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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,...
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...
30Jan2022
ITProMentor gets a new virtual home and membership platform
Outsourcing done right This weekend an exciting thing happened here at ITProMentor.com: we moved to a brand new website with a fancy new design. I encourage my fans and long-time readers to check out the new digs. I can't really take all the credit though. I knew it was time to...
18Nov2021
More details on Microsoft Defender for Business (MDB)
Perhaps the biggest Microsoft product announcement this year for SMB customers was Microsoft Defender for Business, an Enterprise-grade endpoint security solution which is based on the wildly successful Microsoft Defender for Endpoint product. As previously noted on this blog, MDB will be included with Microsoft 365 Business Premium, which we...
02Nov2021
Introducing Microsoft Defender for Business: you heard that right… it’s *included* with Business Premium
Remember a couple of months ago when Microsoft announced Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P1? Many critical eyes in the community quickly pointed out that Business Premium customers were apparently left out to dry, even though the SMB is where we need the most help when it comes to endpoint security....
01Nov2021
Announcing the Microsoft 365 SMB Data Protection Toolkit
Update March 2023: This product has been updated significantly, and renamed too. It is now called The SMB Guide to Data Protection and Microsoft Purview in Microsoft 365 Business Premium Plans. It still contains the written guide as well as supporting materials such as scripts and templates to help you...
06Jan2021
Announcing the Practice Development Community and Monthly Educational Series
Today is a big day here at ITProMentor.com. We are entering a new year, and we have a big agenda to go along with it! In my recent surveys many of you indicated interest in gathering together and forming a community. As well, more than a few have asked...
13Oct2020
Goodbye, Exchange 2010 (And advice moving forward)
The end of an era. Exchange 2010 is End of Life today--no more security updates, no more extended support. I know there are quite a few servers left out there in the world, but many of them are not even in use (or they were merely in place for hybrid...
22Sep2020