Files restore is finally available for SharePoint Online libraries

An year has passed since we got the Files restore feature for OneDrive for Business. Initially announced back at Ignite 2017, it took Microsoft several months to release it in the beginning of 2018. While there were some rough edges, the feature worked as advertised and is very helpful in …

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Enforcing idle session timeout restrictions in SharePoint Online

So Ignite is over and now it’s time to catch up on all the cool new Office 365 and Azure AD features announced or showcased. One such cool feature is the ability to configure custom idle session timeout window for SharePoint Online, as showcased in this session: https://youtu.be/1vnGXvjOm98?t=911 To configure …

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Postpone the deletion of your SharePoint Online Public website

In March 2015, Microsoft announced the deprecation of the public website feature in SharePoint Online. New tenants were no longer able to create public-facing site collections, and existing ones were given two years grace period to move the website to a different solution. Two years passed by, and the due …

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OneDrive Admin Center and improved user access controls in Office 365

Starting the new year with another recap, this time a list of important settings to control user access and external sharing in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. Many new features in those areas were announced at Ignite and some of them have already made it to the service. For …

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Restrict access to SharePoint Online based on IP

The question of restricting access to one or another Office 365 resource is one that often pops up. By default, being a public cloud SaaS offering, Office 365 is available from any location, at any time. Still, many organizations have the need to restrict access to content they have put …

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