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Planner Can Now Copy Plans

Posted on March 12, 2019March 20, 2019 by Tony Redmond ("Thoughts of an Idle Mind")

Microsoft has announced that Planner now boasts the ability to copy a plan. Apparently, the idea is to save time by setting up plan templates that you can reuse. Office 365’s task management app might not get as much love as other apps, but this is a useful set forward. Only users who are allowed to create new Office 365 groups can copy plans.

Planner Now Available in U.S. Government Cloud

Posted on January 10, 2019February 12, 2019 by Tony Redmond ("Thoughts of an Idle Mind")

The Office 365 Planner app is now available for U.S. Government Cloud tenants. Only it’s not the full Planner because some bits still have to be tested to make sure that they meet government standards.

Microsoft to Support Google IDs for Azure B2B Collaboration

Posted on August 29, 2018August 30, 2018 by Tony Redmond ("Thoughts of an Idle Mind")

Microsoft has launched the preview of Google B2B Federation, which allows Google accounts to be used to access Azure AD apps. Quite how this will work out for apps that use guest user accounts is unknown at this point.