What is group-based licensing in Azure Active Directory?

The azure AD team has announced a service offering to dynamically license users based off group membership, excerpts from the post:

Microsoft cloud services, such as Office 365, Enterprise Mobility + Security, Dynamics CRM, and other similar products, require licenses. These licenses are assigned to each user who needs access to these services. To manage licenses, administrators use one of the management portals (Office or Azure) and PowerShell cmdlets. Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is the underlying infrastructure that supports identity management for all Microsoft cloud services. Azure AD stores information about license assignment states for users.+

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April 28, 2017 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Introducing Microsoft Teams: The new chat-based workspace in Office 365

Microsoft Teams delivers:

· Chat for today’s teams – Threaded persistent chat that keeps everyone engaged

· A hub for team work – Designed to work together with Office 365 apps

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November 2, 2016 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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SharePoint Online software boundaries and limits

 

Knowing about limits such as number of supported users, storage quotas, and file sizes will help you to get the most from SharePoint…

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August 31, 2016 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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New capabilities in SharePoint Online team sites including integration with Office 365 Groups

 

The rollout of several new enhancements to SharePoint Online team sites in Office 365, including deeper integration with Office 365 Groups…..

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August 31, 2016 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Dynamics 365 and more: What you need to know

Satya Nadella Announces Microsoft Dynamics 365 at WPC 2016…..

Designed to help change the nature of digital work within organizations of all sizes, Microsoft Dynamics 365 empowers business users with built-in insights and intelligence within the business applications they’re working in – applications like field service, sales, finance, and operations. As a result, Microsoft Dynamics 365:

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August 17, 2016 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Multi-factor authentication for Office 365

Here are links to couple of good articles on multi-factor authentication for Office 365:

https://blogs.office.com/2014/02/10/multi-factor-authentication-for-office-365/

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November 9, 2015 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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From Google Apps to Office 365: Why my company ditched Google

Interesting article By Derrick Wlodarz….@ the link below:

From Google Apps to Office 365: Why my company ditched Google

January 20, 2014 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Trial Guide: Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online and Office 365

The unified offering of Microsoft Office 365 with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online combines familiar Microsoft Office applications with a powerful customer relationship management solution accessed over the Internet to rapidly improve marketing effectiveness, boost sales productivity, and enrich customer service interactions. This document will demonstrate how to setup and leverage the integration between Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online to improve office collaboration, staff productivity, and make your organization more agile.

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November 27, 2012 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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EPA To Use Microsoft’s Office 365 – Business Insider

Here’s another good sign that a key part of Microsoft’s cloud-software strategy, Office 365, is a hit with enterprises…more @ the link below:

EPA To Use Microsoft’s Office 365 – Business Insider

November 7, 2012 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Project Blog – Project Online: In the cloud with Office 365!

Project Blog – Project Online: In the cloud with Office 365!

July 30, 2012 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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