09Dec
01Sep
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...
11Jul
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...
02Jun
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...
09Mar
Unboxing Microsoft Defender for Business, Part 4: Integration with MEM and Conditional Access
Welcome back to this series! Microsoft Defender for Business (MDB) is a huge product with lots of ground to cover. So far we have discussed the Simplified configuration process, Threat & Vulnerability Management, and Attack Surface Reduction Rules. Since we began our series an exciting thing has happened: MDB has been...
12Feb
Unboxing Defender for Business, Part 3: Attack Surface Reduction rules
If you haven't been following this series, let me catch you up. First, understand that Microsoft recently made a huge announcement: their enterprise-class endpoint security solution, known as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, has been re-packaged and released for the SMB (and included in the popular Microsoft 365 Business Premium SKU)...
01Feb
Unboxing Defender for Business, Part 2: Threat & Vulnerability Management
Last time we looked at how to get started with Microsoft Defender for Business and the so-called "Simplified configuration process," which helped us onboard our first Windows devices and apply basic policies to manage antivirus and firewall settings across the organization. In this blog post, we will ask the question:...
16Jan
Unboxing Microsoft Defender for Business, Part 1: Simplified configuration process
I have been playing with the new product this past month since getting access to the preview. If you have not yet had a chance to see Microsoft Defender for Business in action, then read along! To get your hands on a copy of this product yourself, the preview sign-up...
03Sep
Multi-tenant management for Microsoft 365, and other things
IT service providers are constantly looking for more efficiency, and better ways to manage their customers' hardware and software assets. In the Microsoft realm, we finally have Microsoft 365 Lighthouse, which is now in public preview. Some of my MSP customers have raised question marks around its current feature set...
09Jul