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The next version of Simeon Cloud is here!

June 6, 2024

Simeon is pleased to announce that the rollout of the next major version of our Simeon Cloud software has begun! We have been working tirelessly to update our codebase to provide across-the-board efficiency gains, improve Sync performance, and introduce new features. For an overview of what changes can be expected with the launch of this new version, including a list of prerequisites and recommendations, please see our latest guide. We have already begun updating clients to this new version and will continue to update more clients each week. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this update, please let us know by reaching out to support@simeoncloud.com.

Product Updates‍

  • To streamline the tenant installation process and reduce confusion regarding deploying the Simeon baseline configurations, users will no longer see the Simeon baseline toggle when installing a baseline tenant from the Install page. To review, compare, and deploy the Simeon baseline configurations to a tenant, navigate to Reconcile > select your baseline > select the Advanced Settings icon > select the External organization > Simeon Baseline.
  • To avoid API throttling, we have introduced a 30-minute timeout of Auto Refresh on the Sync page. After 30 minutes of inactivity, users will be presented with the following notice:

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Selecting No will leave the Auto Refresh toggle disabled, meaning the Sync status will not automatically update unless you manually refresh the page. Selecting Yes will re-enable this toggle, allowing the Sync status to automatically refresh.

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New providers, available in the next version of Simeon Cloud!

  • Office 365 > Exchange > IRM Configuration
  • Azure AD > External Collaboration Settings (Authentication Methods Policy)
    • systemCredentialPreferences
    • Registration Campaign

Easily select a self-hosted Azure DevOps agent pool from the Simeon app!

Simeon Cloud is built on Azure DevOps, allowing users complete control over their Simeon environment, from user permissions to repository access and Sync pipeline customization. By default, Azure DevOps pipelines are hosted by Microsoft, but did you know you can self-host your own Azure DevOps pipeline? It's true! By utilizing Azure DevOps self-hosted agent pools, Simeon users can run Syncs directly from a device they own and manage. To get started with self-hosted agents, please see our documentation.

To make this process as easy as possible, you can now specify which Azure agent pool you want each Sync to use! This can be customized from the Install page when installing a tenant or via the Sync settings.

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To change a tenant’s agent pool via the Install page, navigate to Install > Advanced Settings > Agent pool > select your self-hosted agent pool from the list > Install or Reinstall.

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To change a tenant’s agent pool via the Sync settings, navigate to the Sync page > settings icon > Agent pool > select the self-hosted agent pool > Save.

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Fixes and Improvements: The Simeon team is always hard at work for you!
[Improvement] Group names no longer append the mailNickName, making these configurations easier to identify and manage
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[Improvement] Sync performance has improved and Sync times have been reduced for tenants running the next version of Simeon
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[Fix] Resolved an issue where some configurations could fail due to a null value
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[Fix] Resolved an issue where Device Configuration policies would fail to deploy due to an invalid request
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[Fix] Ensure user mailbox configurations are successfully exported when applying advanced Sync filters
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[Fix] Fixed an issue where filenames longer than 256 characters were unable to be committed to the repository when using self-hosted agents
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[Fix] Resolved an issue where Conditional Access policies could fail to deploy when using the TermsOfUse property
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[Fix] Prevented an issue where deploying a Consent Policy Setting could fail in certain situations
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[Fix] Improved handling of deploying Device Compliance Policies to prevent errors related to an invalid patch
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[Fix] Resolved an issue where a Sync could fail due to an invalid namespace for Mobile Apps
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[Fix] Ensure proper handling of DLP policies to prevent errors regarding missing Compliance Administrator roles
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[Fix] Resolved an issue with Power BI reporting where Change_Type data was showing as UnableToDetermine
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[Fix] Resolved an issue where the Change Type column on the Sync page was not correctly formatted
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[Fix] Resolved an issue where some tenants would continuously pend approval to change a configuration mailNickName

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Thanks for Reading

Let us know how we can improve these updates and our platform by emailing us.

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Thank You,
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Team Simeon