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and build closer and stronger relations! *Post Image created by Bing We are living in uncertain times, and history shows that in uncertain times some companies cease to exist and others blooms. Why this happens have many answers and I guess none of us have all them. Still, what matters is what YOU […]

💡Top tip of the day!🪄 Hey, are you using Viva Engage (previous named Yammer), and get a few messages in your 📩🔔email inbox when something happens in your Viva Engage Communities? You don’t have to get all these notifications in your email inbox. 📼Check out Ståle Hansen’s video […]

Probably many people book a meeting series and invite a meeting room to that series. What happen the days people decide that today we can take the meeting over Teams, and won’t need to be in the meeting room today? People usually forget to cancel/free up the room. We end up with many rooms being […]

Shh… Introducing Intune’s Ninja-like Quiet Time Policy for Android and iOS mobiles! Say goodbye to work-related notification overload as we masterfully mute them with a centrally created and assigned policy. Let’s embrace digital wellbeing for our… The post Master Work-Life Balance With […]

*Cover image created by Bing ChatGPT You know that feeling of excitement and anticipation we had when we were kids waiting for a friend to come over for playtime, or waking up early for Christmas, or the first early summer morning when you could run barefoot in the fields, or any other […]

Today I want to share a secret weapon that will make your online accounts virtually unbreakable: the FIDO keys with biometrics. Sounds fancy, right? Well, it is. It’s also super easy and convenient! Background I recently… The post The Secret Weapon for Strong Authentication: FIDO Keys with […]

Live från Stockholm Tech Show, eller hur live det nu kan bli när man spelar in. Men efter att Mårten och Linus hållt sina sessioner så passades det även på att spela in ett Teamspodden avsnitt där vi sammanfattade vad som är nytt kring Microsoft Teams.   What’s New in Microsoft Teams | […]

We talk to Viktor Hedberg about Cloud App Governance and how this can enhance your compliance.

Did you know that not all MFA methods are equally secure? In this post, I will explore why switching to a strong authentication MFA that can also serve as a passwordless logon is crucial. Don’t miss… The post Hack Your Security with One Trick: Strong Authentication first appeared on Simon does.

How to add sensitivity labels to my existing groups, teams and sites? This was a question I was asked after one of my previous blogs on how to protect your groups, Teams and sites. If you only have a small number of groups, teams and sites, then it is easy to manually add the container …Read […]

Nikki and I talk to Martin Lingstuyl about the amazing work he's done on coding for Data Life Cycle Management. From checking Labels to rectifying items where Labels haven't been applied correctly. You can take a look at Martin's work on his site: www.blimped.nl

Nikki and I talk about our standout changes from March 2023

This page I will use to share some good practice for using the “View functionality” in SharePoint document libraries. SharePoint consists basically of 3 things: And they can be combined to make a SharePoint site truly powerful just in itself. One example of this is grouped items Flat structure […]

Get ready to revolutionize your printing experience with easy Universal Print and Microsoft 365 E3/E5 plans! Starting May 1, 2023, organizations can enjoy up to 100 print jobs per license per month, simplifying cloud adoption with… The post Easy Universal Print With The Revitalized Microsoft 365 […]

🤔Have you ever made super nice layout on a SharePoint page for some kind of description, and then realize you need to make 15 more of a similar structure? 💡Did you know it is super easy peasy to save your awesome SharePoint page into a template that you can reuse as much as you like?Continue […]

We talk to Ru Campbell about extending and providing a defence in depth Microsoft Security & Compliance.

I samband med Enterprise Connect släppte Microsoft en hel packe nyheter, t.ex. ny Teams-klient, Avatarer, telefonifunktoner, m.m. Vi sammanfattar delar av allt nytt i detta avsnitt.   Länkar Introducing the new Microsoft Teams, now in preview - Microsoft Community Hub What's new in Microsoft […]

Dette er post 2 om hvordan jeg har fått smart kontroll av jacuzzi gjennom bruk av Homey og Balboa sin Control My Spa modul. I første blog posten gikk jeg gjennom oppkobling, oppsett og bruk av… The post Smart Kontroll av Jacuzzi (2:2) med Homey first appeared on Simon does.

Jeg vil her gå gjennom hvordan jeg har fått smart kontroll av jacuzzi gjennom bruk av Homey og Balboa sin Control My Spa modul. Det største målet med dette prosjektet er å kunne styre oppvarming mot… The post Smart Kontroll av Jacuzzi (1:2) med ControlMySpa first appeared on Simon does.

The long waited for Endpoint Privilege Management is finally in public preview! This post is about my first look at this feature, so not a deep dive post. If you need more details on EPM, please read more from the official doc Learn about using Endpoint Privilege Management with Microsoft Intune | […]

Get complete control over your HP Bios with my 3rd blog post on HP Connect for Intune! In this part, I will cover the BIOS settings and how to centrally manage them for better security. Keep… The post HP Connect for Intune, Part3: BIOS Settings first appeared on Simon does.

Too Much, Too Young. The Specials. Likewise, #VivaSuite is special with too [much] features! It will help if young to keep up with the Microsoft firehose. Still, its all incredibly exciting so get set for another premium feature in #VivaEngage called #AnswersInViva. […]

We chat with Peter about one of his favourite topics eDiscovery! Peter walks us through the Seven Stages of eDiscovery Premium.

Find my article here Microsoft Viva, a Virtual Onboarding Buddy (tekkigurus.com) Back to Home

Boost your productivity with these 5 ways to hack Snagit! Customize your capture settings, create presets, and use annotations, cutouts, and more for better visual content. Table of Contents Why I Love Snagit For decades, I… The post 5 Ways to Hack Snagit and Boost Your Productivity first […]

We talk to Joanne C Klien on Sytex and how this can be used for Compliance

Overview of my favorite blogs, Microsoft sources and other useful info about the Microsoft Viva modules.

For a couple of years now, I have struggled to find a secure way to set sensitivity labels on M365 Groups/teams and SharePoint sites. Yes, I know you can set it with Microsoft Graph, but that’s with Delegated rights. I want to be able to set this fully automatically as a background automation […]

Nikki and Simon worked on the Governance, Risk and Compliance Maturity Model and walk through this on the episode. GRC Link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/community/microsoft365-maturity-model--governance-and-compliance

Are you worried about unauthorized access to your corporate data? Discover the power of conditional access policies and learn how to block unauthorized downloads to non-managed endpoints. Use Microsoft 365 to keep your data safe and… The post How to Block Unauthorized Downloads with Conditional […]

We go through our favourite new features for Feb 23

1 authentication portal to rule them all The post Migrating to Authentication Methods Policies – Happy days! appeared first on MSEndpointMgr.

1 authentication portal to rule them all The post Migrating to Authentication Methods Policies – Happy days! appeared first on MSEndpointMgr.

I asked myself, can Azure OpenAI understand the tone of the text I am inputting? Turns out it can! Here is an example of the inputs I tested out. It can differentiate between for example if the text is neutral, positive, or negative. What can we do with this? As a proof of concept I … Continue […]

Are you missing out on Microsoft Entra PIM notifications? Frustrated admins have been searching for answers, but the mystery persists. Until now. Join me as I reveal the secrets behind the missing notifications and introduce your… The post Empower Your Microsoft Entra PIM Notifications first […]

During the last few months most of us have gotten some experience with digital tools for online meetings, and some have for a long time worked with digital collaboration tools for handlings files as well. As we are getting to grips with the online meetings it is not necessarily so easy to […]

Avsnitt 50 firar vi med att avslöja datum för Teamsdagen, men vi hinner även med att gå igenom nyheter i Teams-världen där mycket fokus ligger på Teams Premium-licensen.

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin Hey you, thank you for popping by my blog! 🤗 Let’s have a look at using Microsoft Viva to gather and funnel self-produced learning elements* and make them available via the lens of Microsoft […]

Good news for everyone in the business of serving others: Microsoft has launched the new Virtual Appointments via Microsoft Teams! In Virtual Appointments with Microsoft Teams you can Business-to-customer engagements, and do it straight from the Teams meeting menu. The new Virtual Appointment […]

Graham joins us again to talk about ChatGPT and M365 Compliance

You probably have been playing around with Chat GPT lately, and have seen its amazing capabilities. Recently Microsoft invested heavily in OpenAI, and now there is an Azure version available called Azure OpenAI. I have written a guide on how to take advantage of this service by using PowerShell and […]

We talk to Shabaz Darr and walk through how Identity & Access Management is essential for your environment.

ISE 2023 i Barcelona är precis avklarat och för att sammanfatta denna mässa om AV-teknik så har vi bjudit in Annie Petersson och Mathias Huber från Exobe som var på plats. Vi pratar bl.a. om vad som är på gång till mötesrummen när det gäller Teams.

We take a look at what's new with Purview in Jan 23

Detta är del två av två i vår special om Microsoft Viva där vi bjudit in Viva-experterna Julia Gardholm och Caroline Kallin för att berätta mer om Viva.

Are you struggling to stay compliant with industry regulations and company policies when it comes to managing your organization’s data? Look no further, because Microsoft 365 retention can help you stay compliant and secure. Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle and Records Management provides […]

Viva innehåller många delar för din personliga utveckling och för att du ska må bättre. Men var ska du börja och vad kan Viva hjälpa dig med? Vi bjöd in Viva-experterna Julia Gardholm och Caroline Kallin för att berätta mer om Viva, ja det blev så mycket att vi delade upp det i två […]

Today, January 26th 2023, I hit a huge milestone. 2 000 000 views since I started blogging in 2009. msunified.net has been the home for me to share technical nuggets about Exchange, OCS, Lync, Skype for Business, Teams and Microsoft 365 for over 13 years. I have even shared productivity tips which […]

In this blog post, you will learn how to add a blog/website as a content provider in Microsoft Viva Learning and have all new posts to be automatically added to your learning repository. We achieve this by using Logic Apps with an RSS feed monitoring connector and doing Graph calls through an HTTP […]

Vi välkomnar till Teamsåret 2023, är detta året då Teams byter namn eller får vi behålla namnet några år till? Detta en fråga vi ställer oss i detta avsnitt där vi även går igenom nyheter i Teamsvärlden.

In this next post on the Tripletex API, we are going to look at how I created a PowerShell script that gets all hours a consultant has put into Tripletex towards a customer project, and then adds the hours into a table in Teams Dataverse. The script is well-commented, so you should be able to … […]

Viva Engage is Yammer, and Yammer is Viva Engage. There is no difference in back-end services, content, governance, licensing, etc. Viva Engage is neatly integrated within Microsoft Teams, enabling a flow of work rather than jumping out and across disconnected applications, of which Yammer is. […]

What is Busy on Busy in Microsoft Teams? Busy on Busy (sometimes written as busy-on-busy) is the name given to the feature in Microsoft Teams, where second incoming calls can be automatically rejected when a user is already in a call or meeting. Busy on Busy settings control if the client displays […]

Every Friday, your employees must fill out their calendars for the coming week with which customers they plan to work. This is so their manager has an overview of their workload the next week, and gave gives them more tasks if needed. I know some share their calendar, and their manager must browse […]

Did you know you can now label your PDF files with the same sensitivity labels you use with your Word, PowerPoint and Excel files? Using Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels, you can add a visible classification label, protect your PDF files with encryption and add visible marking such as headers, […]

This is the start of a series of blog posts, where our end goal is to take data from the Tripletex API to create insightful reports, store it in Teams Dataverse, and at last visualize the reports in PowerBI. Today we are starting by looking at how you set up the API access in Tripletex … Continue […]

Etter et par år med pandemi har nok de fleste fått et forhold til hjemmekontor, eller fjernjobbing via digitale flater kan man kanskje også kalle det? Flere er, med rette, bekymret for både egen og sine kolleagers, ansatte, medarbeideres og organisasjonsers/selskapers, fremtid. På samme tid […]

In Microsoft Teams, a reaction is a way for users to respond quickly to a message with an emoji. This allows users to express their emotions or thoughts about a specific message without having to type out a response. Here we look at reactions and how to choose custom ones.

Nu är vi inne i december månad och självklart har det kommit nyheter till Teams, lyssna in när Mårten och Linus går igenom de senaste nyheterna.

Here is a collection of the scripts I use to do OneDrive and Teams migrations from tenant to tenant. If there is separate SharePoint content on the sites connected to the team, this is also migrated over. The docs from ShareGate have a lot of great information on the various PowerShell commands, […]

Vi har redan kommit in i november, en månad har gått sedan Ignite men ändå har Microsoft hunnit annonsera lite nyheter till Teams. Vi går igenom dessa nyheter men pratar även om kakor i Teams, att Microsoft samarbetar med Meta och lite annat smått och gott.

eDiscovery Historical Version from Graham: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20YJYtvx4sA) Book of News: (https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-2022-book-of-news/) eDiscovery Whitepaper: (https://aka.ms/eDiscoveryWhitePaper)

Viva Amplify preview

Viva Amplify preview

In this brand-new series, we'll discuss all the new features announced on the Compliance Road Map or released into General Availability. However, this Part 1 of 2, will be an Ignite 22, special!

Email forwarding can be useful, but poses a security risk due to the potential disclosure of information. Therefore the Anti-spam outbound policy blocks the auto-forwarding at the tenant level by default. Although this minimises the security risks, it hampers productivity since there are valid […]

Introducing the MSEndpointMgr Intune Audit Dashboard. Taking the pain out of auditing events in Intune The post MSEndpointMgr Intune Audit Dashboard appeared first on MSEndpointMgr.

Introducing the MSEndpointMgr Intune Audit Dashboard. Taking the pain out of auditing events in Intune The post MSEndpointMgr Intune Audit Dashboard appeared first on MSEndpointMgr.

Introducing the MSEndpointMgr Intune Audit Dashboard. Taking the pain out of auditing events in Intune The post MSEndpointMgr Intune Audit Dashboard appeared first on MSEndpointMgr.

Viva Amplify preview

How secure are your Microsoft 365 Groups and Teams? Did you know that your Guest access and external sharing controls are managed at the tenant level? As a result, security becomes ‘one size fits all’, rather than providing granular security controls based on Teams, Groups, and Sites’ […]

I have created a simple script that can bulk-update user’s profile photos in Azure AD / M365. All you need to do is put all the pictures in a folder, name the files with the user’s UPN and run my script. The script needs a Graph API permission called User.ReadWrite.All (application rights), so […]

If you have ever having issues with Autopilot or Enrollment Status page failing or timing out due to issues with Office installation, this blog post is for you. Over the years working in this area, the Office CSP has caused countless issues and deployments to fail. The Office CSP, commonly knows as […]

Viva origami. Making the complex, simple.

Turn Rubik's cube into Viva

Do you have a hard time keeping track of the never-ending news coming to Microsoft Teams? So do we, but we do our best to stay updated and on track! Join the team behind the Swedish Microsoft Teams conference Teamsdagen talk about the latest and greatest. Listen to MVP:s Linus Cansby, Mårten Hellebro & Amanda Sterner discuss what's new, what to come and what features are we missing in Microsoft Teams. We guarantee to share our thoughts on the coolest, most interesting, and newest features in Microsoft Teams – small and big!

Linus och Mårten från Teamspodden tittar, reagerar och guidar er igenom Teams-keynoten från Microsoft Ignite 2021 November. Allt ni behöver veta om Teams-nyheterna, och kanske en del annat som ni egentligen inte behöver veta också.

Häng med när Teamspodden-pratarna Linus Cansby och Mårten Hellebro kollar på och reagerar på nyheterna som presenteras på Microsoft Teams-keynoten på Ignite 2022. Fler nyheter om Microsoft Teams med Linus och Mårten hittar du på https://teamspodden.se

Lync conference döptes om till Microsoft Ignite år 2015, eller så var det kanske var det TechEd som döptes om och slog samman med andra konferenser - svårt att minnas nu men äntligen är Ignite tillbaka. I detta avsnitt sammanfattar vi några av de nyheter som vi snappat upp under Ignite som […]

September är slut och Microsoft har sammanfattat alla nyheter som kommit och kommer till Teams nu, så vi går också igenom alla nyheter som de listat samt lite annat smått och gott.

Are you effectively managing your Microsoft 365 evergreen change? The pace of change in Microsoft 365 is rapid as Microsoft constantly delivers new features, updates to enhance customer value and ways to secure the environment better. We all know it is essential to keep on top of this constant flow […]

Back in July last year we released a community version of our Windows Update Compliance dashboard, a KQL driven workbook that helped you visualise Microsoft Update Compliance data. Since then there have been a number of improvements both in the type of data and a version 2 schema update. The good […]

Back in July last year we released a community version of our Windows Update Compliance dashboard, a KQL driven workbook that helped you visualise Microsoft Update Compliance data. Since then there have been a number of improvements both in the type of data and a version 2 schema update. The good […]

Back in July last year we released a community version of our Windows Update Compliance dashboard, a KQL driven workbook that helped you visualise Microsoft Update Compliance data. Since then there have been a number of improvements both in the type of data and a version 2 schema update. The good […]

Manage Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) with Intune is very “easy”, you have so many options: At device enrollment: Tenant-wide policy After device enrollment, at least four methods: Endpoint Security > Account protection (Preview) Configuration profiles > Identity protection Settings […]

Vi gör en sammanfattning om vad som har hänt i Teamsvärlden och vad som är på gång. Vi går även igenom den nya licensen för Microsoft Teams Rooms.

We are in the middle of a digital revolution where information is a strategic asset, hybrid working is the norm and protecting your information assets is crucial to maintaining trust and meeting compliance requirements. As a result, organisations are now seeking external certifications such as […]

In this blog post we cover the unusual characteristics of the Intel Optane drive, and how we need to approach task sequence builds to ensure we do not hit an unforeseen issue when it comes to in-place upgrades later in the device lifecycle. Intel Optane Technology Unveiled back in 2017, Intel’s […]

📢It’s good news for Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager. You can now bulk import your updated improvement actions directly into Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager using the Improvement actions export report. With no APIs or programmatic interfaces, bulk import is a significant improvement. […]

Microsoft recently announced the 7th Viva module, Viva Engage with a cute hug logo that Yammy really Likes! Viva Engage could be a marriage made in heaven integrating Yammer and Teams blessed by Microsoft Graph; with bridesmaids, old My Sites and M365 profiles blended into a personalised feed […]

21 september är det dags för Teamsdagen igen. I detta avsnitt har Mårten och Linus bjudit in Amanda och Theodora för att prata om Teamsdagen.

To say “there is nothing new under the sun” means there is nothing really new on the earth. All the activity of a man during his lifetime is lost in the grander scheme of things and will soon be forgotten (Ecclesiastes 1:11). However … A few months ago I got chatting to a IBM leader

In this quick post we will be removing built-in Windows 11 apps, for all users, and optionally showing you how to leverage a “Cloud-Source” as a reference file to select apps for removal. Introduction Appx Provisioned Packages – the evolution There are many great examples of how to remove […]

In this quick post we will be removing built-in Windows 11 apps, for all users, and optionally showing you how to leverage a “Cloud-Source” as a reference file to select apps for removal. Introduction Appx Provisioned Packages – the evolution There are many great examples of how to remove […]

With guest access switched on for Microsoft Teams, do you have a process to manage guest access reviews? It is easy for Team owners to invite external guests into their Team. However, how do you proactively review guest accounts to ensure people only have access as long as they need it? With […]

Vi måste börja med att be om ursäkt för att vi varit borta så länge, men tyvärr kommer det annat i mellan. Men nu är vi tillbaka och försöker sammanfatta vad som har hänt de senaste månaderna i Teamsvärlden.

CRM systems aren’t really my bag, but having spent the last year or so needing to be more familiar with SalesForce than I cared for (not a requirement in my new position!) I can sympathise with having information split across different systems. It is very common for CRMs to have things like email […]