Nick Ball https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/nmbpfe/feed.xml Technology in general with a hint of Exchange and a smudge of Office 365. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:48:14 GMT en-US hourly 1 My Office 365 Security and Compliance Centre Notes https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/nmbpfe/my-office-365-security-and-compliance-centre-notes Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:33:56 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nmbpfe/?p=416 These features include:
Feature Description Resources
Alerts Alerts is where you will find access to the threat management features of Office 365.   O365 can baseline user behaviour and raise alerts based on real time events. For example if a user attempts to logon from two remote locations in quick succession this will raise a security alert to the alerts dashboard.   https://blogs.office.com/2016/06/01/gain-enhanced-visibility-and-control-with-office-365-advanced-security-management/
Permissions The S&CC requires that users are assigned permission to access its features.   There are a number of roles available which utilise the RBAC model introduced in Exchange 2010. Be aware that some compliance features require you to have access to the RBAC roles for the specific product e.g. Exchange online discovery search.   Available roles today are:   Compliance Administrator eDiscovery Manager Organization Management (Not to be confused with Exchange) Reviewer Service Assurance User Supervisory Review   https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Permissions-in-the-Office-365-Security-Compliance-Center-d10608af-7934-490a-818e-e68f17d0e9c1?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
Security policies This is where a number of dissimilar security polices can be configured. Including Anti-Spam, Safe Links and Safe Attachments (Part of E5), Device Management (Intune), DKIM and more…   https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200684(v=exchg.150).aspx   https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt148491(v=exchg.150).aspx  
Data Management In this section you will be importing data into Office 365 or creating retention and preservation policies for Exchange, SharePoint, one drive and S4B. When using reservation you can place the entire contents of the specified mailbox or site, or use a query to hold specific data.   https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Overview-of-importing-PST-files-and-SharePoint-data-to-Office-365-ba688e0a-0fcb-4bd7-8e57-2b669564ea84  
Search and Investigation Here you can search across mailboxes, sites and conversations using eDiscovery, you can manage quarantine for messages and you can perform audit log searches of administrator and user mailbox access.   It's good to know that the audit log feature allows you to view cmdlets from across products so you don’t have to go between admin centres.   https://support.office.com/en-us/article/eDiscovery-in-Office-365-143b3ab8-8cb0-4036-a5fc-6536d837bfce
Reports Currently this allows you to view the DLP policy matches report and a set of links back to product specific reports in the admin centres.   https://blogs.office.com/2016/03/15/new-reporting-portal-in-the-office-365-admin-center/  
Service Assurance Here you will find security and compliance documentation specific to your region.   This section has detailed reports available to Office 365 customers. https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Service-assurance-in-the-Office-365-Security-Compliance-Center-47e8b964-4b09-44f7-a2d7-b8a06e8e389c
The UI (https://protection.office.com) [caption id="attachment_425" align="alignnone" width="1024"]Security and Compliance Centre Security and Compliance Centre[/caption] Life moves pretty fast… The interface changes quite a lot as features are added so it's worth checking in on it regularly or keeping an eye on the Office blog.   Compliance Centre PowerShell There are loads of cmdlets available for use in the management shell for S&CC. You have the ability to manage compliance searches (eDiscovery), data loss prevention, retention, preservation, and permissions. A full list of cmdlets can be found here https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt587093(v=exchg.160).aspx   Why can't I see the compliance centre cmdlets in my Exchange online powershell session? This is due to the compliance centre having a separate powershell instance and you need to connect to https://ps.compliance.protection.outlook.com/powershell-liveid/ instead of https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid 1. Set your credentials {$UserCredential = Get-Credential} 2. Input your credentials and click OK 2. Create the session. {$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.compliance.protection.outlook.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $UserCredential -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection} 3. Import the session {Import-PSSession $Session} 4. Job done! Resources Introducing auditing and investigation workflow with eDiscovery. Office 365 Advanced eDiscovery Introducing Advanced Security Management for Office 365 Office 365 Security & Compliance Center (TechNet)    ]]> Microsoft UK CSS Careers Event - Monday 18th of April at Thames Valley Park https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/nmbpfe/microsoft-uk-css-careers-event-monday-18th-of-april-at-thames-valley-park Mon, 21 Mar 2016 03:05:00 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nmbpfe/2016/03/21/microsoft-uk-css-careers-event-monday-18th-of-april-at-thames-valley-park/

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]]> What Version of Powershell am I Running https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/nmbpfe/what-version-of-powershell-am-i-running Thu, 10 Mar 2016 02:12:16 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nmbpfe/2016/03/10/what-version-of-powershell-am-i-running/ What Version of Powershell am I Running (I keep forgetting how to check)

I am often asked how to check the Powershell version when on customer sites so I've jotted it down here. (Also for my own benefit :))

1: Open the Powershell Console.

2: At the prompt type get-host and hit enter.

3: That's it.

]]> Heads up! Important Notice for Exchange 2013 Hybrid Customers https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/nmbpfe/heads-up-important-notice-for-exchange-2013-hybrid-customers Tue, 23 Feb 2016 04:56:39 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nmbpfe/2016/02/23/heads-up-important-notice-for-exchange-2013-hybrid-customers/ Just in case you stumble across my blog before the Exchange team check out this post on a change required for mail flow to continue working correctly when using Exchange 2013 hybrid.

Important notice about certificate expiration for Exchange 2013 Hybrid customers

]]> Exchange 2016 Resources https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/nmbpfe/exchange-2016-resources Wed, 27 Jan 2016 02:12:31 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nmbpfe/2016/01/27/exchange-2016-resources/ Below are a few articles and bits from the web that I have been using to get up to speed on some of the concepts in Exchange 2016.  By no means is this list exhaustive and make sure to check TechNet and the Exchange team blog for updates :)

Bits from the Web:

What's new in Exchange 2016

Exchange 2016 TechNet

Exchange Server 2016: Forged in the cloud. Now available on-premises.

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZsh7SH0dM4:0:0]

New Zealand Ignite 2015

Deploying Exchange Server 2016

Learn how to deploy Exchange Server 2016 or Exchange Server 2013 on-premises into existing deployments of Exchange. The session includes real-world best practices and first-hand feedback.

Exchange Server Preferred Architecture

This session reviews the preferred architecture for deploying Exchange Server. These principles apply to both Exchange Server 2013 and Exchange Server 2016 due later this year. Learn how the building block architecture is intended to be designed for your organization and the principles behind the recommendations. This session covers the new server architecture in detail. This session allows you to gain deep understanding of the Exchange Server 2013 and 2016 architecture and is a "must-attend" session to begin your own design.

Exchange Server High Availability and Site Resilience

This session covers Microsoft's best practices, requirements and recommendations for deploying on-premises Exchange servers (2013/2016) in a highly-available and site resilient configuration. It also includes guidance for using an Azure IaaS virtual machine as a third datacenter to enable datacenter failover scenarios

Office Mechanics Videos on Channel 9:

Exchange Server 2016 & Outlook on the go - Mobile, browser and productivity updates

In this short demo, Allen Filush from the Outlook team walks through updated Outlook experiences in the browser to view media while working in email and integrated Outlook 2016 experiences on the desktop.

Exchange Server 2016 demo - Collaboration updates

In this 3-minute demo, Rebecca Lawler from the Exchange engineering team shows how to easily attach files stored in SharePoint. She demonstrates new capabilities to edit documents and respond to the conversations from the same view in Outlook on the web.  And she explains the two infrastructure options you can use to deploy document collaboration with Exchange Server 2016.

Exchange Server 2016 - Performance, architecture and compliance updates

Exchange Server 2016 takes what was learned running Exchange Online at scale to improve performance and reliability for on-premises Exchange infrastructure. In this short demo, Greg Taylor from Exchange engineering explains how the team has simplified the Exchange Server architecture and roles, what Exchange 2016 does to prevent and recover from data corruption and he provides an update on how Exchange can leverage cloud services for enhanced protection.

Exchange Server 2016 Smarter Inbox - Search and customization updates

In this 3-minute demo, Jason Henderson from the Exchange engineering team highlights search enhancements to provide faster and more complete results – even when searching your calendar. He also walks through updates to the extensibility platform, including the add-ins marketplace that connects your inbox to 3rd party and in-house services to help you work more effectively.

Exchange Team Blog

Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator Update (Includes Exchange 2016)

The all powerful calculator!  No introduction necessary for this :)

Ask the Perf Guy: Sizing Exchange 2016 Deployments

Start your sizing journey by reading this post.

The Exchange 2016 Preferred Architecture

The preferred architecture is there to help you understand how to optimise your deployment of Exchange 2016 by utilising good practice direct from the Engineering Team.

Load Balancing in Exchange 2016

Always a favourite topic for an Exchange PFE and customers.

]]> Microsoft Cloud Roadshow is coming to London https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/nmbpfe/microsoft-cloud-roadshow-is-coming-to-london Tue, 19 Jan 2016 03:56:01 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nmbpfe/2016/01/19/microsoft-cloud-roadshow-is-coming-to-london/ Build your cloud skills in London

Join us for a free two-day technical training event for IT professionals and developers that provides best practices and insight directly from the experts who build and run the cloud services across Office 365, Microsoft Azure, Windows 10 and more. Whether you know your way around the cloud or are just getting started, you’ll learn something new and walk away ready to apply your new skills.

Check it out here -> https://www.microsoftcloudroadshow.com/london/

]]> Exchange Updates December 2015 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/nmbpfe/exchange-updates-december-2015 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 03:08:26 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nmbpfe/2016/01/19/exchange-updates-december-2015/ The Exchange team has announced  the availability of our latest quarterly update for Exchange Server 2013 as well as updates for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 and Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3.  Check out the link for more info:

December 2015 Quarterly Exchange Updates

That's all :)

]]> Resources I used to pass the 70-533 Implementing Azure Infrastructure Solutions Exam. https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/nmbpfe/resources-i-used-to-pass-the-70-533-implementing-azure-infrastructure-solutions-exam Wed, 27 May 2015 07:18:00 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nmbpfe/2015/05/27/resources-i-used-to-pass-the-70-533-implementing-azure-infrastructure-solutions-exam/ To be honest, I failed this exam the first time round and found it pretty difficult the second time.  This was down to the breadth of knowledge required to pass it and not taking enough time to play with the product.    To sign up for a trial tenant go to http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/

Note - Before going through the resources remember that the exam changes and so does the content :)

Books

I only studied one book to pass the exam and this was the ms press 70-533 Exam Ref

Book announcement

Channel 9

My favourite go to place for online tutorials and tech deep dive content.

Designing Networking and Hybrid Connectivity Infrastructure

Azure IaaS Virtual Machines Inside Out

Deep Dive into Azure Storage Blobs DisksFiles Tables and Queues

Planning Disaster Recovery Migration and More

Learn the Ins and Outs of Azure Automation PowerShell and Desired State Configuration

How to Deploy Linux and OSS on Azure

Leverage Existing Chef Puppet Toolsets for Management

Documentation

Azure Subscription Limits

How to Use SSH with Linux on Azure

Service Bus fundamentals

Exam Page

Azure Friday

I used the Azure Friday’s videos to brush up on subjects I didn’t feel confident with.  Short, easy to follow videos specific to a particular subject.  Brilliant for when you need to cram the day before.

http://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/documentation/videos/azure-friday/

Blogs

Tangent Thoughts

Good Luck!

]]> What I've Been Watching in April 2015! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/nmbpfe/what-ive-been-watching-in-april-2015 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 04:01:34 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nmbpfe/2015/04/23/what-ive-been-watching-in-april-2015/ So this month has been all about Office 365 and Azure.  I'm not an Azure engineer but I've been trying to get to grips with some of the fundamentals for a while now.  

 

I have had a few queries about ExpressRoute since the announcement in March and thought I would ramp up on some of the materials that are available.

Extending Your Network to Microsoft Azure Using ExpressRoute
 

Pure Azure Training Gold.
 

Designing Networking and Hybrid Connectivity Infrastructure

 

Azure IaaS Virtual Machines Inside Out

 

Deep Dive into Azure Storage Blobs DisksFiles Tables and Queues

 

Planning Disaster Recovery Migration and More

 

Learn the Ins and Outs of Azure Automation PowerShell and Desired State Configuration

 

How to Deploy Linux and OSS on Azure

 

Leverage Existing Chef Puppet Toolsets for Management



]]> //Build/London 2015 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/nmbpfe/buildlondon-2015 Wed, 08 Apr 2015 06:38:20 GMT https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nmbpfe/2015/04/08/buildlondon-2015/ Build is coming to London!!!!

Just wanted to shout about it :)

https://london.build15.com/

Free lunch!

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