09Dec2022
31Oct2022
What I am most excited for in 2023 after Ignite 2022
Earlier this month, Microsoft held their annual Ignite conference, and shared several big announcements. There are plenty of blogs and podcasts out there which have summarized some of the highlights, and of course we have Microsoft’s own Book of News, too. I won’t bore you with another re-hash like that. Instead,...
01Sep2022
Alternatives to OneDrive and SharePoint (and when to consider them)
One of the things I often get asked about is how to deal with various limitations in OneDrive and SharePoint Online. For those who don’t know, SharePoint Online is the file storage & sharing solution underpinning the Microsoft 365 universe of applications, including the popular Teams application, while OneDrive for...
19Aug2022
Reader Question: How can I set up a “Deny-by-Default” Conditional Access Policy?
It has been a while since I took a question from a reader and turned it into a blog post. It is one of my favorite things to do here on ITProMentor, but the “busy-ness” of life has taken me away from the keyboard a lot in recent months. Now...
11Jul2022
Updated Migration Advice: Remove the last Exchange Server?
The last time I published articles on the topic of email migration was in the long, long ago: in the before time. Yes, before pandemics and novel coronaviruses, but also before we had the option to remove the last Exchange server. Some have asked me if I would change any...
16Jun2022
Selling the Digital Transformation Journey: Security & Compliance
When I talk to customers about their Digital Transformation Journey, I always like to give them the "10,000 foot view" so to speak. I suggest that we explore two different angles or "big pictures" in order to paint an image that customers can then imagine themselves into. The first picture...
02Jun2022
What are the limitations with Microsoft Defender for Business Standalone?
Most of my readers will already be familiar with Microsoft Defender for Business (MDB), which is included with Microsoft 365 Business Premium. And a majority of those will be deploying MDB as one part of a broader security solution which includes other services within the Business Premium bundle. But a...
18May2022
Making sense of the many DLP options for Microsoft 365
One of my readers wrote to me recently about an article that I penned a couple of years ago, on the topic of Data Loss Prevention in Microsoft 365. They pointed out that my breakdown was a bit dated now, and that the Microsoft universe seems to have become more...
25Apr2022
A Sneak Peek at Application Management for Edge
This blog has been active for at least six years. To this day, I probably receive more questions about BYOD and the various options we have for management with regard to personal devices, than any other topic that I have written about. I think this just goes to show the...
18Mar2022