Toni Pohl

Congratulations to the atwork team behind the Sign Language Project (SLRproject.ai) for winning the Microsoft Austria Partner Innovation Award 2023! The project aims to develop a machine learning model that can automatically translate Sign Language into text and transmit this text into various communication programs, such as Microsoft Teams. It is an innovative development and research project for sign language recognition with Azure Artificial Intelligence Services (Azure AI). The SLR project is a remarkable example of how technology can have a positive impact on society using modern AI technology. We congratulate the project initiator Peter Hödl, who started this project around two years ago and continues to work hard together with the team to create an integrable solution. ...

By working with Azure Logic Apps, data can be processed very quickly and conveniently. Sometimes small details are a challenge, like function names or correct syntax. This is especially true if you don’t work with logic apps all the time. In addition to our existing tips here in the blog, we have some other useful functions from various scenarios that will make your work with Logic Apps easier. If you are interested, we have already collected a number of tips in our blog in category Logic Apps. So, here are some more general tips for your flows. ...

Part of the job of Microsoft 365 administrators is to ensure that their users can access and work with all services. This also includes ensuring that applications work. Microsoft Entra manages applications and the associated settings in a central location. It is relevant to know when application certificates and secrets expire in order to renew them in a timely manner. This article shows how you can query which applications need to be updated. ...

Sometimes it makes sense to provide users with a link to manage a Microsoft Team in applications or in generated emails. Only the Teams client can do this. Or? The teams client offers the Manage team option The teams client allows open the options menu, and to click on the Manage team menu. ...

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”. ...

In a world where gender diversity and equality (fortunately) are becoming more important, we are very proud that our CEO Martina Grom was honored with the Microsoft Power Women in Tech Award for Austria! Congratulations! The Microsoft Power Women in Tech Awards was created to recognize and support remarkable women in the Microsoft Partner Network in Western Europe who are proven champions of promoting diversity and inclusion. The objective of the award is to enhance the visibility of these remarkable leaders and serve as a source of inspiration for women across all stages of their careers in the field. By shining a spotlight on their achievements, the award seeks to encourage and motivate women, showcasing possibilities and potential for success in their chosen domains. It aims to foster a supportive environment where women feel empowered to pursue their passions and break through any barriers they may encounter, ultimately driving greater gender diversity and representation in the industry. ...