Today we’re thrilled to announce that Microsoft selected Quest as a strategic partner in two Microsoft Azure Marketplace partner programs. This underscores Quest’s ongoing commitment to help organizations and governments around the world secure and modernize…
The pricing of most Microsoft 365 (M365) and Office 365 (O365) suites will be increasing on March 1, 2022. The increases will be applied to all Microsoft clients on direct (EA, EAS, SCE) and indirect (CSP, MPSA) programs at renewal. If your organization…
Calling all experts in Office 365 and Azure AD!
Share your knowledge at The Experts Conference (TEC) 2022 and get rewarded!
The Experts Conference is an annual conference for IT managers, sys admins and other IT professionals. Sponsored…
The Experts Conference (TEC) is back – virtually and for free. Join us September 1 -2, 2021 for the latest practical Active Directory security, Office 365 management, and migration and modernization training. As always, TEC will be the Microsoft training…
The Experts Conference (TEC) is back – virtually and for free. With practical Office 365 and Active Directory security education, TEC will be the Microsoft training event of the year. You’ll be able to apply what you learn the moment you get back into…
The one thing we all learned in 2020 is that IT never stops. As challenging as it was maintaining IT services throughout the pandemic, it was great seeing how our industry as a whole sailed through with flying colors. One reason for our industry’s success…
Office 365 migrations can open the door to unforeseen cybersecurity risks. One aspect that is often overlooked is the security risks when PST files are left behind in a migration project. In this article, we'll dive into what the risks are and the importance…
Office 365 groups are a critical element of any Microsoft cloud environment. But exactly what is an Office 365 group? What is the difference between a group and a team? How are groups created, and what are the best strategies for managing them?
This blog…
Want to know the secret to a successful Office 365 migration? One element stands out as the hands-down most critical: thorough planning.
Whether you’re migrating to the Microsoft cloud from an on-premises environment or performing a tenant-to-tenant migration…
Many organizations planning to make it easier for their employees to work remotely. To assist with this effort, they planning to migrate their networked file system to Office 365. Typically, they are looking at one or more of the following targets: SharePoint…
Do you get that procrastinated-until-Monday-morning-and-didn’t-do-homework feeling when discussing SharePoint and Office 365 permission levels? If you happen to suffer from that occasional feeling of dread, don’t worry! Most admins don’t fully understand…
Microsoft Teams security is a hot topic. Four reasons are making this a top priority:
Remember the eight predictions I made for 2021? I hope you’ve enjoyed my subsequent posts detailing the first six:
To start things off, how about some numbers?
30 speakers, 24 sessions, 2 keynotes and 6,967 eyes on sessions (aggregated across both days) with 1,719 attendees across 26 live Q&A Team Meetings. That’s what The Experts Conference (TEC) 2020 virtual…
A few posts back, I revealed my eight predictions for 2021. Since then, I’ve dived into the details of the first five:
Thanks for sticking with me as I dive into the details of my eight predictions for 2021! We’ve already covered half of them:
Welcome back to my in-depth discussions of my eight predictions for 2021! I hope you found the dive into my first prediction on ransomware helpful. Today, we’re going to tackle prediction #2: Forget headline-making data breaches and DoS attacks;…
The gooey sentimentality and biting sarcasm for what I got right in my 2020 predictions is over. Now it’s time to focus on 2021 and what awaits Active Directory and Microsoft 365 admins who are tasked with securing, managing and migrating users and data…
“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise, fear and surprise...”
Leave it to a 1970 Monty Python sketch to perfectly sum up 2020! No one expected a global health pandemic and its impact on every aspect of our lives…
Change and adaptability are THE two words to live by for any organization in 2020; and this applies to managing Azure Active Directory and Office 365 licenses. Over the past seven months, IT administrators have added more Office 365 licenses to enable…
The Experts Conference (TEC) is back – virtually and for free – November 17-18. TEC 2020 will be the virtual Microsoft training event of the year, with practical Active Directory and Office 365 education that you can apply the moment you get back into…
The Experts Conference (TEC) is back – virtually and for free – November 17-18. TEC 2020 will be the virtual Microsoft training event of the year, with practical Active Directory and Office 365 education that you can apply the moment you get…
Great value for a great price. That’s what fans of Costco (myself included) praise about the retail giant. While strolling down its aisles, it’s very easy to find yourself mesmerized by all the quality offers calling for your attention. A…
Today we live in a fast-moving world. Mergers and acquisitions are occurring at a record pace. Impacts of the recent pandemic are only likely to increase this trend. Over the past several years many companies have made the move to Office 365 for their…
Regular readers of our blog might have seen us talk a lot about protecting your business-critical data hosted in Office 365. For example, we debunked the top 5 myths about Microsoft 365 backup and recovery. And we also explored how to fill the gaps in…
