In this episode we address the question of how to overcome the hurdles of SharePoint, how to get the users to be excited about SharePoint, and how to realize productivity gains. We talk about what to use when, plan for change management and adoption programs, communications to help organization foster adoption. We give tips on how to take advantage of the full potential of SharePoint and not only a file repository platform.

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In this episode we are discussing our favorite Surface devices and whether we have deployed it internally at different organizations. We talk about Surface Pro, Surface Laptop, Surface Go, or Surface Book, where each one of us is giving a personal favorite spin on our experiences with each device.

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In this episode we are addressing a new question on what to use when. When is a good case to use a Microsoft Teams Private Channel vs. a Yammer Community or a SharePoint site? This is a very common scenario we all run into when deploying Microsoft 365 to organizations. We answer this question by providing examples and suggestions on the use cases of each of the platform. We cover how to deal with Private Channels in Teams, what it means to have a private Yammer Community, or if you prefer to have a Private SharePoint Team Site. And of course, we did this over another wine/beer tasting but with a twist!

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In this episode, we are talking about the difference between a SharePoint Home site and Hub sites, and we are doing it with a social twist bringing some wine tasting and beer tasting during our recording. We will address the key differences between a Home site and a Hub site, what to use when and how we can switch between them.  

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In this episode, we answer the question about controls in Microsoft 365. This is a broad question that requires multiple answers from different angles. We addressed by talking about:

• User enablement
• Configuring security controls
• Planning which services to roll out when. Do we do a big bang deployment or group the services?
• Mobile deployment and Microsoft Intune
• Administration services and roles
  

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In this episode, we are addressing a new question about Teams Deployment and Teams Governance. With Covid-19 and many if us are working remotely, a lot of organizations are taking the fast track to migrate to the Microsoft cloud to keep their employees connected. This requires organizations to properly plan the deployment of Microsoft Teams and put some governance structure around to make sure they don’t end up with a Teams sprawl. This episode will address some of the options to quickly deploy Microsoft Teams without compromising its governance.

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In this episode, we dive into the M365 security settings to discuss how you can protect your data. We cover authentication options and identity protection, data security policies, Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), protecting the content, limiting 3rd party connectors in Power Automate, and how to protect sharing content from SharePoint and OneDrive.

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If you are new to Microsoft 365 or you have been using SharePoint for years and you are deploying Microsoft Teams, how do you manage the lifecycle of a document? Many organizations have Microsoft Teams for either private departmental collaboration, projects collaboration, etc. and they share information publicly to the Organization via an Intranet. Some use cases will require a department like HR, IT, Finance, etc., to share documents out of Teams to the Intranet so they are accessible by everyone.

This episode addresses many options regarding the management of your documents and a recommended approach to facilitate the document routing from Teams to everyone.

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Our HR and Corporate Communications department is nervous about GIFs and having Yammer groups about non-business topics. In this new episode we are discussing strategies to deploy Yammer in your organization.

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We are welcoming Sarah Haase, our new member to M365 Voice podcast, and we are discussing if Metadata, Content Types and Taxonomy are still relevant in SharePoint Online. All of us are sharing our experience and opinion in this topic and answering questions many of our clients have been wondering about.

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