Category: Blog

So, okay. I’m writing all kinds of technical articles, that are almost like knowledgebase pages. I’m basically using this blog as a public documentation of different solutions I’ve found.

But then I’m also writing these slightly more personal blog posts, that aren’t exactly related to any technological solution per se. Some of them are personal professional updates, but some are actually more like rants.

This category is for the latter. You can find the non-personal blog posts here.

Visitors of koskila.net categorized by Google

Thanks for an amazing 2018!

Year 2018 is drawing to an end, and it’s a good time for some reflection on what an interesting year it’s been! Personally, quite a few things have happened in the last 12 months – I moved to Canada, started a new/old job, became a father, spoke at awesome events, met a lot of cool people – just tons of awesome stuff. But personal things aside, 2018 has been an interesting and rewarding time to be writing this blog! 2018 was the year when the […]

Office-365-logo

The Scary Anatomy of a Microsoft License Fraud

Note: While this was originally posted around the Christmas of 2018, and some company or seller names might not be relevant as scammers come and go, the principles in this blog post seem to be valid since early 2000s to probably until 2038 (when the Internet ends due to the Epochalypse). Tis the season for gifts, and lots of y’all might be thinking about giving out a digital gift. Maybe some of the more practical ones think about gifting someone a subscription of Office 365 […]

SharePoint Saturday New England logo

Speaking at SPS New England on 10/20!

Another exciting announcement to make – I’ll be speaking at SharePoint Saturday New England on 20. of October in Boston!  My session about Microsoft Flow, Azure Functions and a bit of Cognitive Services was accepted for the developer track. I’ll be presenting at 9:00 – 10:15 AM in room Cranmore. There’s a lot of awesome sessions and other awesome speakers, and I’m honored to share with the community what I’ve learnt lately while playing with some of the latest and greatest of Microsoft’s tools! :) […]

Microsoft Stores Backups For 14 Days, But Restores Them in 15

A cautionary tale of relying on the automatic backups in SharePoint Online

So Microsoft keeps 14-day rolling backups of your SharePoint Online sites. That’s awesome – no need to take backups anymore, right? Not so fast. It’s not always so easy, and by just relying on these backups, you risk losing your data. Forever, I might add. This cautionary tale is about SharePoint Online, but I’d say you’ll need to take caution anytime you’re dealing with Microsoft’s automatic backups. The story starts with the client doing something unwise – a prime example would be them removing the […]

Thanks for coming to my session in SPS Nashville!

I was at Cloud Friday and SharePoint Saturday Nashville 2018 (SPSNash18), and had my session on Saturday – that was a lot of fun! I had the chance to meet a lot of new (and some “old”) people, and I think the community liked my session about Citizen Development tools (for “actual developers”) quite well! Posts Related to “Thanks for coming to my session in SPS Nashville!”:Materials for my SPS TC session: “Citizen Developer Tools are not just for Citizen Developers” now…The Scary Anatomy of […]

SharePoint Saturday Houston session banner

Speaking at SPS Nashville!

This Spring is crazy – so many cool announcements to make! I’ll be speaking at SharePoint Saturday Nashville on 5.5.2018. This one’s a completely new SPS event for me, and I’m honored my session was accepted on the developer track! Based on the feedback from earlier sessions, I’m really excited to speak to the community about the cool new toys Microsoft is giving us! :) Posts Related to “Speaking at SPS Nashville!”:Speaking at SPS Twin Cities!Speaking at SPS Houston!The Scary Anatomy of a Microsoft License Fraud

Citizen Developer tools session at SharePoint Saturday Houston

Thanks for coming to SPS Houston! Check out the slides and demos :)

I had awesome time at SharePoint Saturday Houston! I had a lot of fun meeting a lot of new people, and I think the community liked my session about Citizen Development tools quite well! Posts Related to “Thanks for coming to SPS Houston! Check out the slides and demos :)”:Materials for my SPS TC session: “Citizen Developer Tools are not just for Citizen Developers” now…Thanks for coming to my session in SPS Nashville!Hackathon win: Resolving Managed Metadata Madness

Houston by night

Speaking at SPS Houston!

Another exciting announcement to make – I’ll be speaking at SharePoint Saturday Houston on 28.4.2018! It’s a completely new SPS event for me, and I’m honored my session was accepted on the developer track with some other really professional speakers. I’m really hyped to share more of the cool stuff I’ve been working on!  Posts Related to “Speaking at SPS Houston!”:Speaking at SPS Twin Cities!Speaking at SPS Nashville!The Scary Anatomy of a Microsoft License Fraud

SPS TC logo

Materials for my SPS TC session: “Citizen Developer Tools are not just for Citizen Developers” now available!

Whoops – this post comes quite late, as the session was a couple of weeks ago already.  I recently had a session at SharePoint Saturday Twin Cities (SPS TC for short) and thought I’d share my materials and document my experiences. Oh, and do the shout-outs, since I referenced some and tools by some extremely talented people! Posts Related to “Materials for my SPS TC session: “Citizen Developer Tools are not just for Citizen Developers” now available!”:USA, 2: Traveling to Chicago O’Hare for Business and LeisureA […]

SPS TC logo

Speaking at SPS Twin Cities!

Exciting announcement to make – I’ll be speaking at SharePoint Saturday Twin Cities (SPS TC for short) on 14.4.2018! It’s one of the biggest SPS events worldwide, and I’m honored my session was accepted on the developer track. I’m really hyped to share some of the cool stuff I’ve been working on!  Posts Related to “Speaking at SPS Twin Cities!”:Speaking at SPS Houston!Speaking at SPS Nashville!Materials for my SPS TC session: “Citizen Developer Tools are not just for Citizen Developers” now…