2014

Exchange – Updated Exchange 2013 prerequisites installation and configuration scripts

I have updated my PowerShell scripts use to install and configure prerequisites for Exchange 2013 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012/2012 R2. Both scripts now take into account the new Exchange 2013 Edge role introduced with Service Pack 1. Script for installing Exchange 2013 on Windows Server 2008 R2 has been also […]

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Azure – Cloud App Discovery

A new feature is currently in preview for Microsoft Azure called Cloud App Discovery. This feature will give IT visibility into which cloud applications is currently in use within the organization. This will help organization to detect unauthorized access to corporate data. Currently, this new feature is in preview – meaning in beta – and

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Office 365 – Multi AD Forest synchronization with Office 365: installation and configuration

UPDATES: May 12 – error after assigning license and synchronization frequency Following my previous post regarding the coming multi AD forest synchronization feature for Office 365 (http://blog.hametbenoit.info/2014/05/06/office-365-multi-active-directory-forest-synchronization-is-coming/), this post will detail steps to install, configure and manage the directory synchronization tool currently in preview (beta). The preview is available for download from the Connect website

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Office 365 – Enable password writeback

Since few months, the directory synchronization tool for Office 365 allows password synchronization – see http://blog.hametbenoit.info/2013/06/05/office-365-directory-synchronization-now-includes-password-sync/ While this feature is greatly appreciated – as it simplify SSO deployment and configuration for example, there was still a missing feature: the end user was not able to change his password from Office 365 services. So, with the

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Office 365 – Multi Active Directory Forest synchronization is coming

After almost 2 years on production, the long waited multi AD forest synchronization is coming for Office 365. For those who don’t already know, Office 365 can be synchronized with only ONE Active Directory Forest (multi domain within one forest is not a problem). This limitation was source of lot of nightmare for company with

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Office 365 – Manage RMS templates

As you may already know, Microsoft has provided Right Management Services capabilities on Office 365 – if you are not aware, check this post to see how to enable and configure RMS for use with Office 365 http://blog.hametbenoit.info/2013/03/07/office-365-use-right-management-services/ In this post, we will see how to manage RMS templates. An RMS template is a defined

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Windows Phone – Project your Windows Phone screen on your PC

With the coming Windows Phone 8.1 major update – already available for the developers but you can even get it by register yoursef for free and get the Preview Developer Windows Phone app, a major and missing feature is now available; Project the Windows Phone screen on your PC. You must have the Windows Phone

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Office 365 – Change management guide from Microsoft

Microsoft has published a change management guide for enterprises moving/implementing Office 365. This guide contains communication templates (emails, print…) as well as some document to assist the local support team, train the users or help to define enterprise policies to apply on Office 365. You can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40187

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SharePoint – Blog post filtering based on category stop working

This issue applies to SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online 2013 as well. If you are running blogs on SharePoint 2013 platforms, you may face the following issue when trying to filter blog posts based on category by hitting the category link shown on the Quick Launch or the category associated to the post. Doing so

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