01Sep2022
02Nov2020
The “Five Rules of Fields” for File Server Migrations to Microsoft 365
What a fun tongue twister, and such a practical resource that I am excited to share with you today! Well, actually a lot of this information you might have already gleaned by following my past posts about file server migration. But I still find that when I consult with folks...
19Feb2020
The importance of starting with OneDrive
I am going to make an argument that OneDrive is the most important application for you to focus on when starting a new migration of files to Microsoft 365. Not Teams, and not SharePoint. OneDrive. I recommend starting here for a variety of reasons--and maybe not all of the ones...
04Feb2020
How to customize permissions in Teams
Okay, I admit: the title of this post was a bit of trickery on my part. But it is based on the fact that I run into this question constantly. Customers or readers who write to me will phrase it in different ways, but it always boils down to this:...
07Jan2020
In preview now: A simpler protection framework for Teams and other Group-connected SharePoint sites
Microsoft has previously published a framework for protecting Teams. There is another very much like it for SharePoint. The goal was to create some recommendations that "balance security with ease of collaboration." Image credit: Microsoft It is a fine balance indeed. The most interesting feature of this framework is that Microsoft...
17Dec2019
The many ways to prevent data leakage in Microsoft 365
Office 365 Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Windows Information Protection (aka Endpoint DLP), Conditional Access App Enforced Restrictions, Conditional Access App Control with Microsoft Cloud App security, Sensitivity labels, Retention labels--are you thoroughly confused yet? All of the above can help you to prevent the leakage of sensitive data under certain...
25Nov2019
Unpopular opinion: Do not restrict users from creating Teams (Office 365 Groups)
I realize that advocating for no (or very limited) boundaries on who can create Teams puts me in the minority. When I look out across the community, I mostly see consultants in this space suggesting the opposite is a superior approach for various reasons--that the privilege should be constrained heavily....
14Oct2019
Why you shouldn’t disable external sharing (really)
Okay, so anyone who has ever done consulting with Microsoft / Office 365 before has probably heard this question: "Can we disable external sharing?"--Any customer at every Office 365 consulting engagement, ever. Bless their souls, these questions are usually coming from a good place, but to see why this is actually not...
28Sep2018
Prepare for the Upgrade from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams
As you may or may not have heard, Microsoft is encouraging organizations to begin the upgrade path toward Teams, as they have now reached "feature parity" between the two products (they will no longer be actively developing Skype for Business Online). In fact, new customers under 500 seats (that means...
05Sep2018