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Welcome to my new blog!

Andre Vala
posted on 2016-07-27
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There are times when one needs to change direction and embrace a new challenge. Professionally, that is where I am, at the moment. After 10 great years at |create|it|, where I have learned and grown

Posted in Office 365, SharePoint, SharePoint 2016

SharePoint Is Back!

Andre Vala
posted on 2016-05-04
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A while ago, some have predicted the death of SharePoint, stating that the SharePoint brand was not even present in Office 365 and that Microsoft would not release any new versions of the on-premises

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TUGA IT 2016 – Registration is open

Andre Vala
posted on 2016-03-09
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Registration is finally open for the free Saturday of TUGA IT Conference 2016, on May 21st 2016. Don’t miss the opportunity to attend the largest IT conference of the year in Portugal. A full

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TUGA IT 2016 – Office 365 / SharePoint Workshops Announced

Andre Vala
posted on 2016-02-19
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The TUGA IT Conference 2016 is really coming together now, with the announcement of the pre-conference workshops for the Office 365 / SharePoint workloads. It is nothing short of a stellar lineup

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Office 365 Portugal – Meeting #8

Andre Vala
posted on 2016-02-18
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Last saturday I presented a session on “Office 365 Groups Deep Dive” on the 8th meeting of the Portuguese Office 365 User Group (Office 365 PT). Thanks to all that attended, I had a great

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TUGA IT Conference 2016

Andre Vala
posted on 2016-01-06
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The TUGA Association, the non-profit organization behind SQL Saturdays in Lisbon and Porto, is organizing the first TUGA IT Conference which will take place in Microsoft Portugal’s beautiful

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Office Servers and Services MVP

Andre Vala
posted on 2016-01-02
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Happy New Year! 2016 is starting off really interesting for me. Microsoft has presented me with the MVP Award for my contribution in the Office Servers and Services (SharePoint and Office 365)

the European SharePoint Conference 2015 was great!

Andre Vala
posted on 2015-11-14
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The fourth edition of the European SharePoint Conference has now finished and it was bigger and better than ever. It took place in the wonderful city of Stockholm, in Sweden, from November 9th to

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Collab365 Global Conference

Andre Vala
posted on 2015-09-06
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This year’s 24-hour online conference is almost here! Like last year’s SP24, the new Collab365 Global Conference is a 24-hour online conference about SharePoint (and also about Office 365 and

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Microsoft Developer Tech Refresh

Andre Vala
posted on 2015-06-09
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Next Monday, June 15th, Microsoft Portugal is hosting the Developer Tech Refresh 2015 event in Lisbon. It’s a developer focused event, with 20 sessions over 5 simultaneous tracks: Windows Dev Azure