SharePoint Liz

Stop Underestimating SharePoint Online You’ve seen the infographics. You’ve read the blogs. Every other post in your feed talks about optimizing SharePoint for Copilot, implementing robust governance, and getting your data “AI-ready.” They’re all making really valuable points. But... None of it matters if your organization still underestimates SharePoint. Until you recognize and understand that SharePoint is foundational to how Microsoft 365 works, no amount of governance checklists, security policy overhauls, or AI excitement will get you across the finish line. Stop the SharePoint Hate You’ve heard (or maybe said) it all before: “I hate SharePoint.” “It’s confusing.” “Why can’t I just recreate the same folder structure we had on the file share?” “It’s dumb.” This mindset is where transformation efforts go to die.  💀 SharePoint powers more than you think : Microsoft Teams file sharing OneDrive’s document backend Viva Connections home sites Copilot’s conte...

So You Want to Rename Your SharePoint Online Tenant? Read This First Let’s be honest, choosing a tenant name isn’t always a carefully considered decision. Maybe it was chosen in a rush during initial setup, or maybe it made perfect sense at the time but no longer reflects your organization after a rebrand or merger. Whatever the reason, the good news is that Microsoft allows you to rename your SharePoint Online tenant. But just because you can doesn’t mean you should jump in without a solid plan. I’ve performed several tenant renames since this feature became available, and where it fits as a solution, it’s a great alternative to migrating everything into a brand-new tenant just to change the name. I recently worked with a client to rename their tenant, and while the technical steps were fairly straightforward, the overall impact reached much further than many expect. I thought it was a good opportunity to share what I’ve learned after managing multiple renames over the years. At ...