Microsoft insists that encrypted SharePoint and OneDrive for Business files found by eDiscovery searches can only be decrypted by Advanced eDiscovery, which requires Office 365 E5 licenses. This seems unfair, especially as Office 365 E3 tenants can create and use sensitivity labels to protect Office documents stored in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. An example of not very joined up thinking when it comes to software licensing?
Renaming the SharePoint Online URL for an Office 365 Tenant
Just because you can rename your SharePoint Online URL, should you? Mike Weaver points out five major considerations you should seriously take into account if your organization is thinking about pursuing this course of action.
Ten Years On, Office 365 Backup is More Challenging Than Ever Before
Ten years after its launch, backing up Office 365 data is more difficult than ever before. Apps are more complex and interconnected and APIs aren’t available. What should an Office 365 administrator do to protect tenant data. Here’s some thoughts on the challenges and why Microsoft needs to do more to help in this space.
How Throttling Impacts Tenant-to-Tenant SharePoint Online Content Migrations
Every organization faced with a large tenant-to-tenant migration is concerned with how quickly they can migrate their content, and often view throttling as a nuisance. This article details why throttling is important to the process; how you can outline expectations with the client, and best practices for accommodating throttling against a timeline.
Office 365 10-Year Anniversary Series: SharePoint Online Reflections
This is the fourth article in a continuation of our weekly series celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Office 365. Senior Product Manager Randy Rempel reflects on his journey with SharePoint and how he changed the conversation with customers after the Office 365 cloud offering was made publicly made available.