As we wrap up 2015, I took a look back at my articles for the year and revisited the topics. This was my second year posting here on the Perficient blogs and I managed to more than double last year’s 21 posts with 45 new posts.
Quantity of posts is by no means the goal, I really strive to create original posts with content that I have not found elsewhere. A number of posts have been scrapped after finding out during my research that someone else has already covered the topic sufficiently.
My goal is always to give you something new and interesting to read.
Below is a summary of my 45 posts in 2015, all in one spot. I’m looking forward to what 2016 will bring and what Office 365 topics and issues we’ll encounter.
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Exchange Online
Office 365 – Five Exchange Online Tasks to Consider (Post-Setup)
Five quick things you might want to do after you’ve setup Exchange Online.
Office 365 – New Features Appear on the Office 365 Roadmap
New features at the time (January) although at least one has yet to make it to General Availability.
Office 365 – Watch Your “Recoverable Items Quota”!
Why the Recoverable Items Quota might be something to watch out for.
Office 365 – Common Exchange Online Hybrid Mail Flow Issues
Common issues I see with hybrid mail flow; I discuss why even when mail is actually flowing, it may not be working properly.
Office 365 – How to Update Address Lists in Exchange Online
There’s sort of a nuance (/bug?) with Address Lists in Exchange Online, I’ve put together a script to help address that issue.
Office 365 – Microsoft’s “Cloud-First” Strategy In Action
A couple of examples of how Exchange Online will always be ahead of on-premises Exchange when it comes to features.
Office 365 – The Magic Behind The Hybrid Config Wizard (2010)
All the commands run in your on-premises Exchange when running the Hybrid Configuration Wizard; hopefully making that process a bit less black box.
Office 365 – The Magic Behind The Hybrid Config Wizard (2013)
All the commands run in your on-premises Exchange when running the Hybrid Configuration Wizard; hopefully making that process a bit less black box.
Office 365 – Allowing Users to Edit Exchange Groups They Manage
A somewhat unique workaround for cloud users that need to manage on-premises distribution groups for environments with Exchange 2013 on-premises.
Office 365 – Using the New PST Import Service
An overview of how to use the PST Import Service. This post has had nearly 40,000 hits in a six-month period; people must really be interested in PSTs.
Exchange Hybrid – The Unspoken Limitations That You Should Know
I was fortunate to be able to speak at Microsoft Ignite in Chicago; this post contains the content from my session along with the slide deck.
Exchange Online – After the Migration… Now What?
The Microsoft Technology Center in Detroit hosted a post-Ignite event where I presented; this post has the content and slide deck from that session.
Office 365 – Is the “Archive Mailbox” Still Relevant?
Do we really need archive mailboxes anymore? How they often are used for the “wrong” reasons.
Office 365 – A Deeper Look at the Microsoft “Send” App
Microsoft Garage released a mobile app with an interesting an unique communication idea; this post digs into that application.
Office 365 – Common Confusion with Email Retention Policies
Becoming a more and more common topic with my clients, retention policies seem to be confusing to some. I’ve tried to help clear up some of that confusion.
Office 365 – Disabling MAPI Includes Unexpected Results
Some surprises when you disable MAPI on a mailbox.
Office 365 – Can OWA Be A Replacement For Outlook?
OWA is pretty functional, could you make the switch from Outlook? This post has a few things to know.
Office 365 – Excel Tips For Mail Migration Data Manipulation
A bunch of Excel tricks I use when sorting through exports of users lists and mailboxes.
Script For Generating Mailbox Test Data Over A Period Of Time
Test mailboxes often lack good test data, I created a script that can populate a mailbox with data that spans a specified date range.
Office 365 – Getting Closer To “True” Single Sign-On For Outlook
An overview of what “Modern Authentication” is and what it will change.
Office 365 – Better Ways to Schedule Meetings w/ External Parties
How you can share calendars with external parties to ease in scheduling meetings.
Office 365 – SPF, DKIM and DMARC in Exchange Online (Part 1 of 2)
An overview of three technologies available to help minimize spam and phishing attempts.
Office 365 – SPF, DKIM and DMARC in Exchange Online (Part 2 of 2)
How to configure SPF, DKIM and DMARC in Exchange Online.
Office 365 – Using The New Advanced Threat Protection Feature
Some notes on using the ATP feature available with E5 licensing.
Directory Sync / AD FS
Office 365 – How to Configure UPN Filtering in AADSync
How to configure AAD Sync to filter based on one or more UPN suffixes.
Office 365 – The Limitations of Alternate Login ID
Alternate Login seemed like a great idea when it was released but this post contains a list of issues and limitations that you should be aware of.
Office 365 – Azure AD Sync: Did You Know?
Some tips and tricks related to Azure AD Sync.
Office 365 – How to Request a SHA-2 Certificate in AD FS 3.0
You shouldn’t be using SHA-1 certificates and requesting SHA-2 certificates in AD FS 3.0 is a bit tricky; this post tells you how.
Office 365 – Why You Need to Understand ImmutableID
The title explains it all, learn it now as there’s almost no undoing it later.
Office 365 – Script to Change UPN between Federated Domains
You can’t change a user’s UPN suffix between two federated domains, this post has a script that will help.
Office 365 – Unable to Activate Directory Synchronization
Sort of an odd issue I encountered where you couldn’t enable Directory Sync in a tenant.
Office 365 – When to Consider a Third-Party Identity Provider
When it might make sense to use a third-party IdP over Azure AD.
Office 365 – Why Your UPN Should Match Your Primary SMTP Address
Why you’re going to cause you users pain if you don’t make their UPN the same as their email address.
Office 365 – Azure AD Connect: Did You Know?
Some tips and tricks related to the new Azure AD Connect.
Office ProPlus
Office 365 – Office ProPlus C2R Not Compatible With MSI Installs
Learn about some issues with C2R and MSI installations of Microsoft Office.
Office 365 – Using Office ProPlus? Take Caution Upgrading To 2016
Some things to be aware of with Office 2016.
How Is The Office 2016 Release Relevant To My Office 365 Users?
What you should know about Office 2016 as it pertains to Office 365.
Other
Office 365 – How To Update Your Azure AD PowerShell Module
Why and how to update it.
Office 365 – Microsoft’s Proactive Notification of User Issues
An interesting alert I received from Microsoft on users with outdated software.
Office 365 – Two Azure AD Premium Features Coming To All Subscribers
An overview of two features that were previously limited to Azure AD Premium which were released to all.
Office 365 – How to Handle Departed Users (Part 1 of 2)
What to do with Exchange Online users when they leave your organization.
Office 365 – How to Handle Departed Users (Part 2 of 2)
What to do with OneDrive for Business users when they leave your organization.
Office 365 – Efficiently Connecting to Office 365 Via PowerShell
If you’re copy and pasting commands to connect to Azure AD, you’ll want to read this article.
Office 365 – Why You Should Be Using The “Service Admin” Role
A role that isn’t commonly used but should be.
Office 365 – Why PowerShell Version Matters
How different versions of PowerShell can produce different results in your scripts and a simple command that can be added to avoid problems when sharing scripts.
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