As announced during the WPC conference, Microsoft replaces the Office 365 Enterprise E4 plan with a new Enterprise E5 plan, before the end of 2015. The E5 plan will include the features from E4, plus a range of collaboration, real-time communication and security features, such as: New Skype4B communication features: Cloud PBX PSTN Conferencing New… Read More »
Microsoft have started the technical preview of their three new Skype for Business capabilities in Office 365. The Preview is available for Office 365 user, with either an Office 365 Enterprise E1, E3, E4 plan or a Skype for Business Plan 2. Office 365 subscribers can signup and perform test of the following features: Skype… Read More »
Several of the upcoming features in the Office 365 Road Map underlines a game changer in the competitive environment of both unified communication and security for Microsoft, its partners and the customers. Microsoft is currently developing and testing the integration of enterprise unified communication, domain purchase and message encryption services directly into Office 365, instead… Read More »
Last week EG and several partners, including Microsoft, arranged the conference “Fra costcenter til kraftcenter” (“From costcenter to powerhouse”) in Copenhagen and Aarhus, about optimization of corporate it-resources. I participated in the event, both as Cloud Solution Architect and as speaker, and presented two sessions for customers, decision makers, it professionals, partners and peers. The… Read More »
Just like an on-premise Exchange platform, connectors are central for managing the mail flow to and from Exchange Online. Exchange Online do not by default require custom connectors, Microsoft have already setup all the basic, required connectors for standard mail flow to work, when the service is initially activated. At some point, many organizations will… Read More »
The newly announced Office 365 Import Service has been released for Office 365 customers joining the First Release program. You can read more about the new improvements in First Release in my blog post Fine tuning option available for “First Release” in Office 365 To ensure compliance, information discovery and protection, most of the organizations… Read More »
With the Rapid Release model behind Office 365, updates and improvements are continuously rolled out to the services, Microsoft last year introduced the First Release option, which enables Office 365 customers to get some of the significant enhancements in SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and the Office 365 Admin Center and navigation bar, about two weeks… Read More »
Microsoft have updated their Office 365 Roadmap with two new exciting features; Sign-In Page Branding and Self Service Password Reset. So far these two options has been restricted to Azure Active Directory Premium subscribers, but will now be made available for all Office 365 subscribers. The Sign-in Page Branding enables Office 365 customers to select… Read More »
Last week, Microsoft released the new builtin Mobile Device Management (MDM) capabilities for Office 365. With MDM for Office 365, the access to Office 365 data can be managed across a wide range of mobile devices, based on either iOS, Android or Windows Phone. The new MDM features are included in all Office 365 commercial… Read More »