Richard Dean, Author at Practical 365

Celebrating 25 Years of Active Directory

Richard Dean — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:50:43 +0000

Active Directory is now 25 years old! In this blog, we embark on a journey through the history and enduring significance of Active Directory over its lifespan, including what's to come in the future.

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An Insider’s Look into Storm-0558

Richard Dean — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

The Storm-0558 incident serves as a stark reminder of the potential threats that organizations face in today's digital landscape. In this blog, Rich Dean recaps the insider conversation around Storm-0558 that the Practical 365 Podcast team had with Alex Weinert, Microsoft's VP for Identity Security.

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Heard at TEC: Mastering the Art of Power BI Migrations using Development Pipelines

Richard Dean — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Migrating Power BI can be difficult and requires meticulous planning. This blog dives into a new conventional approach to migrating Power BI, based on a recent TEC session.

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Unveiling the Landscape: Exploring Microsoft Solutions for Multi-Tenant Management in Microsoft 365

Richard Dean — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000

In this blog, Richard Dean Teases his TEC 2023 session and explores the complexities of Multi-Tenant Management using Microsoft solutions.

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Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Domain Transfers: Validation Phase Part II

Richard Dean — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Join us as we continue our deep dive into the validation phase of a Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Domain Transfer. In this Blog, we discuss how to communicate a migration plan to stakeholders and end-users.

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Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Domain Transfers: Validation Phase Part I

Richard Dean — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000

In this edition of our series on the "Top 5 Best Practices for Exchange Online Domain Transfers," we delve deeper into the importance of validating your plan prior to implementation. Implementing a well-tested and practiced process will help prevent mistakes and encountering unknowns during the migration. Join us as we explore the key considerations for a successful validation phase.

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Heard at TEC: Secure that Active Directory (AD) Migration

Richard Dean — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:22:00 +0000

This article is a recap of Bryan Patton's and Joe Sharmer's TEC session. This session focused on key challenges facing today’s Active Directory administrators during consolidation and divestiture projects.

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Five Pitfalls to Avoid during a Microsoft 365 Cross-Tenant Migration

Richard Dean — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000

This article is a rough collection of rough pitfalls for you to consider when planning your next Microsoft 365 Cross-Tenant migration project.

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How to Convert Azure B2B Guest Users to Members While Maintaining User Collaboration

Richard Dean — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:46:03 +0000

Azure B2B guest accounts are often created during a Merger & Acquisition, so teams from both organizations can easily collaborate during the business and technology integration. However, these external users with B2B Guest accounts in their directory will eventually need to be migrated, which is problematic since B2B Guest accounts aren’t recognized as being licensed. The guest account can be removed and a new one created, but previous permissions would be lost. So how do we preserve permissions, keep collaborating without managing two sets of credentials while preparing the user account for data migrations? This article walks you through a solution that can be used in certain situations to help you easily manage the account to meet your needs.

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Webcast Q&A Summary: The Truth About Tenant-to-Tenant Teams Migrations

Richard Dean — Fri, 21 May 2021 08:30:00 +0000

This blog summarizes the Q&A from a recent webcast held on tenant-to-tenant Teams migrations. Hosted by Richard Dean and Mike Weaver, the session drilled down into the granular details and important idiosyncrasies you need to know in order to execute this specific type of migration.

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