First I’d like to give a shout out to Dmitrii who recently provided instructions on updating the FBA to support ADFS. I used his blog entry as a source to update my installation. I did have some minor changes but the original blog can be found here. By default with Office 365 you have WIA…
Year: 2012
Partner Event: Live@edu to Office 365
If you are a UK customer and in the midst of planning and preparing for your upgrade to Office 365 from Live@edu, then why not check out this free webinar from Microsoft partner Salford Software. They are running a series of webinars that discuss the options of upgrading from Live@edu to Office 365. In their…
Federation Metadata Update Tool should be installed with every ADFS and Office 365 deployment
If you are deploying ADFS with Office 365, we have a federation metadata update tool available which we strongly strongly recommend you to deploy with any ADFS deployment used for federation with Office 365. This update tool will automatically update the Office 365 service using update-msolfederateddomain cmdlet when the ADFS token signing certificate renews on…
Partner Event: Benefits of Identity and Access Management
If you’re in the UK and can get to our London offices on December 4th then you might want to come along to Oxford Computer Group’s free event all about identity and access management – this is particularly relevant for Office 365 for education customers! In their own words: In Education, managing the entire lifecycle…
Webcast series: Office 365 Education
Do you wish to move your institution to the cloud with Office 365 Education or try out the services, but you’re not sure what to do? Join the webcast series presented by experts from the Microsoft Office 365 US Education team that have helped academic institutions across the US deploy Office 365 Education. These provide an…
First Steps with SharePoint Online
If you’ve never used SharePoint before, and you’re now exploring your options with SharePoint Online you might want to know about some simple tips to get you started! Where are the Web Apps? Out of the box, SharePoint Online behaves a little bit like the picture above. The question I get asked most often by…
Webcast: Office 365 Master Class
Are you looking to move to Office 365, but you’re not too sure on how? Quest are offering a free webinar on Office 365 which provides an overview of the product and also the best approach to prepare and migrate from a legacy platform; ensuring that all your data remains confidential and secure. The webinar…
Are you using your Academic Agreement to its full potential?
Did you know that if your organisation has an Academic Agreement in place with Microsoft, you can have a subscription to the Microsoft IT Academy? This is a global program what provides resources and curriculum for your institution to deliver inspiring and cutting edge technical courses and skills; and not just to students, but faculty…
IT Academy: Office 365 Training & Certification
The upgrade process from Live@edu to Office 365 has begun! And if your organisation has an IT Academy subscription then you have access to the Office 365 training material and the ability to gain one of the latest Microsoft Office 365 certifications. Through using the IT Academy, your organisation’s IT staff can be completely proficient…
Partner Webcast: Planning Your Upgrade
Do you want to get ahead of the game and plan your upgrade to Office 365, but you’re not sure how? Oxford Computer Group, a Microsoft Gold Partner, are offering a free webinar that covers how to plan your upgrade from Live@edu to Office 365 for education. In their own words: Like any IT project,…