Microsoft 365
Introduction In today's digital age, effective data archival is crucial for businesses to ensure compliance, data protection, and efficient information management. Microsoft 365 Exchange Online offers a range of data archival options designed to meet diverse organizational needs. In a separate article, I have outlined the out-of-the-box available methods for data protection in Microsoft 365 ... Read more
Setting the ground for Microsoft 365 configuration best practices It is very common for Microsoft 365 customers to request external consultation on how to properly setup a new Microsoft 365 tenant and subscriptions or re-configure their existing subscription(s) according to Microsoft best practices. This article attempts to put together a Microsoft 365 configuration best practices ... Read more
Introduction The purpose of this article is to present Microsoft 365 external sharing design considerations. When designing your Microsoft 365 tenant, you need to consider a number of factors for allowing or prohibiting access to your Microsoft 365 applications and data to a number of internal and external users. This article discusses the following design ... Read more
Introduction Microsoft has removed Basic authentication and the smtp auth option in Exchange Online services, i.e. Exchange Online for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS), POP, IMAP, Remote PowerShell, Exchange Web Services (EWS), Offline Address Book (OAB), Outlook for Windows, and Mac. The Microsoft Security defaults configuration and modern authentication are the successor technologies and use OAuth 2.0 ... Read more
Introduction When planning to migrate an organization with existing on-premises infrastructure to the Microsoft 365 Cloud, you need to create a thorough plan before the migration. This article discusses a Microsoft 365 pre-migration checklist which is provided as a template by Microsoft. Microsoft 365 pre-migration checklist Carry out the following tasks to prepare for migrating ... Read more
Introduction Microsoft 365 security score is a consolidated security score based on Microsoft best practice security configurations for Microsoft 365 tenants. The higher the score the higher theoretically your overall Microsoft 365 tenant security levels. The score comprises a list of improvement actions based on your current security posture. Not all improvement actions may be ... Read more
This article provides a high-level analysis of the Microsoft 365 troubleshooting tools. When providing technical support to your end users in a Microsoft 365 infrastructure, it is good to have in mind the following list of useful Microsoft 365 troubleshooting tools:
Introduction Most Microsoft 365 migration projects have an Exchange Online (EXO) portion. Whether that be an on-premises Exchange Server to Exchange Online migration task or a migration from a third party POP3/IMAP email hosting provider, there are a number of design considerations you need to take into account in every EXO project. This article discusses ... Read more
This article provides a high-level analysis of the Exchange Online and SharePoint Online data protection mechanisms. After migrating to Exchange Online and SharePoint Online, you need to consider the available Exchange Online and SharePoint Online data protection mechanisms. All Office365 components are adequately protected from accidental deletion via the usage of various Office365 features. The ... Read more
This article discusses SharePoint Online migration design considerations. The following articles in this blog are also related: Introduction A considerable number of Microsoft 365 migration projects have a SharePoint Online (SPO) portion. Whether that be a straight forward file data migration task or a more complex custom on-premises SharePoint to SharePoint Online migration, there are ... Read more
