Tony Redmond

Dublin

Lead Author at Office 365 for IT Pros

Lead author for the "Office 365 for IT Pros" eBook and site (https://t.co/VTzkNBbhr4). Often rambles, but sometimes hits the point.

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Microsoft 365 PowerShell Modules Need Better Testing

3 days ago | office365itpros.com | Tony Redmond

Table of ContentsToggleThe recent problems with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK are well documented. Suffice to say that the Graph PowerShell SDK hasn’t been very stable since V2.25. V2.26 and V2.27 just didn’t work, and although Microsoft delivered a much-improved update in V2.28 in May 2025, the Graph PowerShell SDK still has problems with Azure Automation. In the Azure Automation environment, runbooks are configured to use a runtime version of PowerShell.
Office 365 for IT Pros (2026 Edition) Launch Plan

4 days ago | office365itpros.com | Tony Redmond

Table of ContentsToggleIn a time when some question the value of books, we deeply appreciate the support of the folks who subscribe to the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook. AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot can find and synthesize information scoured from across the internet to respond to questions, but so far generative AI cannot provide the context or insight that understanding technology often needs.
Practical Graph: Finding Owners for Ownerless Apps from Audit Data

4 days ago | practical365.com | Tony Redmond

Table of ContentsToggle Experienced commentators and ISVs have paid lots of attention to app management recently. Practical365.com started along this path in April 2021 when Vasil Michev wrote about how to use the Graph APIs to inventory apps and permissions. I created a more recent (and enhanced) version in 2024. It’s nice to see everyone joining us on the journey to better app management within Microsoft 365.
Outlook's Summarize Attachment Option is Pretty Useful

5 days ago | office365itpros.com | Tony Redmond

Table of ContentsToggleIntroducing a new technology is hard. The great expectations created at the initial launch soon meets the hard reality of deployment and things don’t get better until the technology has had time to bake. This is as true for Microsoft 365 Copilot as for any other major technology.
App Consent Policy to Block 3rd Party Apps from User Data

1 week ago | office365itpros.com | Tony Redmond

Table of ContentsToggleMessage center notification MC1097272 (17 June 2025) announces Microsoft’s intention to restrict access to some legacy protocols and introduce a new managed app consent policy to the ability of users to grant consent to third-party apps that want access to files and sites.
Practical Graph: Using PowerShell to Create and Run eDiscovery Cases

1 week ago | practical365.com | Tony Redmond

Table of ContentsToggle Microsoft has recently modernized the Purview eDiscovery solution to introduce a unified framework for case management that spans standard and premium cases and content searches. Microsoft plans to retire the classic eDiscovery (premium) in August 2025. At that point, the unified framework will be the only Purview eDiscovery solution available.
Microsoft 365 Local Announced with No Details

1 week ago | office365itpros.com | Tony Redmond

Table of ContentsToggleMicrosoft’s June 16 announcement about “sovereign solutions empowering European organizations” (Figure 1) is obviously an attempt by Microsoft to reassure European customers that continuing to use Microsoft (U.S.-based) technology is a safe choice at a time when many question the policies of the current U.S. administration.
People Skills Solution Rolls Out to Microsoft 365 Tenants

1 week ago | office365itpros.com | Tony Redmond

Table of ContentsToggleThe April 23, 2025, announcement about the general availability of People Skills, “a powerful new data layer in Microsoft 365 Copilot” is now being followed by the deployment of People Skills to tenants as described in MC1060842 (last updated 3 June 2025, Microsoft 365 roadmap item 485726). Microsoft expects deployment to complete worldwide in mid-July 2025.
How a Copilot Studio Agent can Use Files as Knowledge Source

1 week ago | office365itpros.com | Tony Redmond

Table of ContentsToggleThe announcement in message center notification MC1078671 (20 May 2025) that Copilot Studio can deploy agents to SharePoint Online sites (in Copilot Studio terms, SharePoint Online is a channel) gave me an idea. SharePoint has supported agents since October 2024, but those agents are limited to reasoning over the information contained in a site.
AI Generative Summaries Make it Harder for Tech Websites

2 weeks ago | office365itpros.com | Tony Redmond

Table of ContentsToggleLast November, I wrote about the impact generative AI was having on technology websites. Things have become tougher since with the introduction of generative summaries. Take Figure 1 as an example. I asked Google a question and instead of responding with a list of websites that might contain good answers, Google generates a summary overview of the available information.