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Exchange Remote PowerShell Broken in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

So you updated to Windows 10 Anniversary and now have found yourself unable to connect to a remote PowerShell sessions. I noticed this in my management of Exchange Online in Office 365 after upgrading to Windows 10 version 1607 aka Anniversary Edition. In my attempts to connect, as I have done in the past: http://jermsmit.com/azure-active-directory-module-for-windows-powershell-how-to-connect/ I encountered a […]

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How-To Technical

Office 365 IRM & Azure Rights Management

I recently configured IRM to protect documents and email communications as part of a security initiative. Information Rights Management (IRM) in Exchange Online uses Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS), an information protection technology service in Office 365. IRM protection is applied to email by applying an AD RMS rights policy template to an […]

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Unable to open Office Documents, SharePoint 2013 On-Prem

  We have recently encountered a strange issue where users get stuck on the Word, Excel, Powerpoint splash logo where it says “Contacting the server for information.”  We have spent several days on this issue and it seems to have impacted a large user base. I am working with the team here to find a resolution […]

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Activating RMS in Office 365

Microsoft Azure Rights Management provides a comprehensive policy-based enterprise solution to help protect your valuable information, no matter whom you share it with. These policies help improve data security using both Both Information Rights Management and Office 365 Message Encryption To activate rights management: Log into Office 365 with an account which has been assigned an […]

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How-To Technical

Enabling First Release in Office 365

“First Release” update for Office 365 allows you to get access to updates faster than GA (General Availability). For more info check out Office 365 release options. With the first release option users receive a select set of  service updates as early as one week after the official release announcements. To enable First Release in Office 365 do […]

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OneDrive & OneDrive for Business

Many of us have used OneDrive for several years now.  Now with the big boom in cloud adoption and the great success of Microsoft’s Office 365. Introducing the buzz around implementing OneDrive for Business. I for one have had my share of thoughts around this. Sure its OneDrive and you just drop in files which […]