18Jul2019
01Jul2019
The Azure AD Best Practices Checklist
Update: Downloadable/printable copies of the Microsoft 365 Best practices checklists and guides are now available. Thanks for your support! Disclaimer: This checklist is NOT a comprehensive overview of every consideration when implementing Azure AD. For instance, the...
28Jun2019
Does Microsoft backup my data in Office 365? Do I need more or additional backup?
A new reader question came in, and frankly it's one that I hear a lot. I'm sure I have smatterings referring to this issue in other articles, but this one should stand to clear up the questions once and for all--this will be something I can point people to moving...
24Jun2019
A framework for implementing Device configuration profiles with Microsoft Intune
Last time we looked at the proper methodology for rolling out Device-based Conditional access in conjunction with Compliance policies. In that article, we observed that the workflow is very linear and logical, flowing from one step to the next, and ending in Conditional access, like so: Device configuration profiles, on the...
20Jun2019
Conditional access for the SMB, a how-to guide
**This resource was updated 09/01/2019** Unfortunately it is not yet possible to import CA policies from JSON, the way we can for Intune compliance policies or device profiles. Nevertheless, now that Conditional access is available to all Microsoft 365 Business customers,...
20Jun2019
A framework for implementing device-based Conditional access with Microsoft Intune
I recently shared a set of scripts to help make deployment of Intune a bit quicker. Today I just want to cover a framework which can be used for deploying device-based conditional access in conjunction with your baseline policy set. The main crux of the issue, which I have...
17Jun2019
Updated Licensing Graphics
With the recent changes to Microsoft 365 Business (which now includes Conditional Access--hooray!), it was time to dust off the old licensing guide page, which is also...
07Jun2019
Assume Breach: Where Microsoft 365 Business misses on Security (and how to fix it)
Yeah yeah, we've all heard the sob story over Azure AD Premium before. I'm told things may be changing here in the near future, but assuming Conditional access falls into place soon, I believe Microsoft 365 Business would remain...
28May2019
How-to setup Intune quickly (and strategically) in your environment
Update March 2023: Much of what is written here eventually became the basis for my SMB Guide to Threat Defense and Microsoft Defender. Which in turn is part of the Consultant's Bundle. I encourage you to check it out! UPDATE: I have
20May2019