I presented a session this week at the Digital Workplace Conference in New Zealand that landed really well according to the feedback I've received following the session. Most of the feedback revolved around the common thread that people are being bombarded with high level messaging around AI, Copilots and the benefits it could bring, the... Continue Reading →
ESPC 2023 Amsterdam – Key Takeaways
Last week was quite the change as I traded sunburn in Sydney for frostbite in Amsterdam to attend ESPC 2023! I love the size of this event (at around 1500 attendees). It is large enough to attract some of the world's best speakers and topic experts, key Microsoft leaders (such as Jeff Teper and Karuana... Continue Reading →
My reflections on European SharePoint Conference 2022 (and all the photos)
This conference marked the first time I travelled outside of Australia since 2019. As hard as we've all tried with virtual conferences, user groups and meetups this solidifies for me the value of in-person events. I feel I struggled to maintain existing relationships over the last 3 years in the virtual world, and even harder... Continue Reading →
How to combine Graph & SharePoint permission consent into a single MSAL dialog on first use
The Problem The reason for writing this post and creating the accompanying simplified proof of concept github repo was that I was struggling to find a documented way to achieve getting the end user to consent to both Graph and SharePoint permission scopes without being presented with two consent prompts. The reason I wanted this... Continue Reading →
Interview with Daniel Anderson: Using Teams & SharePoint to Run Knowledge Sharing Sessions Turning Knowledge into Assets
In the days before we closed out 2021 I caught up with Daniel Anderson for a podcast where we discussed how (and why) I used Microsoft Teams and SharePoint to run regular knowledge sharing sessions within our company. With zero development you too can use your Microsoft 365 tenant to achieve the same outcome for... Continue Reading →
How to Setup Teams & Microsoft 365 for Streamlined Knowledge Sharing Sessions (aka Lunch & Learn or Brown Bag)
Knowledge Sharing Sessions If you've found this article then you are probably familiar with the term Brown Bag sessions (or one of the other creative names used for these types of meetings). Typically these are small group, informal training and learning sessions where each session focuses on a particular topic with the aim to share... Continue Reading →
Simulating 429 Throttling in Microsoft Graph API (SharePoint/OneDrive workloads)
Developing and testing your error handling code is really important to ensure the end product is resilient. I've always found this area to be a bit of a minefield when developing against SharePoint and more recently the Microsoft Graph API. I usually resort to using some software that intercepts the calls being made (e.g. Fiddler)... Continue Reading →
Problems Restricting SharePoint People Column to a Specific Group
When trying to enter a person in a SharePoint Person/Groups column you find you are able to search and select users only to encounter this error: Your organization's policies don't allow you to share with these users. Go to External Sharing in the Office 365 admin center to enable it. I found this error really... Continue Reading →
OnePlace Solutions partner clip from Ignite 2020 session
I was beyond excited at the opportunity to be included in the "Reimagining work with the Microsoft 365 platform" session at Microsoft Ignite 2020 with Yina Arenas and Mike Ammerlaan. It's a small clip where I share how the modern Microsoft 365 development platform is allowing us to deliver real business value to our customers.... Continue Reading →
Talking Office Add-ins on 365 Days of Cloud Podcast
I joined 365 Days of Cloud podcast hosts Rabia Williams and Mark Powney to discuss the journey Office Add-ins has taken over the last 10 years and why I'm so passionate about the role add-ins play in joining our systems together and delivering real productivity and efficiency gains for our workforce. Listen to podcast https://365daysofcloud.com/2020/09/20/episode-4-cameron-dwyer-talks-office-add-ins/... Continue Reading →