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Dan Adams discusses the complexities of SharePoint and the impact of Microsoft Graph on M365 administration.

Dan Adams is a 13-year Microsoft 365 and SharePoint veteran who joined Andrew to talk about the often misunderstood world of SharePoint, the shift to Microsoft Graph, and his custom PowerShell module built which can assess and benchmark M365 environments. Dan breaks down why SharePoint gets such a bad reputation (spoiler: it's usually about who built it, not the platform), explains why "everything in M365 is SharePoint" isn't just a meme, and digs into how the Microsoft Graph API is changing the way admins interact with the platform. He also shares his experience going from longtime podcast listener to first-time guest, and closes with some honest advice about reaching out to people in the community.Key Takeaways: SharePoint's bad reputation often comes from poor initial architecture, not the platform itself. Getting the information structure right at the start has downstream effects on everything from Copilot to Purview to legal compliance, and PowerShell automation is only as useful as the metadata you've set up to work with. The Microsoft Graph API is consolidating how everything in M365 is accessed. Where older APIs like the SharePoint client-side object model might count a…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew

Guest: Dan Adams

Topics covered

• SharePoint
• Microsoft Graph
• PowerShell
• M365
• automation
• security assessments

Keywords

• SharePoint
• Microsoft Graph
• PowerShell
• M365
• automation
• security
• API
• permissions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Graph, CIS

Products: SP’r Smash Bros Automation

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