Office 365

New Release of the Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Recommended Configuration Analyzer (ORCA) Module

Microsoft has recently released a new and updated version (2.2) of the Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Recommended Configuration Analyzer (ORCA). What is Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Recommended Configuration Analyzer (ORCA) Office 365 Recommended Configuration Analyzer ORCA is a report that you can run in your environment which can highlight known configuration issues and improvements that can impact your experience with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (formerly Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection). The ORCA …

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Next CoLabora User Group Meeting – this friday

The team behind CoLabora is pleased to announce the agenda for January 2022 Meetup. The meeting will focus 100% on Microsoft 365 and related services. All sessions will be delivered by MVPs and SMEs with each individual area. All sessions will be delivered in Danish. Event Info Event date: 14. January 2022 Event time: 9.00 to 11.00 Event Page: https://www.meetup.com/CoLabora/events/282612661 Agenda Agenda 09:00 – 09:05 – Velkomst (Ronni & Peter) 09:05 – 09:50 – Windows …

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Speaking at M365 Chicago Conference

I have the great pleasure of speaking at this Microsoft 365 focused virtual conference. My session is Friday 14th January 2022 at 18.00 (CET) and the topic is: Protecting Your Users Against Phishing Attacks The session abstract: This session will cover how we can use the built-in features of Office 365 Defender to protect our users against phishing and how to better train our users.I will cover everything from the basics of protecting your mail …

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How to Shrink the AD Connect SQL Express Database

If your AD Connect SQL Express Database is nearing the limit of 10 GB. Which is the size limit of SQL Express Database. The Database that a local install of AD Connect uses. Then you have an option to actually shrink and reclaim database space. Which is the process described here: On the server running AD Connect server: 1. Stop the AD Sync service 2. Take a backup of the AD Connect database files (ADSync.mdf …

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How to check the size of the AD Connect SQL Express Database

AD Connect has two database options, which is either an existing SQL Server or the most used, which is installed by default when using the Express Install of AD Connect, which is the Microsoft SQL Express Database. If you have a large environment with a lot of objects, then the SQL Express is not for you and you should consider using a SQL server. The SQL Express is fine, but is has a limitation, which …

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