17Aug2018
16Aug2018
How to configure anti-spam with end-user digest for Office 365 Exchange Online
Office 365 Exchange Online plans all include Exchange Online Protection (EOP) by default. And by default, the spam filter settings leave something to be desired. You can modify these settings from Exchange Admin Center. Today I will share the recommended "minimum" adjustments which I typically will make to any new...
01Aug2018
PSA: Go Setup Multifactor Authentication for Office 365
Microsoft reported recently that they have seen a 300% increase in identity-based attacks within the last year. I know, I know--you are one of those people who NEVER get duped into clicking on bad links, or giving up credentials or other personal information, right? "But I am too smart to get...
19Jul2018
We never have to deploy folder redirection to a file server, ever again
OneDrive recently announced yet another amazing feature improvement: Known Folder Move. Think of this as folder redirection 2.0--if you have historically redirected things like Desktop and Documents libraries to a file server (which leads to other Offline Files considerations for mobile workers), then this is going to greatly simply your...
17Jul2018
The new and confusing Microsoft 365 SKU’s
I have written one post on Microsoft 365 (Business edition) so far. And I haven't had as much time to continue playing with it as I like. But, here is what I can tell you: the literature out there on these SKU's can be confusing, since they are mostly marketing-oriented,...
16Jul2018
How to bundle even more security into your Office 365 subscription
In a previous post, I covered some of the most common SKU's that are frequently purchased by small businesses, who are migrating to the Office 365 platform. In a nutshell, by FAR the most common of those are Office 365 Business Premium and Office 365 Enterprise E3--and the latter of...
02Jul2018
An overview of the most common Office 365 subscriptions for the SMB
I get asked about this SO frequently, that I decided a post was in order. Update: Also check out my 365 Licensing Guide page. Apparently people don't find it that easy to navigate all the subscriptions which are now available via the Office 365 portal. To be fair, there are a...
09Apr2018
The encryption button fiasco
I have done quite a few posts recently on the new Office Message Encryption (OME) features in Office 365 Exchange Online. This past winter, Microsoft released version 2 of OME, which had some improvements over version 1, but came with some downsides/trade-offs also. Oftentimes, the downsides were so annoying, that many...
05Apr2018
Meet Microsoft 365 Business: The new Small Business Server(less) Solution
I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. And I can't tell you how happy I am that it is finally here. Today we're going to talk about Microsoft 365 Business (not Office 365). Actually, I've been sitting on it for a while, because I wasn't sure if it...
12Mar2018