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Office 365 – Change the schedule directory synchronization

As part of the latest post about directory synchronization with Office 365, here is a small trick to manage the schedule for directory synchronization. This is not new with the latest release. By default, DirSync is synching your AD with Office 365 every 3 hours. But you may want to manage this schedule in order […]

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Office 365 – Directory Synchronization now includes password sync

As you may already know there 2 way to manage user accounts on Office 365: From the cloud, using Office 365 administration portal (https://portal.microsoftonline.com) or using PowerShell From your on premises – so your own AD, using the Active Directory Synchronization tool, called DirSync The latest release of DirSync is now including a long waited

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SharePoint 2013 – Can not embedded HTML code

As you may already know, if not this is done , you can now embedded some HTML code on your SharePoint pages (available on SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online); especially on blog post. To do so, just create a new blog post (or page) and use the Insert tab and Embed Code button. However, there

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Office 365 – Use Azure Active Directory Right Management with Office 365

I have uploaded a presentation about right management services on Office 365, called Azure Active Directory Right Management (AADRM). Use AADRM (Right Management Services) with Office 365 from Benoit HAMET Enjoy

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Office 365 – Speedtest replacement

With BPOS and the first version of Office 365, Microsoft has provided a web tool (Speed Test) to assist customer to determine if their internet connection can support Microsoft Online services, from messaging to collaboration [covering Exchange Onlnine but more important Lync as it may consume important bandwidth]. This tool was available from www.microsoftspeedtest.com Since

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SharePoint – SkyDrive Pro is now available as standalone and for download

In case of you missed it, SkyDrive Pro is the “professional” SkyDrive client to keep offline your SharePoint content. It has been introduced with SharePoint 2013 and Office 2013 and so was only available through Office 2013 editions (Office 365 Pro Plus, Office 365 Small Business Premium or Office 2013 Pro Plus). Since yesterday (May

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Office 365 – Backup your SharePoint Online content

UPDATE 09/05/2013 – new features are coming soon, such as mutilple site collection backup or scheduling. Stay tuned As you may already know, there is no way to backup by yourself your SharePoint; it’s Microsoft team charge’s. However, in some case, this may be a good idea to have a backup of your SharePoint Online

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Office 365 – Manage SharePoint App Settings for SharePoint Online

Before being able to deploy and use SharePoint Apps with SharePoint Online, you have to do some configuration. Login to the Office 365 administration portal with an account with administrator rights and go to the SharePoint Online Administration portal Then, once logged on the SharePoint Administration Portal, click on the Apps link available on the

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Office 365 – You can not change the country associated with your tenant

When you subscribe to Office 365, you have to define a country or region This is fully understandable as this permits to Microsoft to determine on which Office 365 datacentre you will be hosted. However, there is a side effect; if for any reason you have to change this settings from the Office 365 administration

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Office 365–New poster available to detail identity, authentication, authorization and security

Microsoft has just published a new poster detailing Office 365 identity and security management. This download is available in PDF and VSD (Visio) files http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=291303 or online as a zoomable version http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=293443 Enjoy

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