Mass Migrations to Teams Phone System

Mass Migrations to Teams Phone System Introduction When it comes to migrating to Teams Phone System, there are a number of different approaches. Some are slow and steady, some are by site or location (if there are multiple locations in play), and some are big-bang flash cuts. Slow and steady is often the preferred approach, […]

Windows 365 Deployment: Administrative Lifecycle and End User Experience

Windows 365 Deployment: Adoption Lifecycle and End User Experience With your Cloud PCs provisioned and deployed to your users you can now kick your feet back and enjoy the simplistic cloud deployment, right? Unfortunately, not quite. While it is true that Windows 365, being a cloud deployment, will greatly reduce the necessary administration tasks compared to Azure Virtual Desktop or […]

Windows 365 Deployment: Initial Setup & Configuration

Windows 365 Deployment: Initial Setup and Configuration In the first part of this series, we discussed the necessary steps to properly prepare for a Windows 365 Enterprise environment.  Once you have done your due diligence and are ready to proceed with the deployment phase, you will need to perform several initial setup tasks and then understand the lifecycle of a […]

Windows 365 Deployment: Licensing and Requirements

Microsoft 365 Deployment: Licensing and Requirements Microsoft introduced Windows Virtual Desktop (now called Azure Virtual Desktop or AVD) in three years ago and released it into General Availability two years ago. AVD allowed for a fully customized virtual desktop and application infrastructure in the cloud providing clients with multiple scenarios for deploying applications, personal desktop assignments, and multi-session desktop capabilities.  However, it […]

Compliance Manager, Data Loss Prevention, and Communications Compliance

Compliance Manager, Data Loss Prevention, and Communications Compliance Microsoft has made significant investments in its Security and Compliance offerings. These features give you the ability to protect sensitive content on your Office 365 platform as well as comply with regulatory requirements you might be subject to, but many IT organizations find adoption of these features […]

Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access Baselines & Best Practices

Azure AD Conditional Access Baselines & Best Practices Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) Conditional Access has a tremendous amount of potential and capabilities for organizations big and small. I like to think of it as the engine that runs Azure AD Authentication. It is a fairly simply concept, create a scoped scenario for your […]

eGroup named to CRN 2021 SP 500 List

eGroup named to CRN 2021 SP 500 List eGroup proudly announces that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named eGroup Holdings LLC to its 2021 Solution Provider 500 list. CRN announces its top 500 solution providers list each year, ranking the leading IT channel partner organizations across North America by revenue. This year’s impressive list […]

Make Security and Compliance Your Priority

Make Security and Compliance Your Priority Do You Think About Security? You run IT for your organization. You have a small team, maybe not in management’s eyes, but certainly in yours. It’s you, an infrastructure specialist, somebody managing the network, and another body managing your Office 365 tenant. You find that you are just keeping […]

The Cloud for Non-Profits

The Cloud for Non-Profits Tech for Social Impact Microsoft Tech for Social Impact (TSI) presented its vision for the Microsoft Cloud for Non-Profits March 30, 2021. It is designed as an affordable solution for non-profits that covers a broad range of needs common to non-profits. The Cloud for Non-Profits leverages the Non-Profit Common Data Model […]