Azure Active Directory Is Now Microsoft Entra ID
In July 2023, Microsoft announced that Azure AD is Becoming Microsoft Entra ID. This is only a naming change.
Webinar: Microsoft 365 Fullstack Dev's Office Hours - April 2025
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Build a solid foundation in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem as a SharePoint Framework (SPFx), Microsoft Teams, or Microsoft 365 Copilot developer.
Read moreWebinar: Microsoft 365 Fullstack Dev's Office Hours - March 2025
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Read moreBlog: How To Configure TTK Projects for GCC Development & Testing
Learn how to configure Teams Toolkit projects for GCC environments by removing Azure and Microsoft 365 dependencies, enabling testing and debugging with a local development.
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Webinar: Microsoft 365 Fullstack Dev's Office Hours - February 2025
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Read moreBlog: Validate Microsoft Entra ID generated OAuth tokens
Learn how to validate OAuth tokens generated by Microsoft Entra ID for securing custom apps or APIs - focus on verifying token authenticity and various claims.
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Webinar: Microsoft 365 Fullstack Dev's Office Hours - July 2024
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Read moreBlog: Secure SPFx Solutions in a Post Isolated Web Part Retirement
Learn how to secure SPFx solutions after Microsoft retires domain-isolated web parts and explore options for hardening your SPFx applications.
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Webinar: Microsoft 365 Fullstack Dev's Office Hours - June 2024
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Read moreBlog: SharePoint Framework Domain Isolated Web Part Retirement
Microsoft is at it again… building off all the retirement notices in 2023, Microsoft is as it again killing off a SharePoint Framework (SPFx) feature.
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Webinar: Microsoft 365 Fullstack Dev's Office Hours - April 2024
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Read moreBlog: Microsoft Graph Webhooks - What, Why, How & Best Practices
Learn about a feature that’s been in Microsoft Graph for a very long time. But it’s always surprising to me how many people aren’t aware of it.
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Blog: What on my Microsoft 365 Developer Spring 2024 Wish List
It’s been a few years since I published my last SPFx wish list - this time I want to expand it to all Microsoft 365 development topics!
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Webinar: Microsoft 365 Fullstack Dev's Office Hours - March 2024
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Read moreBlog: Microsoft 365 Apps: Use SharePoint Framework or MS Teams?
Developers can use the SharePoint Framework or Microsoft Teams apps for a new Microsoft 365 application. Compare the pros and cons of in this article.
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Webinar: Microsoft 365 Fullstack Dev's Office Hours - February 2024
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Read moreBlog: Zero to Hero: Complete Tutorial on Building SharePoint Embedded Apps
Build document-centric apps in this tutorial with SharePoint Embedded. Leverage SharePoint’s document libraries & more Microsoft 365 capabilities!
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Blog: SharePoint Add-in model retirement + other services unpacked
This is the definitive guide to the Microsoft 365 retirements announced in 2023: SharePoint Add-in model, SharePoint 2013 workflows, and Azure ACS.
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Blog: Start Learning Microsoft 365 App Development - Free Guides
Get started learning Microsoft 365 app development on the 5 most important workloads with my free guides! Over 5 hours of content & free resources!
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Course-Learn-M365: Start Learning Microsoft 365 App Development - Free Guides
Learn how to get started learning Microsoft 365 app development on the five (5) most important workloads with Andrew’s free guides!
Read moreBlog: SharePoint Framework v1.17 - What's in the Latest Release
Learn what I found while picking apart the latest SharePoint Framework (SPFx) release, v1.17. 40% more than what Microsoft shared in the official release notes!
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Blog: Microsoft Retired the MS-600 Exam & Teams Developer Cert! 😱
Microsoft is retiring the MS-600 exam & Teams Developer Certification on March 31. In this article I’ll share the backstory & plans for my exam prep course.
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Blog: MS-600 Exam Prep course - new chapter added on custom apps
In this article, learn about the new chapter I just added to my course, MS-600 Exam Prep | Building apps with Microsoft 365 Core Services.
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Blog: MS-600 Exam Prep course - November 2022 refresh almost complete!
In this article, learn about the latest November 2022 refresh to my course, MS-600 Exam Prep | Building apps with Microsoft 365 Core Services, and the recently refreshed chapters.
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Blog: MS-600 Exam Prep course - November 2022 update & price changes
In this article, learn about the November 2022 updates to my course, MS-600 Exam Prep | Building apps with Microsoft 365 Core Services, and the new course subscription plan.
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Blog: MS-600 Exam - HUGE Changes in the August 2022 Update!
Nearly 2 years after the initial release of the MS-600 exam Microsoft released a major update on August 4, 2022, one packed with a ton of changes!
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Blog: CloudDev Clarity | Episode 6 - Our favorite Azure resources
In episode 6 of CloudDev Clarity, Julie and Andrew share some of their favorite & most frequently used Azure resources, including why and how they use them.
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Blog: CloudDev Clarity | Episode 1 - New show by Julie Turner & Andrew Connell
Today I’m excited to share a new regular show: CloudDev Clarity. In this show, Julie Turner & Andrew Connell discuss topics for Microsoft 365 & Azure developers.
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Webinar: Microsoft 365 Fullstack Dev's Office Hours - July 2022
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Read moreBlog: How to: CI/CD/IaC for Azure Function Apps and GitHub Actions
In this article, I show you how to use Github Actions to test an Azure Function App, as well as create all resources & deploy the code in a complete CI/CD process.
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Webinar: What's new with the MS-600 exam for the Microsoft 365 Dev Cert | January 2022
In this webinar, Andrew will cover what’s new with the MS-600 exam today, and look forward to some changes we can expect Microsoft to make to the exam in the coming months.
This is free webinar is ideal if you’re a Microsoft developer who’s interested in taking the MS-600 exam to become a certified Microsoft 365 Developer Associate!
Microsoft released a new certification in November 2020 for Microsoft 365 developers. The Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Application Developer Associate certification measures developers across five (5) primary workloads in Microsoft 365. Developers must pass a single exam, the MS-600: Building Applications & Solutions with Microsoft 365 Core Services, to achieve this certification.
Read moreBlog: What's new with the MS-600 exam for the Microsoft 365 Dev Cert | December 2021
Photo by Nathan Lemon on Unsplash In this post, I want to update you on some of the changes Microsoft has recently made related to the exam & offer guidance if you’re planning to take the exam soon. I’ll also answer a few common questions that keep coming up.
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Blog: Microsoft 365 MS-600 Exam Prep Course Refreshed - New content, resources, & introducing practice test questions!
I’m excited to announce what’s in the latest refresh of my MS-600 exam prep course! New content, over 300 practice test questions and more!
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Blog: MS-600 Exam Prep - Content Complete - new chapters on SharePoint & Microsoft Teams
Back in October 2020, when I announced and launched my latest course Microsoft 365 Certified Developer Associate MS-600 Exam Prep, I committed to reaching the content complete milestone in February 2021. After two releases in December & January, I’m excited to share with you that the final two chapters will be published, true to my commitment, by the end of February 2021!
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Blog: New chapters on the Microsoft identity & Graph workloads released!
True to my commitment, I’ve published two more chapters to my Microsoft 365 Certified Developer Associate MS-600 Exam Prep course.
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Blog: Announcing our upcoming course: Microsoft 365 Certified Developer MS-600 Exam Prep
In early September 2017, I announced Voitanos’ first course to be published. A little over three years later, I’m excited to share with you today the news on my next course that’s currently in the works!
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Blog: Get Microsoft 365 Developer Certified - FREE webinar series!
On Wednesday, April 22, I presented the webinar Get Certified! Overview of the MS-600 exam & Microsoft 365 Developer Associate Certification with Rencore & Waldek Mastykarz. Rencore has posted the recording of the webinar as well as a link to the slides if you weren’t able to join us live or you want to re-watch it. Click here to access the recording. In that webinar I hinted there was more coming - I’m excited to share with you a new webinar series I hosted in May 2020, and all the recordings are available now!
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Webinar: Get Microsoft 365 Developer Certified! Explore Microsoft identity
Microsoft released a new certification in November 2019 for Microsoft 365 developers. The Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Application Developer Associate certification measures developers across five (5) primary workloads in Microsoft 365. Developers must pass a single exam, the MS-600: Building Applications & Solutions with Microsoft 365 Core Services, to achieve this certification.
Andrew Connell, a Microsoft 365 Development MVP, was deeply involved in working with Microsoft as they created the certification, exam, and associated materials. In this webinar, Andrew walks you through Microsoft identity, one of the five workloads the MS-600 exam will test you on. You’ll learn what topics are covered, what you need to focus on, what resources are available to you, and have an opportunity to ask questions. This isn’t an exam prep or some shortcut to pass the exam.
Read moreWebinar: Learn about the Microsoft 365 Dev Associate cert & MS-600 exam with me
Late last year, Microsoft introduced a new certification for developers working in the Microsoft 365 space. The Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Application Developer Associate is intended to measure & certify someone can “design, build, test, and maintain applications and solutions that are optimized for the productivity and collaboration needs of organizations using the Microsoft 365 platform”.
In order to achieve this certification, you must pass a single exam: Exam MS-600: Building Applications and Solutions with Microsoft 365 Core Services.
Read moreBlog: Leverage Custom Permissions in Entra ID Applications
In my last post, Securing an Azure Function App with Entra ID - Works with SharePoint Framework!, I showed how you can secure a REST API deployed as an Azure Function App using Microsoft Entra ID. This comes in quite handy when you want to secure some custom server-side business logic that’’s called from a SharePoint Framework (SPFx) client-side solution. The SPFx docs show how to use APIs with permissions to the Microsoft Graph. This post will explain how to add custom permissions to the AzureAD application that is used to secure your Azure Function.
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Blog: Securing an Azure Function App with Entra ID - Works with SharePoint Framework!
I recently published a new chapter in my Mastering the SharePoint Framework on-demand course for developers that included a section that showed how to call a REST API deployed using an Azure Function App and secured with Entra ID from the SharePoint Framework. When I was working on this chapter, it felt like the process of configuring an Azure Function App to be secured with Entra ID was harder and more complex than it should have been. Specifically, some of the things you do aren’t explained as well… so I decided to blog about it here!
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Blog: Beware of Declarative Permissions in SharePoint Framework Projects
Developers can declare permissions in SharePoint Framework projects, but it isn’t a good idea. In this article I explain why and suggest a better approach.
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Blog: Mastering the SharePoint Framework Sprint 13 Published with over 3hrs of Microsoft Graph & Entra ID Lessons!
I’m excited to share this latest update to my course, Mastering the SharePoint Framework for developers. Today’s update, packaged as sprint 13, includes two new chapters and a few updates… and it’s a huge release… the biggest yet adding over 3 hours of new content! Sprint 13 also marks a milestone: the Fundamentals Bundle of the course is now content complete! This means all planned chapters are now published. I will continue to make edits to existing chapters updating content when circumstances warrant, but at this time no new chapters or lessons are planned.
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