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Save on Office 365 Licensing Costs with PowerShell
In my last PowerShell blog, I explained how to automate user mailbox logon stats reports for Office 365 by utilizing PowerShell and the Windows Task Scheduler. In this post, I’ll illustrate how to use PowerShell to reveal accounts that don’t need to be assigned a license and save on Office...
Windows One Core
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella explained the future of Windows platform is to have one unified operating system on all devices. This means Windows 9 will be on desktops, laptops, tablets, mobile devices, and the Xbox One. Currently Microsoft is slightly fragmented by having their mobile platform Windows Phone, and their...
Onetastic for OneNote is Fantastic
Have you ever experienced a moment where you feel like you have discovered something completely new and then you realize (or someone bursts your bubble) that the thing you’ve discovered is not so new and that people have known about it all along? It reminds me of those Geico commercials...
Internal Locus of Control: Taking back control of your company’s technology.
In 1954, Julian Rotter developed the concept of locus of control. What do we believe about the events in our lives; is there primarily internal factors or external factors that create our life events. For example, did I fail that exam because I (internal) didn’t study enough or because the...
Become a Better "Yammer"
TecFac recently made the switch from Podio (a team collaboration tool by Citrix) to Yammer. We were avid Podio users because of the capability it gave us to communicate with each other. However, with the focus and energy Microsoft has been placing on Yammer and SharePoint, we decided to make...
The Office 365 Roadmap Has Been Revealed
Last week Microsoft released the much anticipated Office 365 for business roadmap. This will help to better inform admins and end users on what to expect from the service. The roadmap lists updates and enhancements to Office 365 which are either Launched, Rolling Out, In Development, or Cancelled. Each enhancement...
Realcomm morning after: Do you want to just manage buildings or do you want to change the world?
I’m still getting my head around everything I’ve taken in over the last three days at Realcomm. Sorry for the cliche, but it has been like drinking out of a fire hydrant. Perhaps for the first time in my career this brick and mortar (literally) industry looks sexy and exciting....
Is Your Office 365 Data Safe In The Microsoft Cloud?
Moving your data to the Microsoft Cloud and Office 365 has many advantages such as: Less hardware and capital expenditures Reducing power consumption Reduced need for IT specialists on staff Access to data anytime, from anywhere Increased availability Access to the “latest and greatest” software such as new releases of...