I have a subscription in Microsoft Azure that I use for hosting virtual machines, SQL data, and a few Azure functions. A few months ago, I went over my normal amount of spend for the period and I didn't know why. I am very consistent with my usage and have the same bill pretty much every month. Finding Help In my investigation to find what caused the spike in Azure costs, I was introduced to the new product from ShareGate called Overcast. You may know ShareGate from doing migrations of data into SharePoint and Office 365. However ShareGate has introduced new products recently, and Overcast promises to simplify cost management…
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SharePoint list Modern settings #122 – 365 Message Center Show
Enable and disable column totals in the modern user list experience. Create a document view for list data featuring column formatting. Daniel and Darrell discuss this and more this week: – Windows Server 2008/R2 and 2012/R2 end of support for Office 365 Pro Plus. – Power BI planned maintenance December 14th – SharePoint list Modern Settings – Office 365 Message Encryption (OME) updates to enhance email authenticity – SharePoint team sites ‘Next steps' panel We also respond to a discussion on Twitter about #MSIgnite feedback. “We don't want to hear the opinions of others” and want to hear Microsoft tell them what to do in MSIgnite sessions. https://twitter.com/_achu/status/1200593596409425922?s=20 Join Daniel…
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Multiple SharePoint admin center updates #121 – 365 Message Center Show
Replace your root site. Permissions panel improvements and more. It has been a busy week for SharePoint. Daniel and Darrell discuss this and more this week: Teams new Chat button location Search coming into Outlook for Windows Microsoft Teams for Linux Turning off Self-service purchase of Power Platform Suggested replies in Outlook for iOS Multiple updates to SharePoint admin center Service Health Dashboard email notifications Delve Blogs being removed by Microsoft To find all your Delve Blogs in your organization, check out the instructions from Drew Madelung: https://drewmadelung.com/find-and-report-on-existing-delve-blogs/ Join Darrell Webster as he covers the latest messages in the #Microsoft365 Message Center. Select a podcast app below to open…
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It takes a village
During this year's Microsoft Ignite conference, I was delighted to record the latest episode of The Coffee Chat on 365 Adoption series with Sarah Haase. For this episode, we discussed what an adoption group (community) within an organization looks like and how it ‘takes a village' to keep up to date with changes and activities. We defined a community and the types of users that contribute to your village. We also highlighted the importance of diversity in your groups, and so much more! There are special surprises for our viewers at the beginning AND at the end of the episode. So make sure you watch the whole thing! Check out…
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Microsoft Teams tagging, but not as you’d expect #120 – 365 Message Center Show
*Stay tuned to the end for a special interview with DC Padur, Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft, concerning SharePoint Home Sites rolling out soon!* Tagging. But not as you'd expect it to be. Microsoft Teams is introducing a way to group members of a team using tags. Use the tags to mention all members of a tag. This is an improvement on @mentioning channels. Daniel and Darrell discuss this and more this week: – Power Apps integration with document libraries – Tags in Microsoft Teams – End user profile / account management experience – Retiring SharePoint Classic popularity reports – Block org data on Outlook mobile notifications – Sensitivity labels…
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Microsoft Ignite 2019 Edition #118 – 365 Message Center Show
The Microsoft 365 Message Center is an essential source for learning of coming changes to Microsoft 365 products and services. Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell (as a Service) Webster live from Microsoft Ignite as they comment on the weeks announcements. They are joined by Mike Ziock from the team at Microsoft responsible for Microsoft 365 Roadmap and Message Center. Mike tells us what's changed and what's in store for the Message Center and Service Health Dashboard. – Request Files command in OneDrive now rolling out – Presenter and attendee roles in Microsoft Teams meetings – Microsoft Teams – Native Federation for 1:1 Chats – Expand/Collapse button in SharePoint lists – Audience targeting in SharePoint…
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Self-service Power Platform #117 – 365 Message Center Show
Announcing self-service provisioning of advanced Power BI, PowerApps and Flow capabilities. This has landed with strong discussion on both sides – Power User and Admins. Learn about what you can and what you can't do to prepare. Also this week: – Activity based Microsoft Teams renewal – Outlook mobile rolling out Microsoft Information Protection sensitivity labels – Services & add-ins, Security & privacy, and Organisation profile are shifted to a single page in the admin center. – RSVP instantly in Outlook on the web – Outlook on the web – automatic sensitivity labeling – Channel cross-posting in Microsoft Teams – Outlook mobile let's you know what's Up Next Join Daniel…
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Microsoft Ignite 2019
Microsoft Ignite 2019 is taking place November 4th through the 8th at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida USA. Darrell Webster and I will be recording a live episode of the 365 Message Center Show. If you see one of us during the week in Orlando, make sure you come say hi and get a show sticker for free! Make sure you subscribe to the podcast to get the updates! http://MessageCenter.show for links to all your favorite podcast apps! Special thanks to Stacy Deere-Strole and Focal Point Solutions for sponsoring the stickers. Sarah Haase and I will be recording another episode of The Coffee Chat on 365 Adoption…
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SharePoint site URL rename #116 – 365 Message Center Show
The #SharePoint crowd cheers, “we can rename a site URL in SPO!” This is a big deal and we're glad to see redirections are automatically provided. Also this week: – OneDrive PC Folder Backup support for cross-volume moves – Time-saving updates for Outlook mobile help you be better prepared – Microsoft Teams will silently sign in new users – ATP Safe Links Update – Additional Safe Links protection within Outlook – Microsoft 365 Audit public preview – Retiring ability to disable Microsoft Teams per license category in Microsoft Teams Services – Updated Anti-Spam settings and changes in Zero-hour Auto Purge Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell Webster as they cover the…
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Form customization in SharePoint lists and libraries #115 – 365 Message Center Show
*Stay tuned to the end for a special interview with Drew Madelung concerning Yammer changes to data retention* Customize the order and visibility of fields in the forms in SharePoint lists and libraries. Filling out relevant metadata becomes more focused and less overwhelming for end-users. Also this week: – End of support for Windows 7 and changes for support of Office on Windows 7 – Upcoming Changes to Yammer Data Retention Options – Changes to the address that is used to send notification email messages from SharePoint Online – Microsoft Teams PSTN Minute Pools report – Outlook on the web – changes in Tasks – Automated Incident Response update (Public Preview) – Changing…
