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Two Kinds of Office 365 Analytics – For You and The Company

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Microsoft Workplace Analytics is not a “Fitbit for the enterprise” that you can deploy off-the-shelf to get instantly usable information. Expect to invest considerable time or spend some consulting dollars to make sense of organization dynamics, office politics, and internal friction. All the stuff that makes working in large companies so worthwhile!

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Microsoft Reverses eDiscovery Decision Because of Discovery Mailboxes

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Microsoft told us some months ago that they would block the creation of new eDiscovery cases in Exchange and SharePoint. A course reversal has happened because of the humble discovery mailbox, which Exchange uses as a target for eDiscovery results. The block has lifted for Exchange but remains for SharePoint. It will eventually happen for Exchange but Office 365-wide functionality is better than workload-specific features.

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Intractable Problems Involved in Merging Office 365 Tenants

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Microsoft takes it easy for companies to use Office 365 and has been very successful in moving customers to the cloud. But when you get to the cloud and find that your company is involved in a corporate merger, acquisition, or split, things are not so easy because the tools to do the work don’t exist. Some glimmer of hope exists as ISVs have started to take interest in the space.

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Azure Active Directory is a Core Part of the Office 365 “Experience”

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Recent developments show that a fully-populated Azure Active Directory is considered by Microsoft to be a core part of the overall Office 365 “experience.” Yet many tenants have partly-populated directories. Is that a problem? Or might it be a future problem?

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Gartner Sees Strong Position and Momentum for Office 365

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Gartner’s recent SWOT analysis of Office 365 contains some interesting thoughts and observations. I do not agree with them all because I think some of their thinking is a little dated, but it is always interesting to read what Gartner is whispering into the ears of their customers.

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Exchange Cumulative Updates and Distribution List Upgrades

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The quarterly cumulative updates for Exchange Server quietly appeared with little fuss this week. Meanwhile, in cloud land, Office 365 continues the crusade to eradicate distribution lists with new bulk conversions to Office 365 Groups.

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Common External Access Needed for Office 365 Applications

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The news that Teams won’t support external access when they planned is not a shock. But what is needed is a common external access mechanism that can work for all of the Office 365 applications. Let’s not reinvent the wheel!

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Stream Reaches GA but Office 365 Video Users Must Wait for Transition

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Microsoft has launched Stream, their new video streaming, sharing, and management service for consumers and business. You can use Stream now, but not yet if you have used Office 365 Video in the past. Microsoft has some work to do to make that transition flawless.

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Migrating Modern Public Folders to Exchange Online (or Elsewhere)

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Microsoft now supports the migration of modern public folders to Exchange Online. ISV solutions allow you to migrate public folders to other places, like Office 365 Groups and shared mailboxes, which seems like a lot more interesting.

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Small Change in Recover Deleted Items. Big Impact for Exchange Users

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The IT world often focuses on big changes and announcements instead of looking at how small changes can really make a difference. One example is how Microsoft has changed what happens when users recover deleted items to allow items go back to where they came. It’s a great change, even if it is seven years overdue.

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