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Copilot gets more Data Controls, and MVP Jon Jarvis joins to Discuss: Should you Manage all Your Devices with Intune?: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E15

On Season 4, Episode 15 it's a trio of MVPs, as Steve and Paul are joined by UK MVP Jon Jarvis to discuss Intune & the criticality of making sure you onboard devices. And a show wouldn't be complete with an mention of AI! We discuss a new feature that helps you restrict what Copilot can search and use from your SharePoint sites.

March 15, 2024

Stopping Spam Sent from Bad Microsoft 365 Domains

Anecdotal evidence is that some spam originates from onmicrosoft.com domains. These are the domains used by Microsoft 365 tenants and the spam indicates that attackers sign up for 'disposable' tenants to send their malware. This article describes what onmicrosoft.com domains are and how to use a mail flow rule to control their traffic.

February 26, 2024

Exchange 2019 CU14 Fixes Exploits in the Wild

Microsoft released cumulative update 14 for Exchange Server 2019 on February 13, 2024. This update fixes several bugs, but more importantly, contains a fix for a serious security issue that is being exploited in the wild. This is your sign to enable Extended Protection, if you haven't already.

February 21, 2024

Microsoft Releases Public Preview of Microsoft 365 Backup

If you’re interested in protecting your SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, or Exchange Online data, it is useful to understand how Microsoft 365 Backup works and what the software can and cannot do. In this article, Paul Robichaux walks through how to set up and test the preview version of Microsoft 365 Backup.

February 20, 2024

Including Costs in a Microsoft 365 Licensing Report

This article describes how to include user license costs in a Microsoft 365 tenant licensing report created with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. The report includes annual costs for all licenses assigned to each user plus an overall licensing summary for the tenant. It even reports how effective the tenant is at assigning licenses!

February 7, 2024

Getting Started with Windows Autopatch

Patching your systems manually can be complicated and require a lot of overhead. Luckily, Microsoft has a new solution to help with this. In this blog, Paul Robichaux reviews the new Windows Autopatch tool and what it has to offer.

January 29, 2024