Announcing the release of Service Pack 1 for Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013

Nuno Árias Silva

Body:                                                                          We’re delighted to announce that Service Pack 1 (SP1) for the Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 family of products is available today! In this post, we’ll talk about how to get SP1 and the improvements you can expect in the service pack. How to get SP1 The SP1 updates for the Windows Installer (MSI) versions of the Office 2013 desktop products, and for the SharePoint 2013 server…

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Understanding Hyper-V Networking with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ In most IT environments, there are different types of networks, different ways the networks are used, and different types of connectivity for the different hosts. System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 R2 provides the various architectural components (e.g., port profiles, logical networks, logical switches, virtual networks) to enable even highly complex network environments to be configured, which simplifies future administration. However, the initial networking configuration can be…

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Microsoft Announces Windows Azure ExpressRoute

Nuno Árias Silva

Body:       When businesses are evaluating cloud services from different vendors, one of the key points is how you can integrate your existing investment in on-premise infrastructure with the cloud. The vast majority of organizations are running their business critical applications using their own on-premise infrastructure. Related: Introducing Windows Azure Backup However, the cloud has become a viable platform for extending your infrastructure into the cloud for web…

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Office 365 – Sample PowerShell scripts to manage Office 365 and Lync

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ Demo Scripts for Using Remote Windows PowerShell to Manage Office 365 Microsoft has published some sample PowerShell scripts to help you managing Office 365 and Lync. These scripts will connect to your Office 365 tenant, display your users list, manage user settings or manage domains and more. As prerequisite, you must have installed Microsoft Online Sign In Assistant, PowerShell Module for Windows Azure Active Directory, Lync PowerShell and…

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Update to the latest Yammer App for SharePoint

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ You can add a real-time social layer to your SharePoint site with the Yammer App for SharePoint. By using Yammer and SharePoint together, you can encourage team and company-wide conversations, facilitate collaboration around files and projects, and make it easier for people to connect. This helps make collaborating a more social, mobile, and engaging experience.   When you add the Yammer App for SharePoint to a SharePoint site,…

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Exchange Online Protection enhancements — Part 1

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ To give you enterprise-class reliability and help protect against spam and malware, we launched Exchange Online Protection (EOP) in 2013. During the past year we made improvements to EOP, including better spam management and customizing policies for specific domains, users, or groups. Today, as we complete the first year of the service launch, we‘re announcing more enhancements to EOP, including: Directory-based edge blocking Increased Office 365 domain limit…

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Use Rights Management Services with Office365 Small and Midsize Business

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: ​ Microsofts own Office 365 Service Description says no! How is it then even possible? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office-365-administration.aspx Well listen up. There is this cool, free feature from Microsoft named Rights Management Services (RMS) for individuals, and there is even a whole TechNet page about it. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn592127.aspx The RMS for Individuals gives you some of the rights you would get from the full implementation you would get in the enterprise versions.…

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Introducing Office Online at Office.com

Nuno Árias Silva

Body: Today, you’ll notice something new about Office.com and Office Web Apps–now officially called Office Online.  An online version of the Office you know and trust has been available for quite a while, but with today’s updates, we’ve made your Office Online experience easier to find, share and collaborate with others. Sure, some of you are already using the online versions of Office. And with the recent addition of real-time…

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