I have been working a lot lately on existing and new application projects that require emails to be sent via Microsoft Office 365. Traditionally this would be done using the System.Net.Mail class library over the SMTP protocol. Something like this… I see an increasing amount of limitations with this approach. Here are some of those limitations: SMTP ports closed my endpoint security products SMTP ports blocked by border network equipment Microsoft frequently changing encryption and authentication requirements Public IP address, service account and credential issues In short, a simpler approach was required and Microsoft have provided this approach via the...
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Migrating data to SharePoint Online is made so much easier with mover.io
This is a very exciting acquisition for Microsoft who purchased data migration company mover.io back in October of 2019. You can read all about it at https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2019/10/21/microsoft-acquires-mover-to-simplify-and-speed-file-migration-to-microsoft-365/. We all know what a nightmare it can be to move data into SharePoint or OneDrive. I am pleased to say that mover.io goes a long way to easing this that pain. Consider this post more of a “hey check out this cool technology” than a comprehensive tutorial on all things mover.io. However, I did documented my first experience and it was a very pleasant experience indeed. Things this post does not consider:-...
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