6 security red flags when identifying the perfect cloud storage solution

Body: For a long time, the cloud was considered the “wave of the future.” But the future has arrived. A great cloud storage solution not only allows your employees access to files anytime, anywhere—it also makes it simple to sync files, work on the go and share and coauthor documents with ease. But more than 50 percent of organizations find cloud storage to be the riskiest cloud app category. image:…

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Introducing a new home page experience for Office 365 users

Body: Earlier this month, we began to roll out a new, more intuitive home page experience for Office 365 users. This update brings a fresh new look and feel to the Office 365 welcome page, and a range of new features for both administrators and users. We’re constantly looking for opportunities to improve the way our users get things done. The new Office 365 home page enables more consistent and…

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ExMon now Avalilable to Exchange 2016

Body: ExMon enables system administrators to view and evaluate individual users’ usage and experience with Microsoft Exchange Server. ​ Use the Microsoft Exchange Server User Monitor to gather real-time data to better understand current client usage patterns, and to plan for future work. Administrators can view details on server resource utilization as reported through server-side tracing. This tool works with Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016. The tool is provided as-is.…

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OneDrive for Business recognized as an EFSS leader and continues momentum with spring updates

Body: ​ Today’s post was written by Jeff Teper, corporate vice president for OneDrive and SharePoint. OneDrive for Business has made significant progress in the last 6 months, and was recently named a Leader by Forrester Research in “The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise File Sync and Share Platforms, Cloud Solutions, Q1 2016.” You can read the report here. It’s an honor to get industry recognition like this, but we know there’s always…

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Can a shift to the cloud improve your security posture with Office 365?

Body: ​ I recently returned from the RSA Conference in San Francisco, where each year the security community meets to discuss the latest security risks and concerns, share best practices and showcase new solutions. As the threat landscape continues to evolve, so do the stakes for staying ahead with security intelligence. IT is under pressure to be able to quickly prevent, detect and remediate to minimize the impact of attacks…

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What’s new in Office 365 administration—April update

Body: First, we’d like to thank each one of you who took the time to provide feedback on the new admin center. Since we started to roll it out as default experience, the amount of feedback has increased substantially, and we love reading every single message. Your feedback helps us prioritize our work, fix bugs and improve the overall experience and performance of the new admin center. This month, we…

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New usage reports for SharePoint, OneDrive, Yammer and Skype now available

Body: ​For IT, understanding how people in your organization are using Office 365 is an important step in driving more usage and ultimately getting the utmost value from your investment in Office 365. That’s why we introduced the new reporting dashboard in the Office 365 admin center. Today, we’re pleased to announce the rollout of usage reports for SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, Skype for Business and Yammer, which give IT…

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What’s new: March 2016

Body: ​ March brought a new tool for migrating your Evernote notes to OneNote, PowerPoint Designer enhancements and new language support in Office for Mac and Skype Translator, plus collaboration and Power Pivot updates. For business users, Skype for Business meetings experiences and voice services are being expanded, video viewer statistics are rolling out in Office 365 Video, a new reporting portal in the admin center is rolling out, new…

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Introducing Wunderlist, Facebook and Evernote in Outlook on iOS and Android Read more at https://blogs.office.com/2016/04/07/introducing-wunderlist-facebook-and-evernote-in-outlook-on-ios-and-android/#fqq4iFkZgp5xd66W.99

Body: ​ The Outlook team is passionate about making your life easier by helping you manage and make the most of your time. We believe this starts by having a clear and complete view of what your day looks like. Today, Outlook provides the ability to view calendars from Outlook.com, Office 365, Gmail, iCloud and more—all in one place—with your email, contacts and files all quickly accessible as well. But…

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