Tag: Office 365

OneDrive for Business admin console rolling out

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Microsoft has commenced the roll out of a dedicated OneDrive for Business administration console as you can see above. You can read more details about this here:

New OneDrive Admin Center Preview

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To access the new console you’ll need to have set your Office 365 tenant to first release and then visit:

http://admin.onedrive.com

As you can see from the screen shots here the console is currently divided into a number of menu options.

The Sharing option allows you control who outside your tenant can receive shared files.

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I like the option here that allows an administrator to set options such as how long anonymous links remain.

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The Sync option controls the sync client.

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The Storage allows you to manage the default storage allocated to each user along with the retention time of deleted user’s OneDrive information.

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The Device Access tab allows you to control access based on network location as well as controlling OneDrive policies on the mobile devices.

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At the bottom you’ll also find the option to control how long data is retained when a device is offline.

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The final tab allows you to control the Compliance of OneDrive for Business.

This new admin center for OneDrive for Business is still in preview but we expect to see more and more options become available with the eventual integration into the existing Office 365 admin center.

If you have Office 365 first release enabled, go and take a look!

December Webinar Resources

https://docs.com/d/embed/D25192052-8876-6203-9880-001902666907%7eMd4186d87-61d5-259a-4d26-00a8bd86cfff

We’re all done now for 2016. Another great turn out for the webinar, the slides from which you can view above or download via:

December 2016 Need to Know Webinar

If you are not a CIAOPS patron you want to view or download a full copy of the video from the session you can do so here:

http://ciaops-academy.teachable.com/p/december-2016-need-to-know-webinar

you can also now get access to all webinars via:

http://ciaops-academy.teachable.com/courses/need-to-know-webinars

for a nominal fee.

Thanks to all attendees in 2016. I’m looking to continue these free monthly webinars in 2017 so stay tuned for the sign up to the next event in January.

Need to Know Podcast–Episode 122

Marc and I run through all the latest cloud news in the wind down to the holiday season. Still plenty of things happening, especially around Azure so listen in for the latest.

You can listen to this episode directly at:

http://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-122-cloud-news/

or 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

@marckean

@directorcia

New Skype for Business Mac Client

Azure AD PAss through authentication

New capabilities for EMS

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar–December 2016

My last Need to Know webinar for 2016 is now open for registrations. As always, the event is free to attend and provides you with the latest news around Office 365 and the Microsoft Cloud as well as deep dive into a particular topic. This month we are going to have a close look at SharePoint Online permissions and how to secure your data in Office 365 Team Sites.

You can register now at:

December Webinar Registration

The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – December 2016
Thursday 15th of December 2016
10am – 11am 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 (for only USD$10 per month) which you can do here:

https://www.patreon.com/ciaops

or purchase them individually at:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com/

Also feel free at any stage to email me directly atdirector@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.

Need to Know Podcast–Episode 121

After getting through all the cloud news, Marc and I have a chat to an old and frequent podcast guest, Technical Solution Specialist, Enterprise Mobility and Security, Jeff Alexander. We hope this will be the first in a series focused on the Enterprise Mobility and Security Suite from Microsoft. We kick off the discussions with Jeff telling us all about Azure AD and role that it plays both on premises and in the cloud. We dig deep in how Azure AD is being used to secure the growth of mobile devices and the demands of users to have full access to their information at all times.

You can listen to this episode directly at:

http://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-121-jeff-alexander/

or on Soundcloud here:

or 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

@marckean

@directorcia

@jeffa36

Microsoft Enterprise Mobility and Security Suite

EMS blog

Start and Stop Azure VM’s using autmation

Announcing auto VM shutdown from the portal

Azure news from Marc

Office 365 group guest access available to all tenants

Need to Know Podcast–Episode 120

Marc and I chew the fat over the latest updates from the Microsoft Cloud. No guest for this episode just us giving you the latest news. Don’t worry we are buys teeing up some great guests for future episodes but we thought we’d get this update out for everyone.

You can listen to this episode directly at:

http://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-120-cloud-update/

or 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

@marckean

@directorcia

Satya’s Australian visit

Azure N Series machines available

Azure functions now generally available

Azure backups directly from VM blade in portal

CMD to be replaced by PowerShell

Azure news from Marc

Outlook Customer Manager in Office 365

New SharePoint Team news authoring

New Microsoft documentation site

Some Office 365 training from me coming soon

I’ll be on the road in December in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth doing two full day Office 365 reseller training sessions for Microsoft. These sessions are broken up into a “Start” and an advanced “Grow” session (conducted back to back).

The sessions cover both the technical and business aspects of implementing Office 365. That means you’ll get a deep dive into Office 365 and you’ll also learn successful strategies for selling and implementing Office 365 for customers.

Here’s some feedback from previous attendees:

“Fantastic presentation on adding value to your existing Office 365 practice. Do you want to know the value of the new E5 plans and how it can practically benefit them, thereby increasing your revenue stream? No fluff – just the information that you need to grow your business using Office 365/Azure was presented.” – Jason Shim

“This was a great overview of available opportunities within Office 365 Enterprise now and in the future presented by Robert Crane [MVP] So many great tools on offer to upsell and promote more with PowerBI, Delve and Yammer more in organizations” – Robert Coleiro

“Excellent session today … not like the regular training. We were immersed in practical exercise and working in a small group. You have to think differently when on a team! What we don’t know (and that’s a pretty big area!) we can ask our partner who knows a different skill set to help with the solutions. Great stuff.” – Martin Maloney

“The best training I have been to in recent memory – very practical, customer-focused exercises and loads of great information and resources” – Tristram Morgan

The training is very hands on and requires you to work in teams to solve practical real world challenges presented throughout the day. Importantly, it is also focused on solutions for SMB customers.

Best off all? The training is totally free if you are a Microsoft Partner, all you need to do is register which you can do here:

Office 365 Start – https://www.microsoftevents.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKWebId=0x259617bc5f

Office 365 Grow – https://www.microsoftevents.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKWebId=0x260206cf75

I hope to see you there.

November Webinar Resources

 

https://docs.com/d/embed/D25192295-5506-5426-8700-001814412624%7eMd4186d87-61d5-259a-4d26-00a8bd86cfff

Only on more webinar before we greet 2017! A big turn out this month and some good questions around the Power BI Office 365 content pack and Teams Sites was had and recorded. I also did a quick overview of the new Microsoft Teams and how to enable it in your Office 365 tenant.

The slides are now available for free download at:

November 2016 Need to Know Webinar

If you are not a CIAOPS patron you want to view or download a full copy of the video from the session you can do so here:

http://ciaops-academy.teachable.com/p/november-2016-need-to-know-webinar1

you can also now get access to all webinars via:

http://ciaops-academy.teachable.com/courses/need-to-know-webinars

for a nominal fee.

I’ll be posting information about the December which at this stage looks like being around the 15th of December. As yet I haven’t settled on a topic, so if you have a suggestion of what you’d like to see a deep dive on when it comes to Office 365 please don’t hesitate to contact me (director@ciaops.com).