Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Data Archival Options

Exchange Online migration design considerations

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

Microsoft 365 configuration best practices

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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

Deprecation of basic authentication in Exchange Online

Exchange Online migration design considerations

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

Exchange Online migration design considerations

Exchange Online migration design considerations

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

Microsoft 365 services data protection mechanisms

Exchange Online and SharePoint Online data protection mechanisms

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