The power of a decade

Body: ​ Holster your smartphones, tablets and PCs, we’re going on a journey to the past–don’t worry we’ll get you back to 2014 in no time. A lot can change in over a decade. If you take a retroactive look at your past self, you most likely had different tastes, preferences, interests, and views than you do today. Not surprisingly, a lot has changed in the world over the past…

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Top 5 benefits of mobile working

Body: ​     What are the main benefits of mobile working for businesses and their employees? An increasing number of businesses are using online solutions – such as Office 365 – to facilitate mobile and remote working, ensuring employees can remain productive despite being away from the office. The advent of broadband and Ethernet solutions has opened up a world of opportunities to firms with the vision to look beyond their…

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Microsoft Launches Revamped Azure Portal in Preview Mode

Body:     One announcement coming out of Build 2014 this week, that Microsoft seems extremely excited about, is a completely re-envisioned Microsoft Azure portal. The new portal has released in preview mode, meaning visitors can get a glimpse of the current changes while Microsoft finishes it up in the background. The intent for the new portal is to help speed up software delivery by placing cross-platform tools, technologies, and…

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How to Connect to Office 365 Using a PowerShell Function and Exchange

Body:   If you have to connect to Office 365 and Exchange Admin Centers at the same time, here you have this commands to connect to both services: ​Function Login-365 { $365Cred = Get-Credential Import-Module MSOnline Connect-MSOLservice -Credential $365Cred $Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell/ -Credential $365Cred -Authentication Basic –AllowRedirection Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Import-PSSession $Session  You can run Get-Mailbox and Get-MsolUser at the same time. Category: How to do; Office…

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Managing change with Message Center

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. Microsoft has realize that change can be daunting and IT administrators need tools and information to manage the ongoing change. Starting last summer,…

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Congratulations 2014 Microsoft MVP!

Body: ​ Dear Nuno Arias da Silva, Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2014 Microsoft® MVP Award! This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high quality, real world expertise with others. We appreciate your outstanding contributions in Office365 technical communities during the past year. http://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Nuno%20%C3%81rias%20Silva-5000804  Category: News Published: 4/1/2014 14:45 ]]>

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SQL Server 2014 bits are now available!

Body:   SQL Server 2014 enables customers to build mission-critical applications and Big Data solutions using high-performance, in-memory technology across OLTP, data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics workloads without having to buy expensive add-ons or high-end appliances. SQL Server 2014 uses a common set of tools to deploy and manage databases both on-premises and in the cloud, which makes it easier for customers to take advantage of the cloud with…

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An Overview of Microsoft Azure Active Directory Premium

Body: Azure Active Directory’s subscription offering is aimed at the enterprise     General Manager, Office Division Julia White demonstrating Azure Active Directory Premium Yesterday, Microsoft announced general availability on April 2nd of Microsoft Azure Active Directory Premium, an advanced offering that includes identity and access management (IAM) capabilities for on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. This new Premium offering is a collection of features for Microsoft’s identity management as a…

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