Should my Microsoft Cloud Administrator account be licensed? If so, when?
Lesedauer 5 MinutenOver the years, several best practices for managing administrator accounts have become established, particularly in connection with the Microsoft Cloud: “Security-related licenses” typically refer to licenses for Entra ID features, such as conditional access, Privileged Identity Management, etc. However, if your own productive user account already has such a license, the administrator account does not […]
Microsoft 365 Migrations | Part 4: Legal and organizational obstacles and pitfalls
Lesedauer 5 MinutenThe project organization is in place. The collaboration platform has been set up and populated. The project participants are on board and ready to go. Now we can get started! Or maybe not…? It would be one thing if such a project involved only technical and organizational aspects. In many cases, however, “political” aspects also […]
Microsoft 365 Migrations | Part 3: Project Organization
Lesedauer 12 MinutenThe decision has been made—the acquired company is to be integrated, or part of the company is to be transferred to its own environment. This decision is typically made not by the IT department, but by senior management. Consequently, at the time the decision is made, the scope of work required for the migration is […]
Microsoft 365 Migrations | Part 2: Management of the environments
Lesedauer 6 MinutenOptimizing and operating a Microsoft cloud environment is not something that can be done on the side. There’s no denying it: the cloud offers many opportunities for automation and natively provides the necessary security services. However, these do not configure themselves. The enterprise IT department still plays a crucial role in professionally implementing security and […]
Microsoft 365 Migration | Part 1: Options for Collaboration
Lesedauer 5 MinutenIn my first post, I discussed how companies can eventually face the challenge of merging multiple IT infrastructures. This post explores how companies can collaborate within Microsoft 365 without performing an integration. Option 1: Loose collaboration This form of collaboration corresponds to the standard model, which is also used by unrelated companies. No special configuration […]
DO NOT do this! in Exchange Online
Lesedauer 7 MinutenIn IT, there's often no single "one" solution for everything. Configurations, malfunctions, and problems can be handled in various ways, for example, via graphical interfaces, command-line solutions, or third-party tools. Personal approaches can also vary greatly. This has a lot to do with individual experience, but also with when you entered the IT field. Therefore, […]
Merging or separating Microsoft 365 tenants - a comprehensive guide
Lesedauer 3 MinutenMicrosoft 365 services are now widely used. Many companies, large and small, use one or more of the available apps, such as Exchange Online, Teams, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint Online. Of course, the "bouquet of flowers" is much broader than that. Of course, the world does not stand still, but keeps turning. And it […]
