On the show this week, we're talking about the Azure AD outage, new Exchange patches (yes, again!) and tools, how to get ready for Viva Connections, talking UserVoice and the biggest Roadmap and Message center news. And - Brian Desmond joins us to talk in a more positive way about the Azure AD Premium (and free) features you absolutely need to switch on.
Azure AD suffered a major outage on Monday, March 15 2021 where authentication failures stopped Microsoft 365 users working. Apps which didn't need to authenticate keep on working while any which needed to prove its credentials ran into an immediate roadblock.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a feature of Office 365 E3 and E5 plans. Most DLP policies focus on matching sensitive information types created by Microsoft, like credit card numbers, but it is relatively easy to create a custom sensitive information type for use in DLP policies to detect information specific to your organization. In this example, we create a sensitive information type for Azure AD passwords and explore its use in Teams DLP policies.
Microsoft recently announced that Azure AD Connect cloud sync had reached GA (general availability), adding another option for directory synchronization with Microsoft 365. This article provides a background on directory synchronization and why it is fundamental for your journey to the cloud. Then we will discuss the solutions and give you the information you need to pick the right solution. Let’s begin with some basics.
Nearly seven years after the introduction of Office 365 Groups, Microsoft has finally admitted that tenants might just have a problem with "group sprawl." In other words, tenants have too many underused or unused groups because the groups have been created without oversight and not managed thereafter. Microsoft wants to discuss the problem with tenant administrators. Practical365.com thinks this is a great idea and strongly supports the initiative to get a handle on group sprawl once and for all.
Daler Sayfiddinov demonstrates how to manage on-premises and the cloud with Azure Automation.
In this article, MVP Steve Goodman walks you through how to quickly install and configure Azure AD Connect.
In this article, MVP Steve Goodman walks you through Azure AD Security defaults and whether you should use them.
In part three of this series with J. Peter Bruzzese, he demonstrates how to set the Do Not Forward feature on Outlook.
In Part Three, MVP Vasil Michev explores granting access to users from "connected" organizations and manage their lifecycle within your own directory.
Previously, MVP Vasil Michev discussed the concepts behind entitlement management. Now he's going into further detail about the user experience requesting access to a package.
In this three-part series, Vasil Michev shares what entitlement management is and how you can use it in your organization.
