Microsoft Launches Group Ownership Governance Policy
Microsoft has released the ownerless groups policy, aka the Microsoft 365 Group Ownership Governance policy. We explain how the policy works.
May 16, 2022
Making the Case for Identity Governance in Azure Active Directory
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May 12, 2022
Prepare an Office 365 migration plan assessment using PowerShell
%%excerpt%% Create your Office 365 migration plan by first assessing your environment with these PowerShell scripts.
May 11, 2022
Microsoft Releases May 2022 Exchange Server Security Updates
Microsoft has release security updates for Exchange 2013, 2016, and 2019. The updates address some elevation of permission vulnerabilities.
May 10, 2022
New Future of Work for Microsoft 365, IOT and more: Practical 365 Podcast S3 Ep. 2
On the latest update, it's a sunny day in our part of the world and we're enjoying the better weather by basking in the delights of Microsoft Research's New Future of Work report. We look at the detail - and think about what might be missing, and how to take action based on their findings. Other highlights this week: Office update changes might be on the way - we discuss whether that's good or bad; Teams gets new integrations for live events, and Calendly might have a new competitor on the block from Outlook, too.
May 10, 2022
How to bring IOT deployment into Microsoft Teams and the Power Platform
IOT isn't just a buzzword, applied to the right problems. Combined with Microsoft Teams and the Power Platform, an IOT deployment can use information from the real-world to automate business processes and take the human factor out of tasks that are costly when people forget about them. In our guide and video series, find out what IOT devices can be deployed with Azure and Microsoft 365 easily, and how to leverage the information they provide with the Power Platform with real-world business process automation examples.
May 9, 2022
If You’re Serious About Compliance, You Need Office 365 E5
Organizations have lots of choice about what Office 365 licenses to buy, but Office 365 E5 is best for Microsoft 365 compliance and data governance
May 3, 2022
Microsoft Purview for Compliance + Last Exchange Server: S3, Ep. 1
Season 3 of the podcast discusses the biggest news for Exchange Hybrid organizations - as well as the changes from Azure Purview to Microsoft Purview - timely changes coming to the world of Microsoft 365 compliance.
May 2, 2022
Automate Exchange Hybrid Server in Azure
Running an Exchange hybrid server in Azure is easy; the challenge is cost - the savior is automation. This article covers how to automate your Exchange Hybrid server in Azure and significantly reduce the cost of running your hybrid server in Azure with basic start/stop solutions, progressing to maintenance scripts to ensure the server is kept up to date regularly. It also explores how the maintenance scripts can be expanded to cover scheduled reporting or other tasks.
April 29, 2022
PowerShell, Piping and Exchange Online Mailbox Management
PowerShell uses a concept called pipelining to combine two or more cmdlets to perform a cohesive task. The PowerShell pipeline combines singularly useful cmdlets together to process data. Used intelligently, the pipeline is a great way to process data through a series of steps to automate common administrative operations. Mastering the pipeline, or at least becoming comfortable with pipelining cmdlets, is an essential skill for anyone using PowerShell to manage Microsoft 365 tenants.
April 27, 2022
Finally, you can remove your last Exchange Server
An update released for Exchange 2019 CU12 makes it possible for organizations to contemplate removing the last Exchange server in hybrid deployments.
April 21, 2022
Microsoft Revamps Exchange On-Premises Servicing Model
Microsoft announced a new six-monthly cadence for its Exchange servicing model when it released Exchange 2019 CU12 and Exchange 2016 CU23 on April 20.
April 20, 2022