Once you've enabled Azure Rights Management in the Office 365 portal and configured your tenant, your next step is to create transport rules that will encrypt (and optionally decrypt) email messages based on the settings you choose. Start by going to the Exchange Admin Center, and click on Mail Flow, then Rules. Click the + … Continue reading Creating OME Transport Rules
When setting up Office 365 Message Encryption (OME), there are some changes to your tenant's IRM (Information Rights Management) configuration which requires connecting to Exchange Online through Powershell. Once connected to Exchange Online, start by checking your existing IRM Configuration by running the following command: Note that there is no RMS Online Key Sharing Location … Continue reading Tenant changes required for Office Message Encryption
Note that this option will only work for clients that have Enterprise Voice enabled - specifically, this option is only available in on premise deployments of Skype for Business, as the Exchange Delegates don't get synced into Skype for Business Online. I've tested against a cloud only Skype for Business client, and there is no … Continue reading Add a Delegate in Skype for Business
Microsoft announced today that they are planning on delivering Office 365, Azure and Dynamics cloud services from two brand new datacenters on Canadian soil - planted in Toronto and Quebec City. This is such awesome news, as it finally answers the roadblock that many Canadian companies have around their data living in US datacenters! … Continue reading Microsoft plants the Cloud in Canadian Soil
This is the third of three posts detailing how to create new users in a Hybrid environment. In this case, it was Exchange 2010 on premise, Hybrid to Exchange Online, with ADFS / DirSync, and SSO. There was some confusion with the Help Desk staff on how to manage their environment going forward, so I … Continue reading Creating a new user through copying (Office 365)
This is the second of three posts detailing how to create new users in a Hybrid environment. In this case, it was Exchange 2010 on premise, Hybrid to Exchange Online, with ADFS / DirSync, and SSO. There was some confusion with the Help Desk staff on how to manage their environment going forward, so I … Continue reading Creating a New User (Remote Mailbox)
This is the first of three posts detailing how to create new users in a Hybrid environment. In this case, it was Exchange 2010 on premise, Hybrid to Exchange Online, with ADFS / DirSync, and SSO. There was some confusion with the Help Desk staff on how to manage their environment going forward, so I … Continue reading Creating a New User (Office 365)
OneNote is easily my most favorite productivity application ever - and most definitely the one application I can't live without! I've been using it since Office 2007, and I continue to love it all the way through to 2013 - even when I was using a Mac exclusively for a while, I couldn't find anything … Continue reading OneNote: Better than ever, and now even more free
I've been waiting excitedly for January 1st to come around to see if I got renewed for another year as an Office 365 MVP, and I'm very happy and honored to have received the email letting me know I was still a part of this amazing group of individuals and incredibly smart people! 2014 has … Continue reading Happy MVP Renewal Day!
The Microsoft Virtual Academy has been a major pillar in my growth as an IT professional - I've used the courses on it for learning new topics, prepping for exams, and (my favorite)… "I have to deliver this technology that I know nothing about, what do I do now?!" If you've never taken advantage of … Continue reading Microsoft Virtual Academy
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