Hello [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Wow, it's been way to long since I've sent a Microsoft 365 tip to you [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]. I went on vacation for a few weeks in June and have been catching up since. My family and I had a great time, nice and relaxing, and I have some new things coming soon, so keep an eye out for that! But, enough about me, onto the Microsoft 365 management tip for the month! 💡A Microsoft 365 Management Tip: Use Conditional Access for MFA! I know, this may seem like an, "Of...
8 months ago • 3 min read
Hello [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], I worked for 20 hours straight yesterday. From 8 am - 4 am! This isn't to brag, in fact, I hope I never have to do it again. I also hope you never have to do it (although being in IT, I'm sure many of you are). In this particular case, it was due to multiple server failures that a client had within their on-premises infrastructure, and we spent 20 hours getting critical components back up, some of which we had to build from scratch. However, it could have just as...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Hello [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Day 1 of the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Orlando just wrapped up, and I'm hanging out in my hotel room writing this email. It was a great day of discussing Microsoft 365 with various people in the Ask the Expert room, a couple of keynotes, and just hanging out with old friends and meeting new ones. If you're down here too, and I haven't seen you, let me know! I would love to meet up! 💡A Microsoft 365 Management Tip: 🎉 News from the Microsoft 365...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I hope you're doing well and looking forward to this weekend. If you will be at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Orlando next week, maybe you're even looking forward to next week more than the weekend? This isn't my usual Microsoft 365 Tips and Tricks newsletter, but one will be delivered right to your inbox next week, maybe even with some "hot off the press news" from the conference. I did want to shoot over a quick email with a couple of late-breaking things this...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, We're getting close to summer (it's sort of already here in Florida...I'm writing this as the kids are swimming in the pool). It's also getting close to the Microsoft 365 Conference in Orland (it's only about two weeks away)! Regardless of whether you're going or not, there will also be some announcements around that time, so keep an eye on the Microsoft blogs at the end of this month! 💡A Microsoft 365 Management Tip: Auditing Exchange Online Mailboxes Auditing Microsoft 365...
12 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I'm doing something new! I'm starting a FREE monthly Microsoft 365 live stream with Q&A and the first one is happening tomorrow at 11:00 am EST! Tomorrow, I'm going to stream live on YouTube, LinkedIn, and X and I would love to have you join me. The agenda will be: 11:00 - 11:15 - I'll cover some recent Microsoft 365 news. 11:15 - 11:30 - I'll demo a Microsoft 365 tip or trick (kind of like what you get in the newsletter only live). 11:30 - 12:00 - Q & A. Do you have questions?...
12 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, It's time for your next Microsoft 365 Management Tip! Lately, I've been spending a lot of time working in Microsoft Intune and deploying various aspects of Microsoft Intune for some of my clients. Those deployments have led to this month's management tip around building a software inventory. 💡A Microsoft 365 Management Tip: Create a software inventory! Microsoft Intune can be used for deploying applications to your users' devices. But what applications do you need to deploy?...
12 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I know many of you may already be subscribed to the bi-weekly podcast that Scott Hoag and I do, but if you don't, I wanted to let you know about a three-part series we recently finished up recording. Today, we released the final episode in a series of discussions on Microsoft Intune. When I think about Intune, I often break it up into three pillars: Devices: You can use Microsoft Intune to manage all the devices in your organization across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Here...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I just returned home from the annual Microsoft MVP Summit and had a great time! Unfortunately, most of what was discussed is under NDA, so I’m not allowed to share it, but I was able to have some good conversations with old friends and new friends, as well as with individuals working on the various products at Microsoft. I’m looking forward to the next several months and what’s coming down the road! 💡A Microsoft 365 Management Tip: For our Microsoft 365 management tip today,...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read