macOS : shortcuts to remember

After just having moved to macOS as my main laptop after a lifetime of Windows, (I'll let you all know how that goes) it's remarkable to notice that, in my experience, macOS is built for mouse usage. That does not mean things are not feasible with a keyboard, though....

The Curious Case of The Missing Team

Recently, during a very pleasant endeavour at one of my customers, I got involved in a curious case I would love to share with "the world". All administrators were able to see (nearly) all teams in the admin center. With one exception. There was a certain team (which...

Configure External E-mail Warning

Security is the number one priority for most mature IT Service Providers. Microsoft is no exception. An often overlooked configuration parameter within Exchange Online is the External E-mail Warning. By enabling this option, all of your tenant users will be notified...

Azure AD Connect Group WriteBack

Groups writeback enables customers to leverage cloud groups for their hybrid needs. If you use the Microsoft 365 Groups feature, then you can have these groups represented in your on-premises Active Directory. This option is only available if you have...

3rd party app management with SCAPPMAN (pt. 1)

Introduction SCAPPMAN is a "Software as a Service" platform that allows organizations of any size to simplify and manage application and patch management for Microsoft Intune. It is a Belgian-based start-up that made the choice of opting for a full cloud management...

Self-Service Password reset for Windows

Azure AD has the capability to enable end-users to perform a self-managed reset of the password, in case one does not remember it anymore. Configuration is fairly easy, and can be done both through Intune and by adding a registry key. Detailed steps on how to do so...

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Upcoming Azure webinars

Microsoft is strongly committed on sharing knowledge and information to partners and customers. One of the channels I highly appreciate is the frequent webinars they host to announce new features or to highlight specific features. For the remainder of November 2019,...

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Enable-AzureRMAlias

Almost one year ago, the new Az Powershell module was released. The major change compared to the "older" AzureRM module is the fact that it is built on the .NET standard libraries, making it cross-platform compatible. In addition, the nomenclature has been adjusted....

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Jente Paredis

Jente Paredis

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Born and raised in the most beautiful city of Belgium; Leuven. As a very young kid I was already passionate about that “big electronic device” in the living room.

That hobby evolved into a professional career of more than 15 years. During my day job, I am a M365 Cloud Architect for The Flow Consulting in Mechelen.

Learning new things and peers is what gives me lots of energy. As such, I plan to use this blog of a way of IT-related knowledge sharing. Welcome!