For the latest 365EduCon information (formerly SharePoint Fest), go to this page: 365EduCon Information and Discount Code [UPDATE] I had a great time spending my week with the attendees at SharePoint Fest Chicago! The #SPFest team always does a good job organizing the events and this time was no different. We had a blast at last night's #spfestchicago speaker reception! We are thankful for each and every one of our speakers! pic.twitter.com/uhJvnhHdEt — SharePoint Fest (@SharePointFest) December 7, 2017 I had a great group of attendees who filled the room during my Thursday session. Packed house for @DanielGlenn talking #Flow – #PowerApps – and connecting to your on-premises data #SPFestChicago…
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Blockers for Moving to Office 365 with Vlad Catrinescu
There is a big push to get organizations to adopt Office 365 and many are encountering challenges with moving their existing processes “to the cloud.” I recently spoke with Vlad Catrinescu [Blog – Twitter], Microsoft MVP and author, about these challenges and his experience in overcoming them. 01:01 Challenges organizations are facing 01:31 Customization in SharePoint 02:00 Rewriting code 02:19 Regulations 03:16 Release schedule 05:01 How to mitigate challenges 06:36 IT Pro job changes 08:28 Training materials need to change
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Security Depends on You in Office 365 with Liam Cleary
Microsoft's Office 365 has built-in features that provide physical, logical, and data security for organizations large and small. While in San Francisco, I sat down with Liam Cleary [Blog – Twitter], Microsoft MVP and popular technology speaker to discuss implications of the impending GDPR legislation, as well as Office 365 security overall. 02:06 GDPR changes now affect any organization that works with any European organization 02:28 Office 365 requirements 02:59 Missing answers 03:01 When it comes to content, Microsoft [has] all the tools that you need 03:33 If haven't implemented those tools…. 04:38 GDPR dashboard 04:49 PNP dashboard – LINK 06:04 Security Compliance Center 07:31 The onus is still on…
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IT/Dev Connections 2017
[UPDATED] It was a great week in San Francisco! The #ITDEVConnections conference is a high-quality event that focuses on real-world technical sessions and the conference delivered. Both of my sessions had good participation from attendees – I enjoyed answering questions and getting to know everyone. My first session topic was how you can plan and execute a transition from SharePoint Designer workflows to Microsoft Flow. The slides are available via the IT/Dev Connections website, but there was a question regarding the functionality gaps between Designer and MS Flow – in the session I mentioned a website to keep track of the gaps and here is the link: https://ms.flow.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/release-notes/#known-issues-and-resolutions I also mentioned…
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Talking SharePoint Management Console at SPS Charlotte with Cory Williams
I sat down with Cory Williams [Twitter] at SharePoint Saturday (SPS) Charlotte to get his thoughts on Office 365 administration. Cory is one of the organizers of SPS Charlotte and was a speaker as well! 00:44 Pay attention to the Office 365 Message Center 01:17 Shameless plug for the REgarding 365 web show Office 365 Message Center: The week that was 01:47 New SharePoint Console 02:04 More dates please! 02:35 Release schedule – when are new features showing up in my Office 365 tenant 02:44 Reminders for new features and changes 03:36 Let's tie Microsoft Flow into the Office 365 Message Center
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Memphis PASS User Group – September 14, 2017
On September 14th 2017, I will be speaking to the Memphis PASS User Group! I will present SharePoint Business Intelligence options, including out of the box features, Excel, and Power BI. Find details on the topic, as well as register on the Meetup page. [UPDATE] Thank you to the great group tonight – I enjoyed presenting and I hope you will have me back to dive deeper into some of the technologies we discussed. Great meeting with @danielglenn discussing evolution of BI at the Memphis Power BI / PASS group tonight — Daniel R. Evans (@danthebiman) September 15, 2017 Here are my slides: Business Intelligence Using SharePoint and Power BI –…
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Microsoft Ignite 2017 Mobile App
[UPDATE] It has been confirmed that a mobile version for all mobile platforms will be coming! Hi Jason! Yes, it will be available globally for iOS, Android, and Windows 10 mobile and desktop. — Microsoft Ignite (@MS_Ignite) September 5, 2017 ——————————- The Microsoft Ignite conference app has been updated to show the content for 2017. It really helps to keep your schedule and help with taking notes during sessions. Make sure you install the latest update to the app on our phone (all screenshots below are from the iOS app). You can view my first review of the app in the video below. As I said in the video, I…
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Solar Eclipse 2017
I am lucky enough to live in an area that was in the “path of totality” for the solar eclipse that took place August 21st, 2017. Being the largest city in the 100% coverage path, Nashville was expected to receive visitors from all over the world for the event and I had a front-row seat from my home! The hour leading up to the event was plagued by clouds. Stupid clouds. 🌥 #solareclipse2017 #eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/fDD6Z0MYgv — Daniel Glenn (@DanielGlenn) August 21, 2017 Thankfully, the clouds parted before the total eclipse happened so I could see it clearly and take some pictures! This is a time-lapse video using my iPhone capturing…
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Microsoft Ignite 2017
The Microsoft Ignite conference this year is being held in Orlando, Florida USA from September 25th – 29th. There will be tons of learning opportunities (1000+ hours) on topics ranging from IoT to Office 365 and SharePoint. The week is a great time of networking, learning, and finding new opportunities to get plugged into the community. I will be part of the REgarding 365 team doing various activities, including broadcasting live interactions with attendees, speakers, and experts from around the world. I am also very happy to be presenting two sessions at Microsoft Ignite this year: How to use Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Office 2016 to achieve more and Create a compelling…
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Office 365 Msg Center: The week that was
Keeping up with all the features and updates to Office 365 can be overwhelming. Microsoft is doing a better job of giving you insight into what is coming to your environment by posting to the Message Center within the Office 365 Admin Center. But if you don't check in with the message center often, you might miss something very important that has huge impact to you and your users. What about the announcements that aren't even in the Message Center – how do you stay informed? To help you be in the know, Darrell Webster and I will be going through the Message Center every week and giving you the information…
