Extending SharePoint Enterprise Search with Microsoft Graph Connectors
This article describes the steps to configure Microsoft 365 Copilot connectors to extend SharePoint Enterprise Search with Microsoft Graph.
November 19, 2025
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Practical Graph: How to Delegate Device Management in Entra ID
Managing devices across large organizations can be complex. Administrative Units (AUs) help scope admin rights, but what about newly registered devices? In this article, we explain how to automate adding devices to the correct AU using Microsoft Graph and Azure Automation runbooks with managed identities—eliminating manual steps and improving security.
November 12, 2025
Approaching Inventory for Agents Published in Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 now runs on agentic AI, but tracking custom, shared, and ISV agents isn’t simple. This post breaks down where agents live, how the Admin Center inventory works, and why scalable management remains a challenge. Plus, what’s next with Graph API.
November 10, 2025
Practical AI: AI Exploration of Microsoft Graph with Lokka
In this episode of Practical AI, we dive into using Lokka, a free tool for working with the Microsoft Graph, built by Microsoft’s Merill Fernando. Lokka lets you query and manage your Microsoft 365 tenant using natural language, removing the need for complex scripting.
October 28, 2025
Practical Teams Phone: Reporting Missed Calls on Call Queues
Microsoft Teams Phone has improved over the years, but missed call reporting in call queues remains a gap. In this blog, Martin Heusser shows how to use Microsoft Graph and PowerShell to build a custom report that captures missed and answered calls, complete with caller info and agent details. Until Microsoft adds shared call history natively, this DIY approach is a solid workaround.
October 1, 2025
Practical Graph: Preparing PowerShell Scripts to Run in Azure Automation
Many PowerShell scripts need to run on a scheduled basis or have to process large amounts of data. Azure Automation runbooks are a good way to handle both types of task. This article describes three important and practical steps to improve writing PowerShell code for Azure Automation.
September 29, 2025
Practical Graph: Analyzing External Meeting Participants for Teams Meetings
A reader asked if it's possible to analyze the external meeting participants for Teams online events. The information is available through the Events Graph API, and some PowerShell code written using the Graph PowerShell SDK quickly extracts events to analyze and determine the set of external domains meeting participants come from.
September 11, 2025
Investigating OAuth App Abuse with the Graph Activity Log
In this installment of the Graph Activity Log series, we uncover how attackers exploit OAuth app consent to silently access Microsoft 365 data. Using targeted KQL queries and PowerShell automation, this blog shows how to detect, investigate, and respond to these stealthy identity-based threats.
August 26, 2025
Practical Graph: Creating Dynamic Microsoft 365 Groups without Entra P1 Licenses
Dynamic Microsoft 365 Groups come with many advantages, but they also require Entra P1 licenses. This article explores how to create and maintain a DIY version of dynamic Microsoft 365 groups using the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK and Azure Automation. At the end of the day, the principle is proven, but maybe it's best to pay for the licenses.
August 13, 2025
Investigating Mailbox Breaches with the Graph Activity Log
In this article, we guide you through the process of using the Graph Activity Log and Kusto Query Language (KQL) to hunt for common indicators of mailbox compromise, with useful tips along the way.
July 9, 2025
Practical Graph: Tracking Critical App Actions Through Audit Events
App management audit events are captured when changes are made to Entra registered and enterprise apps. Critical app management audit events should be closely monitored to ensure that permissions are used properly and attackers haven't attempted to penetrate the tenant to extract data. This article explains how to find and analyze audit data for some critical app management audit events and run the code as an Azure Automation runbook.
July 8, 2025
Practical Graph: Assigning Sensitivity Labels to SharePoint Files with the PowerShell SDK
A new Set-MgDriveItemSensitivityLabel cmdlet makes it easier to assign sensitivity labels in PowerShell scripts. However, the cmdlet does not get around the restriction imposed by Microsoft on using metered APIs. Apps still must be registered as Azure resources before scripts can run the cmdlet. It's easy to understand why, even if it seems strange at first.
June 30, 2025
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