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When users are unable to access their mailbox or SharePoint on Office 365, this can sometimes be due to sync issues.

Most organizations will use AAD connect to sync their on-premises identities to their Office 365 environment, so it’s important that these two systems communicate to make it possible for users to access what they need on Office 365.

Tags: Office 365 monitoring, ADFS, ADFS monitoring, Microsoft identity management, Azure AD Connect, ADFS performance, ADFS issue, SysAdmin Top Issues, office 365 health, office 365 performance, fixing office 365

Skype for Business is a powerful part of Office 365, but oftentimes users encounter frustrating issues with the service. When you’re logged into Skype, you’re supposed to be able to share your status with others who are logged on. However, users often complain that this feature isn’t working.

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Whenever a user complains about slowness in accessing a mailbox, IT administrators often suspect it’s due to an issue with the network. Still, they don’t always have enough information to confirm this.

Tags: Office 365, Exchange Online, Office 365 monitoring, SysAdmin Top Issues, office 365 health, office 365 performance, fixing office 365

In today’s world, employees demand around-the-clock access to their email accounts from any device. That’s why solutions like VMWare’s Airwatch are so important. But when Airwatch fails, an organization’s entire email system can falter, crushing productivity and communication.

Tags: Service Delivery, Mail Routing, Mobile Device Management, MDM, BYOD, End user Experience, Network latency, GSX for Airwatch, vmware airwatch, airwatch monitoring, airwatch performance, UEM

In today’s world, employees demand around-the-clock access to their email accounts from any device. That’s why solutions like VMWare’s Airwatch are so important. But when Airwatch fails, an organization’s entire email system can falter, making server endpoints unreachable and crushing productivity and communication.

Tags: Service Delivery, MDM, BYOD, End user Experience, Network latency, GSX for Airwatch, vmware airwatch, airwatch monitoring, UEM

 
When it comes to Office 365, Microsoft provides many tools that are helpful in giving administrators visibility into their service health, but there are some glaring gaps that make monitoring just as important as ever. The Office 365 Service Health Dashboard lets you know if there is anything impacting users, and provides status updates on each issue.

Tags: application performance management, application performance monitoring, APM, Office 365 monitoring, End user Experience, office 365 performance, outlook slow, Office 365 servive health dashboard

A top complaint with Microsoft Exchange Online is delays in sending and receiving emails. This leads to a loss of productivity among employees, and also takes up a lot of time for IT administrators.

Tags: application performance monitoring, APM, Office 365 monitoring, SysAdmin Top Issues, office 365 health, office 365 performance, fixing office 365, outlook slow, Use cases

 
Many Skype for Business users appreciate the convenience of Enterprise Voice. As a software-powered VoIP solution, it integrates with Outlook and Exchange and works with headsets and VoIP-enabled phones. While most organizations would love to utilize Enterprise Voice for all of their meetings, many encounter issues with the service.

Tags: Office 365 monitoring, skype for business issue, Skype for business performance, skype for business monitoring, SysAdmin Top Issues, office 365 health, office 365 performance, fixing office 365, Use cases

Since ADFS environments depend on certificates, it’s important to make sure they don’t expire and wreak havoc on your organization. Most major issues with ADFS occur due to the expiration of certificates. So if users start complaining that they can’t access their Office 365 resources, certificate expirations could definitely be to blame. 

Tags: Office 365 monitoring, ADFS monitoring, ADFS performance, ADFS issue, SysAdmin Top Issues, office 365 health, office 365 performance, fixing office 365, Use cases

User complaints about mailbox latencies are one of the most common issues that IT administrators face, and one of the most time-consuming to fix. Generally, an IT administrator will respond to complaints by asking if the issue is affecting everyone in the location.

Tags: Office 365 monitoring, SysAdmin Top Issues, office 365 health, office 365 performance, fixing office 365, mailbox latency, Office 365 mailbox latency, Exchange Online latency, Use cases