Erik Moreau

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How to get the Office Insider Build with Office 365 for business

If you’re an Office 365 for business customer, follow these steps to install the First Release build for the Office 365 client. This gives you early access to the new features of Office 2016 and is the same as the Office Insider build. While not required at this time, if you’re the Office 365 admin, …

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With the release of Windows Server 2016, licensing to move from socket to core

Microsoft has updated its licensing model for Windows Server, which will come into affect with the release of Windows Server 2016 sometime after the middle of next year. Previously, Server licensing was based on the number of sockets in the host machine, with Windows Server 2012 and its two main editions, Standard and Datacenter, having …

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FindTime: Discover the easiest way to find time to meet – A Microsoft Garage Project

This new free Outlook Add-in enables you to easily send out proposed meeting times with voting options for the attendees to find the perfect time for your meeting in no time! findtime.microsoft.com

MVA Course: Understanding and Troubleshooting Office 365 End User Performance Issues

For Office 365 administrators who field performance complaints from users, there are lots of options. Want to know more? Check out this session. Learn how to plan for network bandwidth, compare use of Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute for Internet connectivity, and hear about tools and processes for troubleshooting performance issues. Plus, find out how and where …

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MVA Course: What really happens when there is an Office 365 service incident, and what’s my role?

As an Office 365 admin, you play an important role in delivering the best possible productivity for your users and organization. Although delivering a reliable and continuous service is our top priority, Microsoft recognizes that service incidents can occur and that they may impact your experience. To help ensure that you’re prepared and empowered in …

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Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 10586 released to the Fast ring Insiders

New Build for Windows 10 Mobile is here for the fast ring insiders, I’m upgrading my 925 & 630 right now! Known Issues: (read the bold text before you upgrade) After we released Build 10581 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring, we discovered a bug in the build that will cause the filesystem to become …

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Office Insider Program

Last week Microsoft launched the Office Insider program, like the Windows insider Program, this program enables users who sign up to get new builds & features early, empowering them to give early feedback on new features and submit bugs before the build hits the ‘current branch’ more info: Become an Office Insider  

Skype for Business: Learning the Basics Video

Microsoft has posted a new training course called Skype for Business: Learning the Basics which will teach users the key Skype for Business activities needed to get started with the solution quickly and easily. These instructor-led sessions is now available on-demand here . This session will give users everything they will need to get started using …

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Deployment scripts for Office 2016

Post from the MS Office Blogs on Office 2016 deployment: Last month, we started a community project to help IT pros with Office client deployments using PowerShell to streamline the process. For more details, see Office Deployment Scripts for IT Pros. A month later, it’s time to check in on some of the new developments …

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The new Office is here

It’s here! Today is the worldwide release of Office 2016 for Windows. This marks a milestone in delivering new value for Office 365 subscribers with a focus on collaboration, apps that work for you, a perfect pairing with Windows 10, and security features businesses will love. It also marks a new model for delivery, where …

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