SharePoint Online is just another version of Sharepoint, which means most users will require a detailed set of “how tos”, in order to extract optimum value from an investment in a business subscription to this online service. Take, for example, the “User Profiles” service. The best method of quickly finding users, for anyone administering a […]
Open Shared Document Libraries in SharePoint Online With Explorer to Move Files from OneDrive for Business
For organizations with a presence on Office 365, and SharePoint Online, Microsoft’s recent announcement of 1TB of storage, via One Drive for Business, for any/all Office 365 tenants, may provide cause for concern. Users may be challenged to correctly implement a governance plan built around SharePoint document libraries and lists should they neglect to move […]
Is Power BI the ‘Must Have’ Feature Organizations need to Hasten their Pace of Signing Up for SharePoint Online, Office 365 Computing?
Microsoft’s promotional materials for Office 365 include the phrase ‘self service business intelligence’. This phrase was actually coined by Forrester Research, for The Forrester Wave™: Self-Service Business Intelligence Platforms, Q2 2012. To provide a summary of this concept, one result of the consumerization of IT and the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomena of the […]
Microsoft Provides a Lot of Information About the Data Center Strategy Supporting Office 365 on the Global Foundation Services Team Web Site
Microsoft’s Office 365 public cloud service is hosted on Microsoft’s Data Centers, which is managed by the Global Foundation Services (GFS) Team. So any organization looking to review the mission-critical support capabilities of Office 365 will want to focus on Microsoft Data Centers and the GFS Team. A highly detailed set of content on these […]
Learn How to Brand SharePoint Online, Office 365 Sites with a New Course from SharePoint-Videos
Office 365 is the fastest growing Microsoft product of all time. Now any organization can learn some of the most useful tools and techniques required to brand these sites via a new course from SharePoint-Videos: SP13-315 SharePoint 2013: SharePoint Online (Office 365) Branding. This course is led by Yaroslav Pentsarskyy, a SharePoint MVP, published author […]
Organizations Considering SharePoint Online, Office 365 with Security Concerns Should Visit Microsoft’s Securing the Cloud Infrastructure Web Site
If your organization is seriously considering a migration from SharePoint on premise, to SharePoint Online, Office 365, and you need to learn more about the security of cloud computing for these services, you should visit Microsoft’s Securing the Cloud Infrastructure Web Site. I reviewed a short video presentation, hosted by Pete Boden, General Manager, Security […]
Include a Management Plan for OneDrive and OneDrive for Business as Two Distinct Cloud Storage Options
OneDrive and OneDrive for Business are two entirely separate cloud storage options. But when SharePoint Online users have access to either destination from the same desktop, the chance of errors occurring is, unfortunately, high. Therefore, organizations must include a management strategy safeguarding confidential corporate information from these mistakes. It should make sense for these organizations […]
Carefully Consider the Ramifications of Publishing an Access 2013 Database as an App to SharePoint Online Before Proceeding
As Darvish Shadravan makes clear in a video tutorial on the Access 2013 App Model, titled Access 2013 App Model, the Data Layer of the App will be converted to SQL Server. Further, the SQL Server back end will be hosted on Azure. Organizations should carefully consider the ramifications of deciding to publish an Access […]
Include a Back Up Method Before Deciding on a SharePoint Online Implementation
Few organizations can afford to risk exposing proprietary information to a single data storage solution, regardless of whether the solution is on premise, or in the cloud. But there is no clear, simple path to backing up SharePoint Online data, and or even Apps. Therefore, it makes sense to plan on back up before finalizing […]
Microsoft Adds Another Reason for Organizations to Choose Office 365 – Document Conversations
Microsoft acquired Yammer in June, 2012. But to date, Yammer appears to have exclusively appealed to organizations with a deep commitment to nurturing collaboration. Some organizations fit this model, while others clearly do not. One can argue this ‘on off’ characteristic of consumer appetite for Yammer presents both a challenge, and an opportunity for Microsoft […]