M365 Weekly Newsletter
Issue #171
☁️What’s on my mind
Last week, Microsoft announced it will add support for 12 new languages in Copilot this September.
Residents of Eastern European countries, Baltic and Balkan have the most to look forward to from this update package.
Although I have noticed all summer that, for example, Copilot’s understanding of my native language is improving, it is, of course, not yet fully implemented.
I am already looking forward to Microsoft’s road map, which will show a status that shows language expansion is “rolling out” and not just “in development.”
Have a nice week,
Matic Z.
☁️Productivity & Modern Workplace
How To Create Your Own Personal SharePoint Intranet. Boost your productivity with a customizable personal SharePoint intranet. Create a personal page, add favorite links and resources, and share it with colleagues or publish it to a SharePoint site. Experience the benefits of a tailored workspace designed just for you.
Microsoft Teams Walkie-Talkie hands-on with headsets. Microsoft Teams Walkie Talkie offers quick, secure push-to-talk communication for industries like retail and healthcare. Accessible via mobile phones and IP Phones, it operates over Wi-Fi, removing radio range limitations, and connects users through Teams channels for easy channel switching.
☁️Copilot & AI
Prompt Like a Pro: 8 Tips and tricks for working with Copilot in Teams. Enhance your Microsoft Copilot experience in Teams by being specific in your prompts, adjusting message tone and length, using custom tones, requesting key takeaways, personalizing prompts, providing clear directions, enhancing meeting outcomes, and organizing discussion points. Remember, iterating and regenerating prompts leads to better results.
☁️Sysadmin Stuff
Finding Shared Mailboxes with User Sign-Ins. Exchange Online shared mailboxes allow multiple users access without needing separate licenses. However, signing into an unlicensed shared mailbox violates Microsoft’s licensing terms. Use the Get-MgAuditLogSignIn cmdlet to detect such violations.
Microsoft Cloud Email Services: Comparing HVE and ECS. Microsoft’s Exchange Online High-Volume Email (HVE) is ideal for internal-focused emails, while Azure Email Communication Service (ECS) handles large volumes of external emails. To determine the best fit for your organization, test both services with your specific email requirements.
How to Send Email Using Alias Address in Microsoft Outlook. Email aliases let you send emails from various addresses without account switching. To enable this in Microsoft 365, an admin must activate it in PowerShell or the Exchange admin center. After activation, you can easily send and verify emails from proxy addresses in Outlook.
☁️Security & Data Governance
Configuration Analyzer in Microsoft Defender. The Configuration Analyzer in Microsoft Defender identifies and fixes weak security policies in Microsoft 365. It covers various security policies and critical non-policy configurations. With its three main tabs, you can compare policies against recommended standards and track changes to maintain consistent security configurations.
Best Practices for Break Glass Accounts. Avoid getting locked out of your Microsoft 365 account by creating two break glass accounts, as recommended by Microsoft. One of these accounts should be excluded from all Conditional Access policies in your tenant. The video covers essential topics such as basic attributes, password requirements, MFA requirements, configuration and assignment, and monitoring and alerting to help you effectively manage these accounts.
☁️Noteworthy (long)reads
The Changing C-Suite: Chief AI Officer In, Chief Diversity Officer Out. The C-suite is experiencing a shift as chief AI and data officers rise in importance, while chief diversity and transformation officers may be phased out. A West Monroe survey indicates that business transformation and inclusion initiatives are now a shared responsibility among C-suite members. Consequently, the chief AI officer is emerging as the new transformation leader, managing AI and data strategies within the enterprise.
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