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Automate Mailbox Logon Reports for Office 365
Automating a Scheduled Report In my last post titled “Reporting Options for Office 365”, I mentioned scripting as one of the methods for obtaining data and creating reports for Office 365. One of the first things customers usually ask for is a report on what mailboxes are inactive. This is...
The Podio Creator Release
As if Podio was not already one of the easiest collaboration tools I’ve ever used, they’ve just made it even easier today with The Podio Creator release. This release aims to make creating, modifying and navigating apps more intuitive and user-friendly. Thank you, Podio for continuing to make it easier...
Proper Lync Etiquette
Your organization has made the decision to use Lync. With it, comes all these gizmos and gadgets that you did not have before. You are asking yourself, “Now that I have all these features available to me, how do I appropriately use them?” Microsoft thought about the answer to that...
Reporting Options for Office 365
There are a few different reporting options available for Office 365 administrators: Built in reports accessed from the Office 365 Admin Center A downloadable spreadsheet from Microsoft that lets you see and query stats on Mail Protection (think spam and antivirus) API’s for using REST Reporting services 3rd party subscription...
Spring Forward with the latest Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online
The Spring 2014 release of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 SP1 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Professional includes several enhancements and add-ons worth mentioning. For Dynamics CRM users responsible for marketing, the new Microsoft Dynamics Marketing (formerly MarketingPilot) is now an Azure cloud service that provides a very nice drag-n-drop visual...
Protect Your Information from Heartbleed
In this digital age, there is a greater need for you to protect your private information. We are cautioned on how much personal information we put out there, especially on social media sites. Today, it’s become even more imperative to pay attention to how secure we are being while navigating...
Setup Auto Reply Message O365 Shared Mailbox
One of the advantages of shared mailboxes in Office 365 is they don’t require a license. Converting a regular mailbox to a shared mailbox after an employee leaves is a great way to keep the contents of that mailbox available without continuing to tie up a license. See my previous...
The Microsoft Project Pro and SharePoint Dance
In my last post, I talked about there being a time for everything and provided a few suggestions on how we can make the best out of the time that we have. One of those suggestions was to use tools like Microsoft Project Pro to list out and assign your...
Thoughts on Windows Updates for Servers
Over the past 15 years of working with Windows Servers, I have seen and heard of many different approaches to the Windows updates Microsoft provides on “Patch Tuesdays”. Some companies set their servers to download and install patches as soon as they become available. Some roll out patches to development...