12Dec2018
03Dec2018
How to require MFA for Azure AD Join, and enable Enterprise State Roaming
Hey folks! We have already covered a few posts on Azure AD Premium and Conditional access; and that's great--because you do things like enforce requirements like Multi-factor Auth, but only in situations where devices are unmanaged. This provides a way better user experience than enabling MFA across the board, and without...
19Nov2018
How to configure Mobile Application Management (MAM) with Microsoft 365 Business (and Intune)
With a traditional MDM solution, the goal is typically to impose management controls at the device level--enforcing policies like pass code with automatic screen lock, encryption, and remote device wipe. It can also be helpful in tracking inventory of mobile devices. All of these "MDM" features are important, especially when...
15Nov2018
Showdown: Exchange Active Sync vs. Office 365 MDM vs. Intune (MDM and MAM)
The Microsoft 365 platform offers customers not one, not two, but three distinct Mobile Device Management solutions (well, technically four, as we'll see). In my experience, most small business customers will be fine with nothing more than a well configured Exchange Active Sync policy, requiring basics like a pass code,...
13Nov2018
Deploying Microsoft Office applications using Microsoft 365 Business (and Intune)
Microsoft 365 Business is an excellent subscription--the best bundle available for the money in my opinion (in the SMB space). One of the benefits of this subscription is the ease of deployment for Office 365 Business (the desktop apps)--shaving precious time off any new PC setups. It is a trivial...
11Nov2018
Exciting: Teams sites now visible in SharePoint admin center!
I just ran across this and had to share. I'm sure it was previously announced somewhere and I've just been behind the times on reading up, BUT--there are new Admin center updates coming soon to a tenant near you, and... THE NEW SHAREPOINT ADMIN CENTER EXPOSES SITES CREATED VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS!!! Yes, I...
07Nov2018
Configure alerts for your 365 Tenant from the Security & Compliance Center
If you have an Office 365 or Microsoft 365 subscription, then you should check out the Security & Compliance Center--there are plenty of tools in here to help you step up your game. Generally speaking, nothing is really configured by default, so if you want to be secure or compliant,...
01Nov2018
How to migrate from Windows Server Active Directory to Azure AD and Microsoft 365 Business (including Teams) in 5 easy steps
Microsoft 365 Business is a very compelling platform for the small business, particularly those that are "born in the cloud," or, those who have shed most of their on-premises server weight already, by moving their line of business apps to cloud-based alternatives. I can't tell you how many clients I...
25Oct2018
12 Steps you can take to up your Office 365 Security & Compliance game
I don't mean to oversimplify things here. This is not a comprehensive guide or anything like that. Every organization has different goals and business objectives, and depending on your industry, etc., you could have very different compliance regulations or whatever, that you need to consider. My goal is just to...
22Oct2018