DirSync, now called ‘Azure AD Connect’ is a free Microsoft product that synchronises traditional Active Directory (whether it be on-premise or IaaS) with Azure AD. Azure AD is the Active Directory that manages your Office 365 / Exchange Online identities.…
Efficient email management in Office 365
Exchange Online is a pay-as-you-go service where you only have to pay for accounts that you need to logon to with unique credentials. This means that you can add additional capability at no extra cost, by using mechanisms such as…
Exchange Online: Getting Started
Exchange Online can be accessed from anywhere on the internet, using a variety of methods. To get started, logon to your Office 365 portal: https://portal.office.com From here you have all of your information and settings at your fingertips. To logon,…
Cloud Journeys III – Destination Nirvana…
In the third post on ‘Cloud Journeys’ we take a look at establishing a hybrid IaaS / SaaS cloud that can progress towards pure SaaS in the future. Some of the road-blocks to mid-size businesses adopting pure SaaS have been…
Cloud Journeys II – Where’s my Data?
In this second post on “Cloud Journeys” we take a look at the conundrum relating to file management in a cloud environment. In the first post in the series we saw how ‘remote desktop’ can provide a silver bullet for…
Updating to Office 2016 for Office 365 users
Office 365 subscribers should start to get Office 2016 from today (23rd September). If Office 2016 has not shown up yet, here’s what you can do to hurry up the process: Logon to your Office 365 Admin Portal. Navigate to…
Not-for-Profit technology windfall
Charities and not-for-profit organisation in Australia find themselves in the fantastic position of being able to claim free Office 365 services (for a cloud package), plus very low prices for advanced add-ons. This constitutes a significant gift that should allow…
How will the transition to Office 365 affect my business?
Office 365 can mean different things to different people, depending on how you use it. It can be a challenge articulating the various components, and cutting to the chase on how the business could benefit. There are a range of…
What to do with your Small Business Server?
In the past few decades, small businesses everywhere have been drawn towards Microsoft’s Small Business Server (SBS) suite – thanks largely to affordability. I’ve never been a fan myself, arguing that the downsides outweigh the apparent savings. Downsides that are…
Great news for OneDrive for Business
Microsoft have commited to fixing up OneDrive Sync and lifting this platform to the level it deserves. Check out the video from Microsoft Ignite announcing many great improvements rolling out between now and the end of the year, including: Next-gen,…