Using Cross-Tenant Access Settings for Azure B2B Collaboration
When Azure AD introduced cross-tenant access settings, the focus was on enabling Teams shared channels. Azure AD B2B Collaboration uses the same controls
April 18, 2022
Microsoft 365 License Management for Azure AD Accounts with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK
Many have scripts to manage Microsoft 365 licenses built using the old MSOL and Azure AD modules. We show how to manage licenses using Graph SDK cmdlets
April 13, 2022
Controlling OneDrive Synchronization
The OneDrive Sync Client is key to providing users with a reliable way to store files in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. Therefore, it’s important that tenant administrators deploy OneDrive in a way that meets their organization’s requirements. This article explores the administrative options available for deploying and controlling OneDrive Sync Client.
April 13, 2022
How to Figure Out What Microsoft Graph Permissions You Need
Many Microsoft Graph API permissions are available to developers. The Graph works on a least permission model, so what permissions to use.
April 12, 2022
How to Create and Use Azure AD Cross Tenant Access Policies
Azure cross-tenant access policies control collaboration with external tenants using features like Teams Shared Channels.
April 7, 2022
New Features Coming to Microsoft Teams – Podcast Ep. 40
The podcast this week discussed the new features coming to Microsoft Teams and Windows 365, including Teams Connect (aka Shared Channels), broadcasting from Teams using RTMP, and some exciting new announcements you definitely need to know about.
April 6, 2022
Deploying Microsoft Intune Security Baselines
One of the most important requirements for organizations that wish to use Intune is the security baseline of the device. There are differences between the guidance provided by NCSC, CIS, and Microsoft’s pre-configured security baselines for Intune. This article explains the guidance from each organization, while providing a gap analysis between the baselines.
April 5, 2022
How to Stream Webinars from Microsoft Teams Using RTMP
Microsoft launched a new feature: RTMP streaming from within Microsoft Teams. This allows you to stream from Microsoft Teams to any supported service - such as YouTube, LinkedIn Live, Twitter, Facebook Live and many third-party event platforms. In this post we show you how to configure it, and what to expect when you use it.
April 4, 2022
Building Exchange 2019 Lab Environments
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March 30, 2022
Notifying Exchange Online Users When Administrators Update Mailbox Permissions
Exchange Online administrators can change mailbox permissions without their owners knowing. We explain how to notify owners when permissions change.
March 29, 2022
The Practical 365 Update – Episode 39: Teams Connect Shared Channels, New Devices and Exchange Licensing News
This episode discusses Microsoft Teams Connect shared channels rolling out to public preview; Teams Meeting Room Device News; Third-party add-in support for Every Meeting Online; Upcoming changes to license re-assignment in Exchange Online and more roadmap news.
March 23, 2022
Why Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) for Azure AD Matters
Continuous access evaluation (CAE) is a feature that flew under the radar over the past two years. Even so, CAE for Azure Active Directory is an extremely important feature that will not only increase the security posture of your environment but reduce the amount of time before a user loses access to resources when certain critical events happen. This article discusses the need for the feature and how to work with it.
March 22, 2022