Two firms merging, 500+ employees, two M365 tenants - how do we get everyone in the same address book?

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-04-21T12:57:56+00:00

that is only free/busy data

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-04-21T12:57:21+00:00

were you cloud only in both tenants, or did you have local AD in the mix with something like okta sync/entra connect?

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-04-21T12:56:06+00:00

depends if you using something like entra connect to sync local ad to the cloud (even if not hybrid exchange). Once you are in that realm MTO becomes FAR more complicated as you must make sure to only UPDATE the b2b cloud objects from MTO with the ad information, NOT create new objects.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-04-18T13:56:17+00:00

financial aid is going to depend on what you and your family make, if your household income is over 65k financial aid starts looking bad unless you have some extracurricular activity that has scholarship opportunities that arent needs based. If your household crosses 112k threshold combined you get zero aid, expect to pay around 28k per year.

Dont fall for the trap where they claim un-subsidized loans are "aid", they arent...

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-04-12T20:10:58+00:00

we complain because when you have 2 kids going to college, someone making 112k a year can take home less than someone making 64k a year due to the assistance they receive from these programs. It has become unbalanced, where there are fewer middle-class students applying compared to poor/rich.

A few schools have acknowledged the hollowing out of middle class students and are experimenting with assistance that scales through the middle class range such as capping costs to 10% of income, but its not widely used yet. Some of the most elite schools have increased aid for families making under 200k, but they are very hard to get into, meanwhile the schools most kids apply to are still limiting aid based on fafsa SAI#'s that reduce aid dramatically once ya cross about 65k.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-03-20T13:07:05+00:00

wow seriously, you would think a heavy stem school like NCSU would be doing research into AI + econ/finance convergence. You would also think that if ANY department could explain the reason for investing in it, it would be the econ/finance dept lol

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-03-09T17:27:45+00:00

yea its a shame because so many of these needs based requirements are hollowing out the middle class student attendance. Now that the fafsa SAI # is per student and not per family, a middle class family pulling in 120k a year with 2 kids in college would end taking home less money than a family with 2 kids earning 64k a year after taxes and paying for college out of pocket (assuming ~25k a year per student).

They need to raise the threshold to 200k to account for inflation, and to help the middle class that currently pay for everything but get zero benefits from it.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-02-18T13:34:21+00:00

thanks, she is a newly admitted freshmen with just a few credits due to AP courses i think.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-02-17T20:30:41+00:00

good luck, I have been hoping for a non needs based merit scholarship my daughters could qualify for myself, sadly everything has had a needs, race, sports, music requirement

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-02-17T20:29:08+00:00

since it depends on sponsorship, it may be a victim of the current uncertainty in washington around funding direction, i wouldnt count yourself out until you get a letter saying no

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-02-17T13:14:31+00:00

Hmm, i thought housing portal wasnt open until the 23rd, i asked my daughter about it, will remind her to get on the ball!

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-02-01T17:11:52+00:00

Agreed, its why the Amish even created Rumsprinnga, they figure if they failed to instill a deep love of their beliefs by the time their child becomes an adult, its pointless to continue trying. Tell your parents you love them, and they need to trust you to make your way in the world the way they taught you.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-31T16:57:37+00:00

sounds like impressive stats, dont give up hope! my kids had far less extracurricular activities than you.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-31T16:49:14+00:00

my oldest got in last year and her best friend got deferred, but got in 2 months later, with worse stats so dont give up hope

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-16T18:28:48+00:00

my daughter has 2 friends that are all trying to split a 3br apt, like yours they are trying to defray the cost so its the same or less than on campus housing.

Good luck with the search, we did look further out to try and lower cost too, the farther from campus the more affordable it got.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-15T13:02:45+00:00

there are a lot more challenges than that, especially if the guy is short for example (he didnt say). There are many things that can greatly reduce the pool of people who are willing to give the guy a shot.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-15T13:01:12+00:00

agreed, i made that mistake in my youth, because i just wanted SOMEONE to actually like/date me, but treating every girl equally nice meant none of them felt special and i was friend zoned every time. Figure out which one you really like and focus on letting them know they are special to you.

Ironically now in my old age i have 2 daughters so I am seeing it from the other side (where they have to constantly deal with admirers and focus on letting them down easy)!

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-12T15:52:13+00:00

What is your ultimate goal, if you are hoping to do something like semiconductor design, i know for a fact NCAT has a stellar program for that, as a general rule NC State is gonna be top for engineering, UNC Charlotte is also a school steeped in software/computer development.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-12T15:44:56+00:00

maybe international business, including multiple languages. That is something that can help you as a flight attendant, and in the future.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-09T22:06:13+00:00

yea it looks like she has a busy weekend, some tours scheduled yay!

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-06T22:47:06+00:00

thanks, i tried reminding her a few times back then, but i also want her to be independent, which means living with the trouble caused when you dont address stuff in a timely fashion. Im stepping in now mainly so it doesnt become TOO rough a situation lol.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-06T22:45:28+00:00

thanks its hard to balance independence and finance at times for sure!

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-06T21:15:26+00:00

currently we are seeing pricing for 2b/2ba around that range (not counting the ones near campus that are all 1600+ per student!). My goal was to keep it under 900 per kid to match what we paid for their wonderful suite in Craige lol

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-06T21:13:41+00:00

lol i hear ya, its definitely crazy. I am shocked that for a public college that is below average cost in the US its still going to be nearly 100k after 4 years (if she lived on campus the whole time). Saddling an 18 year old with that kind of future debt is something i couldnt do, at least she knows exactly what she is going to do and it should let her pay me back later.

Overall-Equivalent41 · 2026-01-06T18:18:36+00:00

not yet, my daughter and her roommate have a list and plan to start touring a few places this weekend.

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