February 2016 – Nuno Árias Silva Website

Accessibility in Office 365—progress in 2015 and plans for 2016

24/02/201605/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: Last week, Jenny Lay-Flurrie, chief accessibility officer for Microsoft, outlined our company-wide guiding principles and goals to improve accessibility across our products, services and websites. To support this company priority, the Office 365 team has increased its investments in accessibility to a historical high and is committed to delivering inclusive productivity experiences to empower the 1 billion+ people with disabilities on this planet to achieve more. Our goals are…

Office 365 news roundup

23/02/201605/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: We talk a lot about innovation at Microsoft, and innovation is clearly evident in many of the new improvements and capabilities that we build into Office 365. Yet not all innovation is the same. Some innovations represent giant leaps forward. Office Delve was like that when we introduced it about 18 months ago. Delve was game-changing technology that gave you a new way to discover relevant information and connections…

Azure AD Connect 1.1

21/02/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: With the release of Azure AD Connect 1.1 there are many changes like Faster sync times, automatic upgrades and more! The enhancements to Azure AD Connect that we’ve released at 18/2/2016 are: Reduction in the sync interval to keep your Azure AD in sync with AD on-premises more quickly Support for automatic upgrades Ability to switch between sign-in methods through the wizard to enable faster pilots Support for Domain and OU…

Yammer Per User Licensing and Domain Life-cycle Management

20/02/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: As Yammer gets further integrated in Office 365, administrators can manage key aspects of the Yammer service from Office 365, including identity, domain and license management. Per User Licensing On January 15, we announced that you can manage Yammer licenses in Office 365, and that administrators will have the option to block users without licenses by the first quarter of 2016. In the first phase Yammer licenses can be…

Office 365 Updates on Groups

18/02/201605/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: Office 365 Groups are shared workspaces where group members can collectively get things done. When you set up a group, it automatically creates a shared inbox, group calendar, a place to save and share files and group notes, plus planning tools. The Office 365 Groups experience also extends to other services like Power BI and Dynamics CRM, and can be accessed on the go using the Outlook Groups app.…

Office 365 – Auditing, reporting and storage improvements for SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business

17/02/201605/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: Auditing, reporting and storage improvements for SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business has a bunch of information about numerous updates our engineering team has been working on to enable greater visibility on more actions and activities within Office 365, key storage improvements and more: Auditing and reporting for SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business, for both user and admin activities like share, file and folder and sync actions. 10GB…

8 features you didn’t know you needed for online meetings

16/02/201604/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: When it comes to business communication, face-to-face meetings are always a popular pick. But with company branches scattered across the country—and often, the world—virtual meetings are becoming a frequent choice. Not only can online collaboration save time, but money as well. In fact, according to Verizon Conferencing, virtual meetings between five or more people are at least seven times less expensive than face-to-face meetings that require travel. That’s…

Deferred Channel build now available for the Office 365 Client apps

09/02/201605/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: The first Office 365 Deferred Channel build (previously known as Current Branch for Business) is now available for Microsoft Office 365 for Windows (including Office 365 ProPlus, Office 365 Business, Project Pro for Office 365 and Visio Pro for Office 365). The Deferred Channel allows organizations to choose an update schedule that reduces the frequency of feature changes for the Windows desktop apps, enabling IT admins and developers…

Advanced Threat Protection in Office 365 – Stay secure

09/02/201605/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: Office 365 already provides robust email protection against spam, viruses and malware. But as hackers around the globe launch increasingly sophisticated attacks, many organizations are seeking tools that provide increased protection. Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) in Office 365 is your solution! ATP is an email filtering service that provides additional protection against advanced threats. ATP provides you with: Protection against unknown malware/viruses. Real-time, time-of-click protection against malicious URLs. Rich…

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Month: February 2016