External Sharing in SharePoint and OneDrive is changing: What You Need to Know

In an ongoing effort to create a more secure environment by default, Microsoft is introducing an important security update that will affect how external users access content shared through SharePoint and OneDrive. Starting July 1, 2025, any links shared with external users before your organization enabled Microsoft Entra B2B integration will no longer work. This change applies to all organizations that have already enabled or will enable SharePoint and OneDrive integration with Microsoft Entra B2B (Most organizations I have looked into so far). External users trying to use old links will see an error message saying the organization has updated its guest access settings. To regain access, the content must be reshared. Highlights of how the change affects organizations who have enabled B2B: All external sharing will require guest registration. External users must be added as guests in your Microsoft Entra directory. Access will be managed through Microsoft Entra B2B Invitation Manager. T...

Microsoft Ignite The Tour Amsterdam has been cancelled

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who have been paying attention to the media lately. MITT Zurich was cancelled last week, and Amsterdam was cancelled today. Putting public health and safety first, Microsoft has done the only sensible thing and cancelled this event. No word on Madrid later this month, or the other events coming up soon. If you have registered for any of the remaining events, you will be notified through your registered address, or you can keep an eye on the @ms_ignite twitter account for updates.