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Aug 2, 2018 · 34 min
Episode 76 – All the 2019 Previews!
In Episode 76, Ben and Scott run through the latest announcements for SharePoint 2019, Skype for Business 2019, and Exchange 2019. Sponsors Mover.io - Scan, Plan, Migrate, Report. Migrations that don’t suck - with Mover! Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Getting started with Scripting for Office 365 Webinar SharePoint 2019 Public Preview Now Available SharePoint Server 2019 Reviewer’s Guide SharePoint Server 2019 Quick Start Guide for Single Server Farms Announcing the Skype for Business Server 2019 Preview! Exchange Server 2019 Public Preview Microsoft matches Slack with a free version of its Teams chat app Get Microsoft Teams for free Inside the Free Version of Teams What’s new in Microsoft Teams – July Roundup About the sponsors Mover is a cloud migration company that specializes in moving your company’s files from file servers or cloud storage like Box, Dropbox, and Google, into Office 365. Their patented technology makes Mover the fastest OneDrive file migrator in the world. Moving dozens of terabytes of data a day is a breeze. Scan, Plan, Migrate, Report. Migrations that don’t suck - with Mover! Visit mover.io for more info. Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.
Jul 26, 2018 · 31 min
Episode 75 – Securing Office 365 (Part 2)
In Episode 75, Ben and Scott continue the conversation on Office 365 security, celebrate the reappearance of the Office 365 Service Descriptions. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Office 365 Service Descriptions Office Customization Tool for Click-to-Run (Preview) Enable Microsoft 365 usage analytics Introducing the Office 365 Secure Score Microsoft Trust Center | Security | Office 365 Office 365 Threat Intelligence Attack Simulator in Office 365 Running your first Simulated Office 365 Attack: Brute Force Password (Dictionary Attack) Running your first Simulated Office 365 Attack: Spear Phishing Running your first Simulated Office 365 Attack: Password Spray Attack Azure AD Conditional Access support for blocking legacy auth is in Public Preview! What is conditional access in Azure Active Directory? Azure Active Directory B2B collaboration licensing guidance
Jul 19, 2018 · 29 min
Episode 74 – Securing Office 365 (Part 1)
In Episode 74, Ben and Scott lament the disappearance of the Office 365 Service Descriptions and then dive into securing Office 365. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes The Firewall of the Future Is Identity Building Zero Trust networks with Microsoft 365 Set up multi-factor authentication for Office 365 users Manage emergency-access administrative accounts in Azure AD Baseline security policy for Azure AD admin accounts in public preview! Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell using multi-factor authentication Start using Azure AD Privileged Identity Management Use a resource dashboard to perform an access review Azure AD Password Protection and Smart Lockout are now in Public Preview!
Jul 12, 2018 · 28 min
Episode 73 – Azure Government
In Episode 73, Ben and Scott talk about Azure Government - what it is, who can use it, and some of the considerations when you do. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Azure Government Cloud Computing How to buy Azure Government Available Services in Azure Government Products available by region Announcing new Azure Government capabilities for classified mission-critical workloads Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR): Azure Paired Regions Security and Compliance Blueprints on Azure
Jul 5, 2018 · 36 min
Episode 72 – SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business with Omar Shahine
In Episode 72, Ben and Scott interview Microsoft's Omar Shahine, Director of Program Management, OneDrive and SharePoint. It is an "around-the-world" tour of the program management process at Microsoft, SharePoint Spaces, and how customers interact directly with the product teams to drive features and functionality in the Office 365 product suite. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes SharePoint Spaces Sign-up Omar Shahine Omar runs Product for SharePoint and OneDrive consumer and business services in Office 365. He has worked on OneDrive since August 2010 when he led a multi-year change in strategy and capability for OneDrive. Today he leads a team of Program Managers who deliver OneDrive and SharePoint across a range of devices and is integrated into thousands of products. He been at Microsoft since 1998 and worked on various products and services. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two kids. You can follow Omar on Twitter @OmarShahine.
Jun 28, 2018 · 33 min
Episode 71 – Accessing Office 365 on Mobile Devices
In Episode 71, Ben and Scott get you off your desktop, out of your browser and discuss accessing Office 365 from a mobile device. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Microsoft Authenticator Microsoft Authenticator on Google Play Microsoft Authenticator on Apple App Store What is the access panel? Mobile app support My Apps for Android My Apps for iPhone and iPad Office 365 Admin app Office 365 Admin on Apple App Store Office 365 Admin on Google Play Outlook for iOS and Android Help Center Set up email in the Outlook for Android app Set up email in Outlook for iOS mobile app SharePoint Mobile app Use a mobile device to work with SharePoint Online sites SharePoint mobile app for iOS SharePoint mobile app for Android OneDrive Use OneDrive on Android Use OneDrive on iOS Add OneDrive for Business in Android Use OneDrive for Business in iOS Help for Skype for Business on a mobile device Install Skype for Business on iOS Install Skype for Business on Android Microsoft Teams on Mobile Devices Microsoft Teams on the Apple App Store Microsoft Teams on Google Play Episode 3: Yes MAM, No MAM
Jun 21, 2018 · 30 min
Episode 70 – Catching up on Office 365 News
In Episode 70, Scott and Ben crawl out of their holes to bring you the latest and greatest happenings in Office 365. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion Here’s what GitHub developers really think about Microsoft’s acquisition Hyperfish acquired by LiveTiles About the Office 365 admin center About Office 365 admin roles What you can do in the Office apps on an Android, iOS, or Windows mobile device with an Office 365 subscription Updates to Adobe Document Cloud bring integrated PDF services to Office 365 Adobe Help - Configuring Office 365 SharePoint OneDrive Power and simplicity—updates to the Office 365 user experience Microsoft to give Office 365, Office.com apps a makeover PowerShell Cmdlets for PowerApps and Flow creators and administrators SharePoint Admin Survey from Recore
Jun 14, 2018 · 17 min
Episode 69 – PowerApps with Laura Rogers
In Episode 69, Ben sits down with Laura Rogers from IW Mentor at SharePoint Conference 2018. Laura shares her experience with SharePoint Swoop and provides insights on the PowerApps landscape. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes SharePoint Swoop – the intranet makeover show Microsoft PowerApps Overview of connectors for PowerApps Customize a SharePoint list form using PowerApps PowerApps Studio for the Web is Generally Available for Production Use Production PowerApp: Legislative Tracking PowerApps Posts on Laura's Blog Generate an app from within SharePoint using PowerApps From Insights to Action with the Power Apps custom visual Long live SharePoint Server! – SP2019 TAP Enrich your SharePoint Content with Intelligence and Automation PowerApps Live Online in June Laura Rogers Laura Rogers is a SharePoint expert, speaker, author, and educator. She is well-versed in helping organizations make the most of their SharePoint environments using out-of-box functionalities such as workflows, web parts, and PowerApps. She is the owner of IW Mentor, a SharePoint training company. Laura’s technical expertise also includes over 12 years of experience working with Microsoft’s messaging and collaboration systems. She has been named a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for the past seven years. Laura runs the Birmingham (AL) SharePoint User Group. She has contributed to several books on SharePoint over the past eight years. You can read more about Laura’s experiences on her blog, www.wonderlaura.com You can follow Laura on Twitter @WonderLaura and on her blog at https://wonderlaura.com.
Jun 7, 2018 · 23 min
Episode 68 – SharePoint spaces and SharePoint 2019 with Bill Baer
In Episode 68, Ben sits down with Bill Baer to talk about the latest announcements from SharePoint Conference 2018 and the SharePoint Virtual Summit! They touch on everything from the latest announcements with SharePoint spaces to the functionality and release timelines for SharePoint 2019. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Watch the SharePoint Virtual Summit SharePoint innovations transform content collaboration with mixed reality and AI SharePoint spaces Microsoft is bringing the SharePoint work environment to virtual reality headsets Microsoft announces SharePoint Server 2019 with modern team sites, communication sites, and more Welcome to SharePoint Server 2019, a modern platform for choice and flexibility New Capabilities for OneDrive Announced Today at SharePoint Conference North America Multi-Geo Capabilities in OneDrive and SharePoint Online in Office 365 Bill Baer Bill Baer is a Senior Technical Product Manager and Microsoft Certified Master for SharePoint in the SharePoint product group at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington; previously a Hewlett-Packard Technology Solutions Group MVP with a background in infrastructure engineering and enterprise deployments of SharePoint Products and Technologies. Bill Baer has deep industry experience having worked for Apple Computer Corporation, First Data Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft Corporation. You can follow Bill on Twitter at @williambaer and on his blog at https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/wbaer/.
May 31, 2018 · 25 min
Episode 67 – The Year of the List with Adam Harmetz
In Episode 67, Ben and Scott are joined by Adam Harmetz where they discuss the latest updates and announcements from SharePoint Conference 2018, including SharePoint spaces, improvements to the Modern UI, SharePoint Lists, and AI. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Watch the SharePoint Virtual Summit SharePoint innovations transform content collaboration with mixed reality and AI SharePoint spaces What's new for your intranet in Office 365 Stream innovations at the SharePoint Conference showcase AI in video Adam Harmetz Adam is a twelve year veteran of the SharePoint Engineering team. Today, he runs the product team responsible for developing the user experience and development platform for SharePoint (in Office 365 and on-premises) - including Team Sites, Comm Sites, Publishing Sites & Portals, Biz Apps (w/Microsoft Flow and Power App integration), the SharePoint mobile apps (download today!), and the SharePoint Framework. You can follow Adam on Twitter @AdamHarmetz.
May 29, 2018 · 26 min
Episode 66 – OneDrive for Business with Stephen Rose
In Episode 66, Ben and Scott are joined by Stephen Rose where they discuss the latest updates and announcements from SharePoint Conference 2018, including OneDrive for Business multi-geo support, improvements to the sharing experience, and reporting. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Watch the SharePoint Virtual Summit SharePoint innovations transform content collaboration with mixed reality and AI New Capabilities for OneDrive Announced Today at SharePoint Conference North America OneDrive Uservoice OneDrive for Business - Office 365 Roadmap Stephen Rose Stephen is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for OneDrive for Business at Microsoft. In addition to speaking at various conferences around the globe, he is a regular contributor to the Office and OneDrive TechCenter blogs and engages with over 160k Twitter followers on all topics tech. Stephen holds 15 technical certifications and has been an MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) and MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) since Windows NT. In 2015, he was awarded the Microsoft 2015 Circle of Excellence Platinum Club award. You can follow Stephen on Twitter @stephenlrose.
May 25, 2018 · 35 min
Episode 65 – Live from SharePoint Conference 2018 with Mark Kashman
In Episode 65, Ben and Scott are joined by Mark Kashman where they discuss the latest updates and announcements from SharePoint Conference 2018. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Watch the SharePoint Virtual Summit SharePoint innovations transform content collaboration with mixed reality and AI The Intrazone – a new SharePoint podcast from Microsoft The Intrazone Subscribe to The Intrazone on Apple Podcasts What's new for your intranet in Office 365 Enrich your SharePoint Content with Intelligence and Automation Overview of the "Connect to new Office 365 group" feature Mark Kashman Mark is a Senior Product Manager on the SharePoint team focused primarily on SharePoint Online, the mobile and intelligent intranet, and Delve & the Microsoft Graph. He has worked at MSFT since 2000. He started working with SharePoint building a digital asset management (DAM) solution built on top of SharePoint 2007 (IMM, the Interactive Media Manager) before moving to the SharePoint team. He lives in the Sammamish, WA area and enjoys kayaking, biking, hiking, ballet/soccer/science club/swimming (all the Dad duties), and quiet-bird-chirping moments for reading and writing books - when not playing that darned addictive Bejeweled. You can follow Mark on Twitter at @Mkashman and on the Microsoft Tech Community.
May 24, 2018 · 30 min
Episode 64 – SQL, Coffee, and Rotary Phones
In Episode 64, Ben and Scott lost the rails, found the rails, and then fell off of them again. Sponsors Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes What is Microsoft SQL Operations Studio (preview)? Download and install SQL Operations Studio (preview) Office 365 Support Options #AzureTrivia on Twitter Ember: The World's First Temperature Control Mug Microsoft’s Surface Hub 2 is designed for an office of the future
May 17, 2018 · 29 min
Episode 63 – Ding, Dong, Skype for Business ACP Is Dead
In Episode 63, Ben and Scott lament the end of life announcement for the integration of third-party audio conferencing providers (ACP) with Skype for Business. Sponsors Join Ben and Scott at SharePoint Conference North America. Register today at sharepointna.com with the code SHOAG and save $50 on your registration. Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes End of life program for the integration of Skype for Business with third-party audio conferencing providers On Meeting Solutions - Microsoft Teams Country and region availability for Audio Conferencing and Calling Plans Setting up the Meeting Migration Service (MMS) Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams Capabilities Roadmap Communication Credits
May 10, 2018 · 28 min
Episode 62 – Catching Up On Azure, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint
In Episode 62, Ben and Scott take a walk through the latest news in the Microsoft world. Sponsors Join Ben and Scott at SharePoint Conference North America. Register today at sharepointna.com with the code SHOAG and save $50 on your registration. Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Region expansion: Global VNet Peering Announcing the new Microsoft Teams & Skype for Business Admin Center Updated roadmap for bringing Skype for Business capabilities to Microsoft Teams Teams On Air Q&A roundup: Teams + SharePoint for document sharing, storage and collaboration Planner tab in Microsoft Teams now includes the Schedule view and Charts view Manage the IW trial offer for Microsoft Teams Overview of retention policies The Intrazone – a new SharePoint podcast from Microsoft Introducing "Request sign-off" - an approval flow that requires no set up In June 2018, we're making changes to the native social capabilities in SharePoint Online Rolling out: tenant admin tools to connect existing SharePoint team sites to new Office 365 Groups SharePoint Modernization scanner Set up and manage access requests
May 3, 2018 · 29 min
Episode 61 – Cloud File Shares
In Episode 61, Scott and Ben dive into a listener question on the various options for cloud-based file shares, including SharePoint Online and Azure Files. Sponsors Join Ben and Scott at SharePoint Conference North America. Register today at sharepointna.com with the code SHOAG and save $50 on your registration. Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Increase in SharePoint Online storage allocation Announcing New OneDrive for Business feature: Files Restore SharePoint Online Limits Introduction to Azure Files Frequently asked questions about Azure Files Azure File Sync On-premises Access Share Snapshots Azure Files Pricing Billing and Pricing FAQ
Apr 26, 2018 · 27 min
Episode 60 – Azure Cloud Shell (or 30 Minutes About A Text Box)
In Episode 60, Scott and Ben spend 30 minutes talking about a magical text box that runs in the cloud - Azure Cloud Shell. Sponsors Join Ben and Scott at SharePoint Conference North America. Register today at sharepointna.com with the code SHOAG and save $50 on your registration. Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Azure Cloud Shell Features Azure Cloud Shell Overview Quickstart for Bash in Azure Cloud Shell Features & tools for Bash in Azure Cloud Shell Quickstart for PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell (Preview) Features & tools for PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell (Preview) Embedded Shell Persist files in Azure Cloud Shell Install Azure Building Blocks in Azure Cloud Shell Installing the Office 365 CLI in Azure Cloud Shell Azure Tips and Tricks Part 49 - Add Azure Cloud Shell to Visual Studio Code Azure Portal goes Native on iOS and Android
Apr 19, 2018 · 29 min
Episode 59 – Azure Network Security
In Episode 59, Ben and Scott dive into Azure Network Security and walk through the concept of an Azure Virtual Datacenter. Sponsors Join Ben and Scott at SharePoint Conference North America. Register today at sharepointna.com with the code SHOAG and save $50 on your registration. Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Global Azure Bootcamp Global Azure Bootcamp - Jacksonville Location Who Needs a Virtual Data Center? Azure Virtual Datacenter Microsoft Azure and Software Defined Networking Filter network traffic with network security groups Azure Load Balancer overview Load Balancer SKU comparison Overview of Application Gateway Web application firewall (WAF) Network Virtual Appliances Deploy highly available network virtual appliances Introduction to flow logging for Network Security Groups Back-end health, diagnostic logs, and metrics for Application Gateway Virtual Network Service Endpoints
Apr 12, 2018 · 30 min
Episode 58 – SharePoint Conference 2018 with Bill Baer
In Episode 58, Scott and Ben sat down (virtually) with Bill Baer to discuss SPC18! We reminisce about past SharePoint Conference and what Microsoft is bringing back from past conference and new aspects will be coming to SPC18 that you can forward to. Sponsors Join Ben and Scott at SharePoint Conference North America. Register today at sharepointna.com with the code SHOAG and save $50 on your registration. Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes SharePoint Conference Conference Agenda The SharePoint Monkey - or 10,000 SharePoint Monkeys?! Bands Parties SharePints Round Tables Lots of great sessions Workshops Updates to the SharePoint Migration Tool More updates to the migration tool SharePoint Admin Center Updates Machine Learning and Intelligence solutions infused into SharePoint We also talk about the type of news to look forward to (besides seeing Bill, Scott and I of course)...SharePoint 2019, SharePoint Hybrid and the future of SharePoint. Since most of the news is still under embargo, we couldn't go into a lot of details, but there are some hints about the direction SharePoint is going. Bill Baer Bill Baer is a Senior Technical Product Manager and Microsoft Certified Master for SharePoint in the SharePoint product group at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington; previously a Hewlett-Packard Technology Solutions Group MVP with a background in infrastructure engineering and enterprise deployments of SharePoint Products and Technologies. Bill Baer has deep industry experience having worked for Apple Computer Corporation, First Data Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft Corporation.
Apr 5, 2018 · 30 min
Episode 57 – News and Updates for Azure and Office 365
In Episode 57, Scott and Ben are back with your monthly dose of cloud news. This month, it's all about Azure and Office 365, including updates to Microsoft Teams, some exciting announcements around Azure resiliency, and much more. Sponsors Join Ben and Scott at SharePoint Conference North America. Register today at sharepointna.com with the code SHOAG and save $50 on your registration. Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Notes Update management, inventory, and change tracking in Azure Automation now generally available Episode 48 – Azure Log Analytics: Change Tracking and Update Management PowerApps Studio for the Web is Generally Available for Production Use Microsoft Planner is getting Guest Access support, UWP app also in the works Office 365 Groups created from Microsoft Teams will be hidden from Outlook by default Office 365 Group Expiration Policy Azure AD Expiration Policy for Office 365 Groups is Generally Available Retention policies for Microsoft Teams Organize your intranet with SharePoint hub sites Create a hub site in SharePoint Online Office 365 CLI - spo hubsite connect Virtual Machine Serial Console access General availability: Global VNet Peering General availability: Zone-redundant storage General availability: Azure Availability Zones in select regions

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