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Using Microsoft 365 Desired State Configuration in Tenant-to-Tenant Migrations

Using Microsoft 365 Desired State Configuration in Tenant-to-Tenant Migrations

Control Your Configuration as Migrations Unfold It can be quite a challenge to maintain workload configurations in a Microsoft 365 tenant. Small to medium size organizations might have administrators responsible for the management of the entire tenant. Large enterprise organizations might assign different people to manage different workloads. All share a common responsibility of keeping […]

September 20, 2022
Hybrid Work Guides: Great or late? Teams Rooms Licensing Delights or Disappoints: Practical Podcast S3 Ep.10

Hybrid Work Guides: Great or late? Teams Rooms Licensing Delights or Disappoints: Practical Podcast S3 Ep.10

This week on the Practical 365 podcast, Paul and I are talking about Microsoft Teams and the Hybrid Workplace. Microsoft have released "Hybrid Work Guides for your Business". And, whilst producing brochures for your executives to read about how to improve Hybrid work - Teams Rooms gets some licensing changes - which you'll either love or.. not love so much. Plus, ever wanted a universal translator? Teams delivers...

September 8, 2022
You’ve Migrated…​ But What Did You Leave Behind? One comment

You’ve Migrated…​ But What Did You Leave Behind?

Preparation, Preparation, and More Preparation Migrations in Microsoft 365 are a complex beast. It seems every time you feel like you have captured everything, more apps or functionalities appear. Every shiny new tool Microsoft releases is another consideration for migration teams and IT departments. Planning for migrations – tenant-to-tenant or otherwise – is a mammoth […]

September 6, 2022
Migrating On-Prem Active Directory Computer Accounts to Azure AD 4 Comments

Migrating On-Prem Active Directory Computer Accounts to Azure AD

In the very early Windows NT Days, we had computer accounts connected to domain controllers. This provided the early building blocks of securing data and computers in company networks.  Since then, our entire digital landscape has transformed.  With modern networking and cloud adoption across so much of our world, it makes sense for our computer accounts to make the move from on-prem Active Directory (AD) to Azure Active Directory (AAD).

September 1, 2022
Security Updates for Exchange, Where’s Mesh for Teams & Did you miss something when you migrated? Practical Podcast S3 Ep.9

Security Updates for Exchange, Where’s Mesh for Teams & Did you miss something when you migrated? Practical Podcast S3 Ep.9

In this week's show, Paul and Steve discuss the new Apple Silicon version of Teams: It was here, now it isn't - why? Exchange Server receives security updates; with Facebook getting a bashing for their Metaverse contributions, will Mesh for Microsoft Teams ever see the light of day; and Exchange Online changes that might affect software you use. Plus - Sean McAvinue and Jason Jacobo join us to help answer the question - what did you leave behind in your migration?

August 26, 2022