The Intrazone by Microsoft 365

July 2022 brought a lot of new tech to Microsoft 365 - lots of SharePoint and related tech goodness: Record a new video from Stream start page, Video collections page, One-time passcodes from no-reply@notify.microsoft.com, AAD memberOf “Nested” Groups, Power Automate flows in Lists templates, Microsoft Lists: Calendar view conditional formatting, Review mode for Word documents, news from Microsoft Inspire 2022, and more. We also hear from Kristina Hotz from the Microsoft Identity and network access team share insights about new permission management capabilities - 'nested groups' - within Microsoft Entra (the new brand where Azure Active Directory (AAD) lives). So, tell your dynamic groups and friends -- it's time for this episode of The Intrazone. Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post. Katrina Hotz | LinkedIn | [guest] Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host] SharePoint Facebook | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Feedback Resources: Admins – get started with Microsoft Entra: https://entra.microsoft.com "Create "nested" groups with Azure AD Dynamic Groups" by Kristina Hotz Modern Work announcements from Microsoft Inspire: “From enabling hybrid work to creating collaborative experiences—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365” by Colette Stallbaumer General Manager, Microsoft 365, and Future of Work. Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Upcoming Events: 365 EduCon - Dallas (Aug. 8-12, 2022) Microsoft Power Platform Conference (Sept.20-22.2022; Orlando, FL) European Cloud Summit (Sept.26-28.2022; Mainz, DE) 365 EduCon - Chicago (Sept.26-30.2022) Teams 10X (Sept. 28-29.2022; virtual) Microsoft Ignite (Oct.12-14.2022; hybrid) North American Collaboration Summit (Oct.12-14.2022; Branson, MO) Microsoft Lists workshop [now available on-demand]   Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

Go behind the scenes with the solution that aligns teams to your organization’s strategic priorities, driving results and a thriving business. On this episode, Chris and Mark chat with Lucy Hitz (product marketing for Viva Goals) and Kevin Shively (Vice President of marketing for Viva Goals) to celebrate the general availability (GA) for Viva Goals (8/1/2022). We chat about important aspects of product design and development from the acquisition of Ally.io into its evolution as "Viva Goals" within the Microsoft Viva family offered through Microsoft 365, experienced as an app in Microsoft Teams. And we cover how Goals supports visibility and organizational alignment via the use of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) - for individuals, managers, and at the cross-company level.   Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post.   Lucy Hitz (product marketing for Viva Goals) | LinkedIn Kevin Shively (Vice President of marketing for Viva Goals) | LinkedIn | Twitter Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host] Microsoft Viva | @Microsoft365 | Viva Goals website | Viva community (forum/blogs) SharePoint | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Provide feedback   Resources: NEW tech community blog post, "Viva Goals is now generally available" by Lucy Hitz (8/1/2022) NEW Microsoft Mechanics show, "Manage objectives and key results with transparency" with Vetri Vellore and Jeremy Chapman (8/1/2022) Viva Goals website + recent on-demand session from Microsoft Inspire: “Microsoft Viva Goals: Now generally available” Viva Goals documentation: "Introduction to Microsoft Viva Goals" (docs.microsoft.com) Microsoft 365 Worklab podcast with Vetri Velore (CVP Goals engineering): "Microsoft’s Vetri Vellore on Helping Employees See Their Impact" "OKRs for All: Making Objectives and Key Results Work for your Entire Organization" book by Vetri Velore Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes   Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts   Upcoming Events: 365 EduCon - Dallas (Aug. 8-12, 2022; Dallas, TX) HR Tech (Sept.13-16.2022; Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas, NV) Microsoft Power Platform Conference (Sept.20-22.2022; Orlando, FL) European Cloud Summit (Sept.26-28; Mainz, GE) 365 EduCon - Chicago (Sept.26-30; Chicago, IL) Microsoft Ignite (Oct.12-14; Hybrid) Microsoft Lists workshop [On-demand]   Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

On this episode, Chris and Mark chat with Todd Klindt (Consultant and Microsoft MVP, Sympraxis Consulting) about the early days of PowerShell, IT Pro benefits over the years, and what it all means for SharePoint, Exchange, Teams and Azure in the cloud. You’ll hear more about how and why PowerShell evolved (“Monad”) – why it's CLI & GUI - not CLI vs GUI, recent extensions for admins to automate server and service management – like the concise and aptly named SharePoint Online Management Shell, and powerful PnP PowerShell examples to learn from and use in production. Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post. Todd Klindt - Consultant & Microsoft MVP – Sympraxis Consulting | Twitter: @SympraxisC & @ToddKlindt | LinkedIn | Todd's Website & Blog; both run today on hosted, classic SharePoint Server 2010 :) [guest] Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host] SharePoint | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Provide feedback Resources: "Monad" Manifesto v1.2, by Jeffrey P. Snover | “The next generation platform for administrative automation." (Aug.8.2002) "Free Microsoft 365 E5 instant sandbox" (information about ‘dev tenant’ subscription) Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Upcoming Events: Microsoft Inspire 2022 (Virtual) (July.19-20.2022); all sessions now on-demand 365 EduCon - Dallas (Aug. 8-12, 2022) HR Tech (Sept.13-16.2022; Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas, NV) Microsoft Power Platform Conference (Sept.20-22.2022; Orlando, FL) European Cloud Summit (Sept.26-28; Mainz, GE) 365 EduCon - Chicago (Sept.26-30) Microsoft Lists workshop [On-demand]   Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

June 2022 brought a lot of new tech to Microsoft 365 - lots of SharePoint and related tech goodness: Pride Month | LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group site template, Viva Topics in Teams chat, inline playback of videos in Hero web part, updated site logo management, multilingual UI when editing team sites, rename Add to OneDrive Shortcuts, OneDrive: Pin and unpin shared libraries, Planner cards in team site activity feed, SPS'2013 Workflows migration assessment tool, Teams chat with self, and more. We also hear from Adam Ford from the OneDrive and SharePoint design team share insights about the focus on UX - especially in SharePoint pages and how they appear in Microsoft Teams. So, design some listening time for this episode of The Intrazone. Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post.   Adam Ford | LinkedIn | [guest] Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host] SharePoint Facebook | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Feedback Resources: "Create and use modern pages on a SharePoint site" (Microsoft support 'how to' article) Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Upcoming Events: Microsoft Inspire 2022 (Virtual) (July.19-20.2022) 365 EduCon - Dallas (Aug. 8-12, 2022) Microsoft Power Platform Conference (Sept.20-22.2022; Orlando, FL) European Cloud Summit (Sept.26-28.2022; Mainz, DE) 365 EduCon - Chicago (Sept.26-30.2022) Microsoft Lists workshop [now available on-demand] Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

Let the knowledge transfer begin! And never stop - with confidence to go, go, go. On this episode, Chris and Mark chat with Sue Hanley (Microsoft MVP, information architect) and her customer, Carol Zollinger (IT Support Technician | Christian Children's Home of Ohio), about identifying problems, drilling in with questions, concerns, etc. to ultimately decide what tech will work, and most importantly: How the tech will be implemented by people, for people. Have a seat on the couch and listen to the wise words of Sue and how she collaborated to point Carol and her team in the right direction. Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post. Social and Info Links: Sue Hanley - Information architect & Microsoft MVP| Twitter | LinkedIn | Website | Blog Carol Zollinger - IT Support Technician | Twitter | LinkedIn | CCHO.org | @CCHOhio Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host] SharePoint | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Provide feedback Resources: Sue Hanley's governance questions: http://tiny.cc/M365GovQuestions Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Listen and subscribe to other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Upcoming Events: Gartner Digital Workplace Summit (Jun.21-22; previously planned for in person in San Diego, CA, now being run virtually) Commsverse - Hybrid Work Conference (June.29-30.2022; Mercedes-Benz World, UK) Microsoft Inspire 2022 (Virtual) (July.19-20.2022) 365 EduCon - Dallas (Aug. 8-12, 2022) Microsoft Power Platform Conference (Sept.20-22.2022; Orlando, FL) European Cloud Summit (Sept.26-28; Mainz, GE) 365 EduCon - Chicago (Sept.26-30) Microsoft Lists workshop [On-demand] Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

May 2022 brought a lot of new tech to Microsoft 365 - lots of SharePoint and related tech goodness: Site template history panel, Microsoft Stream, Section templates, Loop components in Outlook mail (Preview), Admin PowerShell control for Loop components, Inspiration Library in Microsoft Viva Insights, Microsoft Lists, Build 2022 news, and more. We also talk with Marc Mroz from the Microsoft Stream team about the progress and value of "Stream on SharePoint" and dig into the recent player enhancements that landed this month. So get Stream'ing this episode of The Intrazone right away! Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post. Social and Info Links: Marc Mroz | LinkedIn | Twitter [guest] Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host] SharePoint Facebook | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Feedback Resources: Microsoft Stream roadmap article (docs.ms.com): https://aka.ms/streamroadmap "Build collaborative apps with Microsoft Teams" | Build 2022 blog by Jeff Teper Microsoft Lists on Feedback Portal: https://aka.ms/Feedback/Lists Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Upcoming Events: Scottish Summit (June.10-11.2022; Glasgow) Commsverse - Hybrid Work Conference (June.29-30.2022; Mercedes-Benz World, UK) Microsoft Inspire 2022 (Virtual) (July.19-20.2022) 365 EduCon - Dallas (Aug. 8-12, 2022) Microsoft Power Platform Conference (Sept.20-22.2022; Orlando, FL) Microsoft Lists workshop [now available on-demand] Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

Get ready to be a learn-it-all! On this episode, Chris and Mark chat with their peers from the Microsoft Viva Learning team, Andrea Lum and John Mighell. Viva Learning removes traditional obstacles paving pathways to learning culture success. They cover the demands of "enterprise learning," upskilling within Microsoft Teams, connecting 3rd-party content sources (Coursera, Harvard Business Publishing, Pluralsight, Skillsoft, to name a few), and a peek at what comes next. Time to get schooled on The Intrazone. Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post. Andrea Lum | LinkedIn | Twitter [guest] John Mighell | LinkedIn | Twitter [guest] Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host] SharePoint | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Provide feedback Microsoft Viva Learning | @Microsoft365 | Website | Viva community blog | Provide feedback "Viva Learning news and feature update" March 8th, 2022 by John Mighell Learn more about Viva Learning: https://aka.ms/VivaLearning Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Upcoming Events: Build 2022 (May.24-26.2022 | Virtual) Thrive Conference (May.24-25.2022 | Slovenia) Microsoft Inspire 2022 (Virtual) (July 19-20, 2022) 365 EduCon - Dallas (Aug. 8-12, 2022) Microsoft Lists workshop [on-demand] Subscribe to and follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

April 2022 brought a lot of new tech to Microsoft 365 - lots of SharePoint and related tech goodness: Viva Topics in Outlook for the Web (4:40), Viva Topics insights, Microsoft Stream: Comment on a video or audio file, Create directly from the SharePoint app bar, Microsoft Lists for Android (9:30), Create and manage Power Apps from Microsoft Lists within Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Lists Calendar view: 'Unscheduled' Pane, OneDrive: Access your Teams standard and private channel files, OneDrive: Pin shared libraries to Quick Access, Viva Insights (20:20): Shared focus plans, Microsoft Purview, Bookmarks in New Yammer, Whiteboard files stored in SharePoint, and more. We also hear from two Microsoft Viva product leads - Naomi Moneypenny discuss progress we're seeing with Viva Topics and its latest feature in Outlook, plus insights about Viva Insights from Erik Anderson. Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post. Social and Info Links: Naomi Moneypenny | Twitter | LinkedIn [guest] Erik Anderson | LinkedIn [guest] Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host] SharePoint Facebook | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Feedback Resources: Viva Topics in Outlook for the Web click-through demo  Microsoft Purview: Your home for Microsoft 365 compliance solutions .whiteboard files Tweet from Ian Mikutel (Head of Product at Microsoft Whiteboard for Teams and Surface) Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Upcoming Events: SEF 2022 (planned for in-person with a few sessions delivered virtually, May.4-5.2022 | Sweden) Microsoft 365 Virtual Marathon (May.4-6.2022 | Virtual) Microsoft Tech Days (May5.2022) 365 EduCon (May.9-12.2022 | Seattle, WA) Microsoft Ability Summit (May10.2022 | Virtual) @MSFTEnable Build 2022 (May.24-26.2022 | Virtual) Thrive Conference (May.24-25.2022 | Slovenia) Microsoft Lists workshop [now available on-demand] Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

On this episode, we break the sound barrier with Shyam Narayan (Principal Group Product Manager | Microsoft (SharePoint)) about optimizing SharePoint performance. It's all about scale, speed, and reliability of the SharePoint service in Microsoft 365, from page load times to file open/upload/download, and "not waiting for sync." We focused our discussion on all the recent service tweaks and innovations he and team have done to optimize the SharePoint content services platform. Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post. Social and Info Links: Shyam Narayan | LinkedIn | Twitter [guest] Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host] SharePoint | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Provide feedback Resources: "Optimizing SharePoint performance in Microsoft 365" [blog] Network planning and performance tuning for Microsoft 365 [documentation] Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Discover and subscribe to other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Upcoming Events: AIIM 2022 (Apr.27-29, Denver, CO)  SEF 2022 (planned for in-person with a few sessions delivered virtually, May.4-5.2022, Sweden)  Microsoft 365 Virtual Marathon (May.4-6.2022 | Virtual)  Microsoft Tech Days (For developers | May 5th, 13:30-15:30 BST) 365 EduCon - Seattle (May.9-12.2022, Seattle, WA) (use code: KASHMAN to save $100) Microsoft Build 2022 (May.24-26.2022 | Virtual)    Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone

On this episode, we get loop'y with Microsoft Loop. We chat with Greg Howard -- Principal product manager for Microsoft Loop and Fluid Framework (Office Experience Organization at Microsoft). Greg takes us through what Loop is - including common use scenarios, how it adds value throughout Microsoft 365, what's out now (Loop components), behind-the-scenes integration work (OneDrive component storage), and insights into what comes next. It's gonna be a Loop-the-loop thrill ride! Hop on. Click here for this episode's corresponding blog post. Social and Info Links: Greg Howard | LinkedIn | Twitter [guest] Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host] Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host]  SharePoint | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog  Resources: Main Microsoft Loop product page: https://aka.ms/Loop Announcement blog: "Microsoft Office—Transforming for the hybrid world" [scroll to the 'Introducing Microsoft Loop. Think, plan, create--together' segment] "Overview of Loop components in Teams" (doc.microsoft.com) Greg Howard on the February 2022 #MSLUG chat Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals.  Microsoft Tech Community Home Stay on top of Office 365 changes Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts Upcoming Events: AIIM 2022 (Apr.27-29, Denver, CO)  SEF 2022 (planned for in-person with a few sessions delivered virtually, May.4-5.2022, Sweden)  Microsoft 365 Virtual Marathon (May.4-6.2022 | Virtual)  365 EduCon - Seattle (May.9-12.2022, Seattle, WA)  (use code: KASHMAN to save $100) Microsoft Build 2022 (May.24-26.2022 | Virtual)  Follow The Intrazone at aka.ms/TheIntrazone