18Oct
15Oct
Showdown: Office 365 Business Premium or leap for Microsoft 365 Business Edition?
Organizations who are moving to Office 365 are always faced with the same dilemma: where to start? What subscription bundle should you buy? There can be a lot of anxiety produced in this decision making, since there are getting to be so many different choices, and it isn't always clear...
01Oct
Should I stick with Microsoft 365 Business or move up to Enterprise?
Microsoft 365 is best described as a "bundle of bundles"--these new SKU's go beyond Office 365, and include advanced security products as well as device management and even your Windows licensing. I have been writing a lot about the Microsoft 365 Business SKU, since it has such an attractive price...
28Sep
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...
24Sep
Using Security & Compliance Center to manage retention policies
Today I want to discuss retention policies, which can be administered via the Security & Compliance admin center in Microsoft 365 / Office 365. Retention policies exist to protect and/or purge (delete) certain types of information. Some organizations have very strict archive and retention policies that they must maintain data...
17Sep
Enable the Archive Mailbox and modify the default retention policy (for cloud-only and hybrid users)
In any subscription that includes Exchange Online Archiving, such as Office 365 E3 or Microsoft 365 Business (as well as any subscription to which the Archiving add-on is applied), it is possible to enable an unlimited storage container for those hoarders out there, known as an archive mailbox. I'm looking...
13Sep
Configuring Data Loss Prevention (DLP): An example automatically encrypting GLBA content via Email
If you have a subscription such as Microsoft 365 Business or Office 365 E3, then you can configure Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, which are great tools for helping your organization meet compliance standards. I especially recommend it for businesses in the financial or medical industries, due to laws and...
10Sep
How to quickly provision Microsoft 365 Business subscriptions for Exchange Online and ATP using PowerShell
Hey folks, Microsoft 365 Business is a really cool subscription for small businesses, and if you are doing these configurations for a lot of tenants, then you're probably going to want to automate some of the setup. Today I'm going to share a script I use to quickly configure my...
05Sep
Replacing your traditional file server with Microsoft Teams and OneDrive, part 2: How to make it happen fast
As promised, today I am going to show you how easy it is to replace your legacy file server and network drive experience with Microsoft Teams and OneDrive. Seriously, anyone can set this up, and it takes just a few minutes. Pre-requisites are: Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update or later)...
04Sep