Month: October 2024
No Reason to “Upgrade” Distribution Lists to Microsoft 365 Groups
EAC Upgrade Distribution List Feature is Terrible
I met Tim McMichael at the recent TEC 2024 event in Dallas. Tim works for Microsoft as a senior escalation engineer. He’s the kind of person whom you don’t want to meet during a support incident because if you do, it means that you have a very sick Exchange environment. In any case, Tim also maintains an excellent utility for migrating on-premises distribution list to Exchange Online. The utility has been around for a while (I last mentioned it in 2018), which is testament to Microsoft’s (the engineering group) disinterest in this topic.
All of which brings me to MC510333 (last updated 27 April 2023), which describes the facility in the Exchange Admin Center to upgrade a distribution list to a Microsoft 365 group. I ignored this update for a long time, mostly because the feature took forever to arrive but also because it’s terrible. The feature never worked any of the times I’ve tried to use it. The documentation is also poor.
Testing the Upgrade Distribution List Feature
The upgrade distribution list feature works as follows:
An administrator initiates the upgrade by selecting the distribution list in the EAC and taking the Send upgrade request option (Figure 1).
Figure 1: The send upgrade request option in the Exchange admin center
The Send upgrade request action invokes a dialog (Figure 2) to send the upgrade request to the distribution list owners. Only one owner must be selected and EAC uses the signed-in user’s credentials to create and send the message from their mailbox. You can’t edit the message text, which seems like a missed opportunity to allow tenants to add their own information to the message.
The upgrade request duly arrives in the inbox of the selected recipients. The message content seems to be an adaptive card (Figure 3). Pressing the upgrade button starts a background process to upgrade the selected distribution list to a Microsoft 365 group. Microsoft says that this process should take no longer than 10 minutes.
In my experience, either nothing happens – even after hours of patient waiting – or an error is immediately detected and the adaptive card reports an upgrade process failure (Figure 4).
I’ve only ever attempted to upgrade distribution lists that meet the criteria (membership composed solely of user accounts and cloud-based). All of the distribution lists I tried to upgrade were in the set reported as eligible for upgrade by the Get-EligibleDistributionGroupForMigration cmdlet.
I also tried to upgrade distribution lists with the Upgrade-DistributionGroup cmdlet. Despite successfully submitting a distribution list to be upgraded, nothing happened and the same feeling of dealing with black box occurred. I suspect that Exchange Online invokes the cmdlet when a distribution list owner presses the Upgrade button in the adaptive card as described above.
Upgrade-DistributionGroup -DlIdentities Conference.Organizers@office365itpros.com
dlIdentity : Conference.Organizers@office365itpros.com
ErrorReason :
ExternalDirectoryObjectId : 58ad00b8-4800-48b9-b698-52467635ccf4
SuccessfullySubmittedForUpgrade : True
Identity :
IsValid : True
ObjectState : Changed
I never managed to convert a distribution list. Maybe the problem lies in the fact that my tenant is part of a multi-tenant organization (MTO). Perhaps having several fallback domains might affect the ability of the conversion process to work. But who knows? The lack of feedback and error messages makes any attempt to diagnose an exercise in guesswork.
Overall, the upgrade group type feature is the most frustrating part of EAC. It’s not helped by the paucity of documentation to describe what to do next (apart from contacting your administrator for assistance) when problems happen. The only page available cites reasons for upgrade failure like distribution lists with more than 100 owners or no owner. The page doesn’t cover problems upgrading a distribution list with one owner and three members, all of whom are user accounts in a cloud-only tenant.
Stay with Distribution Lists
Leaving the problems of the feature to one side, I do not recommend that organizations “upgrade” distribution lists to Microsoft 365 groups unless a solid technical and business reason dictates that the resources provisioned for a Microsoft 365 group are required. In many cases, the SharePoint Online site created for a distribution list when it’s upgraded to be a Microsoft 365 group is never used. The empty site takes some 60 MB of valuable SharePoint storage quota and clutters up the tenant.
Distribution lists that are used for email communication are more powerful in this respect than Microsoft 365 groups because they can include members other than user accounts, such as other distribution lists, mail users, mail contacts, public folders, and even Microsoft 365 groups. Ignore Microsoft’s silly recommendation that Microsoft 365 groups offer more collaboration tools (which are useless unless the tools are needed) and keep on using distribution lists the way they’ve always been used by email servers.
No One Uses the Upgrade Distribution List Feature
The current feature replaced a previous version that also had problems before Microsoft withdrew it from Exchange Online. I don’t know why upgrading a distribution list is such an intractable problem. Maybe Microsoft should ask Tim McMichael to fix the problems. At least he knows how to migrate stuff.
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Episode 158 of Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Online Meeting is set for Tuesday October 15
Running a risk here publishing the approved slides early so you have a chance to review and use them to follow along tomorrow, Tuesday October 15 at 12:30pm Sydney time. Last time I did so it was an “Epic Fail” as on the very morning of the Online Meeting the Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 capabilities were released. Oh well … taking a risk is investing in excitement 😃
The feature topic for this meeting will be “Update on Azure Virtual Desktop” to be presented by Lourens Van Dyk, Partner Solutions Architect for Azure Core Infrastructure. As usually we’ll also look at recent updates to the Commerce and Operations; general business and technology announcements; forthcoming events; and skilling.
Please find attached to this post the slides for the meeting and if you are not already registered it’s not too late. Just click here.
I hope to see you online tomorrow.
Regards, Phil
Running a risk here publishing the approved slides early so you have a chance to review and use them to follow along tomorrow, Tuesday October 15 at 12:30pm Sydney time. Last time I did so it was an “Epic Fail” as on the very morning of the Online Meeting the Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 capabilities were released. Oh well … taking a risk is investing in excitement 😃
The feature topic for this meeting will be “Update on Azure Virtual Desktop” to be presented by Lourens Van Dyk, Partner Solutions Architect for Azure Core Infrastructure. As usually we’ll also look at recent updates to the Commerce and Operations; general business and technology announcements; forthcoming events; and skilling.
Please find attached to this post the slides for the meeting and if you are not already registered it’s not too late. Just click here.
I hope to see you online tomorrow.
Regards, Phil
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Accelerate Your PDP Law Compliance with Microsoft Cloud
Read the Indonesian version here.
In the rapidly evolving digital era, personal data protection has become a very crucial issue. The Personal Data Protection Law (PDP Law) provides an important legal framework to ensure that each individual’s personal data is properly protected. Industry players’ compliance with the PDP Law not only protects individual’s privacy rights, but also builds business trust and credibility.
For Microsoft, this means we need to take a bigger role in ensuring that every person and every organization across Indonesia and across the world can rely on us to protect their personal and sensitive personal data. Which is why since more than a decade ago, Microsoft has established our Trusted Cloud Principles to guide our Microsoft Cloud technology. These principles include security, privacy, compliance, reliability/resiliency, and intellectual property. As one of the results, Microsoft Cloud is having the most comprehensive set of compliance offerings of any cloud service provider with more than 100 compliance offerings, including CIS benchmarks, EU GDPR, and Singapore MTCS, among others.
These investments align closely with the intentions of the PDP Law, and because of this, the Microsoft Cloud can uniquely provide an expedited support to PDP Law compliance. Today, we are sharing how organizations could accelerate their PDP Law compliance journey with Microsoft Cloud, as part of a joint effort in protecting every individual in Indonesia. More details are elaborated in the Microsoft EY Indonesia PDP Law Whitepaper 2024 here.
Managing compliance process with Privacy Enhancing Tools
First, it’s critical to note that practicing robust personal data protection needs to begin with a comprehensive understanding of what data is being collected, how it is collected, how it is processed, where it is stored, and for how long it is retained. This holistic approach encompasses the entire data lifecycle, ensuring that each phase is meticulously managed.
Managing compliance process at every stage of the data lifecycle, of course, is not easy – but highly important. Here comes the support from privacy enhancing tools (PET). PET is set of solutions designed to help organizations manage and protect personal data, ensuring compliance with stringent data protection laws, providing sophisticated mechanisms that safeguard sensitive information against unauthorized access and potential breaches, hence fostering a secure, private, and trustworthy data management ecosystem.
Image 1. High level PET building block
Source: Microsoft EY Indonesia PDP Law Whitepaper 2024, page 30
In the PET building block, Microsoft has broad portfolio of enterprise cloud services that organizations could leverage to help meeting PDP Law obligations. Microsoft’s PET could (1) Discover by identifying all data elements within the organization to understand their nature and source, (2) Classify by labelling and categorizing data based on sensitivity and regulatory requirements, (3) Protect by implementing security measures to safeguard data, including Data Loss Prevention systems, endpoint protection, and encryption, and (4) Monitor by continuously overseeing data usage and access to detect anomalies and potential breaches.
The below framework is an example approach on how organizations could integrate Microsoft’s PET within the personal data lifecycle:
Image 2. Suggested Integration of Privacy Enhancing Tool (PET) within the Personal Data Lifecycle
Source: Microsoft EY Indonesia PDP Law Whitepaper 2024, page 32
Introducing the Premium Assessment Template for Indonesia’s PDP Law in Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager
To provide a single pane of glass on compliance fulfilment, Microsoft has introduced the Premium Assessment Template for Indonesia’s PDP Law in Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager. This template can help organizations in streamlining their overall compliance efforts, including to PDP Law, by automating critical compliance tasks and simplifying the assessment process. This latest addition unlocks more possibility for organizations to accelerate their compliance with national, regional, and industry-specific requirements governing the collection and use of data. The complete regulation list can be found here.
By leveraging the Compliance Manager, organizations could:
Make compliance faster and more straight forward by referring to the assessment template, which breaks down the specific requirements of the PDP Law and maps them to Microsoft’s tools and controls
Complete each of their risk assessments through a single tool using workflow capabilities
Have detailed step-by-step guidance on suggested improvement actions to help them comply with the standards and regulations that are most relevant for each organization
Check their risk-based compliance score to help them understand their compliance posture by measuring their progress in completing improvement actions
Image 3. Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager
In addition to the mentioned tools, Microsoft is also standing behind organizations through contractual commitments for our cloud services in accordance with the new PDP Law requirements. This commitment is reflected through our Data Protection Addendum.
Security above all else
Behind every effective data protection is a robust security system. Therefore, it’s critical for every individual in organizations to take part in this protection efforts by applying Zero Trust Framework, built on the principle of “never trust, always verify”.
Recognizing the criticality of cybersecurity, from Microsoft’s standpoint, we have been investing over USD 4B billion annually in cybersecurity. Most recently, as part of our company’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI) promises that prioritize security above all else, Microsoft has appointed 13 Deputy Chief Information Security Officers (Deputy CISOs) responsible for spearheading SFI across the company, mobilized 34,000 full-time engineers to integrate security into the fabric of their work (making it the largest cybersecurity engineering effort in history), launched Security Skilling Academy to help train all employees on cybersecurity, and implemented the security core priority as a performance measure for all employees.
Coming soon, Indonesia Central–Microsoft’s first cloud region in Indonesia–will be generally available, enabling customers and partners to unlock Indonesia’s new digital economy using trusted cloud services locally, with world-class data security, privacy, and the ability to store data in country.
A collaboration to protect Indonesia
All the above contexts suggest how the success of PDP Law compliance relies on three critical areas: people, processes, and technology. While Microsoft is committed to helping organizations successfully comply with the PDP Law from technology area, it is important to recognize that compliance is a shared responsibility.
New requirements – like carrying out data mapping/classification/labelling, determining standard operating procedures for the implementation of subject rights, and notifying data breach incident awareness to relevant authorities & data subjects withing 3×24 hours (process), in addition to appointing Data Protection Officer and bringing the Zero Trust Framework into life (people) – will mean internal changes within organization, which require each organization’s internal alignment.
To start, here’s a compliance checklist that organizations could refer to:
Source: Microsoft EY Indonesia PDP Playbook 2024, page 55
Compliance with the PDP Law is not just a legal obligation; it is a commitment to upholding the privacy and trust of all stakeholders. Let’s take our parts in bringing the personal data protection practices into life. Together, we can build a resilient digital future where privacy is respected, and personal data is protected.
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Percepat Kepatuhan UU PDP Anda dengan Microsoft Cloud
Read the English version here.
Dalam era digital yang semakin berkembang pesat, pelindungan data pribadi menjadi isu yang sangat krusial. Undang-Undang Pelindungan Data Pribadi (UU PDP) memberikan kerangka hukum yang penting untuk memastikan bahwa informasi pribadi setiap individu dilindungi dengan baik. Ketaatan pelaku industri terhadap UU PDP ini tidak hanya melindungi hak privasi konsumen, tetapi juga membangun kepercayaan dan kredibilitas bisnis.
Bagi Microsoft, ini artinya kami perlu mengambil peran yang lebih besar dalam memastikan setiap orang dan setiap organisasi di seluruh Indonesia dan di seluruh dunia dapat mengandalkan kami untuk melindungi data pribadi dan sensitif mereka. Itulah sebabnya, sejak lebih dari satu dekade yang lalu, Microsoft telah memiliki Prinsip Cloud Tepercaya untuk memandu teknologi Microsoft Cloud kami. Prinsip-prinsip ini meliputi keamanan, privasi, kepatuhan, keandalan/ketahanan, dan kekayaan intelektual. Sebagai salah satu hasilnya, Microsoft Cloud kini memiliki rangkaian penawaran kepatuhan paling komprehensif dibandingkan penyedia layanan cloud mana pun, dengan lebih dari 100 penawaran kepatuhan. Termasuk di antaranya yaitu CIS benchmark, EU GDPR, dan Singapore MTCS.
Komitmen dan investasi ini selaras dengan intensi UU PDP, dan karena itu, Microsoft Cloud dapat memberikan dukungan untuk percepatan kepatuhan UU PDP. Hari ini, kami membagikan bagaimana organisasi dapat mempercepat kepatuhan UU PDP mereka dengan Microsoft Cloud, sebagai bagian dari upaya bersama organisasi dalam melindungi setiap individu di Indonesia. Detail lebih lanjut dijabarkan dalam Microsoft EY Indonesia PDP Law Whitepaper 2024 yang dapat diunduh di sini.
Mengelola proses kepatuhan dengan Privacy Enhancing Tools
Pertama, penting untuk memahami bahwa praktik pelindungan data pribadi yang kuat perlu dimulai dengan pemahaman yang komprehensif tentang data apa yang dikumpulkan, bagaimana data itu dikumpulkan, bagaimana data itu diproses, di mana data itu disimpan, dan untuk berapa lama data itu disimpan. Pendekatan holistik ini mencakup seluruh siklus hidup data, memastikan bahwa setiap fase dikelola dengan cermat.
Mengelola proses kepatuhan di setiap tahap siklus hidup data, tentu saja tidak mudah – tetapi sangat penting. Di sini lah alat peningkatan privasi (Privacy Enhancing Tools / PET) dapat membantu. PET merupakan serangkaian solusi yang dirancang untuk membantu organisasi mengelola dan melindungi data pribadi, memastikan kepatuhan terhadap undang-undang pelindungan data yang ketat, dan menyediakan mekanisme canggih yang melindungi informasi sensitif dari akses tidak sah dan potensi pelanggaran; sehingga menumbuhkan ekosistem manajemen data yang aman, pribadi, dan dapat dipercaya.
Gambar 1. PET building block tingkat tinggi
Sumber: Microsoft EY Indonesia PDP Law Whitepaper 2024, halaman 30
Dalam PET building block, Microsoft memiliki portofolio layanan cloud enterprise komprehensif, yang dapat organisasi manfaatkan untuk membantu memenuhi kewajiban UU PDP. PET Microsoft dapat (1) Menemukan dengan mengidentifikasi semua elemen data dalam organisasi guna memahami sifat dan sumbernya, (2) Mengklasifikasikan dengan memberi label dan mengkategorikan data berdasarkan sensitivitas serta persyaratan peraturan, (3) Melindungi dengan menerapkan langkah-langkah keamanan untuk melindungi data, termasuk sistem Data Loss Prevention, pelindungan endpoint, dan enkripsi, serta (4) Memantau dengan terus mengawasi penggunaan data dan akses, guna mendeteksi anomali serta potensi pelanggaran.
Kerangka di bawah ini adalah contoh pendekatan tentang bagaimana organisasi dapat mengintegrasikan PET Microsoft ke dalam siklus kerja data pribadi:
Gambar 2. Saran integrasi PET dalam siklus data pribadi
Sumber: Microsoft EY Indonesia PDP Law Whitepaper 2024, halaman 32
Memperkenalkan Premium Assessment Template for Indonesia’s PDP Law in Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager
Untuk memberikan satu panel terintegrasi tentang pemenuhan kepatuhan, Microsoft telah memperkenalkan Premium Assessment Template for Indonesia’s PDP Law in Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager. Template ini dapat membantu organisasi untuk menyederhanakan upaya kepatuhan mereka secara keseluruhan, termasuk terhadap UU PDP, dengan mengotomatiskan tugas-tugas kepatuhan penting dan menyederhanakan proses penilaian. Penambahan terbaru atas UU PDP di Microsoft Purview Manager membuka lebih banyak kemungkinan bagi organisasi untuk mempercepat kepatuhan mereka terhadap persyaratan nasional, regional, dan industri khusus yang mengatur pengumpulan serta penggunaan data. Daftar regulasi lengkap dapat ditemukan di sini.
Dengan memanfaatkan Compliance Manager, organisasi dapat:
Membuat proses compliance lebih cepat dan straight forward dengan mengacu pada assessment template, yang mendetailkan persyaratan khusus UU PDP dan memetakannya ke tools Microsoft
Menyelesaikan setiap penilaian risiko melalui satu alat, menggunakan kemampuan workflow
Memiliki panduan rinci tentang rekomendasi tindakan perbaikan yang perlu dilakukan, untuk membantu mematuhi standar dan peraturan yang paling relevan bagi organisasi masing-masing
Memeriksa skor kepatuhan berbasis risiko untuk membantu memahami postur kepatuhan organisasi dengan mengukur kemajuan mereka dalam menyelesaikan tindakan perbaikan
Gambar 3. Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager
Selain tools tersebut, Microsoft juga mendukung organisasi melalui komitmen kontraktual untuk layanan cloud kami sesuai dengan persyaratan UU PDP yang baru. Komitmen ini tercermin melalui Adendum Pelindungan Data kami.
Keamanan di atas segalanya
Di balik setiap pelindungan data yang efektif, terdapat sistem keamanan yang kuat. Oleh karena itu, sangat penting bagi setiap individu dalam organisasi untuk mengambil bagian dalam upaya pelindungan ini dengan menerapkan Zero Trust Framework, yang dibangun berdasarkan prinsip “jangan pernah percaya, selalu verifikasi”.
Menyadari pentingnya keamanan siber, Microsoft telah menginvestasikan lebih dari USD 4 miliar per tahun di bidang keamanan siber. Baru-baru ini, sebagai bagian dari Secure Future Initiative (SFI) perusahaan kami yang memprioritaskan keamanan di atas segalanya, Microsoft telah menunjuk 13 Deputy Chief Information Security Officers (Deputy CISO) yang bertanggung jawab untuk mempelopori SFI di seluruh perusahaan, memobilisasi 34.000 engineer untuk mengintegrasikan keamanan ke dalam struktur pekerjaan mereka (menjadikannya upaya rekayasa keamanan siber terbesar dalam sejarah), meluncurkan Security Skilling Academy untuk membantu melatih semua karyawan tentang keamanan siber, dan menerapkan keamanan sebagai ukuran kinerja untuk semua karyawan.
Segera hadir, Indonesia Central–wilayah cloud pertama Microsoft di Indonesia–akan tersedia secara umum, memungkinkan pelanggan dan mitra untuk menciptakan ekonomi digital baru di Indonesia menggunakan layanan cloud terpercaya secara lokal, dengan keamanan data kelas dunia, privasi, dan kemampuan untuk menyimpan data di dalam negeri.
Kolaborasi untuk melindungi Indonesia
Semua penjelasan di atas menunjukkan bagaimana keberhasilan kepatuhan UU PDP bergantung pada tiga elemen penting: people (orang), process (proses), dan technology (teknologi). Microsoft berkomitmen untuk membantu organisasi mematuhi UU PDP dari aspek teknologi, tetapi penting untuk menyadari bahwa kepatuhan ini adalah tanggung jawab bersama.
Persyaratan baru – seperti melakukan pemetaan/klasifikasi/pelabelan data, menentukan prosedur operasi standar untuk implementasi hak subjek, dan memberikan notifikasi data breach incident awareness kepada otoritas & subjek data terkait dalam waktu 3×24 jam (proses), serta menunjuk Data Protection Officer dan mempraktikkan Zero Trust (orang) – memerlukan perubahan internal dalam organisasi.
Untuk memulai, berikut adalah checklist yang dapat dirujuk oleh organisasi:
Sumber: Microsoft EY Indonesia PDP Playbook 2024, halaman 55
Kepatuhan terhadap UU PDP bukan hanya kewajiban hukum; ini adalah komitmen untuk menjunjung tinggi privasi dan kepercayaan semua pemangku kepentingan. Mari kita mengambil bagian dalam mewujudkan praktik pelindungan data pribadi. Bersama-sama, kita dapat membangun masa depan digital yang tangguh di mana privasi dihormati, dan data pribadi dilindungi.
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Formulae for add mobile numbers?
Formulae for add mobile numbers. Ex : 987543210 -> 9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1+0=45
Formulae for add mobile numbers. Ex : 987543210 -> 9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1+0=45 Read More
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Lack of Adequate Alternatives for New Users: Problems because of Azure Pass being discontinued
Hi,
The discontinuation of the Azure Pass presents significant challenges.
As a Microsoft Partner, Palmeto Solutions has trained thousands of professionals in Azure over the past decade. This change could hinder our ability to provide effective training and support for new users, impacting their learning experience and potentially driving them to other platforms. Addressing these issues is crucial for maintaining Azure’s appeal in the training market.
In India, hands-on, practical training is crucial, as participants often prefer interactive sessions over purely theoretical explanations. Customization and the ability to address deeper questions are key. Incorporating real-time examples and allowing attendees to experiment alongside the instructor can enhance engagement and understanding.
While pre-canned ILT materials provide a solid foundation, blending them with flexible, impromptu demonstrations can better address audience needs and encourage exploration. How do you currently balance structured content with hands-on learning in your sessions?
The Microsoft Azure Pass has been instrumental in training thousands of new users on Azure, advancing beginners to higher levels of expertise. We have successfully onboarded tens of thousands of users, qualifying many as Azure Administrators and creating thousands of Azure Architects, all with the support of the Azure Pass.
Many of our customers are hesitant to invest in paid subscriptions via credit cards but are open to one-month trial payments for staff training. One alternative we’ve considered is using a single Pay As You Go subscription to create multiple accounts for training purposes. However, with the mandatory MFA, managing these accounts becomes cumbersome, as we would need to reset them daily to prevent cost escalations. This approach would lead to unnecessary administrative overhead.
When others are lowering the barriers to get people onto their platforms, these restrictions will hinder Azure adoption amongst educators, hobbyist developers, startups, small developers and students alike who will seek other platforms which seemingly welcome them.
Lack of Adequate Alternatives for New Users:
By discontinuing Azure Pass and imposing new restrictions like mandatory MFA, Microsoft may risk alienating beginners with little cloud experience.There isn’t a clear, user-friendly alternative that allows newcomers to easily gain hands-on experience without facing costs or dealing with complex authentication requirements.These restrictions add complexity instead of simplifying the learning experience, potentially discouraging new users from exploring the platform.
It’s all about (our clients) resource management in big organizations, and its effects L&D teams decisions on Choosing between azure and other cloud platforms.
Our trainers (MCT’s) also expressed similar opinion, we are sharing one of our trainers thoughts below:
“As a trainer, I’m considering transitioning to competing cloud platforms, but I wanted to share my thoughts in hopes that Microsoft will take feedback into account. Allowing training partners to purchase Azure Passes in bulk for specific training programs—tracked with Metrics That Matter—would be a valuable solution. This approach would ensure the Azure Passes are used appropriately for their intended purpose, minimizing the risk of misuse.”
Hi,The discontinuation of the Azure Pass presents significant challenges. As a Microsoft Partner, Palmeto Solutions has trained thousands of professionals in Azure over the past decade. This change could hinder our ability to provide effective training and support for new users, impacting their learning experience and potentially driving them to other platforms. Addressing these issues is crucial for maintaining Azure’s appeal in the training market. In India, hands-on, practical training is crucial, as participants often prefer interactive sessions over purely theoretical explanations. Customization and the ability to address deeper questions are key. Incorporating real-time examples and allowing attendees to experiment alongside the instructor can enhance engagement and understanding. While pre-canned ILT materials provide a solid foundation, blending them with flexible, impromptu demonstrations can better address audience needs and encourage exploration. How do you currently balance structured content with hands-on learning in your sessions? The Microsoft Azure Pass has been instrumental in training thousands of new users on Azure, advancing beginners to higher levels of expertise. We have successfully onboarded tens of thousands of users, qualifying many as Azure Administrators and creating thousands of Azure Architects, all with the support of the Azure Pass. Many of our customers are hesitant to invest in paid subscriptions via credit cards but are open to one-month trial payments for staff training. One alternative we’ve considered is using a single Pay As You Go subscription to create multiple accounts for training purposes. However, with the mandatory MFA, managing these accounts becomes cumbersome, as we would need to reset them daily to prevent cost escalations. This approach would lead to unnecessary administrative overhead. When others are lowering the barriers to get people onto their platforms, these restrictions will hinder Azure adoption amongst educators, hobbyist developers, startups, small developers and students alike who will seek other platforms which seemingly welcome them. Lack of Adequate Alternatives for New Users:By discontinuing Azure Pass and imposing new restrictions like mandatory MFA, Microsoft may risk alienating beginners with little cloud experience.There isn’t a clear, user-friendly alternative that allows newcomers to easily gain hands-on experience without facing costs or dealing with complex authentication requirements.These restrictions add complexity instead of simplifying the learning experience, potentially discouraging new users from exploring the platform. It’s all about (our clients) resource management in big organizations, and its effects L&D teams decisions on Choosing between azure and other cloud platforms. Our trainers (MCT’s) also expressed similar opinion, we are sharing one of our trainers thoughts below:”As a trainer, I’m considering transitioning to competing cloud platforms, but I wanted to share my thoughts in hopes that Microsoft will take feedback into account. Allowing training partners to purchase Azure Passes in bulk for specific training programs—tracked with Metrics That Matter—would be a valuable solution. This approach would ensure the Azure Passes are used appropriately for their intended purpose, minimizing the risk of misuse.” Thank you for considering the points we’ve expressed regarding the challenges posed by the discontinuation of the Azure Pass. Your attention to this feedback is crucial for supporting Azure training. Read More
Using the right Discussion Space.
It seems like there are a lot of questions regarding issues in Windows 11, that end up in the Windows 10 Discussion Space, and I do find this somewhat annoying. Isn’t it possible to make the different spaces more distinct?
It seems like there are a lot of questions regarding issues in Windows 11, that end up in the Windows 10 Discussion Space, and I do find this somewhat annoying. Isn’t it possible to make the different spaces more distinct? Read More
How to Open Outlook Calendar via Deep Link in App if Installed, or Browser if Not?
I’m trying to create a deep link that opens the Outlook calendar to schedule an event. I’ve tried two approaches:
Web URL: Using the following link opens the Outlook calendar in the browser, but I want it to open in the app if installed:
https://outlook.office.com/calendar/0/deeplink/compose?allday=false&enddt=${encodeURIComponent(endDateTimeFormatted)}&location=Event&path=%2Fcalendar%2Faction%2Fcompose&rru=addevent&startdt=${encodeURIComponent(startDateTimeFormatted)}&subject=${eventHeading}
App URL (ms-outlook): Using this link opens the Outlook app, but it only opens the homepage and not the calendar compose screen:
ms-outlook://calendar/compose?allday=false&enddt=${encodeURIComponent(endDateTimeFormatted)}&location=Event&rru=addevent&startdt=${encodeURIComponent(startDateTimeFormatted)}&subject=${eventHeading}
Ideally, I want to:
Open the Outlook app directly to the calendar event creation screen if it is installed.
Fall back to opening the browser version of Outlook if the app is not installed.
However, I’m facing issues where the app only opens the home screen, and the browser is always triggered with the web link. Is there any working solution or deep link format that can achieve this behavior across both web and mobile?
I’m trying to create a deep link that opens the Outlook calendar to schedule an event. I’ve tried two approaches:Web URL: Using the following link opens the Outlook calendar in the browser, but I want it to open in the app if installed: https://outlook.office.com/calendar/0/deeplink/compose?allday=false&enddt=${encodeURIComponent(endDateTimeFormatted)}&location=Event&path=%2Fcalendar%2Faction%2Fcompose&rru=addevent&startdt=${encodeURIComponent(startDateTimeFormatted)}&subject=${eventHeading}App URL (ms-outlook): Using this link opens the Outlook app, but it only opens the homepage and not the calendar compose screen:ms-outlook://calendar/compose?allday=false&enddt=${encodeURIComponent(endDateTimeFormatted)}&location=Event&rru=addevent&startdt=${encodeURIComponent(startDateTimeFormatted)}&subject=${eventHeading}Ideally, I want to:Open the Outlook app directly to the calendar event creation screen if it is installed.Fall back to opening the browser version of Outlook if the app is not installed.However, I’m facing issues where the app only opens the home screen, and the browser is always triggered with the web link. Is there any working solution or deep link format that can achieve this behavior across both web and mobile? Read More
Hotmail account locked – Beyond frustrated now
The hotmail account that I have been using regularly for the past 20+ years has been locked. The issue happened whilst I was overseas. I have been submitting the required recovery form for days FULL of information that should verify who I am. I’ve entered at least 4 different email accounts that I sent emails to in Sept, I’ve given 4 different subject lines, my date of birth and 3 different (old) passwords but they keep rejecting me. Microsoft does not provide any other way for me to online chat OR call anyone where I could provide sufficient evidence to open my account. I understand that this is a security step but I am beyond angry now. Can someone please help!
The hotmail account that I have been using regularly for the past 20+ years has been locked. The issue happened whilst I was overseas. I have been submitting the required recovery form for days FULL of information that should verify who I am. I’ve entered at least 4 different email accounts that I sent emails to in Sept, I’ve given 4 different subject lines, my date of birth and 3 different (old) passwords but they keep rejecting me. Microsoft does not provide any other way for me to online chat OR call anyone where I could provide sufficient evidence to open my account. I understand that this is a security step but I am beyond angry now. Can someone please help! Read More
Question about “Terms of use” url
Dear Sir
We are preparing Teams app to upload Microsoft Teams Store.
One of requirements is about the URL of “Terms of use”
I have checked “App validation” on Microsoft Teams developer portal.
App validations says “warning” about “Terms of use URL must not be hosted in a domain different from Company/Website URL. Note: Please ensure the Terms of use provided pertains to this app offering.”
We currently uploads “Terms of use” on our own AWS server.
Therefore our Terms of use for Teams app is “https://terms-eula-ipecsone.s3~ “
In this case, is this an issue?
Can’t we use AWS url for “Terms of use” ?
Many thanks
BH
Dear SirWe are preparing Teams app to upload Microsoft Teams Store.One of requirements is about the URL of “Terms of use” I have checked “App validation” on Microsoft Teams developer portal.App validations says “warning” about “Terms of use URL must not be hosted in a domain different from Company/Website URL. Note: Please ensure the Terms of use provided pertains to this app offering.”We currently uploads “Terms of use” on our own AWS server. Therefore our Terms of use for Teams app is “https://terms-eula-ipecsone.s3~ “In this case, is this an issue? Can’t we use AWS url for “Terms of use” ? Many thanksBH Read More
Azure Communication Services
If Azure communication services for mail supports a private endpoint?
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Email Rules in Outlook
I have Outlook set to receive 2 different email accounts & have created Rules to have the new messages go into the proper folder or account. My question is this…..how can I delete all the Rules to start fresh?
I can Create, Manage, but not Delete Rules.
Anyone familiar with this?
Thank you!
I have Outlook set to receive 2 different email accounts & have created Rules to have the new messages go into the proper folder or account. My question is this…..how can I delete all the Rules to start fresh?I can Create, Manage, but not Delete Rules. Anyone familiar with this?Thank you! Read More
HOTMAIL AND MC MAIL
There must be tens of millions of users who send emails on their Mac with MAC Mail who are now going though hell with their HOTMAIL email address.
THIS POST IS TO APPLE & MICROSOFT! What are you – a mob of COWBOYS playing with computers?? Lift you collective game as users are sick and tired or untested software changes causing major consequences for their businesse and personal emails. Or maybe we all go Linux and stop subscribing to the major software companies who are no better than Boering and their “dodgy ” practices !!
There must be tens of millions of users who send emails on their Mac with MAC Mail who are now going though hell with their HOTMAIL email address. THIS POST IS TO APPLE & MICROSOFT! What are you – a mob of COWBOYS playing with computers?? Lift you collective game as users are sick and tired or untested software changes causing major consequences for their businesse and personal emails. Or maybe we all go Linux and stop subscribing to the major software companies who are no better than Boering and their “dodgy ” practices !! Read More
Updating a sheet by copying text from a cell to another cell after a day, for archiving purposes
I have two sheets in a file. Sheet 1 containts the daily meeting items. However, this is only the case for the last 5 workdays.
Monday is B2.
Tuesday is B5.
Wednesday is B8, et cetera
Every morning, the cell is overwritten for that day of the week.
How can you copy the cell (and the cell above containing the date) to sheet 2 after that day has ended?
In other words, copy B1 and B2 to sheet 2 after Monday. Copy B4 and B5 to sheet 2 after Tuesday et cetera.
I tried using WEEKDAY, but without succes.
Additional conditions:
The Excel document must work with Microsoft Teams. To my knowledge, there isn’t any way to have VBA/Macros working within Teams.The Excel document doesn’t need to update 24/7. It is suffucient if it copies only when someone opens the document daily. The latest copied cell would preferably be in top row, thus having a colomn from new to old in sheet 2. (If not possible, colomn from old to new is also sufficient.)
I have two sheets in a file. Sheet 1 containts the daily meeting items. However, this is only the case for the last 5 workdays.Monday is B2.Tuesday is B5.Wednesday is B8, et ceteraEvery morning, the cell is overwritten for that day of the week. How can you copy the cell (and the cell above containing the date) to sheet 2 after that day has ended? In other words, copy B1 and B2 to sheet 2 after Monday. Copy B4 and B5 to sheet 2 after Tuesday et cetera.I tried using WEEKDAY, but without succes. Additional conditions:The Excel document must work with Microsoft Teams. To my knowledge, there isn’t any way to have VBA/Macros working within Teams.The Excel document doesn’t need to update 24/7. It is suffucient if it copies only when someone opens the document daily. The latest copied cell would preferably be in top row, thus having a colomn from new to old in sheet 2. (If not possible, colomn from old to new is also sufficient.) Read More
Admin Consent for App but can’t find it in Azure
Hi All
I received an email notifying to grant or deny access to an application
When I click on review request it takes me to entra admin center but under “admin Consent Request” nothing is listed.
I also checked enterprise applications and its not listed there too.
How do I grant this application access?
Hi AllI received an email notifying to grant or deny access to an applicationWhen I click on review request it takes me to entra admin center but under “admin Consent Request” nothing is listed.I also checked enterprise applications and its not listed there too.How do I grant this application access? Read More
Problem with formula for multiple conditions
I am learning how to do formulas with multiple conditions in Excel, so by no means an expert. I am trying to write a formula that accounts for 5 multiple conditions and I keep getting an error message.
Summary:
Column A is a date fieldColumn C has values of External or InternalColumn D has values of Application or No ApplicationColumn E has values of Not Due, Full and ModifiedColumns F, L-O can have date values or be blank, but the presence of a date drives the outcome.
Scenario I’m trying to write the formula for:
If the date in Column A < today’s date AND if C is “Internal” AND If D =”No Application” AND if E =”Modified”, AND if Columns F, N and O are not blank, then “Yes” ORIf the date in Column A > today’s date AND if C is “Internal” AND If D =”No Application” AND if E =”Not Due”, AND if Columns F, and O are not blank, then “Yes” ORIf the date in Column A is blank AND if C is “Internal” AND If D =”Application” AND if E =”Full”, AND if Columns F, L, M,N and O are not blank, then “Yes” ORIf the date in Column A > today’s date AND if C is “External” AND If D =”No Application” AND if E =”No”, AND if Columns F, and O are not blank, then “Yes” ORIf the date in Column A < today’s date or blank AND if C is “External” AND If D =”Application” AND if E =”Full”, AND if Columns F,L,M, N and O are not blank, then “Yes”Otherwise “No”
This is the formula I wrote that is returning the error
=IF(OR(AND(A14<TODAY(),C14 =”Internal”,D14=”A-11″,E14=”Modified Screening Due”,F14<>””,N14 <>””,O14<>””)),”Yes”,
IF(or(AND(A14>TODAY(), C14=”Internal”,D14=”A-11″, E14=”No Screening Due”,F14<>””, O14<>””)),”Yes”,
IF(or(and(ISBLANK(a14), c14=”Internal”, D14=”Application”, E14=”Full Screening Due”, F14<>””, L14<>””, M14<>””, N14<>””, o14<>””)), “Yes”,
If(or(and(isblank(a14), c14=”External”, D14=”Application”, E14=”Full Screening Due”, F14<>””,L14<>””, M14<>””, N14<>””, o14<>””)), “Yes”,
If(or(and <A14>TODAY(), C14=”External”, D14=”A-11″, E14=N “No Screening Due”, F14<>””, o14<>””)), “Yes”,”No”))
Help :-(. I’m Googled and Binged out.
Thank you
I am learning how to do formulas with multiple conditions in Excel, so by no means an expert. I am trying to write a formula that accounts for 5 multiple conditions and I keep getting an error message. Summary:Column A is a date fieldColumn C has values of External or InternalColumn D has values of Application or No ApplicationColumn E has values of Not Due, Full and ModifiedColumns F, L-O can have date values or be blank, but the presence of a date drives the outcome.Scenario I’m trying to write the formula for:If the date in Column A < today’s date AND if C is “Internal” AND If D =”No Application” AND if E =”Modified”, AND if Columns F, N and O are not blank, then “Yes” ORIf the date in Column A > today’s date AND if C is “Internal” AND If D =”No Application” AND if E =”Not Due”, AND if Columns F, and O are not blank, then “Yes” ORIf the date in Column A is blank AND if C is “Internal” AND If D =”Application” AND if E =”Full”, AND if Columns F, L, M,N and O are not blank, then “Yes” ORIf the date in Column A > today’s date AND if C is “External” AND If D =”No Application” AND if E =”No”, AND if Columns F, and O are not blank, then “Yes” ORIf the date in Column A < today’s date or blank AND if C is “External” AND If D =”Application” AND if E =”Full”, AND if Columns F,L,M, N and O are not blank, then “Yes”Otherwise “No”This is the formula I wrote that is returning the error =IF(OR(AND(A14<TODAY(),C14 =”Internal”,D14=”A-11″,E14=”Modified Screening Due”,F14<>””,N14 <>””,O14<>””)),”Yes”,IF(or(AND(A14>TODAY(), C14=”Internal”,D14=”A-11″, E14=”No Screening Due”,F14<>””, O14<>””)),”Yes”,IF(or(and(ISBLANK(a14), c14=”Internal”, D14=”Application”, E14=”Full Screening Due”, F14<>””, L14<>””, M14<>””, N14<>””, o14<>””)), “Yes”,If(or(and(isblank(a14), c14=”External”, D14=”Application”, E14=”Full Screening Due”, F14<>””,L14<>””, M14<>””, N14<>””, o14<>””)), “Yes”,If(or(and <A14>TODAY(), C14=”External”, D14=”A-11″, E14=N “No Screening Due”, F14<>””, o14<>””)), “Yes”,”No”)) Help :-(. I’m Googled and Binged out. Thank you Read More
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Accelerating Compliance in the AI Era: Introducing the Premium Assessment Template for Indonesia’s PDP Law in Purview Compliance Manager
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I have been trying to calculate the elapsed time between 2 time stamps in the format of dd [hh]:mm:ss, but I kept getting the value error. I made sure to format the cells before I do my subtraction but it does not seem to work.
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