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Why 8 Years Matters: Reflections From My First 3 Months at Sibasi

This month, Sibasi turns eight. In the fast-moving world of technology, eight years is not just a number it’s proof of resilience, relevance, and the ability to grow alongside the communities we serve.

I joined Sibasi three months ago, and walking into an organization with nearly a decade of history is both inspiring and humbling. From my first days, I could feel that Sibasi isn’t just a tech company  it’s a partner to nonprofits, Educational Institutions and businesses across Africa.

Sep 19, 2025
Lavenda Watila
Lavenda Watila
Query String URL Tricks for SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Brandon Kipkoech Wed, 04/30/2025 - 04:39

When working with SharePoint and Microsoft 365, small tweaks can make a huge difference — especially when it comes to URLs

Creating Your First Agent Using Microsoft Copilot Studio: A Beginner's Guide

Ever feel like keeping up with customer inquiries and day-to-day tasks is a never-ending race? You're not alone. As businesses grow and customer expectations rise, delivering fast, personalized support—while still staying efficient—can be tough. That’s where AI agents come in. Think of them as smart digital assistants that can chat with your customers, answer questions, and even get things done behind the scenes.

Apr 14, 2025
David Kamau
David Kamau

Email Delivery : How to Stay out of the Junk Folder

Email is still one of the most powerful tools for communicating with your audience — but only if your message actually lands in their inbox. With spam filters growing more aggressive and inboxes more crowded than ever, ensuring your emails are delivered and read takes more than just good content.

This guide outlines eight proven best practices to help you avoid the junk folder, improve deliverability, and build better engagement with your subscribers.

Apr 11, 2025
Edwin Oloo
Edwin Oloo
Connecting Azure VM to MySQL Flexible Server: A Step-by-Step Guide Jeff Githae Fri, 04/11/2025 - 10:50

As businesses migrate to the cloud, connecting your Azure Virtual Machine to a MySQL Flexible Server is a common requirement. This comprehensive guide will walk you through establishing this connection using the Azure Portal, ensuring your applications can securely communicate with your database.

Why Guest Users Can’t Access Custom Web Parts in SharePoint – and How to Fix It

SharePoint Online offers great flexibility in designing intranets and collaboration platforms through custom SPFx web parts. However, one common issue developers and admins face is that guest users (external users) often can't see or interact with these custom web parts. This can be frustrating, especially when your organization relies on collaboration with external partners, contractors, or clients.

In this post, we’ll explore why this happens and walk through the steps to make your custom web parts accessible to guest users.

Apr 07, 2025
Brandon Kipkoech
Brandon Kipkoech

Mastering Data Migration: Overcoming Common Challenges

We recently completed a data migration for one of our clients from Dynamics CRM to SharePoint, and what a journey it was! Picture this: data flying across systems like moving boxes on a truck, some landing perfectly, others teetering on the edge of disaster. It was a rollercoaster of planning, testing, and problem-solving, but we made it to the finish line with valuable insights to share.

Apr 04, 2025
Edwin Oloo
Edwin Oloo

How to Read Microsoft Outlook Emails with NestJS and Graph API

In today's interconnected world, integrating email functionality into your applications can significantly enhance user experience. Microsoft Outlook is widely used in enterprise environments, and accessing its data can be valuable for many business applications. In this blog post, I'll walk you through how to read emails from Microsoft Outlook using NestJS and the Microsoft Graph API, with detailed explanations of each step.

Prerequisites

Before we dive in, make sure you have:

Mar 14, 2025
Jeff Githae
Jeff Githae

Using JSON Formatter to Format SharePoint Forms

SharePoint forms are essential for data entry and management, but default forms can sometimes be bland and unstructured. With JSON formatting, you can customize the appearance and behavior of SharePoint list forms to enhance user experience and improve data visibility. In this blog, we will explore how to use JSON formatting to style SharePoint forms and control field visibility.

Feb 17, 2025
Brandon Kipkoech
Brandon Kipkoech
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