Running the MSP security practice: GDAP, Lighthouse, NCE and licensing strategy, PowerShell automation, migrations, QBR reporting, and vCISO services.
Microsoft announces Microsoft 365 Copilot, DAP-to-GDAP transitions start May 22 with eight limited roles, Authenticator Lite auto-enables May 26, and the faster Teams client enters preview.
Manual app packaging means downloading installers, building IntuneWin files, and redoing it all per update and per tenant. Here are the package managers, Intune features, and tools that end the loop.
Desired state configuration turns M365 baselines from physical checklists into monitored, enforceable standards. We review Microsoft 365 DSC and take an honest look at Simeon Cloud's friendlier take.
Most MSPs track KPIs well and set goals poorly. Here is why OKRs close that gap, the five things they buy you, and how Viva Goals brings the whole framework inside Microsoft Teams for $6 per user.
Microsoft 365 Lighthouse now bulk-migrates DAP to GDAP with suggested role tiers, reusable templates, and built-in JIT access. How the wizard works and how it compares to CIPP.
Azure AD P2 auto-remediates risky users; P1 only detects them. This Power Automate flow sweeps every customer tenant for risk detections and opens a PSA ticket the moment a new one lands.
Field notes from a real GDAP migration: a seven-step checklist, the security group and PIM structure that worked, and answers on customer emails, competencies, Azure access, and distributors.
App registrations ride on DAP pre-consent. When DAP relationships disappear in early 2023, vendor integrations like IT Glue, CIPP, and HaloPSA stop reading customer tenants until re-consented.
Two ways to bulk-migrate DAP to GDAP before the deadline: Microsoft's CSV-driven CLI gives granular control, CIPP's built-in wizard gives speed. Here is how to pick, with a demo of both.
Huntress's native PSA integrations stop at tickets and agreements. A Power Automate custom connector opens the full API: incident chaining, QuickBooks billing sync, and cross-vendor device reports.
Microsoft incentive rebates arrive monthly with no per-customer clarity. A Partner Center earnings export plus six columns in Power BI shows exactly which customers, products, and programs pay.
NCE commitment terms punish missed renewal dates. This Power Automate flow sweeps Pax8 subscriptions daily and opens a PSA ticket before each renewal, so seat counts get fixed before lock-in.
