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Designing a successful Cloud Endpoint deployment whether Windows 365 (W365) or Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) starts with understanding what your users do, how they work, and what resources they need. This article provides a practical approach to workload analysis, persona definition, persona-to-endpoint mapping, and ongoing…
Happy New Year to all Community members! 🎆 As we kick off the first days of the year, here’s a quick roundup of some of the latest content shared in the Community. A great way to catch up, revisit key topics, or explore something new. 🚨FEATURED Watch it on the Community 🎥 Prefer watching over reading? This month also…
When TD Bank set out to overhaul its intranet, the challenge wasn’t just technical - it was human. With 12 landing pages, 40 separate sites, and over 150,000 documents, employees were experiencing what Abby Webster, AVP of Colleague Digital Experience, called “learned helplessness.” Navigating the system required insider…
Today, we want to shine a light on some of the individuals who have helped shape the Advania Community in its first year. From early contributors, to thoughtful commenters, to those who shared feedback during our soft launch - your input has helped us build a stronger, more valuable space for everyone. Today, we are…
[alert callout] Applies to: Anyone with Microsoft Calling Plans Microsoft is extending the Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements to the Teams Phone porting process in all markets. Teams administrators will need to submit general business information and supporting documents via Teams Admin Center before initiating a…
With 2026 around the corner, it is time to plan ahead and your endpoints are the centre of it all! Organisations that fail to adapt risk falling behind in security, productivity, and cost efficiency. Here are five essential moves every IT leader should prioritise this year: 1. Say Goodbye to Entra ID Hybrid Join Hybrid…
In this month’s newsletter, I'm sharing a comprehensive overview of a number of key announcements from the recent Microsoft Ignite 2025 conference including Copilot for Microsoft 365 updates, Work IQ, and Agent 365. I'll also give a brief round-up of other Microsoft Teams feature updates recently released to general…
Hot off the press! Microsoft have announced major licencing changings in the Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licences! In the near future Defender for Office 365 p1 alongside Remote Help and Advanced Analytics in the Microsoft 365 E3 licence bringing greater value to the SKU. Alongside this Intune Suite has now been announced to…
Join us for an interactive "Ask Me Anything" session on Power Platform Governance: What the CoE changes mean for you brought to you by the Advania Community. Microsoft has recently announced changes to the Power Platform Centre of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit from a core governance tool to integrated product features. This…
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I’ve been working with Azure OpenAI for the past year at Advania, building a custom AI application for one of our enterprise clients. Users can create folders, organize their chats, ask anything from simple questions to complex analysis, and upload Word or Excel files for document analysis. We’ve wired it up to Azure AI…
SIP vs VoIP – everything you need to know As business communication continues to evolve beyond traditional phone lines, it can feel hard to keep up with what’s best for your business – especially when the terminology is used so interchangeably and without clear definitions. But don’t worry, we’re here to help. In this…
We all know the scenario. Your teams want to be productive. They have discovered that Generative AI can summarise meetings, and draft emails in seconds. But without an approved tool, they are turning to the public version of ChatGPT. This creates "Shadow AI". The risk is real. You might have read about Samsung employees…
The Rising Tide of Data Sovereignty Picture this: A global organisation launches a major cloud transformation project. Teams are excited, collaboration is seamless, and productivity soars. Then, the legal team calls. A new regulation in one region requires all customer data to remain within national borders. Suddenly, what…
Autonomous agents are AI solutions that unlock efficiencies in workflows and drive cost-savings in organisations. Powered by highly capable LLMs, we have the capability and expertise to create autonomous agents with the ability to consume data, plan, reason and act, rather than just respond to prompts, that can automate…
Designing for Failure in the Cloud In the world of cloud architecture, we are often advised to design for failure. This includes: Utilising multiple availability zones Implementing premium storage solutions with improved SLAs Establishing a secondary region, or even a third for redundancy Scaling out rather than up While…
I've been watching the developers struggle with the same problem for months now. They're all excited about AI development tools - and rightfully so - but their projects keep veering off course in ways that remind me of the early days of agile adoption. Last week, I sat in a project review where we implemented a feature for…
Microsoft is evolving its approach to Sensitivity Labels within Microsoft Purview, introducing a new structure that replaces the traditional parent-child hierarchy with label groups. This change is designed to simplify deployment, improve manageability, and enhance consistency across Microsoft 365 environments. What’s…