As a Microsoft 365 tenant administrator there is not much worse / annoying / frustrating than seeing two devices in Entra for the same device and same person. You know for sure that the end user experience is probably poor, and the application of conditional access polices, and device compliance policies will be out of […]
Beyond the tools: Why your T2T migration needs a specialist Project Manager
Many organisations mistakenly view Tenant-to-Tenant (T2T) migrations as straightforward technical exercises with simple point-to-point data transfers. At Nero Blanco, we recognise that the process is significantly more complex. These migrations involve much more than moving files; they require safeguarding business continuity while an organisation undergoes a fundamental change in its digital identity. This is precisely why the guidance […]
PIM Role Assignable Groups
First, we just had Microsoft 365 Roles like Global Administrator, Exchange Administrator, SharePoint Administrator. It very quickly became apparent that these were not appropriate for an enterprise organisation, as they were permanent and were too broad in permission scope in some respects, particularly if you just need to grant things like Conditional Access Administrator or […]
MFA – Everywhere. All the time. For everyone.
This is a hill I will die on. MFA for everyone, from everywhere, all the time. No excuses, no if, buts and whys. MFA is your number one frontline defence against malicious actors. Yes, there are other many compensating controls that can be in place such as Firewalls, VPNs, networking controls, Conditional Access policies, Device […]
Entra App Registrations, Enterprise Apps and Service Principals
A practical engineering guide to owners, assignment, consent, credentials and risk The one-line lesson: do not confuse ownership, assignment, consent and credentials. They control different risks. Contents Why this topic trips people up Microsoft Entra application governance looks simple until you start reviewing real tenants. Then the terminology gets slippery. App Registrations, Enterprise Applications, service […]
From valve radios to artificial intelligence and self driving cars!
Yesterday we had an all company meeting and I thought it would be cool to kick it off with a quiz to keep everyone engaged. I had been thinking about my parents and reflected on the technology changes that they have witnessed in their lifetime. They were both born in the late 1940’s, so allow […]
Restore Exchange Online Archive Mailbox to Primary Mailbox
You’d think this would be easy and not an uncommon request. There are genuine use cases for restoring an Exchange Online Archive mailbox to the primary mailbox. For example: With the right SKU, Microsoft gives you a 100 GB primary mailbox. Plenty of space for most users. But even so, you might only use 15 […]
Fundamental Differences Between Google Workspace and Microsoft Tenant: A Migration Perspective – Part 2
Migrating from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 requires careful planning and execution.
Manage and restore deleted and inactive mailboxes in Exchange Online
When a user leaves an organisation in Microsoft 365, administrators have several options for how to handle the user’s mailbox. The approach chosen determines how long the mailbox data is retained and how it can be recovered in the future. Option 1: Convert the mailbox to a Shared Mailbox A common approach is to convert […]
Providing expert migration services during Mergers & Acquisitions
Most organisations only migrate to Microsoft 365 once or twice in their lifetime. For us at Nero Blanco IT, it’s something we do every week. For over 15 years we’ve helped organisations of every size move to Microsoft 365 safely, securely and with minimal disruption. Nero Blanco migration experience15+ years delivering Microsoft migration projectsHundreds of […]
Streamlining Workflows: Using Power Automate with SharePoint and Microsoft Teams
Power Automate, Microsoft’s workflow automation tool, is a game-changer for boosting productivity across Microsoft 365 services like SharePoint and Teams. Whether you’re managing documents, coordinating team tasks, or sending notifications, Power Automate can simplify repetitive processes with minimal effort. In this blog, we’ll explore how to harness Power Automate for automations in SharePoint and Microsoft Teams, break down the capabilities and options for […]
Manually Copy, Move or Export OneNote
In some circumstance during a tenant-to-tenant migrations, we have occasionally seen OneNote that don’t migrate correctly. This could be for a multitude of reasons, perhaps they were legacy OneNote stored outside of OneDrive or they had not sync’d from the user’s device. Here I will explain how you can copy the content manually if the […]