Beginning Office 365 Groups Administration

Office 365 Groups are a solution provided by Microsoft that are providing a new way for your team to work and collaborate. As someone who has helped many clients with Office 365, Groups can be a daunting conversation. When Groups first rolled out they had basically 0 administration capabilities. Over the past year things have improved to the point that I thought it would be good to put together some broad information about where and what you can manage with Office 365 Groups.

by Drew Madelung Jul 6, 2016

Auditing Office365 File Access Data with Operations Management Suite (OMS)

Microsoft recently released the preview of the Office365 solution for the Operations Management Suite (OMS).  The ability to audit much of this information has been in Office365 for some time, but the presence in OMS brings a capability to bring automation to the operational security process, as well as analytics around Office365 usage. 

by Nathan Lasnoski Jun 9, 2016

Using UI Wireframes & UX Mock-ups to Attain Group Consensus - The Art of the Dog-and-Pony-Show.

Creative Platforms are planned, scrutinized and scrapped and then reimagined from the ground up many times over.  If done correctly a creative platform can imbue a consumer with a magical sense that they themselves personify a brand.

This Holy Grail in advertising psychology… is the insubstantial brand equity that agencies strive to produce.

User Interface Design and the ability to shape a User’s Experience operates a lot like the pursuit of a perfect Customer Experience and how it builds Brand Equity. 

by Damon Sanchez May 23, 2016

The aftermath of the Future of SharePoint event

“Awesome information overload” is the best way I could describe this event on this the sacred Star Wars holiday, May the 4th.  I haven’t been a part of the SharePoint community for the full lifecycle of SharePoint as some people have, but I have been involved in the product heavily since the launch of 2010.  Throughout the years since then, there have been releases and updates and of course the removal of broken updates.  Today was the Future of SharePoint event which was the launch of SharePoint Server 2016 and also a lot of many other great updates.

by Drew Madelung May 4, 2016

Getting Started with Office 365 Video

Office 365 Video is an experience that has been available in Office 365 for well over a year now but it is something that I do not see many companies taking advantage of.

by Drew Madelung Apr 6, 2016

Create a Workflow to Check Overdue Tasks Using SharePoint Designer

Learn how to create a workflow in SharePoint Designer that checks for overdue tasks in a SharePoint task list. The workflow will also send a daily email reminder to each user(s) with an overdue task.

by Christian Urena Mar 10, 2016

Installing Azure Multi-Factor Authentication - Part 4

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by Bill Hughes Mar 8, 2016

Installing Azure Multi-Factor Authentication - Part 3

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by Bill Hughes Feb 23, 2016

Installing Azure Multi-Factor Authentication - Part 2

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by Bill Hughes Feb 4, 2016

Mandatory Anonymous Link Expiration in Office 365

Microsoft recently released a new feature in Office 365 which allows a mandatory expiration length to be set at the tenant level. This will affect sharing documents through SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business.  This post will provide the steps to configure this setting.

by Drew Madelung Feb 1, 2016