We’re a week away from the launch of the Office 365 for IT Pros (2026 edition) eBook, the 12th edition issued since the first book appeared in 2015. This article describes the launch plan and informs current subscribers about how they will receive an update offer to extend their subscription. We’re also updating the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook.
Monthly update #120 (June 2025) is available for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook. This is the last update for the 2025 edition as the 2026 edition will be available on July 1, 2025. Change continues as Microsoft continues on their odyssey to an agentic world. Growth in the ecosystem continues and Microsoft 365 now has 430 million paid seats, 56 million of whom use Power Platform. All good!
Subscribers for Office 365 for IT Pros (2025 edition) eBook can download the May 2025 updates (#119) now. Update #11.3 for the PowerShell book is also downloadable. Another month brings a new batch of changes, updates, and new information. The Microsoft 365 conference happens this month, and Microsoft might disclose some interesting nuggets there, but only about SharePoint, OneDrive, or Teams. Oh well… on to June.
Update #11 for the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook is now available for subscribers to download. The eBook is now over 300 pages long and includes extensive coverage of using PowerShell to interact with Exchange Online, Teams, Planner, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business data using workload modules or the Graph APIs (and Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK).
The April 2025 Update for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is now available for subscribers to download. This is monthly update #118 for Office 365 for IT Pros. The Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook also receives an update to version #10. With sending messages to the wrong place in the news, we also consider whether the same problem can arise with Microsoft 365. It can, but mitigation exists.
The Office 365 for IT Pros writing team is thrilled to announce that monthly update #117 for March 2025 is now available for subscribers to download from Gumroad.com. The March release also includes an update (#9) for the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell book. In a world where change happens all the time, it’s nice (but a lot of work) to keep pace with developments.
Free downloads of Office 365 for IT Pros, normally in PDF format, are available from sites around the internet. All are illegal and outdated copies. Some go back as far as the fifth edition (2018). Downloading and sharing illegal copies is a violation of our copyright, and we protest these actions by notifying the sites that they’re hosting illegal content. Most sites take down the PDFs quickly, but chasing this kind of stuff is still painful.
The Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook is now at update #9. The latest update spans 300 pages of content covering how to use PowerShell with the Microsoft 365 workloads, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Teams, Planner, and Entra ID. There’s no other book that includes so many worked-out examples of how to get things done with PowerShell and Microsoft 365.
Monthly update #116 (February 2025) is available for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook. The refresh includes update #8 new files for the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook. We’ve also updated the print (paperback) version that’s sold on an on-demand basis through Amazon.com. Things keep on changing inside Microsoft 365 with agent management a new challenge that’s coming into view.
Monthly update #8 is now available for the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell ebook. Subscribers can download the updated files from Gumroad.com. The Office 365 for IT Pros eBook includes Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell. Both books are updated monthly. Mastering the Microsoft Graph is a major focus of the PowerShell book, which should be helpful to anyone trying to upgrade scripts from the old AzureAD and MSOL modules.
Monthly update #115 is now available for download by subscribers to the Office 365 for IT Pros (2025 edition) eBook. The files available to subscribers also include an update for the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook. Those who bought the PowerShell book without buying the Office 365 for IT Pros bundle can also download the update.
The Office 365 for IT Pros writing team is thrilled to announce the availability of the December 2024 update (monthly update #114). Current subscribers can download the updated EPUB and PDF files for the main book and the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell book using their Gumroad.com account or the download files link in their receipt.
Monthly Update #113 (November 2024) for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is now available for download by current subscribers from Gumroad.com. An update is also available for the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook. In other news, we look at the Microsoft 365 news from Microsoft’s FY25 Q1 results and try to interpret what some of Microsoft’s statistics really mean.
The Office 365 for IT Pros team is delighted to announce the availability of monthly update #112. Subscribers for the 2025 edition can now download the updated files from Gumroad.com. We’ve also updated the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell book, which is included as part of the Office 365 for IT Pros bundle and availanle separately, including as a printed version. We’re now working on monthly update #113, due on November 1, 2024.
Files are available to download for the September 2024 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros (2025 edition) eBook. This is monthly update #111 for the only book covering Microsoft 365 that’s updated monthly. As normal, this update covers a bunch of new information and insights from across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
The first update for Office 365 for IT Pros (2025 edition) or monthly update #110 is now available for subscribers to download. The update covers both the Office 365 for IT Pros and Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell books. Many of the changes in this update are small but we do have some new information to share in some chapters.
Office 365 for IT Pros 2025 edition, the 11th edition of the most comprehensive and in-depth book covering the Microsoft 365 Office servers, is now available. Office 365 for IT Pros subscriptions include a new 240-page book titled Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell covering PowerShell, Microsoft Graph APIs, and the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. No Microsoft 365 tenant administrator should be without a copy of Office 365 for IT Pros!
The June 2024 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros 2024 edition ebook is available for download. We’re also announcing the availability of the 2025 edition on 1 July 2024. Office 365 for IT Pros 2025 edition drops the companion volume and introduces a new book dedicated to Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell. Anyone who subscribes to the 2024 edition in June 2024 will receive a free update to the 2025 edition when it is published.
Another month, another update for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook. In this case, it’s monthly update #107 for Office 365 for IT Pros (2024 edition), now available for download by subscribers from Gumroad.com and Amazon.com. Like every month, update #107 contains a mixture of new features and revised knowledge, all essential information for Microsoft 365 tenant administrators to have.
The April 2024 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is now available for subscribers to download from Gumroad.com or Amazon.com. Like every month, update #107 covers lots of new material to document the changing landscape of Microsoft 365. The author team would appreciate if subscribers download and use the updated version – there’s no point in using old stuff to navigate an ecosystem that changes all the time.
The Office 365 for IT Pros eBook team has released the March 2024 update for the only eBook covering the Microsoft 365 ecosystem that’s updated monthly. February 2024 saw many different issues that impacted the content of the book, including the retirement of Viva Topics and some annoying PowerShell bugs. It’s just the kind of change that keeps us busy updating the book month after month.
The February 2024 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook (monthly update #104) is now available for download. Lots happened during January in terms of breakthrough announcements, hacks, new features, and deprecated functionality. All grist to the mill for a book that’s been through 104 monthly updates.
The January 2024 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is available for subscribers to download from Gumroad.com or Amazon. Like any monthly update, the January 2024 update is packed full of changes across the content chapters. Readers should download the updated files as soon as convenient to make sure that they have the most up-to-date information available.
The December 2023 update (monthly update #102) for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is now available for subscribers to download. While Microsoft has become obsessed with AI and Copilots, we’ve stayed focused on getting real work done with the tools available to most Microsoft 365 tenants. That seems like a more intelligent way for us to work than becoming fixated on technology that only some tenants can aspire to use.
The Office 365 for IT Pros eBook team is delighted to announce the release of the 101st monthly update (November 2023). Subscribers can download the updated files from Gumroad.com. The update covers many chapters and includes topics like the release of the new Teams client, which we learned on October 31 will become the only Teams client on March 31, 2024. Lots of ongoing change inside the Microsoft 365 ecosystem… Which is why a book like Office 365 for IT Pros is the only way to stay current!
The 100th update for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is available for subscribers to download. Like any Office 365 for IT Pros update, #100 is packed full of new information, insights, and ideas drawn from across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Things have changed enormously since the book first appeared in May 2015, but now we’re looking forward to the next 100 updates!
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The September 2023 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook (monthly update #99) is available for subscribers to download. Details of the update are available in our change log. However, sometimes the change log doesn’t tell the full story about the updates we make to content. A chapter author might forget about a change they make, or maybe we rewrite something and don’t mention it. The point is that the book is in a state of constant change to keep up with the updates Microsoft ships across the Microsoft 365/Office 365 ecosystem.
Monthly update #98 is available for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook. Subscribers can download the updated files from Gumroad.com (PDF/EPUB) or Amazon (Kindle). Lots happened during July, some of which like Microsoft 365 Copilot and the Microsoft 365 Archive and Backup products, can’t be covered in the book until the software appears in public preview. But that’s the great thing about a book like Office 365 for IT Pros. Because we update the entire book every month, we can track and report on new solutions as they appear and we gain experience with them.
The Tenth edition of Office 365 for IT Pros, the only always up-to-date eBook covering Microsoft 365 Office services is now available for EPUB/PDF and Kindle. Existing subscribers for the EPUB/PDF version can upgrade to the 2024 edition for a low cost (and should have an email to tell them how). The new book is based on the 2023 edition but is completely revised and updated with changes and new material.
The Office 365 for IT Pros eBook team is delighted to announce the availability of the June 2023 update (update #96). Please download and use the new files! This is the last update we’ll issue for the 2023 edition as the 2024 edition will appear in July. Existing subscribers will be able to update to the 2024 edition at a very attractive price when the new book is available.
Monthly Update #95 for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is now available. Like any of our monthly updates, #95 contains lots of new information about Teams, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, PowerShell, and Azure AD. We continue on our voyage of discovery about all aspects of Office 365 and the wider Microsoft 365 ecosystem as we prepare for update #96 in June and the 2024 edition in July.
The April 2023 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is available for subscribers to download. There’s lots of changes throughout the book. March saw many important Microsoft announcements about technology that will affect how Microsoft 365 tenants work in the future, but there’s lots of changes happening now that we need to cover. We’re also looking forward to the 10th edition of the book, which we should deliver in July 2023.
The Office 365 for IT Pros March 2023 update is available. Subscribers can download the updated files from Gumroad or Amazon. The March 2023 update contains lots of new content and changes ranging from the fallout of the Yammer rebranding to the general availability of Teams Premium. It’s an important update to download and use.
The February 2023 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros (2023 edition) eBook is available for subscribers to download. This is the 92th monthly update for Office 365 for IT Pros, something that makes the book unique in terms of its ability to remain current in the changing world of Microsoft 365. In 2022, people in 82 different countries subscribed to Office 365 for IT Pros. That’s a proud record which we hope to improve on in the coming years.
The January 2023 update (#91) for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is available for subscribers to download. EPUB/PDF subscribers can fetch the updates from their Gumroad.com account while Amazon Kindle readers must contact Amazon support to arrange for the updates to be made available to them.
The December 2022 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros (2023 edition) eBook is now available for subscribers to download. As always, monthly update #90 contains a mixture of additions, updates, and deletions of information about the Microsoft 365 Office workloads, Azure AD, and PowerShell. There’s lots of good stuff for people to read — all 1,320 pages.
The 89th monthly update for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook has been released for subscribers to download. The November 2022 update contains the normal mixture of new features, updates to existing features, corrections and clarifications, and all the other stuff that happens to keep the world’s best book covering Office 365 as up-to-date and technically accurate as we can make it.
The October 2022 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros (2023 edition) eBook is available for subscribers to download. This is the 88th in a series of updates since the original launch of the book in May 2015. Although some might consider this month to be a light one in terms of changes made inside Microsoft 365 because everyone’s waiting for Ignite, we still had lots to do and many changes to process. Just like every month.
The September 2022 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros (2023 edition) eBook is now available. This is monthly update 87 in a series stretching back to May 2015. Subscribers of the EPUB/PDF version can download the updated files from Gumroad,com while those who bought the Kindle version from Amazon will have to contact Amazon support. Now on to update #88!