Understanding Microsoft Active Directory for IAM Identity and Access Management (IAM) has become a vital part of modern business, allowing organizations to manage their employees’ and customers’ identities and access. Within this context, Microsoft Active Directory (AD) has become a prominent tool many organizations use to manage user identities and access permissions. At AIS Network, … Read more
Disaster Recovery: September Is National Preparedness Month As we observe National Preparedness Month, the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Helene underscores the urgent need for disaster readiness. Helene, a fast-moving and catastrophic tropical cyclone, became the strongest hurricane to strike Florida’s Big Bend region, leaving parts of the Southeastern United States in ruins. Businesses, homes, … Read more
Happy Birthday SharePoint! Fifteen years! Wow! Get ready for March 2016! It’s Happy 15th Birthday SharePoint! If our good wishes are several weeks early, it’s because we’re excited for Microsoft — and for us. Microsoft SharePoint is in good company. 2001 marked the year in which Wikipedia launched. It’s also the year in which Microsoft launched Windows XP, … Read more
Frequently, we’re asked, “We need to move legacy apps to the cloud. How can I make the case to management?” The changing trends in business are creating significant burdens on IT, and those who do not embrace this change may lose their competitive edge. When our customers need to move legacy apps to the cloud, … Read more
Common PCI compliance gaps? You bet! We can identify 15 of them. The need for enhanced security is becoming more and more obvious every day. As the security landscape changes, the threats to our sensitive data become more serious, and as a result, the controls that we put in place have become stronger. We see a … Read more
AIS Network has participated in the Microsoft BizSpark program since it began about 5 years ago. We love our BizSpark friends, the program and everything that it represents. The program has supported more than 100,00 startups in more than 165 countries. So, why didn’t we designate a page for BizSpark? Well, when we redesigned our website … Read more
By Laurie Head AIS Network VP, Marketing Communications In-house IT costs are soaring. Why spend money on SharePoint servers? Hosting SharePoint 2013 saves you money and worry. In belt-tightening times, the combined expense of SharePoint 2010 servers, technical staff and data security can be painful to a company. Why have the IT staff spend … Read more
By Terry Engelstad MCP, MCSE, CCNA, MCDBA, MCTS, MCITP AIS Network Operations Manager Recently, a SharePoint hosting customer asked us to perform routine maintenance on his SharePoint site. As part of that, he asked us to clean out the SharePoint Site Recycle Bin and have the automatic deletion mechanism disabled for the Recycle Bin. He said … Read more
What is Microsoft Office 365? In June 2011, Microsoft released Office 365, essentially bundled online software hosted in the cloud. Office 365 replaced Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) and bundled the latest upgrades of its SharePoint, Exchange, and Lync Server solutions. So, when you hear “SharePoint Online,” that means SharePoint as it is presented … Read more
