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Gustavo Moraes
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Gustavo Moraes

Gustavo Moraes is the CEO of Trentim, a company focused on providing management methodologies and tools mainly in the Microsoft ecosystem, with a large client base in Brazil and abroad. He is an MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer). He has been working with Microsoft technologies for over 12 years with extensive expertise in process automation, and project and task management. He is one of the leading names in the field of automation on Microsoft and Low Code platforms in Brazil. He has led many events and communities in addition to being a prominent user in the Microsoft community. Christian, married to Aline for 8 years and father of Alexia and Natasha.
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Douglas Romao
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Douglas Romao

Douglas Romão has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Office Apps & Services and Business Applications since 2017. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and has been working with Microsoft technologies for over 15 years, focusing mainly on developing productivity and collaborative solutions. Currently, work as a Senior Solution Architect & Business Consultant within the Power Platform and Project & Portfolio Management field, leading technical communities and sharing knowledge through conferences, his YouTube channel/blog, and a podcast. Christian, father of Vicente (a 7-month-old baby boy by the time this book has been released) and married to Mariana.
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A really cool feature is that Files On-Demand prevents some viruses from being able to capture these files since they are not actually on your machine.

Unfortunately, this feature is not enabled by default. To enable it, you must go to the settings on your OneDrive, and on the Settings tab, enable File On-Demand...

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Authors (2)

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Gustavo Moraes

Gustavo Moraes is the CEO of Trentim, a company focused on providing management methodologies and tools mainly in the Microsoft ecosystem, with a large client base in Brazil and abroad. He is an MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer). He has been working with Microsoft technologies for over 12 years with extensive expertise in process automation, and project and task management. He is one of the leading names in the field of automation on Microsoft and Low Code platforms in Brazil. He has led many events and communities in addition to being a prominent user in the Microsoft community. Christian, married to Aline for 8 years and father of Alexia and Natasha.
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Douglas Romao

Douglas Romão has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Office Apps & Services and Business Applications since 2017. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and has been working with Microsoft technologies for over 15 years, focusing mainly on developing productivity and collaborative solutions. Currently, work as a Senior Solution Architect & Business Consultant within the Power Platform and Project & Portfolio Management field, leading technical communities and sharing knowledge through conferences, his YouTube channel/blog, and a podcast. Christian, father of Vicente (a 7-month-old baby boy by the time this book has been released) and married to Mariana.
Read more about Douglas Romao