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Power Pages is a enterprise-grade software-as-a-service platform from Microsoft that provides a low-code solution for building, managing, and hosting dynamic enterprise websites. It enables citizen developers and professional developers within organizations to quickly and securely build custom external-facing web applications. These applications are tailored for use by the organization’s consumers, partners, community users, and internal users. Learn more about Power Pages here. Power Pages architecture The rapid shift towards digital technologies has led to a significant increase in remote work, heightened customer expectations for online applications and services, and increased use of advanced technologies across the board. Behind all of these advances is the driving force of cloud computing, which is enabling and enabling these transformative changes. Today, some IT solutions no longer require software development. Power Pages tries to address this and is part of Microsoft’s Power Platform. It is built on Microsoft Azure and leverages the same security stack as Azure, which integrates with Microsoft 365 compliance tools. This screenshot shows a quick sample of a generated Power Pages site. The site can be enriched with forms and workflows. ...

I know some habits are hard to break. We still see some IT administrators using the outdated tools. We recommend admins using older Azure AD, Azure AD Preview or MS Online modules to use MS Graph modules instead. Renew your tools! Powershell modules retirements The discontinuation means that Microsoft is not making any investments in the outdated Powershell modules and does not make any SLA commitments beyond security-related fixes. See the details of the retirement plans here: ...

Microsoft Graph is the key to access data in Microsoft 365. When working with SharePoint, we have some access with Graph, but there is still a lot missing. In my case I needed a list of all SharePoint sites with their owners for governance reasons. Here I show how you can get this data today with the Graph API. Tools to communicate with the Graph API and the docs To use Microsoft Graph, we can use any conceivable methods that can call the Graph API. The Graph API is well documented on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/overview. Try it out at Graph Explorer. ...

Microsoft has announced its latest rebranding project, causing confusion and curiosity throughout the tech community. Get ready ladies and gentlemen, because Azure AD has shed its old identity and has become the powerful “Microsoft Entra-ID”! The name Azure AD was unwieldy, but established. The name change has drawn mixed reactions from industry experts. Some have lauded Microsoft for its bravery, claiming that the name “Microsoft Entra-ID” (ME-ID ?) captures the essence of identity management in a way no other name ever could. Others, however, raised skeptical eyebrows, wondering if the marketing team was too creative to change an established name during the brainstorming session. But from the ashes of Azure AD, Entra-ID rises like a phoenix and promises to be the ultimate custodian of your digital identity. ...

Hey, developers! Need a tool to test API calls, and to simulate errors to improve your apps? Here we go! Test out the new Microsoft 365 Developer Proxy (formerly known as Microsoft Graph Developer Proxy)! The main idea of the tool is to check if your apps properly handle API errors. But, there are some really cool features in the latest version, such as “Detect over-consented apps that use Microsoft Graph”. ...

Commsverse is a dedicated Microsoft Teams community conference focused on improving the use of Microsoft Teams and Viva technologies in the workplace. The conference took place from 21-22 June 2023 in the Brooklands motor racing circuit in Weybridge, Surrey, UK. We are very proud that we could be part of the conference for the second time. We enjoyed the Commsverse conference held at Mercedes-Benz World at the historic Brooklands racetrack in Weybridge, Surrey, UK as a memorable and exciting experience. The combination of a first-class conference and the history of automotive technology and a prestigious venue created an atmosphere that was nothing short of impressive. Upon entering the world of Mercedes-Benz, participants were greeted by a fascinating environment that perfectly combined history and innovation. The venue’s rich heritage as the birthplace of British motorsport adds additional excitement to the conference. The exhibition of past racing legends and the elegant modernity of the facility created an impressive and very interesting environment. There was a lot to learn and a lot to see. To get an impression, see the Commsverse video recap June 2022 Weybridge England from Alexander Eggers. ...

The 365 EduCon Conference’s multi-city format encapsulates the spirit of collaboration, growth, and innovation in education across the United States. Martina and I had the privilege of attending the 365 EduCon in the busy city of Washington, D.C. in mid-June to speak there about Microsoft 365 technologies and solutions. 365 EduCon DC, a Microsoft 365 Conference, brings to you the world’s leading experts in Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power Platform, Microsoft Teams and Azure. The conference took place from June 12 to 16, 2023, in the Washington Downtown in the Walter E Washington Convention Center. The location was perfect, right in the center of downtown. We took advantage of this and went for a run every morning. ...

Azure AD provides several benefits for managing applications, including Single sign-on (SSO) for users, application management and provisioning, security and conditional access, reporting and monitoring, B2B and B2C collaboration and many more. For organizations, restricting access to an Azure AD application as an administrator is important for a number of reasons, such as increased security, compliance, following the principle of least privilege and last but not least application performance. See here how to allow applications only for certain users. ## Use applications in the Azure AD tenant ...

The latest version of Delegate365 v9.6 brings some improvements, fixes, and additional reports with the new Premium feature. See it here. Updating License Name Mappings during Sync: The background sync now checks the hash of a Microsoft service file that contains all M365-friendly license names (SKUs) and plan names. If there is a change in a Microsoft license name, the Delegate635 sync updates it´s database to always show the latest product and plan names in the licenses. With this feature, all Microsoft product names are automatically updated, regardless of what licenses the customer tenant has. If the naming is not consistent, this is unfortunately due to the quality of the data provided by Microsoft. ...

Imagine immersing yourself in the scenic landscapes of Slovenia, surrounded by the lush greenery and mesmerizing beauty of the village of Lipica, near the border with Italy. Now imagine standing on a stage and speaking about your favorite cloud technologies at one of the most beautiful conferences in the world. This is reality at the Thrive conference in Slovenia! The Thrive conference, which has been held annually for 12 years, has become the top conference in Slovenia and the surrounding area with renowned speakers and industry experts on Microsoft cloud technologies. The event creates an intimate environment full of knowledge sharing and conversation. In 2023, the event took place in beautiful Lipica, in the municipality of Sežana, right on the border with Italy from May 30th to May 31st. Lipica is one of the main tourist centers of Slovenia’s Karst region and it is known for the Lipica Stud Farm, the origin of the Lipizzan horse. At Thrive conf we had the opportunity to witness the release of the mares to pasture, which was a great experience. ...