Here’s a short video tutorial on the basics of using a calendar in a SharePoint Team Site. You’ll see how to add a calendar to a Site as well as add it to the navigation and create events.
New Microsoft 365 courses from CIAOPS
Just in time for Christmas, I have released two new online courses focused on Microsoft 365 Business:
Introduction to Microsoft 365 Business
and
Getting Started with Microsoft 365 Business
The Introduction course is aimed at giving you an overview of the Microsoft 365 product and how the Business plan fits inside. The Getting Started course is more a step by step guide taking you through what you can actually do with the Business plan.
Both of these new courses can be found at the CIAOPS Academy where you’ll also find extensive online courses for Office 365 and Azure. You can purchase the courses individually or in annual bundle that includes every course now and for the next twelve months.
I have more courses focused in Microsoft 365 (including some focused on the Enterprise plan) coming very soon.
Need to Know Podcast–Episode 172

Our last episode for 2017. Some reflections along with the usual news and updates from the Microsoft cloud. We take this opportunity to thank our all our sponsors and listeners for the year as well as wishing everyone a great Christmas and New Year. Marc and I will be back in 2018 to keep you up to date with all the latest in Azure and Office 365 in our own unique way. See you all in 2018!
Take a listen and let us know what you think –feedback@needtoknow.cloud
You can listen directly to this episode at
https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-172-end-of-2017/
Subscribe via iTunes at:
https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2
The podcast is also available on Stitcher at:
http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ciaops/need-to-know-podcast?refid=stpr
Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send us any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.
Resources
December Azure Webinar resources
Slides from my December Azure webinar are now available at:
https://www.slideshare.net/directorcia/ciaops-need-to-know-azure-webinar-december-2017
The recording is also available at:
http://www.ciaopsacademy.com.au/p/need-to-know-azure-webinars
which CIAOPS patrons get free access to as part of their subscription.
This webinar set the ground work for upcoming monthly webinars that will go deeper into Azure features and abilities.
So make sure you sign up for next month’s webinar.
Introduction to Microsoft 365 Enterprise
The second family of Microsoft 365 subscriptions you can obtain are those from the Enterprise family. These give you a range of additional features and power when it comes to managing an securing your environment.
This material will give you an overview of what Microsoft 365 Enterprise is and the major differences to the Business offering.
Need to Know podcast–Episode 171

Marc and I give you all the latest news and updates from the Microsoft cloud and then we do a deep dive into some SharePoint best practices. However, we are also looking for listener feedback on what you feel were the highlights of the Need to Know podcast for 2017. Send through your favourite bit and we’ll collate them and play the clips on our last episode for the year. It’s your change to relive the memories.
Take a listen and let us know what you think –feedback@needtoknow.cloud
You can listen directly to this episode at
https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-171-sharepoint-online-best-practices/
Subscribe via iTunes at:
https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2
The podcast is also available on Stitcher at:
http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ciaops/need-to-know-podcast?refid=stpr
Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send us any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.
Resources
CIAOPS Need to Know Azure Webinar–December 2017
The final webinar for 2017 and one where we’ll take a deeper look at the backup options that are available in Azure as well as news and updates. There will also be the opportunity to ask any questions you may have around Azure and the Microsoft Cloud.
You can register for free at:
December Azure Webinar Registrations
The details are:
CIAOPS Need to Know Azure Webinar – November 2017
Thursday 21st of December 2017
2pm – 3pm Sydney Time
All sessions are recorded and posted to the CIAOPS Academy.
There of course will also be open Q and A so make sure you bring your questions for me and I’ll do my best to answer them.
The CIAOPS Need to Know Webinars are free to attend but if you want to receive the recording of the session you need to sign up as a CIAOPS patron which you can do here:
or purchase them individually at:
Also feel free at any stage to email me directly via director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.
I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session.
CIAOPS Need to Know Office 365 Webinar–December 2017
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The last Office 365 webinar for 2017, oh where has the year gone, is now scheduled. Not a lot of time this month when you take holidays into consideration but hopefully you can attend. The session will have news plus updates as well as deep dive into Microsoft Flow, which is the automation engine built right into Office 365. I’ll show you how to use Flow to start automating all those repetitive processes.
You can register for free at:
December Webinar Registrations
The details are:
CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – December 2017
Thursday 21st of December 2017
11am – 12am Sydney Time
All sessions are recorded and posted to the CIAOPS Academy.
There of course will also be open Q and A so make sure you bring your questions for me and I’ll do my best to answer them.
The CIAOPS Need to Know Webinars are free to attend but if you want to receive the recording of the session you need to sign up as a CIAOPS patron which you can do here:
or purchase them individually at:
Also feel free at any stage to email me directly via director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.
I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session.