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Classic SharePoint Blogs are Being Retired in SharePoint Online

December 9, 2019

Three weeks ago, news has broke that Delve Blogs are being retired, and since then, Microsoft has updated the messaging to also include the fact that Classic SharePoint Blogs are Being Retired in SharePoint Online! Let’s look at the details! On December 4th, Microsoft published Message Center MC197403 , which covers what we already knew...Read More

Office 365

Blog Sites, Classic SharePoint, Retired

Delve Blogs Retirement deadlines extended!

December 9, 2019

by Vlad Catrinescu

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On November 22nd , I wrote a blog detailing the timelines of the retirement of Delve Blogs! One of the main complaints from the community was the very aggressive timelines, which gave less than 1 month notice until the first pieces of functionality were starting to go away. Originally, the timelines were: Beginning December 18th,...Read More

Uncategorized

Delve, Retired

Disable Power Platform Self Purchase Option

Step by Step: How to Disable Power Platform Self Service Purchasing in Office 365

December 3, 2019

by Vlad Catrinescu

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On the 21st day of October 2019, Microsoft made public some very ambitious plans: Self-service purchasing for end-user for all Power Platform products (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate), enabled by default, and without the possibility for this to go trough an IT approval workflow, or even for IT to even disable the feature. As...Read More

Office 365, Powershell

Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Platform, PowerShell

Black Friday Deals on Microsoft 365 Learning Material

November 25, 2019

by Vlad Catrinescu

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While I am sure most of you (including myself if I am honest 😛 ) are getting their wallets ready for the latest and greatest gadgets out there, but since I love sharing educational material on this blog, let me do a Black Friday special deals for Educational Stuff showcasin the best Black Friday Deals...Read More

Learning

Pluralsight Black Friday Deal: 40% Off Annual Subscriptions

November 25, 2019

by Vlad Catrinescu

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Is your Pluralsight subscription up for renewal soon or have you been waiting for a promotion to become a Pluralsight subscriber? Pluralsight, one of the best on-demand online training companies with over 6000 courses is currently having a promotion between now and December 1st, 2019 at 11:59 pm Mountain time to save 40% on a...Read More

Announcements, Learning

Delve Blogs Retired: Another One Bites the Dust

November 22, 2019

by Vlad Catrinescu

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For the past two weeks, everyone was super excited about all of the new products that Microsoft has announced at Microsoft Ignite, but looks like shortly after Ignite, Delve Blogs, a product announced at the SharePoint Conference 2014 is the next Office 365 feature that will, bite the dust! There are not many details but...Read More

Office 365

Delve, Office 365

The Last Blog Post on Absolute SharePoint

November 20, 2019

by Vlad Catrinescu

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This site, https://absolute-sharepoint.com/ has been the home of over 400 blog posts, and over 20 Microsoft Certification study guides for the last 7 years! When I first started it in 2012, I was doing mainly consulting for on-premises SharePoint 2010, and Windows 8 has just gotten released, which gave me the inspiration for the “Metro...Read More

Announcements

Microsoft Extends Free Certification Exams to Microsoft Ignite the Tour

November 4, 2019

by Vlad Catrinescu

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A few weeks ago, I have blogged about Microsoft offering free certification exams at the Microsoft Ignite Conference in Orlando! A lot of you have reached out saying that you cannot be at Microsoft Ignite, and asked if the offer will be available at Microsoft’s roadshow: Microsoft Ignite the Tour! At the time, I unfortunately...Read More

Announcements, Learning

Microsoft releases a new certification for Microsoft Teams Administrators

November 4, 2019

by Vlad Catrinescu

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Microsoft Ignite started today, November 4th, and we didn’t only get announcements on technology, but also on certifications! And as you know, it’s a topic that I write quite a lot about on this blog! One of the certifications announced today is the MS-700: Managing Microsoft Teams to work towards the Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams...Read More

Announcements, Learning, Office 365

Microsoft releases a new certification for Power Platform Fundamentals

November 4, 2019

by Vlad Catrinescu

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Ever since my Pluralsight course on Microsoft Flow, I have been getting questions about a more power-user Microsoft Certification for the Power Platform, without needing to know the ins and outs of Dynamics! Previously, the only way you could get certified in Flow and PowerApps was trough the Dynamics Certifications, but today, Microsoft finally released...Read More

Announcements, Learning, Office 365

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