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Office 365 – You can not create a site collection which reuse URL

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To avoid data lost, Microsoft has introduced earlier in SharePoint Online the site collection recycle bin. This feature allows SharePoint Online administrators to restore deleted site collection. This site collection recycle bin has also another impact which is blocking you when creating a new site collection which reuse an URL previously associated to a deleted […]

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Office 365 – Directory Synchronization tool updated

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With the release of the new Office 365 version, the directory synchronization tool has been updated. Now, DirSync is only available in 64 bits version and can be installed on Windows Server 2012. You can go http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj151800.aspx for install and upgrade process.

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Office 365 – Use Right Management Services

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With the new Office 365, Microsoft has introduced a new functionality to secure document sharing: Right Management Services. This service is (should be) well know as this is available since Windows Server 2003 as additional component for internal deployment. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771234(v=ws.10).aspx for more details about RMS. So, going back to Office 365 and Windows Azure

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Office 365 – Use Excel to view Exchange Online reports

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UPDATE March 8th: to know more about Office 365 Reporting Web Service (and maybe build a solution) go there http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj984325.aspx Following my previous post presenting the new Office 365 administration portal UI, I will explain with this post how to use Excel for viewing (and analyzing) Office 365 reports. The Office 365 reports are covering

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Exchange – New Exchange Deployment Assistant for Exchange 2013

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Few months after releasing the latest major version of Exchange, Microsoft has published a new deployment assistant to help customer in their Exchange 2013 deployment. This new version will provide guidance to deploy Exchange 2013 On Premises, in hybrid mode with Office 365 or on a cloud based only deployment. Additional scenario for customers with

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Office 365 – Add email aliases with Exchange Online 2013

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With the new Office 365 there is some actions which have changed to manage user properties. As part of this, adding an email alias is now more simpler. Logon to the Office 365 administration portal with an administrator account Then go to the Users and Groups section from the left menu On the Active Users

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Office 365 – Simpler mail protection management with Exchange Online

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With the new Office 365 version running Exchange 2013, Microsoft has provided a simpler way to protect your email flow, including spam quarantine management. With the new Office 365, all security email options are now available directly through the Exchange Control Panel. To manage these security options, log on using an Exchange administrator account on

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Office 365 – Enable and use SharePoint Site Mailbox on SharePoint Online

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With SharePoint 2013, a new feature called Site Mailbox has been delivered by Microsoft. This feature allows integration between SharePoint 2013 and Exchange 2013. It is available for both On Premises and Online (Office 365) deployments. Email and documents are traditionally kept in two unique and separate data repositories. Most organizations collaborate using both mediums.

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Office 365 – The new administration portal

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With the release of the new Office 365, running 2013 product version, the administration portal has changed. The user interface is now reflecting the Modern UI, formerly called Metro, which is now shared between all Microsoft products (Windows 8, Exchange 2013, SharePoint 2013…). This new administration interface is more clear and more simple, even if

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