Mar 29, 2018 · 28 min
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Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
Ben Stegink, Scott Hoag
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- MCMar 22, 2018 · 23 min
Episode 55 – Visio Online
In Episode 55, Ben and Scott break down Visio Online. Visio Online Compare Visio options Visio Online Service Description Visio Online: Frequently Asked Questions Supported scenarios for installing different versions of Office, Visio, and Project on the same computer Visio Viewer for iOS
- MCMar 15, 2018 · 30 min
Episode 54 – Microsoft 365 Government with Brian Levenson
In Episode 54, Scott and Ben are back with an interview with Brian Levenson (@brian_levenson), the Microsoft 365 US Government Product Marketing Manager. Announcing Microsoft 365 for US Government New Apps and Services in Office 365 US Government Office 365 US Government Service Description Office 365 Government Community Cloud Service Description Office 365 GCC High and Department of Defense Service Description Microsoft CityNext Defense Innovation Unit Experimental Microsoft Tech Community Office 365 Episode 51 – An Introduction to Microsoft 365 About Brian Levenson Brian Levenson started in the technology world as the child of a software engineering growing up in Silicon Valley. Since testing computer games as a four-year-old, Brian has managed a university help desk, helped enterprises and governments deploy and use software solutions, and supported early cloud adopters through BPOS, Office 365, and now Microsoft 365. As the Microsoft 365 US Government product marketing manager, he is responsible for Microsoft’s secure collaboration and intelligent productivity services designed for US Government, defense industry, aerospace, and government contractors. Brian travels the world talking about enabling a modern workplace and transforming business and government services with technology, and he frequently delivers Office 365 product overviews as one of Microsoft’s top presenters in the Executive Briefing Center.
- MCMar 8, 2018 · 29 min
Episode 53 – The Latest in Microsoft Teams
In Episode 53, Scott and Ben give a rundown of the latest updates and enhancements in Microsoft Teams. What’s new in Microsoft Teams – February update Collaborate securely with anyone in Microsoft Teams Intelligent Communications takes the next step with calling in Teams Quick start guide: Configuring Calling Plans in Microsoft Teams Access Plans from Microsoft Teams in Planner apps Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams Capabilities Roadmap Teams on Air YouTube Playlist Coffee in the Cloud Teams on Air Podcast Microsoft Teams Blog
- MCMar 1, 2018 · 30 min
Episode 52 – Office 365 News for February 2018
52. That's quite a number. It's not the number of updates we have to talk about in this episode, but it is the number of episodes we've released. With that being said, Episode 52 is all about news for the month of February 2018. We have updates in Azure, the Microsoft Search experience for Teams and SharePoint, and a number of updates to Azure Active Directory. General availability: Virtual Network Service Endpoints for Azure SQL Database Private Teams now shows up in Search New ways to govern access of external users are coming to Office 365 "In SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business, sharing resources (files, folders, sites, etc.) with external users is accomplished by sending an invitation to the users directly, or adding them to groups and granting appropriate access levels. As a result, an external user would only see the content that has been shared with the user or with groups to which the user belongs.After March 23, 2018, external users will no longer see content that has been shared with Everyone, All Authenticated Users, or All Forms Users. Only a small number of tenancies use this permissions model to grant access to their specific external invited guests. Content that has been permissioned to these groups will, by default, be visible only to your users within your organization's tenancy." External user permission changes Working with Administrative Units Azure AD Naming Policy for Office 365 groups is now in Public Preview Centralized Deployment for Outlook add-ins will now be available in preview Find what you want, discover what you need with personalized intelligent search across Microsoft 365
- MCFeb 22, 2018 · 28 min
Episode 51 – An Introduction to Microsoft 365
In Episode 51, Ben schools Scott on Microsoft 365. Introducing Microsoft 365 “A complete, intelligent solution, including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security, that empowers everyone to be creative and work together, securely.” Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise & Education Compare Windows 10 editions Windows 10 Enterprise E3 in CSP "Deploy on up to five devices. For each user covered by the license, you can deploy Windows 10 Enterprise edition on up to five devices." Microsoft 365 Business “Customers who wish to run Microsoft 365 Business in their organization must be running Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 Pro* on their current desktops and do not rely on a domain controller for their organization. Customers who use on-premises Active Directory must switch to cloud identity and management as part of their deployment.” Microsoft 365 Enterprise Enterprise Mobility + Security Pricing Options Compare More Office 365 for Business Plans Microsoft 365 Enterprise Firstline
- MCFeb 15, 2018 · 29 min
Episode 50 – The Office 365 CLI with Waldek Mastykarz
In Episode 50, Ben and Scott sit down with Waldek Mastykarz to talk about the Office 365 CLI - why it exists, how to get started, what's available today, and how to keep up-to-date as the project grows. https://aka.ms/o365cli Waldek's Blog About Waldek Waldek Mastykarz is a Product Owner at Rencore, where he designs and builds market-leading solutions that help SharePoint and Office 365 customers to minimize risks from customizing SharePoint. As a member of the SharePoint PnP Core team, Waldek helps SharePoint developers get the most out of SharePoint’s extensibility capabilities. For his contributions to the technical Microsoft communities as blogger, speaker, and developer, Waldek is a 9-time recipient of the Microsoft MVP title.
- MCFeb 8, 2018 · 28 min
Episode 49 – Office 365 News for January 2018
Ben and Scott are back again in Episode 49 with a recap of your Office 365 news for January 2018. This month it is all about Yammer, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Azure Active Directory. Seen Counts in Yammer Manage Yammer users across their life cycle from Office 365 Define Your Yammer Group's Purpose Ignite Session: Yammer Roadmap Move conversations in Yammer Restore your OneDrive Support Tip: Conditional Access policies for Intune will now be available in Azure Active Directory Azure Active Directory conditional access what if tool - preview Old Intune Portal Being Retired Microsoft Forms is out of Preview - enough said Now – move files anywhere in Office 365, SharePoint and OneDrive General Availability of the SharePoint Migration Tool & SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool Updates SharePoint and OneDrive Management, Migration, and Security Updates Bulk edit SharePoint metadata Microsoft Teams new Who bot is available in preview
- MCFeb 1, 2018 · 29 min
Episode 48 – Azure Log Analytics: Change Tracking and Update Management
Episode 48 Scott and Ben jump back into Azure to discuss Azure Log Analytics: Change Tracking and Update Management. As you start to move workloads into Azure IaaS, this is something you'll definitely want to take a look at for better management of your Azure servers. Preview: Update management, inventory, and change tracking in Azure Automation What is Azure Log Analytics? Azure Security Center frequently asked questions (FAQ) Add Azure Log Analytics management solutions to your workspace Track software changes in your environment with the Change Tracking solution Inventory Management Update Management solution in OMS Tuesdays with Corey - Managing your Azure VM Infrastructure
- MCJan 25, 2018 · 29 min
Episode 47 – Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection
In Episode 47, Ben and Scott walk through Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) and all of the ways it can help you improve your security posture in Office 365 for both Exchange Online and SharePoint Online (including OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams!). Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection - Marketing Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection - Support Office 365 ATP safe attachments Office 365 ATP safe links Learn more about spoof intelligence View reports for Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection Threat protection status report ATP Message Disposition report ATP File Types report Office 365 ATP for SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams
- MCJan 18, 2018 · 29 min
Episode 46 – UI Text Design with Tom Resing
In Episode 46, Ben interviews Tom Resing while Scott is out on vacation. We talk about UI Text Design, SharePoint, and life at Microsoft. Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone Tom Resing's Collaboration Blog About Tom Resing Tom Resing (Blog/LinkedIn) is a SharePoint content developer focused on the modern support experience. As a writer on the production team, he works in UI Text Design, help and training.
- MCJan 11, 2018 · 27 min
Episode 45 – Looking Back at 2017 and Forward to 2018
In Episode 45, Scott and Ben look back on 2017 and put on their binoculars to peer into 2018. Episode 1 – Microsoft Teams Episode 29 – Ignite Live Show: Deep Dive on Microsoft Teams Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast Ignite Episodes Roadmap for Skype for Business capabilities coming to Microsoft Teams now available
- MCJan 4, 2018 · 29 min
Episode 44 – Office 365 News for December 2017
In Episode 44, Scott and Ben tear through the Office 365 news for December 2017. One would think it would be slow at the end of the year, but no, we're jam-packed with the latest updates. Read and write Managed Metadata in SharePoint lists, append to arrays, and a new connector Introducing Flow Launch Panel in SharePoint Lists and Libraries Announcing Microsoft Flow Analytics Microsoft OneDrive recognized as a Forrester Wave Leader in Enterprise File Sync and Share SharePoint Online: create news from SharePoint home in Office 365 Create News posts from the SharePoint Online Homepage SharePoint site design and site script overview Search for words in your images in Office 365 Engage employees in your intelligent social intranet with Yammer and SharePoint Set up the Standard or Targeted release options in Office 365 We're moving TechNet to https://docs.microsoft.com Set up Microsoft Forms Manage your Office 365 tenant on any platform with the Office 365 CLI The new Azure AD sign-in and “Keep me signed in” experiences rolling out now! Update on Focused Inbox and our plans for Clutter
- MCDec 28, 2017 · 27 min
Episode 43 – An Overview of Azure Storage
In Episode 43, Scott and Ben give an overview of the storage options in Azure, touching on everything from blobs to tables and queues. Azure Storage Introduction to Azure Storage Deciding when to use Azure Blobs, Azure Files, or Azure Disks Azure Storage Blobs Pricing Introduction to Azure Files Azure Table storage overview Introduction to Queues High-performance Premium Storage and managed disks for VMs
- MCDec 21, 2017 · 27 min
Episode 42 – Microsoft Flow with John Liu
In Episode 42, Scott has a fireside chat with Microsoft MVP John Liu about Microsoft Flow. John Liu .NET SharePoint/PnP-PowerShell Administration and ALM best practices for PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, and the Common Data Service Understand on-premises data gateways for Microsoft Flow Microsoft Blog - Flow Microsoft Flow & SharePoint: how to escalate approvals Upload and Run an One Premises Powershell Script From Microsoft Flow About John Liu John is a Microsoft Office Services MVP and Senior SharePoint Consultant for SharePoint Gurus, based in Sydney, Australia. Originally from a technical background in ASP.NET, he made the jump and has worked on numerous SharePoint projects since MOSS 2007. He specializes in custom development, Microsoft Flow, workflows and InfoPath, and blogs frequently on client-side scripting. John loves to find ways to bring the latest ASP.NET and client-side technologies to the SharePoint world, to apply the latest web developments to extend SharePoint’s capabilities. John is a frequent speaker at SharePoint Conference, SharePoint Saturday events around Australia, and helps to organize the Sydney SharePoint User Group (e.g., consuming all the pizza).
- MCDec 14, 2017 · 28 min
Episode 41 – Getting Started with Office 365 (Part 1 of ?)
In Episode 41, Ben and Scott respond to listener feedback and start the first of a who-knows-how-many series on how to onboard into Office 365. Episode 5 – Office 365 SKUs & Licensing Episode 6 – Office 365 License Management (For Real This Time) Network planning and performance tuning for Office 365 Office 365 Service Description Episode 13 – Identity and Authentication in Office 365 Add a domain and users to Office 365 Episode 20 – Getting Started with Skype for Business Online Episode 22 – Introduction to Exchange Online Episode 9 – SharePoint Online Administration
- MCDec 7, 2017 · 28 min
Episode 40 – Office 365 News for November 2017
In Episode 40, Scott and Ben review the latest Office 365 news for November 2017, including SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Exchange Online, and Microsoft Teams. New and updated web parts rolling out to SharePoint in Office 365 New features for SharePoint list and library preview web parts Hybrid Self-Service Site Creation Now Available in SharePoint Server 2016 Microsoft Flow integration in OneDrive for Business and new connector actions Announcing availability of custom forms, multi-value choice and read-only attachments support for SharePoint with PowerApps Updated feature: PowerApps and Flow integration in modern lists and libraries New Feature: Idle Session Timeout Preview Available in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business New feature: Client Access Rules for Exchange Online What’s new in Microsoft Teams - November Update Microsoft Teams Launches UK Data Residency, other geos coming soon... Triggers for Microsoft Planner, actions for SharePoint attachments, and other connector improvements
- MCNov 30, 2017 · 28 min
Episode 39 – Azure IaaS: VMs and Storage
In Episode 39, Ben and Scott provide an overview of onboarding into Azure Virtual Machines and the associated Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) components of Azure. Azure Virtual Machines Create a Windows virtual machine with the Azure portal Create a Windows virtual machine from an ARM Template Azure Quickstart Templates Overview of Azure PowerShell Use the Azure CLI to manage Azure resources and resource groups Azure Resource Manager Overview About disks storage for Azure Windows VMs
- MCNov 23, 2017 · 28 min
Episode 38 – Being successful as an Office 365 Architect
In Episode 38 Scott and Ben discuss how roles within IT have changed and evolved with move to the cloud. What does it take to be successful as an Office 365 Architect? How as the Admin's role changed with the move to Office 365? For everyone from SharePoint Admins to Exchange Admins to Skype for Business Admins, your role is changing. We'll discuss at a higher level how the IT Pro's mindset and approach to administration needs to change when diving into Office 365. SharePoint Hybrid - Interview with Matt McDermott Administering Azure AD Licensing Episode 5 - SKUs and Licensing Episode 6 - Office 365 License Management The Office 365 Roadmap Office 365 Message Center Office 365 Service Health Dashboard Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Contact us here!
- MCNov 16, 2017 · 30 min
Episode 37 – Office 365 and Azure Monitoring with Steve Peschka
In Episode 37, Ben interviews Steve Peschka of Office365Mon where they discuss what you can monitor in Office 365 and Azure and most importantly - what you'll want to consider when it comes to monitoring the service health of your cloud-based platforms. About Steve Peschka Steve Peschka is one of the founders of Office365Mon and an 18 year veteran of Microsoft. At Microsoft, he spent the last dozen years working almost exclusively with the SharePoint, Office 365 and Office 365 Dedicated teams. That included significant work helping some of the largest enterprises, governments, and military organizations design, deploy and develop on different versions of SharePoint going all the way back to pre-release versions of SharePoint 2001. In 2015 Steve left Microsoft to help start-up Office365Mon.Com, which is now a market leader in monitoring for Office 365, as well as a new sister service called AzureServiceMon for monitoring Azure. Office365Mon now has over 2000 customers and growing and Steve is the CEO. Steve was a frequent speaker at a variety of Microsoft events over the years and still continues to share thoughts at the SamlMan blog at https://samlman.wordpress.com/.