Body: One of the cool features of Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD) is that we can brand the login page of Office 365. This makes it a lot more comfortable for companies to use the WAAD for all the web/cloud services. The first thing you need to do is to Opt Your Login Page. Go to https://login.microsoftonline.com/optin.srf and Opt in your login page. You can test by browsing to http://aka.ms/aaddemo001 or…
Read MoreAnnouncing the release of MAP 9.0!
Body: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Microsoft has announced the general availability of version 9.0 of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit. This release of the MAP Toolkit helps increase the agility and cost effectiveness of deploying the latest Microsoft technologies. It also enhances usage tracking to include accounting for Remote Desktop Services as well as Server and Cloud Enrollment licensed deployments. MAP 9.0 additionally helps organizations assess their…
Read MoreOffice 365 Admin app is now on Android and iOS
Body: The Office 365 Admin app enables administrators to view the service health of their Office 365 environment on-the-go. Since it first launched on November 21st on Windows Phone 8, thousands of Office 365 administrators have downloaded the app. As of today, the app is now available for Android and iOS 7 as promised in the original blog post, Check the service health…
Read MoreOffice 365 Helper Scripts
Body: Office 365 Helper Scripts Microsoft has released some nice script to support your transition to Office 365. The scripts released supports you as an Office 365 administrator with your daily administration tasks like Assigning Licenses, Creating usage reports and reset passwords. The following script are provided: • AssignLicenseByDG(assign lisences to O365 users)• GetMsolTenantSkuUsage(collects all O365 lisencing information)• GetSyncedObjectCount(returns the number of synced objects to O365)• NewDirSyncPowerShellShortcut(Create PS shortcuts for Dirsync)•…
Read MoreTop 10 Free Microsoft eBooks
Body: Office & Office 365 Deployment guide for Office 2013 EPUB MOBI PDF Microsoft Office 365 for professionals and small businesses: Help and How To EPUB MOBI PDF Free is always a great price! In the Internet era, more and more great—and completely free—IT information resources are available all the time. Not surprisingly, one of the most prolific providers of IT information is Microsoft. Microsoft offers…
Read MoreWipe your stolen/lost mobile device in 5 easy steps
Body: We all have mobile devices which we use to read our mails, documents and other sensitive stuff… What to do when you’re precious device is lost or even stolen or you just fired somebody and want to wipe their device before the leave with sensitive data … When you are not an admin Open your mailbox by clicking on outlook Open the Gear Wheel and go to options…
Read MoreReleased: Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator Update v6.1
Body: What’s new with Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator V6.1 Version 6.1 Fixed operator mistake in calcNumActiveDBsSF formula Fixed missed validation scenario where the calculator could recommend a copy count that could not be deployed on the custom disk architecture Optimized remaining servers formula Fixed an issue where single datacenter, multiple databases per volume architecture with lagged copies didn’t calculate the correct number of copies/volume Fixed VirtCPUFactor reference Various…
Read MoreExchange Online Mail Protection Reports
Body: Aside from the great reporting options available directly within the Office 365 portal, there is also an Excel add-in that allows administrators to download information directly in to Excel for data manipulation. Obviously once the data is in Excel, then all of the various options with Office also exist, such as exporting to Word, PowerPoint, etc. and choosing which charts are appropriate for different organizations. The Mail…
Read MoreHow Microsoft Does Windows Azure Active Directory PowerShell
Body: It seems like “The Cloud” is all we hear about these days, and it’s often capitalized as if it were a single monolithic thing. But it’s not a single entity. There are many clouds, including the Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD) cloud and Microsoft Office 365 cloud, both of which offer a vast array of services. You can use the services to augment your on-premises capabilities, or…
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