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…
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…
Choosing the Office 365 Plan that’s right for the business
Whether it’s enterprise email, online libraries, intranet, or unified communications that appeals, choosing the plan that’s right for your business is important. Fortunately, Office 365 has ‘mix and match’ capabilities, allowing a single organisation to mix plans seamlessly within a…
Enterprise Email with Office 365
Many small business are still using old-style hosted email, unaware that a far better, affordable alternative is readily available. So what’s wrong with using IMAP or POP connected to a basic email service? Inconsistent experience as you move between devices.…
OneDrive for Business – Considerations and Challenges
In Part 5, the final section in the series on OneDrive for Business, we look at some of the challenges and considerations with the technology. Limit on the number of synchronised files and folders The whopping 1Tb Microsoft allows for…
Create and Share additional Document Libraries in your OneDrive for Business
In Part 4 of the OneDrive for Business series, we look at creating and sharing additional Document Libraries within your OneDrive for Business – and how this can be both powerful and handy. One of the considerations when synchronising document…
OneDrive for Business – Business Opportunity
Welcome to Part One of this OneDrive for Business article. In what way can this technology be useful?… and are there many pitfalls? Microsoft’s OneDrive for Business is an integral part of Office 365, offering subscribers a cloud document library…
How can Office 365 benefit my business?
Office 365 makes a top-quality enterprise-grade service available to all businesses and organisations. The value is most apparent when considering how Office 365 can eliminate the risks presented by the ‘server in the corner’ that many businesses still depend upon…