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Office 365 – Upgrade from DirSync to Azure AD Connect

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Following the announcement of the new AAD Connect (Azure Active Directory Connect), I decided to upgrade my DirSync instance (version 1.0.7020). So the first thing is off course to get the AAD Connect tool either from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=615771 Then let start the upgrade…. Some details about my current DirSync configuration: Use OU’s filtering to define where […]

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Office 365 / SharePoint Online – External Sharing can now be accepted only by the original email address which invited

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An update is currently being deployed on SharePoint which will allows IT administrator to restrict external sharing to be validated only by the original email which sent the invitation. To enable this, you must connect to your SharePoint tenant using PowerShell and set the RequireAcceptingAccountMatchInvitedAccount to TRUE (by default this is set to FALSE) To

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Office 365 – New “about me” page (Office 365 Profile)

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You may be already aware – if not this now the case – every user on Office 365 has a profile page (different from the SharePoint Profile) accessible from the Gear\Office 365 Settings\Me menu. This page provide user details like your contact details or allows you to know more about the license assigned to your

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Office 365 / Azure – Azure AD Connect is now available

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The long waited new version (and unique tool) to synchronize your On Premises Active Directory with Azure Active Directory (and so Office 365 too) is now available This new version offers more options for the synchronization such as multi AD Forest support, simpler attributes selection for synchronization, richer identity scenario… And the icing on the

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Office 365 – New workload specific admin roles

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It has been also a long requested and waited improvement: being able to granularly grant administration permission on Office 365 services (SharePoint, Lync/Skype for Business, Exchange) without granting global administrator. Microsoft has announced this major improvement is going to be rolled out as part of the monthly update process. For those with the First Release

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Office 365 / Exchange Online – A new version of ActiveSync is coming

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Microsoft has announced that a new version of ActiveSync is coming. This v16 is introducing a long waited feature request: synching the draft folder Also part of this new version, calendar items with attachment will be synched with the attachment. At this time, this new version is being rolled out only on Exchange Online on

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Yammer – Yammer Directory Synch stopped working and service account is unable to authenticate

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Recently I had an issue with the Yammer Directory Synchronization tool. It has been setup and working for a while now but few days ago, it stopped working and the error was quite strange: unable to authenticate Off course I have validated that the account was administration on my Yammer network and it was the

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Office 365 / Exchange Online – Exchange Online Advanced Threat Protection is now available

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Microsoft has announced a new/improved Exchange Online Protection feature called Exchange Online Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). ATP will delivers the following services: Improved protection against unknown malware and viruses: this extends the existing Exchange Online Protection service by providing a zero-day protection against virus and malware. All message with attachments with an unknown virus/malware signature

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Office 365 – Some important updates for Offfice 365 services (Exchange, MDM and SharePoint)

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In case you did not notice these incoming important changes for Office 365 services – covering Exchange Online, Mobile Device Management and SharePoint Online. Some of them may have end-users impact like these two: Exchange Online: access to Outlook Web Access will be redirected for some users to outlook.office.com instead of outlook.office365.com Mobile Device Management:

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Skype for Business – Disable the Call Quality pop up

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As you know, Skype for Business is now the name of Lync. It is available both On Premises and Online. As part of the re branding, there has been few improvement and one of these is on the client side. After a call or meeting with voice, end-user got a pop up to rate the

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