Microsoft 365 / Azure

What is the Microsoft Purview portal? The entry point to E3/E5 and Purview Suite

Using the Purview portal as an entry point, we will organize the differences between E3/E5/Purview Suite, solutions, permissions, and how to check pay-as-you-go.
Security

What is Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 / Plan 2? Differences Between E3 and E5

We explain the differences between Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 and Plan 2, E3 and E5, mixed licensing, and how to safely check device status.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

How to Choose Between Microsoft 365 Business Standard and Premium: A Comparison of Management and Security

Compare Business Standard and Premium across device management, identity protection, security, and overlap with existing products.
AI & Machine Learning

GPT-Live-1 comes to the API: Analyzing full-duplex voice AI through architecture and per-minute pricing

A practical evaluation of OpenAI's GPT-Live-1 API announcement from the perspectives of voice architecture, interruptions, backend delegation, and per-minute costs.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

What is Microsoft Search? Organizing the search infrastructure for finding internal files, people, and sites with M365 E3/E5

We outline current access points for Microsoft Search, SharePoint search, the discontinuation of the Bing version, differences from Copilot Search, and troubleshooting steps when search fails.
PowerShell

Reading the Windows Time Zone with PowerShell and Cross-Checking via GUI

Read the current time zone using Get-TimeZone and safely verify the same value in the Windows settings screen.
PowerShell

PowerShell + WPF + FileSystemWatcher — Observing file change events on the UI

A minimal trial to capture dummy folder change events with FileSystemWatcher and safely pass them to a WPF window.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

What is Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management? Designing Retention and Deletion

This article outlines the fundamentals of designing Microsoft 365 data retention and deletion using Purview Data Lifecycle Management, along with the differences from Records Management.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

What is Microsoft Purview Audit? Practical guide to choosing between Standard and Premium

A breakdown of the differences between Purview Audit Standard and Premium, 180-day retention, E5 advanced auditing, and how to perform your first secure log search.
Security

What is Customer Lockbox? Data Access Approval in Microsoft 365 E5

An overview of the role of Microsoft 365 Customer Lockbox, the differences between E3 and E5, and the approval procedure for customer data access by Microsoft Support.