Use Graph APIs to Create a Report of Files in a SharePoint Online Site
This article explores how to use PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API requests to create a report about the files in a SharePoint Online site.
July 7, 2022
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Proofpoint’s Implausible Attack Against SharePoint Online
Proofpoint says that it's possible to attack SharePoint Online by creating so many encrypted file versions in document libraries that it's impossible to restore good copies. The technique is viable, but multi-factor authentication is a good way to block account compromise and stop attackers getting in and encrypting files.
June 30, 2022
TEC Talk Follow-up: Office 365 Tenant-to-Tenant Migrations
In April, we had over 450 attendees join and ask questions in our TEC Talk on lessons learned from Office 365 tenant to tenant migrations. Get the highlights and the Q&A to the top questions asked!
June 27, 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
Creating Files in SharePoint Online Using Azure Automation and PowerShell
It's great to be able to run PowerShell scripts using Azure Automation. It's even better when you can create output files in SharePoint Online. In this article, we explain how to create a report of Microsoft 365 Groups subject to the Group expiration policy and generate an HTML report in SharePoint Online using an Azure Automation runbook. Running this kind of job in the background is a great way of processing intensive jobs while you get on with more important tasks.
March 15, 2022
How does the OneDrive Sync Client Work?
OneDrive for Business has come a long way since its SkyDrive days, and the modern sync client is better than ever with improved features and a more efficient user experience. This article explains how the OneDrive Sync Client works and some of the ways it does more than just make personal files available across devices, such as how it supports connecting to Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Online.
March 10, 2022
Managing the Lifecycle of Microsoft 365 Custom Trainable Classifiers
Trainable classifiers are generated from a set of sample documents through a learning process and can then be used in many Microsoft 365 compliance scenarios like auto-labeling, communications compliance, and DLP. In this article, we review how to create a custom trainable classifier and how to give feedback for the matches generated by the classifier.
January 28, 2022
Set up Viva Learning and publish your own content using SharePoint
Viva Learning was launched to GA (General Availability) at Ignite 2021 Fall Edition and rolled out to commercial Microsoft 365 tenants during the last months of 2021. Your employees will, by default, be able to begin using Viva Learning right away without any IT administrator action to enable it or configure it. Now is the time to get to grips with what is available to configure, and how you can use the built-in functionality to good effect.
January 6, 2022
Using Adaptive Scopes with Retention Policies for SharePoint Online Sites
Adaptive scopes are a new way to target locations for Microsoft 365 retention policies. Previously, we covered how to use scopes to find users and groups. Now, we move to describe how to use adaptive scopes to find SharePoint Online sites and OneDrive for Business accounts. The process is not quite as easy as it is to create scopes for users and groups, but once you understand how to add custom properties to sites, you're home free and easy. That is, if you have the necessary Office 365 E5 licenses to use adaptive scopes...
November 15, 2021
Ignite 2021 is Next Week. Here’s What I Anticipate for Microsoft 365
Microsoft Ignite 2021 happens (virtually) on Nov 2-4. There are tons of sessions scheduled and in this post we consider some important Microsoft 365 topics that we hope Microsoft will cover to help technologists plan tenant development over the coming year. Above all, we're looking forward to being able to attend conferences like Ignite in person so that we can learn from experts from inside and outside Microsoft.
October 26, 2021
The Three Keys to a Successful OneDrive and SharePoint Migration
Migrating from file shares to OneDrive and SharePoint can seem like a daunting task, but with proper planning and communication, your project can be a resounding success for both the migration team and business users. The key is to concentrate on three core pillars: cleanup, organization and migration.
October 20, 2021
Introducing the New Microsoft 365 PnP Transformation Framework
The Microsoft 365 Community is introducing a public preview of a new project called “Microsoft 365 PnP Transformation Framework.” The goal of this new project is to help customers and partners to transform existing portals into Microsoft SharePoint Online modern portals.
October 11, 2021