Microsoft Intune and the Future of Cloud Device Management

Managing computers has traditionally been closely tied to the corporate network.

Configure Active Directory, join the computer to the domain, apply Group Policy and use on-premises management infrastructure.

That model remains important, but the definition of a corporate device is changing.

Employees use laptops, smartphones and tablets. They connect from outside the office. Some devices belong to the company while others belong to the employee. Continue reading →

Office 365 Becomes Microsoft 365: What Does the Change Really Mean?

If you have been using Microsoft’s productivity services for several years, you’re probably very familiar with the name Office 365.

In 2020, however, Microsoft is placing greater emphasis on a different name:

Microsoft 365.

This has understandably created some confusion.

Is Office disappearing?

Are Word and Excel being replaced?

Is Microsoft 365 something completely different?

Let’s take a closer look. Continue reading →

OneDrive for Business: Moving Corporate Files to the Cloud

When organizations discuss moving to Office 365, email is often the first workload that receives attention.

Exchange Online is certainly a major component of Microsoft’s cloud platform.

But another transformation is happening quietly alongside email migration: the way users store and work with files is changing.

OneDrive for Business is an important part of that change. Continue reading →