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I recently ran into this problem: I had to install the Azure Az PowerShell module from the PowerShell Gallery on a new computer. Interestingly the installation with Install-Module -Name Az failed with the error message “WARNING: Source Location ‘https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/package/Az.Accounts/1.9.3' is not valid.”. See my solution here. The Azure Az PowerShell module provides access to the world of Azure. See more at Introducing the new Azure PowerShell Az module. So, if you run into this issue when executing ...

Data centers are growing worldwide due to the need for cloud services. The operator’s goal is to use environmentally friendly energy and sustainable concepts. Microsoft tested “Project Natick” for two years in the waters of Orkney Islands in North Scotland. More than two years ago, the Microsoft Project Natick team deployed the container 35 meters deep to the seafloor. At the test site, the grid there is supplied 100% by wind and solar. The project also aims at how data centers can use energy more sustainably. Another goal is the need to have smaller data centers closer to the customer, at least where this is technically possible. ...

Recently, I stumbled across a strange behavior when running self-developed SPFx webparts in various browsers. When the SPO app was deployed, it worked well with Single-Sign-On, but in some browsers, the webpart was blocked. Instead, a grey box saying “login.microsoftonline.com refused to connect.” was displayed. I experienced that behavior in Chrome, and Edge, while FireFox, Safarai and Opera showed the webpart. Also, there was a different experience when working in the normal mode, or in the In-Private mode. If that happens to you, check out the solution here. ...

Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp is back! This year the event will take place virtually from more than 100 cities worldwide. Join us at our Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp - Austria on November, 13th, 2020! The Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp is here for the 4th year straight. Check out Microsoft 365 Events Bootcamps and join us at our bootcamp in Austria using Microsoft Teams. Register now! We are excited to kick off the virtual Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp Austria 2020! The Microsoft MVPs and community leaders invite YOU to attend this bootcamp to learn the latest on Microsoft 365 platform such as Microsoft Graph, SPFx, Microsoft Teams, the Power Platform, Bots, AI and more. Learn how to apply the latest technologies to your future projects. ...

To ensure the security of your Microsoft 365 client, we recommend implementing an appropriate governance and security strategy. An effective measure is to determine the current administrators and their permissions. In this article, we want to identify administrators with permanent roles and administrators who can use roles with Privileged Identity Management (PIM). PIM provides just-in-time privileged access to Azure AD and Azure resources. See how to find all Administrators, including PIM, here. ...

This July, the Microsoft MVP Award Program renewed the MVP award to our four MVP-colleagues at atwork. We are honored to receive this award for our community work! Martina Grom received heir 10th MVP award for Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, Toni Pohl his 8th MVP award for Microsoft Azure and Office Development, Sigi Jagott his 8th MVP award for Microsoft 365, and Dominik Höfling his 3rd MVP award for Microsoft 365. We are all honored and proud to receive the MVP award for another year! The MVP Award is Microsoft´s way of thanking outstanding community leaders based on their actions to share knowledge and technology in all possible ways, from speaking engagements to supporting others in communities. See more abut the MVP program at mvp.microsoft.com and learn about the award categories and view all current MVPs world-wide here. ...

From an historical point of view, various single services such as Exchange and SharePoint Online have been integrated into Office 365, or as it´s named now, Microsoft 365. The platform shows user profile pictures, and syncs that between the services, depending on the service (licenses). Since this can be a little bit confusing, we now have a good article explaining the user profile sync. User profile picture sync is a important topic for every organization using Microsoft 365. In the end, you want to see users picture in people pickers, in Teams chats and calls, in Exchange, Delve, and so on. We have written some articles about that topic as well in the past, see SharePoint Online UserProfiles and the story about synchronizing with Azure Active Directory-Part 1, Part 2, How user profile synchronization works in Office 365 services and How the UserProfile in Azure Active Directory and how a Mailbox in Exchange Online looks like (using Microsoft Graph). We also have developed a solution for syncing user profile pictures from on premises systems to Microsoft 365. If you are interested in that, pls. contact us. ...

Galactic Summit was THE Microsoft 365 online conference that happened on June 2nd and June 9th, 2020 on USS Defiant, USS Voyager, USS Enterprise, USS Discovery and La Sirena with over 8000 attendees. You can now watch the sessions online! Thanks to the organizers Adis, Margit, Spencer, Elena and Fitz, the sponsors and speakers of #GalacticSummit for this great and free online event! See all sessions at www.collabsummit.space. Find our sessions here: Best practices to use Microsoft 365 for crisis communication requirements, Martina Grom ...

In June, our managing director Martina Grom had the pleasure of speaking to the renowned Microsoft journalist Mary Jo Foley in a podcast interview. Listen to the podcast in the MJF chat! Mary Jo Foley is a technology writer, author, podcaster and news editor. She regularly writes news, articles, and reviews for Microsoft’s strategy, products and technology. Martina is founder and CEO of atwork and a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP and a long-time community advocate and specialist in Microsoft 365, Azure, and security. The interview was all about best practices for Microsoft Teams in a world where more and more are working remotely. ...

In case you do not already have a Microsoft 365 developer subscription or if you have an old Microsoft 365 tenant with E3 licenses running: You can now get a new M365 developer subscription with 25 users with E5 licenses and demo content. See more here. You just need a MSA or a Microsoft 365 school or work account. Open the address aka.ms/o365devprogram, and click on the Join now link. ...