15 reasons to love OneDrive
?? What’s on my mind
It’s going to be a very busy autumn, for sure. The impact will be felt especially by systems administrators and Microsoft partners.
First of all, Microsoft is indeed phasing out basic authentication. I hope that end-users will not feel the changes in the technical guts of Microsoft 365 authentication too much. Good sysadmins have already made sure that users will be able to continue to log in to the services even after October 1.
Secondly, Microsoft is radically changing its partner ecosystem to better respond to the new complex reality of cloud computing. The unfortunate consequence of the changes will be that many smaller partners will no longer get the incentives they were geting so far.
Have a really great day. Matic Z.
[FEATURED STORY] OneDrive is 15 years old
Exactly 8 years ago, I published an opinion piece in one of the computer magazines ranting about the reliability of OneDrive for Business. Back in 2014 OneDrive for Business was a half-baked product, full of flaws and not remotely suitable for business use. Consumer-oriented OneDrive was a wholly different and more reliable service at the time.
And today? OneDrive just works and I don’t even wonder anymore what it does in the background, how and when it synchronizes. It works. Which basically means that it is a mature product.
Interestingly, back in 2002, I was using Groove. Microsoft acquired Groove Networks in 2005 and built SharePoint and OneDrive on top of it.
15 reasons to love OneDrive.?I really wish I would have written this article 8 years ago. Today, all these 15 reasons are valid.
?? Productivity & Modern Workplace
How to Share Your OneDrive with External Users.?How to share content with external users without exposing your organization to security risks. Proper sharing is important.
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Bookings with me.?Great idea for a service. Currently still in the preview phase. Finally, I will be able to get away from using some third-party services like Calendly and use what Microsoft 365 has to offer.
Teams Real Simple with Pictures: Setting your Download Location in the Teams Desktop Client.?We are all creatures of habits. I never got used to the default download folder in the operating system. I always make my own folder structure to suit my habits. Here are some instructions on how you can change the default download folder in Teams.
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Microsoft Exchange Online cross-tenant SMTP domain sharing private preview.?Although I myself am a little doubtful that this thing will be available before next summer, I am already looking forward to it. According to the roadmap entry, the public preview will be available at the end of this year. Why is this important? One domain in several tenants. In some places, these are the requirements of the legal department in the company. Or there may be such a need due to a merger, acquisition or divestiture.
Time-limited admin roles in Microsoft 365.?It is always a good idea to limit the duration of privileges for admin users. This is the best practice in these crazy times of identity theft.
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