Lessons from a Data-Driven Organization

Lessons from a Data-Driven Organization I joined eGroup | Enabling’s team after retiring as CIO for a top ENR Architecture & Engineering firm. Since then, I have had time to step back and reflect. After my former organization successfully replaced all our business applications with SaaS solutions, our data resided in the cloud. We consolidated […]

Cyber Insurance and Legal Advice

Cyber Insurance and Legal Advice Cyber insurance rates rose drastically in 2021, driven by the spike in frequency and payouts of ransomware claims. Many insurers tightened coverage terms and conditions while raising premiums 130% in the US in Q4 on average (Marsh). To assess the trends and prepare for upcoming renewals, eGroup | Enabling Technologies […]

​Synced accounts showing “AttributeValueMustBeUnique” in Entra Connect

Synced accounts showing “AttributeValueMustBeUnique” in Entra Connect Recently I was asked to troubleshoot an Entra (fka Azure AD) Connect Sync issue.  There were about 50 users account that were not syncing with a “AttributeValueMustBeUnique” error.  Looking into the error the user ObjectID was conflicting with a device ObjectID. The user account was syncing from Active […]

For the 6th Consecutive Year- eGroup Recognized by CRN’s 2022 MSP 500 List

For the 6th Consecutive Year- eGroup Recognized by CRN’s 2022 MSP 500 List eGroup Recognized on CRN’s 2022 MSP 500 List eGroup announces today that CRN® a brand of The Channel Company, has named eGroup to its Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category for 2022. CRN’s annual MSP 500 list identifies […]

Zero Trust FAQs – Summary of Three Webinars with Microsoft

Zero Trust FAQs – Summary of Three Webinars with Microsoft eGroup | Enabling Technologies and Microsoft completed a trilogy of webinars on Zero Trust. Several questions were covered live, but due to time constraints, this blog reviews and answers all that were asked. The blog also reviews the survey data from our attendees, which show […]

eGroup Announces Christa Anderson as Director of Alliances

eGroup Announces Christa Anderson as Director of Alliances eGroup is thrilled to announce the addition of Christa Anderson as Director of Alliances. In this role, Christa will join the executive leadership team at eGroup and be responsible for the management and development of all partner alliance activities – working across all eGroup business units to […]

Lessons Learned: Microsoft 365 Tenant Consolidations

Lessons Learned: Microsoft 365 Tenant Consolidations When two organizations merge, chances are a Microsoft 365 tenant consolidation will be in order. A panel of experts from our team with experience in M&A consolidations share some important success factors in this video. A written summary of the takeaways can be found below the video. Summary Consider […]

eGroup Founder Mike Carter recognized as 50 Most Influential by Charleston Business Magazine

eGroup Founder Mike Carter recognized as 50 Most Influential by Charleston Business Magazine eGroup Founder Mike Carter was recognized as one of the 50 Most Influential by Charleston Business Magazine. eGroup is thrilled to announce that Founder and Principal, Mike Carter has been named to Charleston Business Magazine’s 50 Most Influential for the second consecutive […]

Deciding Between Direct Routing, Calling Plans, and Operator Connect

Deciding Between Direct Routing, Calling Plans, and Operator Connect Microsoft offers multiple ways to connect Teams to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to make in and outbound calls. Direct Routing, where the organization procures Phone System licenses from Microsoft to provide PBX services, but keeps their own local telecom trunking to the PSTN Calling […]

An AEC CIO’s Paradigm Shift to the Cloud

An AEC CIO’s Paradigm Shift to the Cloud Reflecting on my 19-year career as CIO for a top Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firm, it was sometime around 2015 where my mindset shifted to cloud first. Leading a technology organization in a growing and progressive AEC company, I recognized that numerous things had changed, and […]