Practical 365

Notes from the Field on Finding Use-Cases and Business Value from AI: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E9

Steve Goodman — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:54:02 +0000

On the show this week, Rich and Steve are joined by Distinguished Engineer & AI Security Evangelist, Mike Wilson to discuss Microsoft's focus on AI, AI Security, the new Microsoft Planner, and more!

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Microsoft 365 Copilot in the Real World

Steve Goodman — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:06:24 +0000

Just over two weeks ago at Ignite 2023, Microsoft confirmed features that made the cut for Microsoft 365 Copilot, and what features are coming further down the line. With full access to the GA version of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Steve Goodman takes a look at how well it works in the real world, and how it interacts with data in your Microsoft 365 tenant.

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Creating an Exchange Online Inbound Email Traffic Report for the Last 90 Days

Tony Redmond — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Exchange Online keeps message trace data online for 10 days. If you want an email traffic report covering longer periods, you need to retrieve historical message data (for up to 90 days) and report that data. That's the easy description. This article explains some of the complexities involved in generating a 90-day email traffic report for a Microsoft 365 tenant.

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Managing the Lifecycle of Teams Meeting Recordings

Karin Skapski — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

In this article, Karin Skapski explores some best practices for Teams Meeting recordings Governance, while also considering a few out-of-the-box Teams meeting policies and premium features in Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management.

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Practical Protection: Get Ready to Be Copiloted

Paul Robichaux — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Ready or not, here Copilot comes! With that said, it's time to start thinking of the practical security aspects of these deployments. And that's exactly what's discussed in this edition of Practical Protection with Paul Robichaux.

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Combining PowerApps and Azure Functions to Build User Self-Service Capabilities

Ingo Gegenwarth — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:41:44 +0000

In this article, Ingo Gegenwarth shows you how to develop an interface for end-users using Microsoft PowerApps for interacting and rendering data from Exchange Online.

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How to Configure Automated Processing for a Room Mailbox

Tony Redmond — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Room mailboxes are a well-known part of Exchange Online. With a little planning, it's easy to add automated bookings for room mailboxes. In this example, we create a room mailbox and configure it to allow salespeople to book customer meetings during a conference.

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Microsoft Ignite 2023 Emphasizes Copilot

Tony Redmond — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 17:52:21 +0000

As is the norm for any Microsoft conference, the Microsoft Ignite 2023 announcements came thick and fast. Most of the announcements featured a heavy emphasis on some form of Copilot. Quite how useful all this AI-powered assistance will be in real life remains to be seen. Here's the Practical365 take on the important Microsoft 365 announcements at Ignite.

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Microsoft Ignite 2023: What to Expect & Dr Alex Crowther Chats Nation-State Cybersecurity Risks: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E8

Steve Goodman — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:18:25 +0000

On the show this week, we talk about Microsoft Ignite 2023, US Government's new AI rules, and we're joined by special guest and cybersecurity expert, Alex Crowther.

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Using Power Automate and Azure Automation to Manage the Lifecycle of SharePoint Sites

Sean McAvinue — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

A key aspect of a well-managed Microsoft 365 environment is to ensure that SharePoint sites are removed when they are no longer needed. In this blog, Sean McAvinue explores how to combine relatively basic PowerShell and Azure Automation skills with Power Automate to create a clean, robust way to manage the lifecycle of SharePoint sites in your Microsoft 365 tenant.

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