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Microsoft 365 Business Premium, previously known as Microsoft 365 Business, is a subscription service packed with productivity and security management features. It’s designed specifically for organizations with fewer than 300 users, and it is more feature-rich than Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3. In this article, I’ll show you how to set up Microsoft 365 from scratch. Then…

Microsoft is very keen that Office 365 tenants should move away from email distribution groups to embrace the world of Office 365 Groups. There is lots to like about Groups, but I have some doubts about the way Microsoft is cajoling people to move.

How to downgrade your converted Alcatel SpeedTouch 510 ADSL modem back to the Pro model? This document describes how you can configure an Alcatel SpeedTouch Pro ADSL modem and downgrade it from the 510 model to the Pro model. This method will work if the following assumption is true: Your modem was basically a Home…

Jeff Hicks shares tips for copying files between computers with PowerShell remoting, as an alternative to the common system administrator task.

As an IT pro, the process of exporting users’ mailboxes to PST is rather straightforward. However, importing PST email and calendar items into new mailboxes can be tricky. In this article, I will detail how to import PST files to Office 365 using either Outlook or the Microsoft Purview Compliance portal and Azure AzCopy. How…

In this guide you’ll see how to install Windows 11 or perform an upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10. Installing Windows 11 is quite different than the previous versions of Windows. For the earlier versions, you typically needed to plan for the installation then go get the installation media, insert it into your computer,…

We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks shows us how we can create our own PowerShell command.

Microsoft’s Surface Duo is a unique productivity device that fits in your pocket but it is not for everyone.;

MCAP stands for Microsoft Certified Architect Program, a program Microsoft has devised in order to identify top industry experts in IT Architecture. These recognized professionals must have 10 or more years of experience, possess strong technical and leadership skills and form an elite community. Unlike other IT certifications, this credential was built and is granted…