2017

Azure – Azure Network Watcher now has connectivity check (preview)

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Following the availability of Azure Network Watcher in preview (see https://t.co/0oi3zxss2u), a new functionality has been introduced (in preview too) called Connectivity Check As indicated by his name this feature is aimed to validate connectivity status between a virtual machine and a target which can be another VM, a public or an on-premises endpoint. To […]

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Microsoft Teams – Integrate Yammer feed with Teams

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While Microsoft Teams, the new collaborative tool coming with Office 365, evolves quickly, here is how to integrate Yammer with Teams to get the Yammer feed available. Teams comes with lot of out of the box connectors – or you can also develop you own For this one, I will use the out of the

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SharePoint Online – Excel Surveys is being replaced by Forms for Excel

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As you know, sometime ago Microsoft has launched a new Office 365 to create forms simply called Forms. Now, Forms is taking over and is now replacing Excel Surveys on SharePoint Online, and more specifically on OneDrive for Business. Excel Surveys is now Forms for Excel and you will be redirected to the Forms page

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Office 365 – Office 365 Groups mailnickname uniqueness is being enforced

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An update is being deployed to enforce uniqueness of mailnickname assigned to an Office 365 Groups and is scheduled to be completed by the end of August. Prior to this update, this was not enforced and then caused potential collisions when you were using AAD Connect groups writeback. Any Office 365 Groups created before this

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Azure – Just In Time Virtual Machine access (preview)

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A new security feature has been made available in preview on Azure: Just In Time Access for virtual  machine. While access and behavior of resources hosted on Azure are monitored by Microsoft to avoid malicious activities, there is still risks to get your resources, and in this case your virtual machines, being vulnerable. The Just

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Office 365 – You can now get your monthly invoice by email

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An update has been deployed to Office 365 which allow you to get your invoice being sent by email. To enable this, just logon to your Office 365 administration portal and reach the Billing notifications section Then Turn on the functionality The next invoice will be automatically sent to all your Global Administrator and Billing

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Office 365 – Shared status indicator in OneDrive for Business

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An update is being deployed to add a shared status indication in OneDrive for Business. When the update will be deployed on your tenant, your end-users will see when a folder on their OneDrive for Business has been shared. The following icon will be shown in the navigation bar And when clicking on it, they

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Office 365 – Make Office 365 Groups expiring (preview)

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As you know Office 365 Groups is one of the various collaboration features available on Office 365; one available as self-service to end-users. This means you may ended after some time to have quite a lot Office 365 Groups while they are not used anymore as tied to a project or any other temporary need.

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Exchange Online – New functionality to clean up your mailbox

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An update has been deployed on Exchange Online (Outlook on the Web [formerly Outlook Web Access]) to help users cleaning up their mailbox and have a view on their folders size (ordered by size – bigger to smaller). They also will be able to apply a retention policy to the folder while having an idea

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Office 365 – New controls for Microsoft Teams

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New controls are being deployed to let administrators define the authorized interaction between Microsoft Teams and applications. It will give administrators the ability to allow application and define which one(s) will be authorized for use with Teams To manage it go to your Office 365 Administration portal and reach the Settings\Services & add-ins section Select

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