We've all heard the statement "Fast, Cheap or Good? Pick two" and it seems this continues to ring true. Does the current rate of innovation and change in technology come at the expense of quality? We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with our friends Martina Grom and Tony Redmond to discuss this and hear about what has been keeping them busy lately. Martina Grom is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and Microsoft Regional Director. Martina loves Cloud technologies, social media & security and running. Martina is the co-founder & CEO of https://atwork.at You can connect with Martina on Twitter - https://twitter.com/magrom Tony Redmond has been writing about electronic mail since 1992 and is widely regarded as one of the foremost commentators on Microsoft collaboration technology. Tony has written 15 books and is the lead author of Office 365 for IT Pros which is the most practical and up-to-date guide to everything Office 365 related. I encourage you to follow Tony on Twitter - https://twitter.com/12Knocksinna Click the icon below to listen.        

We recently had a lot of fun catching up with our old friend and possibly our biggest fan - Stephen L Rose. We talked a little about his passion for really listening to customers and some of the new innovations in Microsoft Teams. Stephen also as passionate about community and sharing knowledge through various platforms, including his own podcast "Inside Microsoft Teams" Stephen Rose works in IT Pro and Security marketing for Teams at Microsoft where he leads their efforts for IT pros worldwide around Microsoft Teams security, privacy, and management. Stephen is also the host of the popular Inside Microsoft Teams podcast - aka.ms/InsideMSTeams. You can connect with Stephen on Twitter - https://twitter.com/stephenlrose Click the icon below to listen.        

Episode 52: Knowledge has a Price Tag by The Cloud Architects Click the icon below to listen.        

After our recent 'reflections' episode, we felt it would be a great idea to catch up with our long-time sponsor KEMP to talk about how the load balancing world has changed in recent years. As we find ourselves moving away from the traditional fixed perimeter and rethinking 'castle and moat' principles an inevitable question arises, where does the humble load balancer fit into today's Zero Trust world? In this episode, Nic and Warren connect with KEMP's Jason Dover to talk about their recent Flowmon aquisition and discuss the concept of Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA). Jason shares some great tip for organizations who are looking to embark on their journey to Zero Trust and as always, Warren also talks about Kubernetes. Did you know that KEMP provides free virtual LoadMaster VLM-5000 load balancers to Microsoft certified professionals? Visit https://kemptechnologies.com/microsoft-pros-loadmaster-license-request/ to find out more. Jason Dover is the Vice President of Product Strategy at KEMP Technologies. Jason is responsible for leading the direction of product portfolio, product marketing, user experience and defining KEMP's overarching market strateg. You can connect with Jason on Twitter @jaysdover(https://twitter.com/jaysdover) Click the icon below to listen.        

Episode 50! In this episode we reflect on our journey to 50 episodes - thinking about the fun we've had, everything we've learned and the guests we've had the privilege to speak to along the way. This is definitely a more personal episode, but don't worry - we also discuss the much talked about Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities and the recent Azure AD outage. Click the icon below to listen.        

It's 2021! Well, technically it's been 2021 for three months and it looks like many of the trends established in 2020 are continuing - not only in our daily lives but also from a cyber threat perspective. In this episode we sit down with Donovan Stevens to talk about account takeovers (ATO) - what it is, why it is something you may want to pay attention to and what you can do to help safeguard against it. Donovan Stevens is a Sales Engineer at SpyCloud where he spends his time performing breach data investigations and helping his customers prevent account takeovers. You can connect with Donovan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donovan-stevens-4374472/ Click the icon below to listen.        

2020 has been an interesting and very different year for most of us. We're doing more things online than ever before - Microsoft recently announced that Teams reached 115 million daily active users, but this new normal extends well beyond the business world. There are countless positive stories of how technology has helped teachers connect with students or doctors connect with patients, but there are some not-so-positive consequences too. In this episode, Anna, Nic and Warren talk about Microsoft Ignite that took place recently and explore the concept of digital fatigue and how to set some boundaries (or lay your pipes) to help protect your mental health. Anna Chu is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft responsible for working across the Microsoft Tech Community and MVP communities to engage with the IT Pro audience. This involves driving partnerships between engineering and marketing that influence product roadmaps and leading community strategy to enable best practice sharing between customers - in turn facilitating a natural feedback loop between the people who build Microsoft Office products and services and the people who implement them. You can follow Anna on Twitter - https://twitter.com/_achu A transcript of this episode can be viewed here: https://gist.github.com/TheCloudArch/0e61751742e71609222e7d10dda7eb5c Click the icon below to listen.        

Zero Trust is a term that is thrown around a lot these days and seems to mean many different things to different folks. At its core, Zero Trust is a philosophy or security concept whereby no one is trusted by default on the network, and verification is always required from everyone attempting to access any resources. In this episode we sit down with Ashwin Pal to better understand Zero Trust, why it can be complex to adopt and how to get started on your journey. Ashwin Pal is the Director of Cyber Security for APAC at Unisys and has over 20 years' experience in the cyber security industry. Ashwin is currently responsible for running the security business within the APAC region for Unisys. The focus of his role is the management of the service line and delivery capabilities across all lines of Cyber Security Services. This role is the CISO level representative and has responsibility for CISO advisory for key clients, leading sales engagements to C level executives within the region, providing project based quality assurance, providing input into new product development, client, P&L and staff management. Feel free to connect with Ashwin on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwin-pal-a1769a5/ You can download Ashwin's Zero Trust - Demystified white paper here: https://thearchitects.cloud/downloads/BR_200380_ZeroTrustDemystified_V1.pdf A transcript of this episode can be viewed here: https://gist.github.com/TheCloudArch/c8bec6db1d47fc5ea45b725e818f5372 Click the icon below to listen.        

Microsoft Teams has seen some incredible growth in recent months as many organizations worldwide adjust to a new normal that involves a remote, work from home workforce. In late April, Microsoft announced that it had seen a 70% increase in Teams usage, increasing to more than 75 million daily active users and seeing 200 million meeting participants in a single day for the first time. In this episode, we talk to MVP Lee Ford about his experience working with Teams, adoption of Teams features such as direct routing and some really handy PowerShell scripts he's written. Lee Ford is a Microsoft MVP (Office Development) and Solution Architect for Symity and is based in Birmingham, UK. Lee works predominantly with Microsoft Teams but also dabbles in other technologies such as Azure, PowerShell, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365. Follow Lee on Twitter (https://twitter.com/lee_ford) and be sure to check out his blog at www.lee-ford.co.uk A transcript of this episode can be viewed here https://gist.github.com/TheCloudArch/44e51ecc190a8569e0c95e7406d4d316 Click the icon below to listen.        

It's almost time for Microsoft Ignite 2020, but this year things are going to be a little different. In this special episode, Anna Chu (a.k.a The Community Khaleesi) gives us some inside info about what to expect this year and how you can get involved! If you're interested in being part of Ignite this year, the Microsoft Ignite Call for Moderators. (https://t.co/AQQQuTAOKl) is now open and closes on August, 24. Anna Chu is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft responsible for working across the Microsoft Tech Community and MVP communities to engage with the IT Pro audience. This involves driving partnerships between engineering and marketing that influence product roadmaps and leading community strategy to enable best practice sharing between customers - in turn facilitating a natural feedback loop between the people who build Microsoft Office products and services and the people who implement them. You can follow Anna on Twitter (https://twitter.com/_achu) Click the icon below to listen.