An AEC CIO’s Paradigm Shift to the Cloud
An AEC CIO’s Paradigm Shift to the Cloud Reflecting on my 19-year career as CIO for a top Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firm, it was sometime around 2015 where my mindset shifted to cloud first. Leading a technology organization in a growing and progressive AEC company, I recognized that numerous things had changed, and […]
Is Microsoft 365 E5 Worth It?
Is Microsoft 365 E5 Worth It? The short answer…Yes! Microsoft 365 E5 is the “Cadillac” of licenses. It provides the most capabilities and features within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. That also means it comes with the highest cost. For a lot of organizations, cost is a top factor in determining which licenses to procure and looking […]
Revoke All User Sessions for Microsoft Entra ID and Office 365
Revoke All User Sessions for Azure AD and Office 365 Whether due to a phishing attack that created a compromised account, or you want to have a definitive offboarding process, everyone needs to be aware of the capabilities to immediately revoke and deny access to a specific user account. Microsoft has several ways to accomplish […]
Who Should “Own” an Office 365 Tenant?
Who Should “Own” an Office 365 Tenant? We periodically get this question, especially when consulting larger organizations who have multiple administrators handling Active Directory, Exchange, and/or SharePoint. Some ask as they are just getting started, others when they experience issues operationalizing this cloud service. Defining the Solution Owner There is a growing rise of an […]
Should You Back Up Your Data in Microsoft Office 365?
Should You Back Up Your Data in Microsoft Office 365? In one word? “Maybe” It is a business decision that may depend on a diverse set of factors including: What are your business objectives, requirements, policies, etc? How do your retention policies align with your objectives? Do you have to backup for auditing purposes? If […]
How to Create Data Loss Prevention Custom SITs
How to Create Data Loss Prevention Custom SITs Data loss prevention (DLP) is a strategy for making sure that end users do not send sensitive or critical information outside the corporate network, accidentally or intentionally. Adoption of DLP is being driven by insider threats and by more rigorous state privacy laws, many of which have […]
