Microsoft launched Guest access for Microsoft Teams this week, in a move that was welcomed by many. It allows you to invite others from outside your organisation to participate in your Teams. It’s a great move from Microsoft and once it’s set up and working (you need to enable it as an administrator), it works…
As the old adage goes “you don’t know what you don’t know”. Whilst in general, I take a dislike to statements like that, it’s quite true when it comes to security and Office 365. Imagine the scenario. You buy Office 365 a year or two ago, and at the time, configure it based on what…
Office 365 is like having a big tool kit with everything you need. Just because you have three different types of screwdriver, doesn’t mean you always need to use them. It’s the same with Office 365 – having a number of different technologies available to help with communication is good; but you still need to…
The countdown to UC & Cloud day is truly on. In less than a month, at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham, we’ll be putting on the UK’s premier independent Microsoft UC & Cloud conference. As usual, Andy Price has been working very hard to make this year’s event the best one yet, supported by…
Over the last couple of years I’ve noticed a few different trends. Firstly migrations now usually consist of multiple Office 365 services rather than an “email first” approach; and secondly, more organisations who have been unhappy with Google G Suite are (quite sensibly) choosing to migrate to Office 365. The exact reasons as to why…
Introduced in 2013, Password Hash Sync for Azure AD and Office 365 makes it easy to connect your local Active Directory environment to Office 365 and not only synchronize accounts, but also let users sign-in using their Active Directory password. This is not without its limitations though. When users sign-in to Office 365, they will…
Traditionally, restricting where and from which device users could access their Mailbox in Office 365 required substantial configuration within Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), or more recently, relied heavily on registration of compatible devices within Intune. However, there’s a range of functionality available within Azure Active Directory Premium, and Intune App Protection worth considering. Although…