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  • Favorite Podcasts… 2017 List

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    It’s interesting to look back at the past year and realize that I haven’t really been listening to all that many podcasts – whether professionally or personally. There are a few that are epic that should be on everyone’s queues to include: RadioLab – http://www.radiolab.org Direct Current – https://energy.gov/podcasts/direct-current-energygov-podcast Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History – http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/…

  • Azure’s Access Control Services Retiring

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    If you’ve been working with Azure for a while you may have come across a need to make use of Azure’s Access Control Services. This service offering or capability effectively allowed developers to create something that was hosted on Azure but have authentication and authorization to be completed performed outside of the application that a…

  • Traveling in Style…

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    For those that don’t know me, I’m not a huge fan of flying. I’m not certain why to be honest… as a kid I flew across the Atlantic a few times, even across the Pacific to go to Hawaii. Nonetheless, recently on a flight to the midwest I was impressed at how much quieter flights…

  • Office 365 Group Management and Auto-Expiration Public Preview

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    If you’ve been working with Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, you probably remember a utility that was made available as a part of SharePoint Server 2003 to automatically delete old site collections that hadn’t been worked with in a while. This was an incredibly helpful utility for system administrators that were watching their SharePoint systems…

  • Reston SharePoint User Group – August 2017

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    Every so often, I take a few nanoseconds and reflect on the activities within the community. Like everything in life, things ebb and flow. In the case of the SharePoint and Office Server and Services community though, it continues to thrive. This past weekend the Women in SharePoint Group within the DC area hosted a…

  • Azure QuickStart Templates

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    If you’re like me you prefer to automate things as much as possible. In some instances that means using desired state configuration, in other instances it’s launching a series of PowerShell scripts. This saves time and helps to ensure a configuration that’s repeatable and easy to kick off without a ton of work – yes…

  • PowerApps Case Study

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    Microsoft’s underlying integration between Office 365 and Azure continues to allow Microsoft to develop experiences that tie in with services that we’re highly accustomed to within the SharePoint realm. One of the new capabilities recently added to the gamut of colors to paint your SharePoint environment’s feature set with is PowerApps. If you’re interested in…

  • Provisioning an Office 365 Tenant

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    During most Office 365 IT Pro sessions related to getting started with Office 365, a tenant is needed for demonstration purposes.  This usually only lasts about 5 minutes of the overarching presentation, but I’ve found it helpful for when an individual needs to see exactly how it’s completed. As such, I’ve started a new series…

  • Microsoft SharePoint Virtual Summit 2017

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    Just in case you missed it, Microsoft is hosting a Virtual Summit on May 16, 2017. Last year during the Future of SharePoint event, several announcements were made pertaining to SharePoint’s next iteration. This year it’s a follow up on where we’ve been and where we’re going next. For more information on the event, check…

  • Reston SharePoint User Group – Danny Jessee

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    Next week Monday at the Reston SharePoint Users Group Danny Jessee will be presenting on “Updating Legacy SharePoint Customizations to the Add-in Model”. If you’re not familiar with Danny, he’s a seasoned SharePoint Developer with deep experience and knowledge in Azure Active Directory as well as the Microsoft SharePoint / Office 365 Add-in / App…