Sunday, March 31, 2019

Slack vs. Email: The Case for RTC for Enterprise IT

Many organizations are considering the use of Slack vs. email. Here are criteria for evaluating Slack and other real-time communication tools.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Saturday, March 30, 2019

5G Cancer Concerns: Should You Worry?

5G cancer concerns have been raised, in part, because 5G operates at a higher frequency than 4G.
by Paul Heltzel via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How to Eliminate Scaling and Performance Bottlenecks for Faster Data Search

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 1 hour Organizations are rapidly recognizing that their traditional approaches to information retrieval are limited when their data must be organized into structured tabl
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Friday, March 29, 2019

Microsoft Adds to Machine Learning, Hybrid Cloud Arsenal

In the week ending Mar. 29, we’ve got product news from Microsoft that touches on both machine learning and hybrid cloud, along with a new IT salary survey that will help you assess your earnings against your peers in the industry.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Continues Expansion of Collaboration Capabilities

The company brought live event capabilities to two corporate communications tools. Also this week: Amazon wants to help bring deep learning to containerized computing and IT pros are getting frustrated with siloed information.
by Richard Hay, Lisa Schmeiser via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How Much Sense Does the Huawei 5G Security Saga Make?

The Huawei 5G security storyline pits the U.S. and key allies against China. But does the common narrative accurately reflect reality?
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

A Short Guide to Choosing an IoT Development Platform

The paradox about choosing an IoT development platform is that picking the right one can facilitate your project, but the choice can be incredibly difficult.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

CIA Gives Tech Rivals Chance to Take on Amazon in Cloud Services

The CIA is preparing to significantly increase its reliance on cloud-computing services, with plans to solicit tens of billions of dollars of work divided among multiple tech companies.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Packet Rolls Out Dollar-an-Hour Ampere-Based Arm Cloud Servers

Ampere claims Packet’s bare-metal eMAG servers are up to four times faster than AWS’s Graviton Arm instances.
by Wylie Wong via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Getting Started with Azure Data Studio and SQL Server 2019 Preview

SQL Server 2019 is in the final rounds of Community Technology Previews, and if I wasn’t excited about it before, I definitely am now.
by Tim Ford via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How to Prepare for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 End of Support

Microsoft is set to end support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 in July. Are you ready?
by Tim Ford via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Why AI for Cybersecurity Has a Spinal Tap Problem

Some of the hype surrounding AI for cybersecurity may be justified, but some vendors are still marketing “AI” as a sort of magical elixir.
by Brian Buntz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft's Smith Urges Talk of Tech's 'Legal Responsibilities'

Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith, whose company does not have a video-hosting site like Google’s YouTube or Facebook Inc., said that tech companies can no longer "think of their platforms akin to a postal service without regard to the responsibilities embraced by other content publishers."
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Using Indicators of Compromise to Stop Advanced External Attacks

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2019 Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 1 hour Today’s external attacks leverage techniques designed to bypass traditional antivirus and to avoid detection altogether. Cybercriminals are targeting industries, co
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Meet the Speaker series: Eric Overfield

Last December, I was talking to Lyman from the SharePoint Conference organizing team about cool ideas to do before the SharePoint Conference in May! One of the ideas I had that I thought would be awesome is a series of videos with the speakers from the SharePoint Conference that allows everyone from the community to learn a bit more about them, of course focused a bit about SharePoint. As I already interviewed over 20 speakers, it’s very interesting to learn how everyone got into SharePoint, from nuclear engineers, to hardcore developers that now only do no-code solutions! I will release two interviews per week for the next two months (or more if you guys like it!)!

Eighth video in the series is the awesome Eric Overfield from California!

Eric Overfield

Meet Eric Overfield

Where to find Eric

You can find Eric on Twitter at https://twitter.com/EricOverfield and his site at http://ericoverfield.com/

Are you coming to the SharePoint Conference?

Stay Connected to the Largest SharePoint Conference in the Industry! Register now with the following link and save 50$ by using code VLAD at check out!

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Create a Non Office 365 Group #SharePoint Online Modern Team Site

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The Problem with Continuous Delivery: Defining Continuous

The IT community should spend time thinking about what continuity actually means in the context of continuous delivery
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

AWS and Volkswagen Plan an Industrial IoT Cloud Platform

Unlike the platform it’s building on Azure, VW’s Amazon platform will focus on optimizing manufacturing.
by Yevgeniy Sverdlik via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Don't Confuse Azure Stack HCI with Azure Stack

Azure Stack HCI is not a one-for-one replacement for Azure Stack that runs on familiar virtualized infrastructure.
by Paul Ferrill via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Takes on Hacking Group With Links to Iran

Court documents unsealed Wednesday detail the work Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has done to fend off the group.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Google AI Work in China Spurs CEO Sitdown With Pentagon Brass

The conflict is a risk to Google’s cloud-computing business, which relies on the company’s AI prowess and is a major source of future revenue growth outside of advertising.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Developing using Azure Dev Spaces with Azure Kubernetes Services

Last year Microsoft introduced a preview of something known as Azure Dev Spaces for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS). To follow suite with my previous posts around container workloads for developers, I'll make examples with C# .NET Core and we'll run the containers in AKS - this time using Dev Spaces for easier local development efforts. Tag along to learn what it's all about and how to test, implement and iterate quicker.

2019-03-26: Azure Dev Spaces is currently in preview and there might be things that change along the way as it matures into GA.

Pre-requisites and tooling

In order to successfully tag along with the examples below, I suggest that you prepare your tool baskets with the proper tools.

... Read the full post on https://zimmergren.net/azure-dev-spaces-aks-kubernetes-services-visual-studio/

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

How to Determine Activity on Each Processor in SQL Server

The contents of the SELECT, WHERE and ORDER BY clauses are all a matter of determining the story you need to tell.
by Tim Ford via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How Docker Containers Help, Hinder Software Testing and QA

Docker containers make software testing and QA easier in many respects, but they also add layers of complexity.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Huawei Dodges EU Bans for Now as Bloc Unveils 5G Cyber Plan

The European Union laid out a broad strategy aimed at ensuring its future 5G networks are secure from cyber threats.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Adobe to Unveil Software Platform, Taking on Salesforce

The Experience Platform will unify business applications added in acquisitions and connect them with third-party apps and customers’ other programs.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

What We Can Learn from the Ransomware Attack That Crippled Norsk Hydro

Cryptojacking may be the hot new trend in large-scale cybercrime, but ransomware is still alive and well.
by Maria Korolov via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

What You Need to Know About AWS’s Hybrid Cloud Play

What it’s done in the area before, and how the Outposts announcement is different.
by Paul Ferrill via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Hyperscalers Support Hybrid Cloud Architecture with On-Prem Services

Enterprise IT professionals hoping to take advantage of a hybrid cloud architecture: Here's a comparative look at the options from hyperscale cloud vendors Google, AWS, and Microsoft for enterprises to standup cloud services on-premises.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Machine Learning Digs Deeper into Azure with Custom Vision, Anomaly Detector

Microsoft's quarter of product announcements underscores its commitment to the cloud, its investment in machine learning as a core component of the modern enterprise, and an expansion of its focus on firstline workers who may not always have high-speed connectivity to the cloud.
by Lisa Schmeiser via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Change External Sharing Settings Across a Hub Site with PowerShell

One of the big Information Architecture changes with modern SharePoint is the flat architecture, which means that now, instead of your Intranet being one Site Collection with multiple subsites, it will now be multiple Site Collections. I’ve seen multiple example architectures where an Intranet can easily become over 15 Site Collections! That means, each Site Collection has its own settings, including external access! While a new SharePoint Admin Center is shipping, you cannot bulk-change External Sharing settings.

So I have built a quick PowerShell script that you can simply provide the URL of a Hub Site and the level of external sharing you want to enable, and it will do the magic for you! The script seen below requires two parameters, and it has some validations in to make sure you supply the right type of values.

  1. HubSiteUrl : The URL of a Hubsite
  2. ExternalSharing : one of the following options:
    1. Disabled – don’t allow sharing outside your organization
    2. ExistingExternalUserSharingOnly – Allow sharing only with the external users that already exist in your organization’s directory
    3. ExternalUserSharingOnly – allow external users who accept sharing invitations and sign in as authenticated users
    4. ExternalUserAndGuestSharing – allow sharing with all external users, and by using anonymous access links.

If you examine the script, you will realize that I run the Get-SPOSite twice , that is because when you run Get-SPOSite without specifying a URL , it doesn’t return the HubSiteId , so that’s why we have to do it!

Download the following script and save it as HubExternal.ps1.

param 
( 
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string]$HubSiteUrl, 
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][ValidateSet("Disabled","ExistingExternalUserSharingOnly","ExternalUserSharingOnly","ExternalUserAndGuestSharing")]
    [String]$ExternalSharing
)

$HubId = (Get-SPOHubSite -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where {$_.SiteUrl -eq $HubSiteURL}).Id.Guid
if ($HubId -eq $null)
{
        Throw "URL provided is not a valid Hub Site url"
}

$sites = Get-SPOSite -Limit All
foreach ($site in $Sites)
{
        $siteDetails = Get-SPOSite $site.Url
        If ($siteDetails.HubSiteId.Guid -eq $HubId)
                {
                Write-Host "Setting " $site.Url " external sharing permissions to " $ExternalSharing
                Set-SPOSite $siteDetails -SharingCapability $ExternalSharing
                }
}

Here is an example on how to run it:

.\HubExternal.ps1 -HubSiteUrl https://valo365.sharepoint.com/sites/contoso-work -ExternalSharing ExternalUserAndGuestSharing

And this is what it should look like when running it!

External Sharing Settings Across a Hub Site

I hope this helps! You can of course modify this script to take the same logic, and do a bunch of different changes on all the Site Collections in a certain Hub Site!

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Monday, March 25, 2019

Phishing Attacks Exploit Popularity of Netflix, AMEX

Even companies with the best cybersecurity defenses available can be vulnerable to attack--directly or indirectly.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Market Guide for Cloud Office Migration Tools

Mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and organizations seeking to leverage the benefits of cloud-based collaboration services is driving up the scale and volume of cloud office migrations. We believe, in order to help decision makers ease the tra
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

What’s New in SharePoint 2019

SharePoint has been a great collaboration platform, enabling people to easily work together on files, lists and libraries. However, many customers have complained that it wasn’t a good option for their intranet because they weren’t able to easily or
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

The Windows Server 2016 and Azure AD Recycle Bins, and Quest Recovery Solutions

Window Server 2008 R2 included a particularly welcome enhancement, Recycle Bin recovery, which enables restore of some recently-deleted objects from Active Directory (AD). To facilitate object recovery in cloud-based environments, Microsoft provides
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

EU Said to Urge Member States to Share Intel on 5G Cyber Threats

The new measures are aimed at coordinating a European approach to managing cybersecurity risks, following allegations propelled by the U.S. government that Huawei and other Chinese equipment makers could enable spying by Beijing.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Meet the Speaker series: Chris Kent

Last December, I was talking to Lyman from the SharePoint Conference organizing team about cool ideas to do before the SharePoint Conference in May! One of the ideas I had that I thought would be awesome is a series of videos with the speakers from the SharePoint Conference that allows everyone from the community to learn a bit more about them, of course focused a bit about SharePoint. As I already interviewed over 20 speakers, it’s very interesting to learn how everyone got into SharePoint, from nuclear engineers, to hardcore developers that now only do no-code solutions! I will release two interviews per week for the next two months (or more if you guys like it!)!

Seventh video in the series is the awesome Chris Kent from Indianapolis!

Chris Kent

Meet Chris Kent

Where to find Chris

You can find Chris on Twitter at https://twitter.com/theChrisKent and his site at https://thechriskent.com/

Are you coming to the SharePoint Conference?

Stay Connected to the Largest SharePoint Conference in the Industry! Register now with the following link and save 50$ by using code VLAD at check out!

https://spvlad.com/SPC2019 

 

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Sunday, March 24, 2019

What You Need to Know about Windows Storage Spaces Direct

Here's some hands-on evidence of how Windows Storage Spaces Direct differs from its predecessor and advice for making the most of S2D.
by Brien Posey via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Enterprise Chatbot Use Cases Increase as Technology Evolves

Client-facing chatbots are getting smarter, which is increasing the number of enterprise chatbot use cases from HR to IT and beyond.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Saturday, March 23, 2019

How Windows 10’s Reserved Storage Will Impact Your Organization

Windows 10's Reserved Storage feature reserves space to ensure that Windows Update can function properly.
by Brien Posey via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Friday, March 22, 2019

Research Report: The State of IT Salaries

It’s good to be a data center professional — sometimes. This report summarizes the finding of our survey of 548 IT and security professionals gauged compensation trends among technology professionals, by examining salaries, bonuses, tenure, job satis
by Lisa Schmeiser via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Data Center World: Survey Shows Enterprises are Building New Data Centers

As the shift to hybrid cloud rages on, many companies plan data center footprint expansion.
by Yevgeniy Sverdlik via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Expands Reach of Security Tools

Microsoft has revealed they will now offer the freshly renamed Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to customers on MacOS. In addition, the previously announced Windows Virtual Desktop service on the companies Azure cloud platform, is now available for broader testing by Office and Microsoft 365 subscribers. Also we share some news around Google's AI efforts to clean up enterprise data, Slack's continued efforts to appeal to enterprise customers and new updates for Microsoft Teams as the service turns two years old.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Security Cross Platform & Virtual Desktop Previews Public

Microsoft has revealed they will now offer the freshly renamed Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to customers on MacOS. In addition, the previously announced Windows Virtual Desktop service on the companies Azure cloud platform, is now available for broader testing by Office and Microsoft 365 subscribers. Also we share some news around Google's AI efforts to clean up enterprise data, Slack's continued efforts to appeal to enterprise customers and new updates for Microsoft Teams as the service turns two years old.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Data Center World: The Unintended Consequences of the Data Revolution

The generations that have grown up never knowing a world without internet are in many ways leaving tradition behind.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Protecting your Azure Container Registry by denying all requests except from allowed IP addresses

With Azure Container Registry, or ACR, we get a lot of great capabilities to host our Docker images in the Azure cloud. With that, as with everything else, comes security concerns we should not overlook.

In this post I'm exploring how we can lock down all access to our ACR by default, and then enable access based on an IP address or range of IP addresses.

This is similar to what I've already explained in another post about Secure your Azure Storage Accounts with restrictions based on public IP addresses. If you haven't seen that, take a look there how to learn to protect the storage accounts the same way.

Note 2019-03-20: This feature is currently in Preview for ACR.
That said, it's an important
... Read the full post on https://zimmergren.net/protect-azure-container-registry-deny-traffic-whitelist-firewall/

by Tobias Zimmergren via Zimmergren

RSA 2019: Emerging Cyber Threats

IT Pro Today's Maggie Miller spoke with security experts at the RSA 2019 conference to find out the top emerging security threats to businesses.  
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Top Security Trends and Takeaways from RSA 2019

What was the industry buzzing about at this year's RSA conference in San Francisco? IT Pro Today's Maggie Miller interviews security experts on what's trending in cybersecurity.  
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

RSA 2019: Emerging Technology in the Security Industry

There were more than 700 exhibitors at the RSA 2019 conference in San Francisco. So what are the latest solutions and technologies to help fight the bad guys in cybersecurity? IT Pro Today's Maggie Miller hit the expo hall to find out. To
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Meet the Speaker series: Bob German

Last December, I was talking to Lyman from the SharePoint Conference organizing team about cool ideas to do before the SharePoint Conference in May! One of the ideas I had that I thought would be awesome is a series of videos with the speakers from the SharePoint Conference that allows everyone from the community to learn a bit more about them, of course focused a bit about SharePoint. As I already interviewed over 20 speakers, it’s very interesting to learn how everyone got into SharePoint, from nuclear engineers, to hardcore developers that now only do no-code solutions! I will release two interviews per week for the next two months (or more if you guys like it!)!

Sixth video in the series is the awesome Bob German from Boston!

Bob German

Meet Bob German

Where to find Bob

You can find Bob on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Bob1German and his site at https://bob1german.com/

Are you coming to the SharePoint Conference?

Stay Connected to the Largest SharePoint Conference in the Industry! Register now with the following link and save 50$ by using code VLAD at check out!

https://spvlad.com/SPC2019 

 

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Microsoft Unveils Azure Backup for SQL Server

Azure Backup for SQL Server allows organizations to centralize backup and restore across a fleet of SQL Server instances.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Technical Debt Can Be Personal--Here’s How to Handle It

Technical debt is any kind of shortcoming within an IT system that forces the system’s users, or the system itself, to perform extra work.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

How to Do Continuous Delivery without Confusing Users

The ability to update applications quickly and constantly is useful for a variety of reasons, but rapid application changes can backfire.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Edge Computing Is a New Frontier for Cybersecurity

Distributed, ubiquitous computing infrastructure can come at the price of a much bigger attack surface.
by Maria Korolov via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Cyber Attack Puts a Spotlight on Fragile Global Supply Chain

The ransomware attack crippling one of the world’s top aluminum makers is exposing how crucial sophisticated digital systems have become in the centuries-old industry of turning mined rock into metal products.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

The Search for Comprehensive Search

Global File Search is designed to search every file on every platform, regardless of where it is located.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

VMware Integrates Cloud Foundation with VxRail, Expands Its AWS Cloud

Drops a series of product updates, all meant to simplify and unify its multi-cloud and hybrid products.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Minimize Active Directory Dependency as You Move to the Cloud

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Time: 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 1 hour Microsoft's Active Directory (AD) has been a cornerstone for authentication in enterprise-grade systems for years—responsible for features such as SSO and storing
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Kaleido's Blockchain as a Service Adds Azure Support

Kaleido's Blockchain Business Cloud, a blockchain as a service offering, is adding support for Microsoft Azure, along with its existing support for Amazon Web Services (AWS).
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

HPE Wants to Help You Map Your Ideal Path to Hybrid Cloud

Rolls out new tool and consulting services to help clients sort through their applications and decide which of them to run where.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

New Pluralsight Course: Getting Started with Microsoft Flow Usage and Administration

I am extremely happy to announce that my 17th Pluralsight course is published and this one is on getting start with using Microsoft Flow both from a user perspective, as well as an administrator! This course covers the theory , but most of the course is made of demos!

Microsoft Flow Usage and Administration

With over 130 million monthly active users, Office 365 is the productivity platform of choice for most enterprises in the world. Built within Office 365 is Microsoft Flow, a business process automation tool that allows you to streamline and automate business processes. In this course, Getting Started with Flow Usage and Administration, you will learn foundational knowledge of Microsoft Flow. First, you will learn the basic terms and concepts of Flow. Next, you will discover how to create your own workflows either starting from a template, or from a blank slate. Finally, you will explore how to administer MSFlow and set governance policies around it. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of Microsoft Flow needed to automate business processes in your own organization!

You can find the course on Pluralsight at : https://spvlad.com/PS-MSFlow or by clicking the banner below:

Microsoft Flow Usage and Administration


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Monday, March 18, 2019

Meet the Speaker series: Marc Anderson

Last December, I was talking to Lyman from the SharePoint Conference organizing team about cool ideas to do before the SharePoint Conference in May! One of the ideas I had that I thought would be awesome is a series of videos with the speakers from the SharePoint Conference that allows everyone from the community to learn a bit more about them, of course focused a bit about SharePoint. As I already interviewed over 20 speakers, it’s very interesting to learn how everyone got into SharePoint, from nuclear engineers, to hardcore developers that now only do no-code solutions! I will release two interviews per week for the next two months (or more if you guys like it!)!

Fifth video in the series is the awesome Marc Anderson from Boston!

Marc Anderson

Meet Marc Anderson

Where to find Marc

You can find Marc on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sympmarc and his site at https://sympmarc.com/

Are you coming to the SharePoint Conference?

Stay Connected to the Largest SharePoint Conference in the Industry! Register now with the following link and save 50$ by using code VLAD at check out!

https://spvlad.com/SPC2019 

 

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Building a .NET Core API, host it in Azure Container Instances from a private Container Registry and enable HTTPS using Application Gateway

Introduction

Tobias Zimmergren (Microsoft MVP) and Jussi Roine (Microsoft Regional Director and MVP), are teaming up to discuss and break down various scenarios and how to get started on your own journey into container-land.

This post is about hosting a public .NET Core C# API inside of a container (ACI), whose image is pulled from a private container registry (ACR) - and enable secure transfer with HTTPS using Application Gateway.

What will we cover in this post?

  • Learn how to build a C# API that is suitable for container deployment.
  • Learn how to create and publish your container image to Azure Container Registry directly from Visual Studio
  • Learn how to utilize Azure Container Instances to host your containers
  • Use Azure Application Gateway to enable HTTPS
... Read the full post on https://zimmergren.net/azure-container-instances-dotnet-core-api-application-gateway-https/

by Tobias Zimmergren via Zimmergren

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Tips for Securing Windows XP (Yes, Win XP)

Win XP may still be lurking in your organization. Here's where you might find it and how to go about securing Windows XP.
by Tom Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

IT Pros Underestimate Mobile Security Threats, Research Suggests

Convenience of mobile and IoT devices, as well as confusion over roles, is hindering mobile security threat mitigation.
by Paul Heltzel via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Friday, March 15, 2019

Real-Time Threat Intelligence Service Aims to Shut Down Phishing

SlashNext service provides real-time threat intelligence on credential stealing, scareware, rogue software, phishing exploits, social engineering scams and phishing attacks.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Weekly Update: F5 Acquires Nginx; Massive Outage Hits Facebook Apps

In the week ending Mar. 15, we’ve got acquisition news as F5 Networks agreed to buy Nginx for $670 million and a massive outage impacting Facebook and Instagram.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Collaboration Tools Are Not Without Vulnerabilities & Risks

Information overload is growing each day as group workplaces ping us relentlessly. Managing these increasing instances of awareness is a critical necessity to avoid security issues and burnout. Also: the Microsoft Security Graph is expanding its security partners, the NSA wants consequences for cyberattacks, and there are more remote workers.
by Lisa Schmeiser, Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

IoT World 2019: IT’s Role in an IoT Environment

Zach Butler, portfolio manager for the IoT World event series, discusses the challenges that IT pros face in an IoT environment and previews the content that’s in store for IT at IoT World in May.
by Sue Troy via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Common Issues in SPFx 1.8.0 with TypeScript 3.3

Can Security Accelerate Your Digital Transformation?

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2019Time: 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight TimeDuration: 1 hour Sponsored by: In an always-on, digitally native world, the way we communicate and leverage resources has fundamentally changed. That said, are you searching for ways
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Thursday, March 14, 2019

Oracle Slips on Disappointing Forecast as Cloud Woes Persist

Oracle Corp.’s shares fell after the company gave a disappointing fourth-quarter revenue and profit forecast, another setback in the software maker’s push to become a significant player in cloud computing.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Facebook Says Server Change Caused Widespread Outage

Global users encountered only partially loaded pages or no content at all on Facebook’s main social network and its related services, including photo-sharing site Instagram and messaging tools Messenger and WhatsApp. The outage continued into Thursday. It was the longest time Facebook’s properties have been offline since 2012 when Downdetector began tracking the company’s service level.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Enterprises: Complexity Hinders All-in Approach Towards PaaS Providers

There are 22 different types of PaaS providers and more than 360 vendors. With all of those options and a fragmented vendor landscape in comparison to other types of cloud services such as IaaS, enterprises are turning to outside help in determining which PaaS options are suitable to their requirements.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

More Technology, More Problems

How IT Administrators Can Manage Complex Environments with Fewer Resources
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Meet the Speaker series: Susan Hanley

Last December, I was talking to Lyman from the SharePoint Conference organizing team about cool ideas to do before the SharePoint Conference in May! One of the ideas I had that I thought would be awesome is a series of videos with the speakers from the SharePoint Conference that allows everyone from the community to learn a bit more about them, of course focused a bit about SharePoint. As I already interviewed over 20 speakers, it’s very interesting to learn how everyone got into SharePoint, from nuclear engineers, to hardcore developers that now only do no-code solutions! I will release two interviews per week for the next two months (or more if you guys like it!)!

Fourth video in the series is the awesome Susan Hanley from Maryland!

Susan Hanley

Meet Susan Hanley

Where to find Susan

You can find Susan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/susanhanley and her site at http://www.susanhanley.com/

Are you coming to the SharePoint Conference?

Stay Connected to the Largest SharePoint Conference in the Industry! Register now with the following link and save 50$ by using code VLAD at check out!

https://spvlad.com/SPC2019 

 

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Infographic: Citrix and Google Cloud: Where Innovation Gets to Work

This infographic provides a look at keys ways to be successful in your digital transformation journey.
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Cloud Security Threats from RSA with Lacework Founder

Lacework founder Sanjay Kalra shares some of the emerging cloud security threats that businesses are facing today. He also talks about compliance and visibility as being the top two challenges when it comes to security. Finally, Kalra talks trends fr
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Box.com's Good Intentions Take a Bad Turn

Both Box.com and its customers must share the blame for potential data leakage caused by settings change.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Tractica Report: Utilizing Deep Learning in Applications

Deep learning has been hyped by the business and technical press for years, often with relatively meager results that failed to live up to expectations. But over the past 18 months, the true power of deep learning has been realized, thanks to advances in hardware and algorithms that use pattern recognition applied in a continuous learning loop, enabling them to train themselves to perform tasks without requiring explicit programming code.
by Aditya Kaul, Keith Kirkpatrick via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

F5 Ups Its Container and Open Source Game With $670M Nginx Deal

Networking and security company says it's only in the early stages of developing for containers and hopes the acquisition will hasten that process.
by Christine Hall via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

March 2019 Promotion: Save 100$ on a Pluralsight Subscription!

Is your Pluralsight subscription up for renewal soon or have you been waiting for a promotion to become a Pluralsight subscriber? Pluralsight, one of the best on-demand online training companies with over 6000 courses is currently having a promotion between now and and March 18th,  2019 to save 100$  on a Pluralsight Subscription, and it even works on renewals!

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Both the Annual and Premium are 100$ off, and here is the difference between the plans!

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Whether you’re interested in learning SharePoint, Office 365, PowerShell, Angular or even Ethical Hacking and Security, 199$ for a year of unlimited learning is an amazing deal!  Get the promotion now, click on the banner above or at the following link:  https://spvlad.com/March2019PS100Off  ! Don’t wait too long as the deal ends on March 31st and it might not come back until the end of 2019!

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Application Performance Monitoring Tools Buyer’s Guide

Which APM tools provide the application monitoring and management features you need most at the best price? Our application monitoring tools buyer’s guide can help you find out.
by Christopher Tozzi via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Tractica Report: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Cases

With growing amounts of data, faster processing power and increasingly powerful algorithms, AI technologies are making their way into virtually every industry. A wide range of use cases is illustrating the potential business opportunities, attracting new investment and driving changes to existing business processes.
by Keith Kirkpatrick, Aditya Kaul via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

DFFS Package updated to v4.4.3.64

I have fixed a bug with using multiple rules triggering on change / change from initial value on a multichoice field resulting in only the last rule on this trigger to actually run.

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

Post comments below, but use the form if you have questions or you think you have found a bug.

Best regards,
Alexander


by Alexander Bautz via SharePoint JavaScripts

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Meet the Speaker series: Nik Charlebois

Last December, I was talking to Lyman from the SharePoint Conference organizing team about cool ideas to do before the SharePoint Conference in May! One of the ideas I had that I thought would be awesome is a series of videos with the speakers from the SharePoint Conference that allows everyone from the community to learn a bit more about them, of course focused a bit about SharePoint. As I already interviewed over 20 speakers, it’s very interesting to learn how everyone got into SharePoint, from nuclear engineers, to hardcore developers that now only do no-code solutions! I will release two interviews per week for the next two months (or more if you guys like it!)!

Nik Charlebois

Second video in the series is my good friend from Quebec Nik Charlebois! Nik is an old PowerShell MVP and now works at Microsoft as a senior PFE! He is still very active in the SharePoint community, working on multiple PowerShell modules such as the  SharePointDSC, SharePointDSC.Reverse and Office365DSC!

Meet Nik Charlebois

Where to find Nik

You can find Nik on Twitter at https://twitter.com/NikCharlebois and his awesome blog at http://nikcharlebois.com/

Are you coming to the SharePoint Conference?

Stay Connected to the Largest SharePoint Conference in the Industry! Register now with the following link and save 50$ by using code VLAD at check out!

https://spvlad.com/SPC2019 

 

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Understanding When to Choose a Workstation vs. PCs in Higher Education

Technological innovations that were experimental, risky and cost-prohibitive just a few years ago are rapidly and widely being adopted in our workplaces, scientific and artistic pursuits, and learning institutions. Colleges and universities seek to t
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Expanding the Horizons of Augmented and Virtual Reality in AI for Higher Education

A resurgence of interest, innovationand investment in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) is underway. Immersive technologies like AR and VR, often enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI), are rapidly becoming more powerful and versatil
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RSA Experts Explain Strategy Toward a Safer Cyber Future

Virtually every speaker and vendor at last week’s RSA Conference stressed the obvious: It’s dangerous out there, and it’s only going to get worse over time. While no organization can escape every threat, though, there are proactive steps they can take to mitigate those risks.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Enabling Optimal Exploration and Production Outcomes for Oil and Gas Companies

  Oil and gas companies around the globe take advantage of innovative technologies from Halliburton and Dell Technologies to bring greater performance, reliability and productivity to starting or enhancing production from new and existing deposits. D
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Do You Know Where All of Your IT Assets Are? FireMon Bets That You Don’t

The company's Lumeta CloudVisibility, aimed at organizations with some assets on-premise and some distributed across multiple private or public clouds, allows security teams to see everything, including IoT devices, no matter where they are.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft to Work With Gene-Therapy Company Oxford Biomedica

Microsoft will use its Azure cloud and machine-learning software to develop ways to increase the productivity and purity of viruses that Oxford Biomedica makes to carry healthy genetic sequences into cells with broken and malformed genes.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Monday, March 11, 2019

Samsung Readies Large, 4K OLED Monitors for High-End Laptops

The 4K OLED monitors will be targeted toward users who buy high-end laptops for graphic design and video streaming.
by Paul Heltzel via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

4 Easy Steps to SharePoint Data Compliance

Compliance and Data protection has never been more important.  Microsoft has put a huge effort behind the “Data Loss Prevention” and “Labels” as well as site designs and levels to help users do the right thing.  Unfortunately, there has been a major disconnect between the business and IT (those tech teams providing the solutions) based on SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2019.  Business users often expect that IT has already setup the proper governance, compliance settings and all that’s necessary before the solution is released.  Very few company have setup the necessary, but new built in features of Site Classification, Data Loss prevention or the new SharePoint Labels.  Something I’ve repeated in the past that’s very applicable is defaults have faults.  SharePoint out of the box is not necessarily setup to ensure compliance in your industry without configuration.  These 4 prescriptive setups designed in a easy to consume Infographic provide the settings and configuration that’s required for compliance and due diligence for modern data protection.

Download the “4 Steps to Data Compliance in SharePoint” Infographic…

Feel free to use or share this infographic it in your slides, in your blogs, with your business and review with Information security Legal or security teams.  This Infographic is designed to be shared.  It has a license of creative commons share alike.

As it relates to the importance of compliance in Office 365 SharePoint Online, many companies are missing the keys to success and may find a lot of value in seeing a sample built out based on prescriptive guidance.  SharePoint Online may seem plug and play, and releasing the service as is and letting users get on with their work and sites may seem like the right thing to do.  The reality is, with a little bit of configuration the environment can be setup in a much more purposeful way to protect data and the company from litigation due to lack of reasonable compliance actions taken to protect information privacy and records.  SharePoint Server in 2016 and 2019 have support for Data Loss Prevention.  The need for compliance and privacy applies to all types of environments.

There are really 4 key steps in setting up and configuring your SharePoint environment for base compliance.  I’ve worked with Colligo to put together this clever Infographic designed to simplify the process.  I hope you enjoy it.  Hope you like the Infographic, but even better I hope you join us for the upcoming free webinar where I’ll walk you through the 4 steps in more detail.

Free Webinar: SharePoint Data Compliance Made Easy: Site Classifications, Labels and the User Experience

Over 60-minutes we’ll review 4 Easy Steps for Compliance:

  1. Defining Office 365 Labels for information protection
  2. How to create, publish and apply Labels to Libraries
  3. How to create and apply data loss prevention (DLP) policies to warn users and block data from leaks
  4. How to make it easy for users to Save and Classify emails and files to SharePoint without leaving Outlook and Office 365

Join Joel Oleson, a Microsoft MVP/RD and 19-year SharePoint veteran with 7 years of experience at Microsoft as he shares practical guidance to keep your data secure and compliant. Colligo’s Roland Reddekop will show how users can save, classify and label emails and files right from the applications they primarily work in like Outlook and Office 365.

Title: SharePoint Data Compliance Made Easy: Site Classifications, Labels and the User Experience
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2019
Time: 8 a.m. PST, 11 am EST — Register
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2019
Time: 11 a.m. PST 2 pm EST — Register
Speakers: Joel Oleson, MVP Office Apps and Services & RD
Roland Reddekop, Colligo

>> RSVP for the Webinar

This webinar and infographic is sponsored by Colligo. See more on the colligo.com website


by Joel Oleson via Collabshow.com

Office 365 Power Tools: What To Use When… PLUS NEW! Charts and Graphs and Recording and Slides

Thanks for joining me on the Office 365 Power Tools What to Use When Webinar. We had over 500 users connected in that session. Incredible. We got a ton of feedback and questions, so I wanted to share my thoughts and provide some answers, links and explanations as well as links to the recording and slides.

Download and View Recording with no registration on Youtube

Incredible Insights Charts and Graphs

What Power Tools are you using for Development for SharePoint Apps today?

Joel’s Insights: So most are still using the basics of lists, libraries and workflows… think about the missed potential. Incredible that we had a funeral for Infopath about 5 years ago, and there are about as many people using InfoPath and SP Designer. There’s a big responsibility to help the community catch up on Forms, Flow, PowerApps and Power BI. I was also surprised to see a few responses during the event from people saying… when will Infopath be replaced? People who don’t get the power of PowerApps. Many have found third party tools to help fill the gaps. I realize I should have added SPFx, but the session was more about the power tools.

What Version of SharePoint are you using?

80% using Office 365. That’s great! The fact that more than 50% still have 2013 and 2010 is a little sad don’t you think? I think we need more campaigns around upgrading to SharePoint 2019… What do you think? Tell me in the comments. I’ve got ideas for a Top 10 Reasons Why you should upgrade to SharePoint 2019 Infographic. Would make a good webinar too.

 

Questions

What does E3 include as it relates to Forms, Flow, PowerApps and Power BI?

  • Forms is free for everyone including building and consuming forms including anonymous.
  • Flow is covered for all of the standard connections except for the premium Flows.
  • PowerApps licenses are included, but do NOT include Plan 1 or Plan 2 these are additional addins.
  • Power BI you can download the client and run it, to get Power BI Pro you need E5 or you can add on Power BI Premium.

 

Can anyone create PowerApp without a license?

No. You can’t create or consume a PowerApp without a license. E3 does include license to create or consume PowerApp… it just needs to be assigned if it hasn’t.

 

Can you please provide all the training videos links to know how to use in details of all the apps flow, form, power, apps, power bi and nitro. to ease the use of them. and if we have any question for support, how can we contact a direct chat with the supporting team?

https://support.office.com/en-us/office-training-center

 

Then go to youtube and go to the Microsoft Flow Channel and from there you can navigate to the PowerApps, Power BI and Office 365, Dynamics 365 Youtube Channels in Featured Channels on the right

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG98S4lL7nwlN8dxSF322bA

 

Please can you give us an update if know on when PowerApps and Flow will be available on the government tenant? Can you please also include what is available for the GCC? PowerApps/Flow is not available to us yet

GCC = Government Cloud Community

 

The Office 365 Roadmap says March CY2019

 

Power BI vs Tableau? Thoughts?

They are very different and have very different capabilities… that being said, check out what Gartner said… they are both in the leader quadrant as of 2017.

 

 

Would Power BI Report server with gateway bipass some of those limits?

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-gateway-onprem

I have not seen any reference to quotas in on premise Power BI. I expect not all of them would apply, but you should be smart and do testing and validation.

On-premises data gateway: Multiple users can share and reuse a gateway in this mode. This gateway can be used by Power BI, PowerApps, Flow or Logic Apps. For Power BI, this includes support for both schedule refresh and DirectQuery

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-gateway-getting-started

 

 

Does a form belong to a person or to the company? What if a person leaves the company?

A form is stored in Azure or any number of places. You can’t update them, so they definitely don’t follow you, but in European and soon to be California and many other places laws, you should have rights to your private data. Today you don’t have many rights for access to your data stored in forms or powerapps as a user. You can always try… that’s what privacy is all about.

 

Powerapps: is it possible to connect one powerapp to multiple Sharepoint Lists during runtime? E.g. choose a teamsite and select the values from a list, then connect to another teamsite with a list having the same name? E.g. list to collect issues in multiple teams or projects

Yes, check out a direct question in the forum https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General-Discussion/Read-and-write-to-2-seperate-SharePoint-lists/td-p/101938

 

the web link on the what to use where isn’t working… can you double check it?

You’re right, it was messed up. Here’s the correct link

http://bit.ly/msformslimits

 

Does Nitro Studio have On-Prem options or similar that could be required to meet InfoSec/goverment compliancies?

 

Maybe quickly explain Microsoft Forms Pro

Forms Pro????

There is a slide in the presentation on Forms Pro from the announcement at http://formspro.microsoft.com

 

Will Forms ever evolve into more that what it is today or is the direction to use Power Apps?? This is a tough thing to swallow for non dev SharePoint admins?

Forms is the for lightweight quick Survey, Polls, and simple forms. It will get better, but it will never be PowerApps.

 

 

Can you give a link to the Usage stat reports for PowerBi?

Check out these links:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/admin/usage-analytics/usage-analytics?view=o365-worldwide

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/admin/usage-analytics/customize-reports?view=o365-worldwide

 

Microsoft 365 usage analytics contains a number of reports, including:

  • Adoption overview report — offers an all-up summary of adoption trends. Use the reports in this section to learn how your users have adopted Office 365as well as how overall usage of the individual services has changed month-over-month. You can see how many licenses are assigned, how many of those are in active use by people in your organization, how many users are returning users and how many are using the product for the first time.
  • Product usage report — offers a drill-down view into volume of key activities for each service. Use the reports in this section to learn how your users are utilizing Office 365.
  • Storage used report — Use this report to track cloud storage for mailboxes, OneDrive and SharePoint sites. You can use this to make sure people in your organization stay within limits, or to decide if you need to purchase more storage resources.
  • Communication report — You can see at a glance whether people in your organization prefer to stay in touch by using Teams, Yammer, email, or Skype calls. You can observe if there are shifts in patterns of use of communication tools amongst your employees.
  • Collaboration report — See how people in your organization use OneDrive and SharePoint to store documents and collaborate with each other, and how these trends evolve month over month. You can also see how many people share documents internally or externally and how many SharePoint sites or OneDrive accounts are actively being used.
  • Office activation report — Track Office 365 ProPlus, Project and Visio activations in your organization. Each person with an Office license can install products on up to five devices. Use reports in this section to see the device types on which people have installed Office apps.
  • Access from anywhere report — Track which clients and devices people use to connect to email, Skype for Business, or Yammer.
  • Individual service usage reports — Usage reports are available for certain individual services. These reports provide specific usage details for the respective service. Exchange usage, Teams usage, and Yammer usage are examples of these reports.
  • Individual service user activity reports — User activity reports are available for certain individual services. These reports provide user level detail usage data joined with Active Directory attributes.

 

Where is the slide deck shared?

Can forms handle attachments? This is a show stopper for us.

I agree. No it is not, but they say they are working on it on User Voice.

https://microsoftforms.uservoice.com/forums/386451-welcome-to-microsoft-forms-suggestion-box

 

Are they the top 60 responses (on choice fields)?

Yes, the limitation in Microsoft Forms on the 60 choices being stored is only 60 are stored, all of the other choices are shown as “Other”

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Forms/Microsoft-Forms-Choice-question-Limit/td-p/172463

 

I have created a Custom PowerApp Form and a mobile app that triggers a flow approval after the data is sent to a sharepoint list. I have flow plan 1 that created the flow, do I need to be concerned if that flow gets triggered too many times by employees entering in data?

No, you shouldn’t be too worried unless you’re doing some kind of check every 5 minutes. You will get a warning if you’re getting close to running out of your quota of runs for the month.

 

I was told by a MS expert at ShareFest DC that Forms cannot hide a field like you can in InfoPath. Will it have that ability?

I can’t tell you what hasn’t been announced. You can see the roadmap at

https://office.com/roadmap

 

Is it possible to use Flow on premise without Hybrid systems?

No. You need a gateway because there is no On Premise install of Flow or Forms.

 

Does Power Apps replace Infopath and it is on SP 2019 on Premise?

Flow, Forms and PowerApps all replace Infopath and SharePoint Designer, but it gets more complicated for On Premises. SharePoint Framework is another alternative for building applications.

 

We Use Nintex Forms and Workflows. Can I see Nitro? I want see the difference. Would love to see Nitro I’d like a live demo. That was too high level

Yes, sign up for the webinar or contact us and we’ll provide you with a demo.

http://Nitro.Studio

 

Forms and Flows not look for me as an replacement to create Forms in SharePoint or build process for my company

You’ll have to tell that to Microsoft. Forms Flow and PowerApps are the replacement, but do not line up directly. They are new tools that provide new functionality.

Here’s a quote directly from the PowerApps page: “Use PowerApps, the successor to InfoPath, to improve business productivity in SharePoint without writing code.”

https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/infopath/

 

 

You have the same license strategy like Nintex? I pay on Premise for each WF?

No it’s a different license. See more at http://Nitro.studio

 

 

Nitro Studio like K2 with her own Engine with seperate DB’s or integrated in sharePoint like Nintex?

 

Can you distribute a Microsoft form outside of the organization?

How much work is it to port existing InfoPath forms (we have many) to the next thing (MS Forms, MS Flow, Power Apps, Nitro)?

There aren’t any migration wizards that I’ve seen. I recommend building new in Forms, Flow, PowerApps, SharePoint Framework, third party Forms/Workflow tools, etc..

 

If you have Office 365 but Exchange on premise you must use the older tools or Crow Canyon since Flow can’t email on prem mail. I’m currently blending Powerapps with Crow Canyon approvals as well.

 

You can share the form with a group to edit.

Yes, You can invite lots of users or send it to a DL, but there’s no .

 

What do you think of SharePoint Framework as a tool to overcome the limits of powerapps?

Fantastic idea. Really depends on which limit.

 

How can we access the Forms Pro preview?

You’ll hear soon. It says Spring 2019, which means March or April likely. Follow http://formspro.microsoft.com

 

Is there a way to move the form to be owned by another individual? Currently it seems you can only move the form to a 365 group.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/delegatepage.aspx?originalowner=JasonFabian@contoso.com

  • On the form you want to transfer, click More form actions  , and then select Move.

 

 

Can 1 user have flow p2 and see organization usage for all users that would just have flow 1?

Yes, Certain users can have Flow2.

 

Can 1 user have a p2 flow license such as an admin, and be able to see organization flow usage?

Yes,

Is flow equivalent/competetive to Nintex or K2?

Flow is a browser based If this then that style conditions, actions, and workflow.

 

Will you provide the slides as PDF or such?

Slides are on slideshare.net/joeloleson

 

Create a form via an O365 group? The form would belong to the group and not a specific user

A group can own a flow or a form. You can reassign ownership of a flow or a form.

 

None of the tools that Microsoft has really mimic the functionality found in InfoPath. How long until we see that same level of functionality?

Don’t hold your breath. Microsoft is not planning on rebuilding InfoPath. Flow, Forms, PowerApps, etc… are their own new creations. You can vote up features, but don’t expect them to rebuild Infopath… it’s dead.

 

Can flow be used by non-licensed Office 365 users /or shared external users? Can flow on a SP list be used by external shared user?

No, but you can vote for that feature on user voice.

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Flows/O365-Approval-Flow-to-external-users-in-non-default-flow/td-p/147424

 

Common data service is it like an odata connector to pull and post data with LOB systems?

What does E3 get us?

 

You could share the output of the reports on sharepoint?

Sharing the PowerBI reports on SharePoint still requires proper licensing.

 

Hope you’ll join me on the next webinar!! Thanks for coming!


by Joel Oleson via Collabshow.com

Why Migrating Your Fileshares As-Is to #SharePoint is a TERRIBLE idea!

Amazon’s Alexa has 80,000 Apps -- and Not a Single Runaway Hit

Amazon counts some 80,000 “skills”—its name for apps—in its marketplace. It seems impressive, but at this point in their development, Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store each boasted more than 550,000 applications and minted fortunes for many successful developers.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Artificial Intelligence Competition Heats Up Between U.S and China

The implications are complex and unsettling in the artificial intelligence competition between the United States and China.
by Terri Coles via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Friday, March 8, 2019

Prevent Getting Hacked With Ten Counterstrategies

There may be ten surefire ways to invite a malicious actor into your IT assets -- but each of these avenues can be blocked, security expert Paula Januszkiewicz explained during an RSA session.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Weekly Update: Jobs, AI Among Top Security Trends at RSA

I catch up with my colleague Lisa Schmeiser, who is at RSA, about the highlights and the security trends to keep an eye on as we move through 2019.
by Nicole Henderson via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Meet the Speaker series: Matt Wade

Last December, I was talking to Lyman from the SharePoint Conference organizing team about cool ideas to do before the SharePoint Conference in May! One of the ideas I had that I thought would be awesome is a series of videos with the speakers from the SharePoint Conference that allows everyone from the community to learn a bit more about them, of course focused a bit about SharePoint. As I already interviewed over 20 speakers, it’s very interesting to learn how everyone got into SharePoint, from nuclear engineers, to hardcore developers that now only do no-code solutions! I will release two interviews per week for the next two months (or more if you guys like it!)!

Matt Wade

Second video in the series is my good friend Matt Wade, which you my know from his popular periodic table!

Meet Matt Wade

Where to find Matt

You can find Sebastien on Twitter at https://twitter.com/thatmattwade and his awesome blog at https://app.jumpto365.com/

Are you coming to the SharePoint Conference?

Stay Connected to the Largest SharePoint Conference in the Industry! Register now with the following link and save 50$ by using code VLAD at check out!

https://spvlad.com/SPC2019 

 

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DevSecOps Definition: New Challenges, New To-Do's

As DevOps environments continue to evolve, security issues continue to multiply and DevSecOps definition comes into focus.
by Daniel P. Dern via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Single Sign-On: Four Common Myths Debunked

Single sign-on (SSO) is a cornerstone of any good IAM strategy, but there is often confusion around what modern SSO can truly offer to IT and the business. This infographic exposes four common misconceptions about Single Sign-On and explains how mode
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

6 Reasons Microsoft Customers Choose Okta for Identity Management

If your organization uses Microsoft and is undergoing IT modernization, you know how frustrating it can be when legacy systems and modern cloud technologies and applications don’t get along. The right identity solution can speed adoption of cloud tec
by via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Cybersecurity Experts: The Market Is Good, But Don’t Take Your Next Job For Granted

It’s a good time to be a cybersecurity professional. There are plenty of jobs, and there is plenty of work to be done. However, problems arise when it’s time to change jobs.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Pen Testing Takes Center Stage at RSA

Virtual pen testing can enable automated data feeds and model execution from real-time assessment inputs; simulate loss scenarios associated with attack successes; and it can be used for offline cyber resiliency testing.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

FireEye, Agari Offer Advanced Email Protection

The rise of attacks against email concern many organizations, and vendors are on the case. There were several announcements of products attempting to stem the tide of email attacks this year at RSA, including new products from FireEye and Agari.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Extranet Collaboration Manager (ExCM) Best Practices

Amazon Gives AI to Harvard Hospital in Tech's Latest Health Push

Amazon Web Services is working with a Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital in Boston to test how AI can simplify medical care.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Multiple Biometric Products Introduced at RSA

Unisys debuted a tool that associates a user's network rights with their verifiable biometrics, and Feitian wants user fingerprints for for authentication, physical access, identification, payment, and access to applications or data.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Zuckerberg Says Facebook to Focus on Private Communication

The changes would involve making it possible to send messages between the different properties Facebook owns, including WhatsApp and Instagram, which would make it easier for Facebook to merge the data on users’ identities.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

DFFS Package updated to v4.4.3.63

I have released a new version of the DFFS package (v4.4.3.63) that replaces v4.4.3.62 that I released yesterday.

I was made aware of a major regression bug that I accidentally introduced while fixing and issue with using multiple rules triggering on change of the same field.

I have pulled the previous version and updated the change log here.

You find the updated files in the download section of the user manual.

Post comments below, but use the form if you have questions or you think you have found a bug.

Best regards,
Alexander




by Alexander Bautz via SharePoint JavaScripts

Can Alphabet Become the Next Big Cybersecurity Vendor?

Backstory, a nascent Alphabet cybersecurity unit’s first product, aims to protect enterprise infrastructure on-prem and in the cloud.
by Maria Korolov via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Applying Master Pages with Extranet Collaboration Manager 2016

Samsung Is Said to Be Preparing More Foldable Smartphone Models

Samsung Electronics Co. is working on a pair of new foldable smartphones to follow its Galaxy Fold.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Can Google Become the Next Big Cybersecurity Vendor?

Backstory, a nascent Google cybersecurity unit’s first product, aims to protect enterprise infrastructure on-prem and in the cloud.
by Maria Korolov via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

AKS: Quickly switching context between multiple clusters in Azure Kubernetes Services with cmder aliases

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

How to Compare the Cost of HCI Systems

Find out why traditional storage metrics aren’t adequate when it comes to evaluating HCI systems and how to assess costs.
by Eric Slack via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

LogRhythm Tackles Network-Borne Threats Via Automation

LogRhythm, a company focused on security intelligence, has introduced a new product that reduces the humans required to discover and respond to advanced network-borne threats. LogRhythm NDR automates the three pillars of its solution: threat detection, threat investigation, and response.
by Karen D. Schwartz via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools