Azure AD and Office 365
How the Azure Active Directory baseline security policy enforces multi-factor authentication for privileged administrator accounts in Office 365 and Azure AD.
June 2018 Updates Released for Exchange Server
Microsoft has released new cumulative updates for Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2013, and Exchange Server 2010 SP3 in June 2018.
PSA: You Should Keep a Copy of Every Exchange Server Update
I strongly recommend you keep an archive copy of every Exchange Server installer, service pack, update rollup, and cumulative update in case of a support or recovery scenario that requires it.
Better Spam Filtering with Exchange Online Mail Flow Rules
How to use Exchange Online mail flow rules to improve the effectiveness of your EOP spam filtering and protect Office 365 users from phishing attacks.
Blocking IMAP, POP, and Other Legacy Applications From Office 365 Using Azure Active Directory Conditional Access
How to use Azure Active Directory conditional access policies to block legacy applications such as POP, IMAP, and basic authentication from connecting to Office 365.
Microsoft is Going to Enable Your Azure Information Protection Features
Microsoft has announced that Azure Information Protection (AIP) will be enabled by default for all Office 365 customers that have eligible licenses.