The 3 Steps to Application Management in Azure

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SPJS Charts v7

I have upgraded SPJS Charts for SharePoint to use REST queries to load data. This means the loading is now asynchronous and therefor the page will be more responsive while the the charts are loading.

Please note that this new version does not support SP 2007 and SP 2010.

You find the BETA here. Follow the installation instruction for v6 to set it up.

Functionality

Most of the functionality is the same as in v6, but I have added one new feature for advanced users.

Custom datasource

Query for data

In the “Basic setup” tab you no have two options for Datasource. The “SharePoint list” option is the same as before, but the new “Custom datasource” option lets you load the data-source with a custom JavaScript function.

This way you can for example combine two or more queries to build one chart in a page. I’ll describe this functionality below.

When selecting the “Custom datasource” radio button, you will see a new textarea for the configuration of “Datatable fields” and the function name to use to query for the data:

This example chart is set up with a custom datasource built with the below configuration.

This is an example of the “Custom datasource” configuration:

{
 "type":"function",
 "functionName":"getChartCustomDatasource",
 "columns":[
 {"fin":"Date","label":"Date","type":"DateTime","dataType":"date","role":""},
 {"fin":"Madagascar","label":"Madagascar","type":"Text","dataType":"number","role":""},
 {"fin":"Bolivia","label":"Bolivia","type":"Text","dataType":"number","role":""},
 {"fin":"Ecuador","label":"Ecuador","type":"Text","dataType":"number","role":""}
 ]
}

The function name getChartCustomDatasource must be available in the page. Either by adding it to a custom js file loaded trough the “Load external JS or CSS” tab, or by adding it to a script editor web part in the page.

The below example shows a basic query to get the dataset from a SharePoint list:

function getChartCustomDatasource(chartId){
 var deferred = jQuery.Deferred();
 spjs.charts.getItemsREST({
 "listId":"{5ebb17fb-eb6d-4a01-ac86-a241458ff8f2}",
 "listBaseUrl":"/SPJSCharts",
 "select":["Date","Madagascar","Bolivia","Ecuador"],
 "expand":[],
 "filter":"",
 "rowLimit":""
 }).done(function(data){
 deferred.resolve(data);
 }).fail(function(err){
 // console.log(err);
 });
 return deferred.promise();
}

You can however user any sort of query you can run with JavaScript from within SharePoint, as long as the dataset returned from the query is in this format:

[{
 "Bolivia": "165",
 "Ecuador": "938",
 "Madagascar": "522",
 "Created": "2014-03-24T21:41:00Z"
}, {
 "Bolivia": "135",
 "Ecuador": "1120",
 "Madagascar": "599",
 "Created": "2014-03-24T21:41:08Z"
}, {
 "Bolivia": "157",
 "Ecuador": "1167",
 "Madagascar": "587",
 "Created": "2014-03-24T21:41:08Z"
}, {
 "Bolivia": "136",
 "Ecuador": "691",
 "Madagascar": "629",
 "Created": "2014-03-24T21:41:08Z"
}, {
 "Bolivia": "139",
 "Ecuador": "0",
 "Madagascar": "615",
 "Created": "2014-03-24T21:41:08Z"
}, {
 "Bolivia": "139",
 "Ecuador": "1110",
 "Madagascar": "615",
 "Created": "2016-04-02T22:18:55Z"
}, {
 "Bolivia": "345",
 "Ecuador": "456",
 "Madagascar": "429",
 "Created": "2016-04-03T07:11:10Z"
}, {
 "Bolivia": "333",
 "Ecuador": "22",
 "Madagascar": "555",
 "Created": "2016-04-03T14:58:45Z"
}]

Manually supply data

You can also add the data for the chart manually in the textarea like this:

{
 "type":"manual",
 "columns":[
 {"fin":"Status","label":"Status","type":"Text","dataType":"SplitInSeries","role":""},
 {"fin":"Department","label":"Department","type":"Text","dataType":"string","role":""}
 ],
 "data":[
 {"Department":"North","Status":"Not started"},
 {"Department":"North","Status":"In progress"},
 {"Department":"South","Status":"In progress"},
 {"Department":"South","Status":"Completed"}
 ]
}

Not backwards compatible

Because of the changed query method, v7 is not unfortunately not backwards compatible with v6 and you must rebuild the charts in v7.

To make the upgrade process easier, the two versions can both be installed in the same site, but you cannot load both versions in the same page.

License

If you have an existing license for v6 you can use the same license code in v7.

Comments or feedback

Please post any feedback in the forum or in the comments below.

Alexander

by Alexander Bautz via SharePoint JavaScripts

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Resolving Catastrophic Distributed Cache Failures on VMWare vSphere or ESX guest virtual machines

Ahh, Distributed Cache, everybody’s favourite SharePoint service instance, the most reliable and trouble-free implementation since User Profile Synchronization. I jest of course, it’s the most temperamental element of the current shipping release, not to mention the most ridiculous false dependency ever introduced into the product and should be killed as soon as possible. However, it is extremely important to a SharePoint Farm in terms of both functionality and ensuring maximum performance. Even in simple deployments the impact of the Search and LogonToken related caches can provide ~20% performance and throughput improvements.

But what to do when it’s busted? Once Distributed Cache gets out of whack all bets are off and you are best throwing away the cache cluster and starting again, cleanly. This procedure has been documented by yours truly in the past. But it doesn’t help if no matter how many times you follow this procedure to the letter the service doesn’t stay up. Your Cache Hosts report “DOWN” or “UNKOWN”, and the Windows Service is either stopped, or faults immediately after starting.

This occurs often in misconfigured VMWare environments (vSphere and ESX). And it’s all down to the relationship between the guest configuration and the AppFabric configuration. As you hopefully know, SharePoint server is not supported with Dynamic Memory. Dynamic Memory is Microsoft speak for dynamically adjusting the RAM allocated to a guest. In VMWare this is actually the default configuration. The system estimates the working set for a guest based on memory usage history. Whilst the common statement is that dynamic memory will cause “issues with Distributed Cache” it’s a bit more serious than this in the real world.

Generally speaking Guest VMs are provisioned by an infrastructure team responsible for the VM platform, and in almost all cases, the request to reserve all memory will either be not understood or ignored. This leads to the VM being configured with the defaults. If you are in control of setting up the guests then life is easy, you just ensure that the “Reserve all guest memory (All locked)” option is selected with the guest properties BEFORE you even install the SharePoint bits.

However, if you are in a situation where this was not configured originally and on that guest a SharePoint server is added to the farm and is running Distributed Cache things will go south quickly leading to a broken Distributed Cache. Even if you go back and select the option later, it’s hosed. The last machine which joins the cache cluster basically takes over. Just like with changing the service account – which resets cache size. The last one wins. Or in this case, totally hoses your farm.

One of the reasons the Distributed Cache and Dynamic Memory don’t get along, aside complete ignorance is that the Cache Cluster Configuration is not modified based on the memory resource management scheme in place (AppFabric includes this support, but it’s not exposed via the SharePoint configuration set).

The default Cache Partition Count varies for different memory resource management schemes. So, once we change that, we need to alter this configuration. If we install fresh on a new guest correctly configured it’s set automatically.

In this situation we need to deal with it ourselves, and as always there is zero (until now) documentation on this issue. This info has been used to support hundreds of customers via CSS cases over the last few years (I don’t know why it hasn’t been published properly).

Here’s the fix:

1. You need a Cache Cluster – it doesn’t need to be working (!) but if you’ve deleted all the service instances and so on, you need to bring back a broken Distributed Cache first.

2. Use the following PowerShell to export the Cache Config to a file on disk

Use-CacheCluster
Export-CacheClusterConfig c:\distCacheConfig.xml

3. Edit the XML file so that the partitionCount is 32:

<caches partitionCount="32">

4. Save the XML file

5. Use the following PowerShell to ensure the Cache Cluster is stopped and import the modified configuration, and then Start the Cache Cluster (this time it will actually start!)

Stop-CacheCluster
# should report all hosts down

Import-CacheClusterConfig C:\distCacheConfig.xml
Start-CacheCluster

6. Once you’ve done this you can use the standard tooling to report on the cluster or use my PowerShell module, each host in the cluster will report “UP” and you can interrogate the individual caches to verify they are being populated. You will of course need to modify your cache size if you have changed it previously, or wish to. Do it now before it starts being used!

 

Happy days!

 

s.

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Update: Using WMU to transfer NEFs to iOS for editing etc.

In a previous post I showed Using Nikon Wireless Utility with the Nikon D500 on iOS to download NEFs to iOS which worked for a while. However Nikon made some significant updates to SnapBridge – making it actually much better in terms of connection ease and reliability and remote photography. It’s still not much of a bridge to your snaps thou – it still restricts you to the silly 2Mb file and it only transfers JPEGs which means you need to be shooting them. Rubbish. These updates also break the procedure detailed previously.

I fiddled around with qDslrDashboard – but alas this is not available in the UK iOS Store. And even on a Windows PC I could not get the machine to connect to the D500 or D850 wireless.

It turns out it’s so much easier now – still using WMU. BUT you need two devices. So a hoop jump, but here’s the updated procedure.

1. Pair your camera with SnapBridge on device one (I'm using an iPhone) as normal.
2. Click Remote Photography or Download Pictures – it doesn’t matter, as long as you do something to initiate the Wireless connection on the camera.  Click OK to enable the camera Wi-Fi, and wait whilst it’s started. When the Join screen appears, do NOT click Join.
   
   Note the Wi-Fi Network name, which will be the camera model_serial number, e.g. D850_6666666
   
   Leave device one on this screen.
   
   
   
3. On device two (I’m using an iPad Pro) connect to the camera Wi-Fi using the regular iOS Settings. The password you can view from the camera menus. It will be NIKONDXXX, where XXX is your camera model. You only need to enter this the first time you connect.
   
   
   
4. Once connected, open up WMU, click View Photos – Pictures on Camera – then you can browse, select and download images from the camera cards.
   
   

 

And of course these are now available on your device two for editing in Lightroom mobile or whatever. Happy days!

Remember to charge your batteries!!!! and have a spare one or three in your pocket. Especially with the D850 these are some BIG ASS NEFs!

s.

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When a Work Emergency Strikes, This Tool Will Get You Out of Bed

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New Research on Data Analytics and Machine Learning Adoption

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DFFS Package updated to v4.4.3.42

I have released a new version of the DFFS package (v4.4.3.42) with a few bugfixes and some new functionality.

You find the change log here and the files in the download section of the user manual.

Please post any comments in the forum.

Best regards,
Alexander

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Success for Lyft, Trouble for Uber Signal Self-Driving Car Technology in Flux

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Oracle Is Said to Lead Anti-Amazon Lobby on Pentagon Cloud Bid

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Google Has to Hit Delete as Right to Be Forgotten Turns to Crime

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ITPro SnapShot: What Else Happened This Week? (April 6 - 13, 2018)

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5 Simple Steps to Maximize SharePoint Usability – “Modernify” Your Classic SharePoint Sites

Have you been just living with the classic SharePoint UI and waiting for the right moment to change?  Maybe you have switched your site, but many of the others you are using have been switched.  The Modern UI/UX has been out for some time, but it’s confusing where some lists are classic and others modern… Let’s stop the madness…  It’s time.  It’s taken more than a year to be embraced fully, and has gone through a TON of A/B testing by Microsoft by simply allowing users to willy nilly turn it on for themselves.  There are a half dozen ways users can turn on a list or turn off a list, but imagine you’re now ready to go.  Let’s do it!

 

Why Stay Classic?

1. More flexibility in master pages and custom look and feel including custom UI/UX

2. Embedding of custom actions in the ribbon of your SharePoint site and alternate CSS on publishing sites.

3. Content in Modern webparts is not reusable

Why Go Modern?

1. Modern SharePoint Development in SharePoint Framework – SPFx

2. Drag and Drop Documents with the cool modern libraries

3. Drag and Drop Metadata and groupings

4. Pinning and the new Property and search tabs

Note: Personally I’m recommending if you are planning on sticking with a simple out of the box experience for your sites that are ok with basic look and feel, you should switch to Modern.  As well, Ideally if you are going to change.  You should change for everything except for maybe your Intranet or Publishing type sites.

During an upgrade or migration where you’re moving out of custom look and feel into something built on Modern UI, you shouldn’t be worried, but if the site already looks really custom and is already in O365 you should be more cautious.

 

 

 

Enable Modern Lists for all Lists and Libraries in the UI.

 

 

Using Powershell Enable Modern Lists

If you want to enable it on specific Sites, you can use powershell.  Build your own powershell based on the instructions include a sample of doing it for one, but you can loop through or pull from a list.   “Switch the default experience for lists or document libraries from new or classic”

 

Troubleshooting

If you are having problems with the list experience not showing the way it should, you can clear your cookies which may be forcing the classic experience otherwise indicates to use the new experience UI. The article states to clear all cookies, but I found I only needed to clear the cookies related to my SharePoint site. I was not able to figure out which cookie specifically needs to be cleared.  The name of the cookie is “spInu” with a value of 0. Deleting that one will restore the modern UI without having to clear all cookies.  As an example if it works in one browser and not the other… this could be why.

 

More info on why.

 

Now let’s make the pages Modern

First your lists should be made modern using either the powershell or admin UI to switch the list experience.

The Site Pages Library must be in the “New Experience” then create a “new page,” make it the way you want it like a Communication Site or Team site with the Hero Webpart or Activity Web part then select the page and from the top menu options click on the 3 dots and select “Make homepage”.

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Open Container Initiative Sets Container Distribution Standard

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5 Simple Steps to Maximize Office 365 & SharePoint Usability Series

I am humbled to have been selected as a Microsoft Regional Director, which made me realize it’s been a little while since I’ve posted.  I intend to correct that.  I’m excited to announce a new blog series on how to drive maximum usability in Office 365 in SharePoint Online, Office 365 Groups and beyond.  In my experience at Blizzard I’ve found simply migrating our data to SharePoint Online won’t accomplish the most important updates in the past year. 

5 Steps to Maximize Office 365 & SharePoint Usability

Classify – Both Sites and Groups support classification in Office 365.  Being able to take action such as not listing a group or site in a directory, or using a flow to approve a site based on the need to support external guests can allow one to have a much better handle on HR data vs Finance or Legal data as an example.  It can also lend itself to support putting sites in Hubs based on department, division or location.

Hubify – Hubs are a new type of site, but really they simply roll up the documents and provide search scopes.  It’s running a Windows Powershell that makes a site into a hub site.  In this post we’ll dig into the how and why with samples.

Groupify – Groups is all the buzz.  Groups gives you all storts of stuff you never asked for, but the approach does have some merits especially in relation to adoption.  Much of the new tools will never be used until people experience them.  Teams and Groups expose these new tools.  The Group OneDrive and Group Inbox and Group Calendar are fantastic as is Planner for a team. 

Modernify – The Modern UI is out, but there’s no one big switch to take your classic site all the way to a Modern SharePoint Site, but you can do it in 3 pretty basic steps.  

Culturify – How are you going to handle branding and incorporating company culture? We’ll look at the best approaches available today the answer is slightly different in Modern and Classic sites.

by Joel Oleson via

Top 20 SCCM Security Best Practices

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Windows 10 Security Design Decision Guide

To effectively manage Windows 10 in a corporate environment, you need to understand more than just what the key security features do. You need to understand when to use them, how exactly, and on which systems.Download this design decision guide to hel
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Windows 10 OSD Primer Guide

There is a lot to learn when planning for Windows 10 for your organization, and there are many tradeoffs to consider. This guide provides a high-level introduction for the novice, or IT professional new to the world of operation system deployment. It
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Bank Brings AWS Training In-House to Support Digital Transformation

Australian bank brings AWS cloud training in-house; HPE makes acquisition to bolster cloud consulting; and more news.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Google Releases New Africa App to Beat Slow Internet Speeds

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Uber Breach Exposed Names, Emails of More Than 20 Million Users

A data breach exposed the names, phone numbers and email addresses of more than 20 million users of the Uber Technologies Inc. online ride-hailing service, federal authorities said, as they chastised the ride-sharing company for not revealing the lapse earlier.
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Microsoft Begins Support for Progressive Web Applications

Another developer-related shift might be getting ready to happen as Progressive Web Applications start taking their place in app stores from major tech companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple. These hosted web applications will begin appearing alongside native apps and mimic many of their capabilities but with less dependence on being a truly native app itself to deliver many of a services features and capabilities.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

CISO Perspective: How to Prepare for GDPR

The GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, will come into force on 25 May 2018 and requires organizations to maintain a plan to detect data breaches, regularly evaluate the effectiveness of security practices, and document evidence of complianc
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Industrial Cybersecurity Is a Puzzle as IT and OT Converge

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GDPR Overview: Putting the New Regulations in Context

The Global Data Protection Regulation will have a big impact on companies beyond the EU. As the deadline nears, here's a GDPR overview including key drivers, potential benefits and biggest gotchas.
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GDPR Overview: Putting the New Regulations in Context

The Global Data Protection Regulation will have a big impact on companies beyond the EU. Here's a GDPR overview of the key drivers, potential benefits, and biggest gotchas.
by Tim Ford via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

HP Hashes Out New Strategy to Target Booming Pot Business

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by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

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by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Red Hat Keeps Eye on Hybrid Cloud With RHEL 7.5

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by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Forrester Study: The Total Economic Impact™ of USM Anywhere

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Best Practices and Essential Tools for GDPR Compliance

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Detect Ransomware Before it’s Too Late with AlienVault USM Anywhere

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10 Tips for Selecting a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)

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SaaS and Virtual Tetration: More Cisco Sans Hardware

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Ensuring a Secure Virtualized and Cloud Environment with VMware, Dell EMC, and Veeam

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DRaaS levels the playing field for IT

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Global deduplication for encrypted data

Global data deduplication provides important benefits over traditional deduplication processes because it removes redundant data through entire enterprises, not just single devices. Read this eBook and learn how to improve efficiency and reduce costs
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Supplementing Backup Limitations in Office 365

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Corporate Change Signals Shift in Microsoft AI Priorities

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Facebook Hearings Spell End of `Move Fast, Break Things' Era

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Telecom Giants Chase Web-Connected Cars as Path to Online Riches

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Serverless Apps a New Frontier for Cybersecurity

Serverless applications increase the attack surface by introducing privilege escalation and application dependencies.
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New IBM Mainframes Deliver More Capacity with Much Smaller Footprint

Following strong growth in IBM mainframes in Q4, two new systems will bring more performance for 40 percent less data center space.
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Pre-emptive Security Strike? Apple CPU May Replace Intel Chips on Macs

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Apple CPU May Replace Intel Chips in Macs

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NVIDIA, VMware Help Close Security Gap by Evolving GPU Virtualization

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by Tom Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

RISC-V Silicon Startup Raises $50.6 Million and Inks Western Digital Deal

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by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Understand GCP Cloud Traffic with VPC Flow Logs

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by Mary Branscombe via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Facebook Scandal a `Game Changer' in Data Privacy Regulation

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Apple Hires Former Amazon Devices CTO for Software Role

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Built-In Security: How to Leverage the Hosts File to Block Ads and More

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Let's Stop Giving Retailers a Free Pass on Data Breaches

While the Facebook story has shaken the business and political worlds for days, these other data security lapses, affecting millions of U.S. consumers, have barely made a ripple.
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ITPro SnapShot: What Else Happened This Week? (Mar. 30 - Apr. 06, 2018)

ITPro SnapShot offers a short and snappy round-up on the week's industry-related announcements and news around the globe. Here's what happened in the last week.
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Google Adopting 'Next Gen' P4Runtime for Smarter Networks

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Equinix Pitches Single System for All Your Cloud Encryption Keys

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Cloud Users Can’t Ignore GDPR Requirements

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Five Essential Capabilities for Airtight Cloud Security

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2018 Trends in Information Security 451 Research

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The Definitive Guide to Architecting and Maintaining Robust Security in Your AWS Environments

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Oracle's Catz Is Said to Talk Amazon Contract Row With Trump

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Facebook Updates Data Policies After User Privacy Outcry

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Apple Hires Google Executive to Catch Rivals in AI Race

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Zerto for Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Cloud

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Resources to learn PowerShell for Office 365

I’ve been a big fan of PowerShell for Office 365 for a while now, and with new features coming out in Office 365 that are only configurable by PowerShell, it’s more important than ever to be able to at least master the basics, but you absolutely need to know PowerShell for Office 365 in order to have full control of your tenant.

Jeffrey Snover, creator of PowerShell and Technical Fellow at Microsoft explains it in a more direct way

GUI-only admins cannot create tools to increase productivity/quality and make others more productive. https://t.co/hFnClo1eLs

— Jeffrey Snover (@jsnover) March 29, 2018

When someone answered that their clients do not listen, he was pretty direct with his reply.. you need to learn PowerShell to stay relevant , and even more important to learn it as an Office 365 admin.

We’ll just remember to be kind when ordering a cheeseburger from them in a couple of years.

— Jeffrey Snover (@jsnover) March 29, 2018

So, here are some resources, depending on what type of learner you are!

Books

Books are really ways to learn a topic from start to master, and even if they cost some dollars, they’re always a good investment!

Essential PowerShell for Office 365: Managing and Automating Skills for Improved Productivity Take your Office 365 skills to the next level. Master PowerShell for Office 365 to stay competitive in today’s world of highly sought after cloud management skills. With expert guidance, IT pros will learn how to leverage the muscle of PowerShell to automate many advanced administrative tasks not otherwise accessible in the Office 365 Admin Center. You will discover how to unlock configuration options and automate tasks in order to free up valuable time and resources. Get it on Amazon at the following links: Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/2FsqX8y Amazon.ca: http://amzn.to/2GuDycC Amazon.fr: http://amzn.to/2EkGJTI Amazon.uk: http://amzn.to/2DMXxFM Amazon.de: http://amzn.to/2FrCR2z

Video Training

NOTE: Pluralsight is a paid resource unlike Channel9, Youtube, and Microsoft Virtual Academy which are free. The quality they provide is also superior because of all the quality checks they go through, and the instructors are one of the best in the industry. The Pluralsight courses have a link to where you can get a free trial and decide for yourself if paying a subscription or not is worth it, but the 10 day free trial should allow you to view all those courses for free.

	PowerShell for Office 365 In this course, you will learn how to use PowerShell to manage Office 365 services. You will learn how to connect and manage users and licensing, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Compliance Center and last but not least, Skype for Business Online. Link: http://spvlad.com/PowerShellO365 Free Pluralsight Trial: Get a free 10 day Pluralsight Trial!
	PowerShell Playbook for Office 365 A more advanced look at multiple real-life scenarios that span across all Office 365 Services and show you how your PowerShell for Office 365 skills can be applied in your day to day life Link:<Coming Soon> Free Pluralsight Trial: Get a free 10 day Pluralsight Trial!
	PowerShell for common Office 365 Operations In this 300 level session, you will learn how to automate the management of Office 365 using Windows PowerShell. We will discuss how to connect Windows PowerShell to Office 365, tour the Office 365 cmdlets, and demonstrate how to manage domains, users, and services including Exchange Online, and SharePoint Online. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2lj1rbzjCk
	Support Corner: Using PowerShell to Manage Office 365 Users Join us in this fast-paced demo to learn how to manage Office 365 users using PowerShell. Experts show you how to create and delete users, update user IDs and passwords, assign licenses and groups, and much more. Link: https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/support-corner-using-powershell-to-manage-office-365-users-8934?l=KGtEBIC3_304984382

Blogs / Links

This a list of blogs, or Microsoft Docs ressources on PowerShell for Office 365! All those are free! This list is currently in construction, and will be better organized in the future!

• Why you need to use Office 365 PowerShell
• Connect to Office 365 PowerShell
• Connecting to all Office 365 Services with PowerShell and Multi Factor Authentication
• Connect to all Office 365 services in a single Windows PowerShell window
• Use Windows PowerShell to create reports in Office 365
• Create a report of SharePoint Online External Users with PowerShell
• Cmdlet references for Office 365 services
• Manage user accounts and licenses with Office 365 PowerShell
• Office 365 PowerShell for SharePoint Online
• Using PowerShell with Exchange Online
• Manage Skype for Business Online with Office 365 PowerShell
• Skype for Business Online cmdlets
• Find all the Office 365 Groups a user is a Member of with PowerShell
• Find all the Distribution Groups a user is a member of with PowerShell in Office 365
• Creating a Secret Office 365 Group
• Quick Overview of the new Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module

 

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Facebook Terms of Service Need Work--Figuratively and Literally

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Exchange Online PowerShell Module Error: Application Cannot be Started – Contact the Application Vendor

While doing a workshop about PowerShell for Office 365 recently, and working with the Exchange Online PowerShell Module, which is needed to authenticate to Exchange Online with MFA , a lot of my students have hit the following error: Application cannot be started. Contact the application vendor.

Even if the Details tab don’t say much, this is an easy fix! This is happening only when downloading the Exchange Online PowerShell Module by using Chrome or Firefox, so the fix is simple: Use Internet Explorer to download the Exchange Online PowerShell Module! That’s it!

PS: If you want to know how to connect to all Office 365 using Multi Factor Authentication, check out this blog: Connecting to all Office 365 Services with PowerShell and Multi Factor Authentication

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