It’s hard to talk about Microsoft 365 and not mention the elephant in the room: Microsoft Teams. As remote work and the “new normal” continue to drive business decisions and the way we work, Microsoft Teams continues to be at the center of these collaboration conversations.

With all the attention on Teams, it’s easy to forget about the rest of Microsoft’s massive suite of tools that also contribute to making work life — and in some cases personal life — a little bit easier. To help you start, I’ve put together a list of four of the most effective Microsoft 365 tools I use on a daily or weekly basis that help me keep a handle on my day. There are many tools in the product suite that can help here, and even some new ones (Microsoft Lists).

Is Microsoft a security company? The idea has been on my mind for a while. I think back to the days of my early Microsoft experiences. For me, that would be Windows 3.1 and DOS 5.0 up to DOS 6.22. It was the base of my conquest for co-sysop on a few dial-up BBSs (bulletin boards), getting really good download ratios, and finding all the sweet “warez”. I was also digging through every inch of my computer. Today, in my role as a Microsoft 365 pre-sales architect, I give even more thought to the security aspects of Microsoft’s environment.

Virtual desktops, virtual desktop infrastructure, client virtualization — whatever you want to call it — is expensive and difficult to deploy and manage. Virtual desktops help solve a lot of problems when it comes to delivering applications and data to your users. However, they have not been worth the hassle and cost to justify their…

As users and administrators have come to learn, Microsoft 365 is a dynamic product. Identity management and threat protection represent two of the solution’s key features, and are supported by a number of products within the suite, including Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Intune, Advanced Threat Analytics and Azure Advanced Threat Protection. Let’s take a look…

In my previous post, I mentioned the potential situation of zombies within your organization. That is, paying for servers and not using them. Ok, now we know there is a challenge, so what is the solution? When confronted with a zombie server situation, you have two main options for addressing it. You can either drop…

Why consider Microsoft 365 Business? Are you looking for a secure platform to enable collaboration within and outside the organization’s boundaries? Are you looking for a secure platform that provides the ability to connect regardless of device and location? Are you looking to securely simplify management of your IT services and devices? Are you working…