Implementing zero trust in the world is a big hassle, often uncomfortable, and frequently dorky—plus, it can be expensive. At the same time, moving closer to a zero trust model helps harden your network significantly, and you may already have many of the tools and techniques you need available without much extra cost. In this article, we discuss how to take baby steps toward Zero Trust.

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Unfortunately, Exchange mailbox databases don’t shrink, and the last thing you want is your server running out of disk space. In this blog, we explore how to monitor your Exchange mailbox database size and available new mailbox space through PowerShell.

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In the show this week, Paul and Steve discuss a cyber attack reported against Azure AD Connect that inflicted a vast amount of damage to a business, Snapchat filters in Teams, two new changes to the Graph API and Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android, and more!

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PowerShell is an important tool for any Microsoft 365 Admin – particularly in larger environments. In this article, Sean McAvinue outlines some key tools and concepts to help tenant admins build a ‘toolbox’ for PowerShell to make almost any scripting task easier and more robust.

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On the show this week, we talk about a new report from Goldman Sachs on how Generative AI could affect 300 million jobs - and with Microsoft 365 Copilot on the front line, we consider how likely this is. And finally - Microsoft Teams "V2" - the new Teams has began appearing in Microsoft 365 tenants. Plus, you can replace your face with an Avatar, use the preview of the Loop App - and Windows 11 might be appearing on your Teams Rooms devices very soon.

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Microsoft's announcement of Security Copilot is more interesting in some respects than Microsoft 365 Copilot because it promises to help organizations defend themselves better. Of course, we don't know much yet about how Security Copilot will work in the real world, but if Microsoft delivers what it says, Security Copilot could be quite a tool in the battle against the bad guys.

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Conditional Access policies are one of Microsoft's most versatile and flexible security features ever built. However, there’s one area that Conditional Access can help you protect that isn’t as well known—using IP restrictions to control where a specific app can be used. 

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The best hybrid Active Directory and Microsoft 365 security experts are going on the road to bring our European friends a taste of The Experts Conference (TEC). Join us in London (17 April), Paris (19 April), and Frankfurt (21 April) for unmatched advice from experts such as Tony Redmond, Steve Goodman, and more!

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My team has recently worked on some projects featuring multi-tenant and multi-Exchange environments. A common requirement for all projects is the ability to share free/busy information across all environments. In this article, I will dive into using free/busy sharing with Exchange/Microsoft 365 in the worldwide cloud. Sharing Free/Busy Information Let’s start with the obvious issues: […]

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I wrote an article for my friends over at Rencore. Click here to read the article.

Practical 365 is very focused on discussing management and administration of Microsoft 365 environments. In this edition of Practical Protection, Paul Robichaux pivots away from Microsoft and looks at another ecosystem that you might have in your network: VMware’s ESXi.

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Quickly head over to the ShareGate blog to learn all about the 4 Microsoft 365 challenges facing IT managers in 2023. Click here to read the blog.

Together with my Canadian friends over at ShareGate I wrote an article about my top 10 sessions, to manage Microsoft 365, secure Teams, and enhance employee experience, for ESPC 2022. Click here to read it.

Another blog for my friends over at Rencore! This time about SharePoint vs. Yammer with a focus around Governance. Click here to read the blog.

I wrote another blog for my friends over at Rencore! This time about SharePoint and OneDrive Governance. Click here to read the article.

I wrote a blog for my German friends over at Rencore! Click here to read it.