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Office 365: Assign licenses based on groups using PowerShell – Advanced version

23/04/201404/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: The never ending story about Office 365 licensing continues… This time it’s an extension of Johan script to assign licenses based on groups, with additional functionality to remove and change licenses for users.I’ve come across scenarios where this have been a requirement a couple of times, and wanted to see how much work that was required to get the job done. 🙂 If you just want to assign…

Understanding the Azure AD Sync Preview

22/04/201405/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: Directory Sync isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, but if you are working with Office 365, it’s quite important. Before I explain what’s new about Azure AD Sync – let’s take a moment to quickly recap on what Directory Sync does, what your current options are and why Azure AD Sync is especially interesting. If you plan on keeping Office 365 connected to your on-premises Active Directory, then…

The Garage Series for Office 365: Work like a network. A first look at enterprise social updates with Yammer

22/04/201404/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: This week Jeremy Chapman is joined by Yammer and enterprise social expert, Christophe Fiessinger, to give a preview of what’s coming with Yammer and Groups spanning Office 365 services for mail, collaboration and social. Christophe demonstrates upcoming changes within inline commenting and integrated collaboration experiences – proving that social is not just a single browser-based destination, but woven throughout Office 365. Today we have a special 10…

Exchange Server Deployment Assistant

20/04/201404/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: Microsoft is happy to announce updates to the Exchange Server Deployment Assistant! These updates offer you more deployment options and outline new features that make deployments more flexible and easier to configure. We’ve updated the Deployment Assistant to include the following: Support for the Exchange 2013 Edge Transport server role in all on-premises and hybrid deployment scenarios Support for the new, automated process for requesting an Exchange 2013 or…

Managing change with Message Center

18/04/201404/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: The power of cloud based services such as Office 365, is that they are always up to date and an experience that gradually improves over time. You also get quick access to the latest product innovations like the recently announced Office Groups and Office Graph. We realize that change can be daunting and IT administrators need tools and information to manage the ongoing change. Starting last summer, we released…

Roadmap update: Increase in Recoverable Items Folder Quota For Users on Hold

16/04/201405/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: I wanted to share some info regarding an upcoming enhancement to In-Place Hold for Office 365. A current limit of In-Place Hold / Legal Hold has been that when 30 GB Recoverable Items Quota is reached an administrator must call Office 365 support to increase this to allow the end user to continue to use the service uninterrupted. This has emerged as a key request from some customers,…

Office 365 Garage Series

16/04/201404/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: The Office 365 Garage Series brings the latest news and backstories from Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync and Yammer cloud services. The app links to award-winning Garage Series videos, the latest Office blogs and Office IT pro news straight from the source. http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/office-365-garage-series/c3ceafe8-dfb0-4adf-bb68-dc1987422557 Category: How to do; Ideas; News; Office 365 Published: 4/16/2014 15:54 ]]>

7 Considerations for Moving to the Cloud

15/04/201405/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: It’s hard to pay any attention to the tech world (including our own blog) without hearing a lot about the cloud. Just like reading about the latest iPhone or Xbox, it’s hard to read about all the different options without itching to dive in on your own. Often, that impulse can lead to snap decisions and, while that might be fine for your cell phone, it’s a little more…

New Feature Coming Soon to OWA: Modern Attachments

14/04/201404/05/2016 Nuno Árias Silva

Body: Earlier this past month at SharePoint Conference 2014 Microsoft has shared our vision for what it means to work like a network and how we’re developing new enterprise social features in Office 365 to help deliver on this vision. At this week’s Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) in Austin, we explained in more detail what this all means for email – a workplace tool that has become both ubiquitous and indispensable.…

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