A lack of transparency regarding assignment criteria is the primary cause of skyrocketing license costs in Microsoft 365 environments. The PhinIT License Analysis addresses this head-on: it is not a passive scanner that merely reads your tenant’s cu…
Long paths under Windows have been the natural enemy of any structured filing system for decades. Especially within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, the default nomenclature OneDrive - <Organization Name> often leads to reaching the magic limit of 260 c…
The 365CMS is now officially live at phinit.de. German content is already fully available. English articles, translations, and guides are being finalised right now and will go live by 22 March 2026.Check back next week — all English content, includi…
OAuth2 app security is the new battleground for Microsoft 365 admins. While some MVPs and ISVs warn of an apocalyptic wave of malware apps, the reality is that often the biggest risk is not malicious intent, but simple administrative disinterest. Yo…
Classic DLP rules often fail in the face of reality: rigid blockades are frustrating, generic warnings are clicked away. The goal is context-sensitive user guidance that actively takes the user into compliance responsibility instead of just patroniz…
The end of Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Exchange Online is no longer a theoretical scenario, but a timed process that must dominate your infrastructure planning from now on. Microsoft has released the final timeline for disabling and completely re…
In the current IT security landscape, a fundamental erosion of the classic network perimeter has taken place. The web browser is no longer just a tool for retrieving information, but has become the primary operating system for enterprise application…
Microsoft Entra ID P1 licenses are a hurdle for many SMBs and IT departments when it comes to just one feature: dynamic groups. While Microsoft charges monthly fees per user for automated group memberships, the same logic can be mapped with on-board…
Today, when it comes to forensic analysis of terabyte-sized eDiscovery cases in Microsoft Purview, you're hitting hard architectural limits. The current search standard, the Keyword Query Language (KeyQL), is optimized for full-text searches, but be…
