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Govern Microsoft 365
Blueprint: Infrastructure & Operations
Microsoft 365 is as difficult to wrangle as it is valuable. Leverage best practices to produce governance outcomes aligned with your goals.
Microsoft 365 Capability Assessment
Tool: Infrastructure & Operations
The capability assessment can be used to map desired and existing capabilities of the different SKUs available for purchase.
Create a Post-Implementation Plan for Microsoft 365
Blueprint: Infrastructure & Operations
There are three primary goals when deploying Microsoft 365: productivity, security and compliance, and collaborative functionality. Of course, all these objectives are based on one primary objective, and that is user adoption of Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint Online.
You’ve deployed M365. Now what? Look at your business goals and match your M365 KPIs to meet those objectives.
There are three primary goals when deploying Microsoft 365: productivity, security and compliance, and collaborative functionality. Of course, all these objectives are based on one primary objective, and that is user adoption of Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint Online.. You’ve deployed M365. Now what?
Microsoft Announces New Ways to Empower Firstline Workers With Office 365
Software Reviews: Infrastructure & Operations
On January 9, 2020, Microsoft announced new ways to empower firstline workers using Office 365.
On January 9, 2020, Microsoft announced new ways to empower firstline workers using Office 365. Key takeaways include: Walkie Talkie in Teams: Enables instant and secure voice communication over the cloud, reducing the number of devices firstline workers must carry.
Quest On Demand Adds Office 365 License Management
Software Reviews: Infrastructure & Operations
Quest On Demand has added two new features to help organizations further streamline Office 365 management and potentially reduce costs.
Quest On Demand has added two new features to help organizations further streamline Office 365 (O365) management and potentially reduce costs: a License Management module and support for Microsoft Teams in its existing O365 Migration solution. The License Management module can help organizations reduce costs by better understanding existing usage.
Quest Software Expands Office 365 Backup Support With Its NetVault Backup v12.4 Release
Software Reviews: Infrastructure & Operations
Quest Software’s NetVault Backup v12.4 release adds support for OneDrive to its existing Office 365 (O365) backup capabilities, enabling its customers to better align backup strategy to business requirements, and helping Quest Software keep up with other O365 backup offerings.
Microsoft’s default backup implementation for O365 does not meet typical organizational requirements: Microsoft backs up O365 to support its ability to provide service continuity (e.g. if there is a critical system failure in the O365 infrastructure), not to meet your organization’s backup requirements.
Microsoft Self-Service Purchasing in Office 365
Software Reviews: Infrastructure & Operations
Microsoft has announced self-service purchasing, the ability for any O365 user to buy Power Platform products directly through their corporate O365 tenant. This raises numerous concerns with IT leaders and O365 administrators.
Beginning on January 14, 2020, this new service will be automatically set up by Microsoft in your tenant. It will allow any O365 user to use their credit card to buy Power BI, Power Apps, or Power Automate licenses and start developing apps and flows within the corporate tenant or in a separate tenant!
Backup for Microsoft Office 365 Becomes Veeam’s Fastest-Growing Product
Software Reviews: Infrastructure & Operations
Veeam announced Backup for Microsoft Office 365 Version 3 on April 2, 2019. Office 365 has been a top cloud migration project for many and is the logical place for backup providers to extend cloud functionality.
Office 365 has been a top cloud migration project for many and is the logical place for backup providers to extend cloud functionality. The new release promises faster backup as well as better visibility and analytics with O365 data protection reports.
Microsoft Announces Updates to Firstline Worker Plans
Software Reviews: Infrastructure & Operations
Microsoft announces the addition of a new plan and changes to its Firstline Worker plans. The new M365 plan will slot in below the current Firstline Worker plan.
Microsoft’s Change of Default Search on 365 Is Met With Outrage
Software Reviews: Infrastructure & Operations
On January 23, Microsoft announced a change to Office 365 Pro Plus. This change will make Bing the default search engine in Google Chrome.
On January 23, Microsoft announced a change to Office 365 Pro Plus. This change will make Bing the default search engine in Google Chrome.. On January 23, Microsoft announced a change to Office 365 Pro Plus. This change will make Bing the default search engine in Google Chrome.
Small Enterprise SituAction: Building an Office 365 Strategy
Software Reviews: Infrastructure & Operations
There are a lot of Office 365 implementations, and many of them were done poorly. Take a controlled approach to planning the migration to Office 365, negotiating with Microsoft, and preparing for future expansions.
The first step is to create an Office 365 migration strategy. Recommendations Migrate to Office 365 Now. One small step to cloud, one big leap to Office 365. The key is to look before you leap. Many businesses are opting for a one-size-fits-all licensing strategy.
Spinbackup for Office 365
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Automated Daily Backup and Disaster Recovery for your critical Office 365 data to a secure cloud storage at AWS or GCP across USA, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Spinbackup for Office 365. software-reviews. Spinbackup. Automated Daily Backup and Disaster Recovery for your critical Office 365 data to a secure cloud storage at AWS or GCP across USA, Europe, Asia, and Australia..
Backing up Office 365 – Oxymoron or Necessity?
Note: Vendor Management
Office 365 has enabled employees to work anywhere, anytime, on any device, but it has also made it more difficult to centrally manage all possible devices and the data residing both on them and in the cloud. Data loss when using Office 365 is becoming a concern for many organizations as...
When looking at total ROI, this should be added to cost of the Office 365 license.Due diligence on vendors in the space will be critical for security standards, outsourcing, and geographic governing laws in cases where backups are compromised.Don’t rely on policies alone to prevent data losses.
Slack and Zoom Increasing in Popularity With Office 365-Subscribed Organizations
Software Reviews: Infrastructure & Operations
A new Otka report found that both Slack and Zoom are increasing in popularity with organizations who have Office 365 licenses, despite their having access to Microsoft Teams.
Office 365-subscribed organizations using Slack increased from 28.1% to 31.2% between October 2018 and June 2019. Source: SoftwareReviews Slack Scorecard. Accessed August 23, 2019 In the same period, Office 365-subscribed organizations using Zoom increased from 23.7% to 29.6%. Source: SoftwareReviews Zoom Scorecard.
Drive Ongoing Adoption With an M365 Center of Excellence
Blueprint: Infrastructure & Operations
User adoption and setting up guardrails in governance are the focuses of the CoE in its early stages. Purge obsolete data from legacy share servers, and rationalize legacy applications that are comparable to Microsoft offerings. The primary goal is M365 excellence, but that needs to be primed...
Accelerate business processes change and get more value from your subscription by building and sharing, thanks to an effective Centre of Excellence.
M365 CoE Center of Excellence Microsoft 365 M365 Governance Collaboration tools Teams SharePoint Online Steering Committee Strategic value Centralized Decentralized CoE Baselines Metrics LF LFBP Office 365 O365 SharePoint adoption Teams adoption O365 improvement M365 improvement O365 CoE.
Pick the Right Office 365 License Model for You
Note: Infrastructure & Operations
This one pager summarizes Microsoft’s licensing regime across four key areas: non-profit, education, government, and enterprise. Each license type is evaluated based on pricing, features, security/compliance, and eligibility.
Use this handy roundup to understand the key differences between the licensing models Microsoft offers for its Office 365 product.
Webinar: Balance End-User Empowerment With IT Governance in Your Microsoft Teams Deployment
Video: Infrastructure & Operations
For those organizations with Office 365 licenses, Microsoft Teams ought to be the default collaboration tool for optimizing remote work.
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 offers a comprehensive solution to protect your organization and employees from advanced, targeted and zero-day phishing, malware and business email compromise attacks.
Microsoft Defender for Office 365. software-reviews. Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 offers a comprehensive solution to protect your organization and employees from advanced, targeted and zero-day phishing, malware and business email compromise attacks..
Migrate Between Office 365 Tenants the Right Way – If You Have to at All!
Note: Infrastructure & Operations
Migrating from your premises-based services to the cloud is simple enough, but the toolset for moving between tenancies once you’re already in Office 365 is much less robust. Use this one pager to learn about the process, risks, challenges, and tools associated with a tenant-to-tenant migration.
Migrating from your premises-based services to the cloud is simple enough, but the toolset for moving between tenancies once you’re already in Office 365 is much less robust. Use this one pager to learn about the process, risks, challenges, and tools associated with a tenant-to-tenant migration. .
Determine If You Can Effectively Incorporate Enterprise Mobility + Security Into Your Environment
Note: Infrastructure & Operations
This one pager summarizes and evaluates Microsoft’s Enterprise Mobility + Security offering. As more customers migrate productivity solutions to Office 365, questions remain about what the service actually comprises and how it can be best leveraged.
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Mitigate the Risk of a Cloud Outage
Note: Infrastructure & Operations
IT leaders are still accountable for service continuity, even when those services are moved to the cloud. When an O365 outage occurs, the CEO is calling you, not Microsoft.
When an O365 outage occurs, the CEO is calling you, not Microsoft.. IT leaders are still accountable for service continuity, even when those services are moved to the cloud. When an O365 outage occurs, the CEO is calling you, not Microsoft.
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