Office 365 - Blog https://practical365.com/blog/ Practical Office 365 News, Tips, and Tutorials Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:38:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://practical365.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/favicon.png Office 365 - Blog https://practical365.com/blog/ 32 32 Copilot for Microsoft 365: Datacenter Investments, Customer Spend, and Black Hat Exploits https://practical365.com/copilot-for-microsoft-365-black-hat-2024/ https://practical365.com/copilot-for-microsoft-365-black-hat-2024/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://practical365.com/?p=61311 Market analysts question if companies like Microsoft will ever generate a return on their AI investment. That hasn't stopped Microsoft spending $19 billion in FY24 Q4, so they must be hopeful. Meanwhile, at Black Hat USA 2024, a presentation exploring some vulnerabilities in Copilot should make all Microsoft 365 tenants with Copilot consider how to secure their organization better.

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]]> https://practical365.com/copilot-for-microsoft-365-black-hat-2024/feed/ 1 Using Azure Email Communication Service to Send Messages https://practical365.com/ecs-email-communication-services/ https://practical365.com/ecs-email-communication-services/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://practical365.com/?p=61271 If you're looking for an email service capable of handling large volumes of email to external recipients, Microsoft will propose Email Communication Services (ECS). Built on top of Exchange Online, ECS shares some characteristics with the High Volume Email (HVE) solution. After testing both, HVE is probably a better solution if you have a Microsoft 365 tenant.

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]]> https://practical365.com/ecs-email-communication-services/feed/ 1 The New Outlook for Windows Reaches General Availability https://practical365.com/new-outlook-for-windows-ga/ https://practical365.com/new-outlook-for-windows-ga/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://practical365.com/?p=61223 The new Outlook for Windows client is generally available, which means that Microsoft supports it for product usage. That's all fine for those who want to use the new client once they understand that a considerable functionality gap still exists between the new Outlook and Outlook classic. Fortunately, Microsoft will support Outlook classic until "at least 2029."

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]]> https://practical365.com/new-outlook-for-windows-ga/feed/ 1 Practical Protection: Incident Response https://practical365.com/practical-protection-incident-response/ https://practical365.com/practical-protection-incident-response/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:17:56 +0000 https://practical365.com/?p=61268 Incident Response is all about people, process, and technique. In this episode of Practical Protection, we review different issues that can arise during incident response.

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]]> https://practical365.com/practical-protection-incident-response/feed/ 0 Practical Purview: Why a Flat SharePoint Architecture Matters to Microsoft Purview https://practical365.com/practical-purview-why-a-flat-sharepoint-architecture-matters-to-microsoft-purview/ https://practical365.com/practical-purview-why-a-flat-sharepoint-architecture-matters-to-microsoft-purview/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://practical365.com/?p=61215 When planning Purview controls, a flat SharePoint architecture offers the most implementation flexibility. In this first edition of Practical Purview, we review what a Flat SharePoint architecture is and how to apply different controls within Purview.

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]]> https://practical365.com/practical-purview-why-a-flat-sharepoint-architecture-matters-to-microsoft-purview/feed/ 0 Practical Teams: Secure Meetings with Teams Premium https://practical365.com/practical-teams-secure-meetings-with-teams-premium/ https://practical365.com/practical-teams-secure-meetings-with-teams-premium/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://practical365.com/?p=61196 Securing Teams meetings with Teams Premium offers organizations multiple options to protect sensitive information. In this blog, we review those options and share some tips along the way.

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]]> https://practical365.com/practical-teams-secure-meetings-with-teams-premium/feed/ 0 Practical Protection: Outage Preparation https://practical365.com/practical-protection-outage-preparation/ https://practical365.com/practical-protection-outage-preparation/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://practical365.com/?p=61227 In the wake of the recent CrowdStrike outage, Paul Robichaux dives into what you and your organization should do to prepare for the next unforeseen Microsoft outage.

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]]> https://practical365.com/practical-protection-outage-preparation/feed/ 0 Places, Outlook Classic, and Teams Rooms Upgrades: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E23 https://practical365.com/places-outlook-classic-and-teams-rooms-upgrades-the-practical-365-podcast-s4-e23/ https://practical365.com/places-outlook-classic-and-teams-rooms-upgrades-the-practical-365-podcast-s4-e23/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://practical365.com/?p=61189 Microsoft Places preview, Outlook Classic rebrand, and AI upgrades for Teams Rooms highlight this week's Practical 365 podcast. We discuss the potential impact of Places in the hybrid work landscape, the implications of Outlook's renaming, and how AI-powered speaker recognition is enhancing Teams meetings. Plus, we cover key Microsoft 365 roadmap items, including automatic work location settings in Teams and new Copilot features coming later this year.

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]]> https://practical365.com/places-outlook-classic-and-teams-rooms-upgrades-the-practical-365-podcast-s4-e23/feed/ 0 All You Need to Know About the Microsoft Teams SIP Gateway https://practical365.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-microsoft-teams-sip-gateway/ https://practical365.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-microsoft-teams-sip-gateway/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://practical365.com/?p=61181 Microsoft Teams SIP gateway is an option to connect native SIP devices to the Microsoft Teams platform. In this blog, we review the SIP gateway and discuss some usage scenarios.

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]]> https://practical365.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-microsoft-teams-sip-gateway/feed/ 0 Practical Sentinel: Adding Networking Data to Microsoft Sentinel https://practical365.com/adding-networking-data-to-microsoft-sentinel/ https://practical365.com/adding-networking-data-to-microsoft-sentinel/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://practical365.com/?p=61167 Are you looking to ingest your data into Sentinel? In this episode of Practical Sentinel, we review use cases and tips for ingesting networking data into Sentinel.

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