Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast

In Episode 260, Ben and Scott talk about how to get started with KQL, or Kusto Query Language across a number of Azure and Microsoft 365 services, including Azure Monitor, Azure Data Explorer, the Azure Resources Graph, and the Microsoft 365 audit log. Sponsors Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes Kusto query overview How Azure AD Kerberos Works sliding_window_counts plugin join operator Quickstart: Run your first Resource Graph query using Azure Resource Graph Explorer Starter Resource Graph query samples Advanced Resource Graph query samples Write your first query with Kusto Query Language Search the audit log in the compliance center tobiasmcvey/kusto-queries About the sponsors 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.

In Episode 259, Ben and Scott discuss some of the latest announcements involving Azure AD, including new security features in Microsoft Authenticator and a new capability that allows Azure AD to issue Kerberos tickets which allows for SMB file shares in Azure Files to be accessed without line of sight to a domain controller. Sponsor Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business Show Notes New Microsoft Authenticator security features are now available! How to use number matching in multifactor authentication (MFA) notifications (Preview) - Authentication Methods Policy How to use additional context in multifactor authentication (MFA) notifications (Preview) - Authentication Methods Policy Using the location condition in a Conditional Access policy Common problems with the Microsoft Authenticator app Azure AD Kerberos authentication (Preview) Create a profile container with Azure Files and Azure Active Directory (preview) About the sponsors 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.

Ben and Scott discuss two new preview capabilities for Azure Virtual Machines - Managed Run Commands and VM Applications

Ben and Scott cover SFTP support on Azure Blob Storage, the GA of NFS v4.1 on Azure Files, and the new AZ-305 exam.

In Episode 256, Ben and Scott dive into some of the new features available for Azure AD Conditional Access and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. Sponsors ShareGate - ShareGate's industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs 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 AD Conditional Access documentation Conditional Access: Filter for devices Conditional Access: Users and groups Conditional Access: Session Conditional Access application control Deploy Conditional Access App Control for featured apps Microsoft Cloud App Security Licensing Datasheet About the sponsors Every business will eventually have to move to the cloud and adapt to it. That’s a fact. ShareGate helps with that. Our industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs. Visit https://sharegate.com/ to learn more. 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.

In Episode 255, Ben and Scott follow-up on announcements for Microsoft Teams from Microsoft Ignite, including private channel site management, easier access to Cloud Shell, and retention policies with adaptive scopes. Then Scott takes a few minutes to chat with Henry Yan about the upcoming Azure IaaS Day, including fives reason you should attend. Sponsors ShareGate - ShareGate's industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs 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 Join us on Azure IaaS Day: Learn to increase agility and resiliency of your infrastructure 5 reasons to attend the Azure IaaS Day digital event  Azure IaaS Day agenda Register: https://aka.ms/AzureIaaSDay Manage teams in the Microsoft Teams admin center Private channel SharePoint sites Manage the life cycle of private channels in Microsoft Teams Overview of Azure Cloud Shell Azure Cloud Shell coming to Microsoft Teams Admin Center Microsoft Teams: Admins can use cloud shell from Teams admin center Teams Private Channels Gain Support for Retention Processing Microsoft Information Governance: New Ways to Govern Your Data in Microsoft Teams Announcing Adaptive Policy Scopes for Microsoft 365 Records Management About the sponsors Every business will eventually have to move to the cloud and adapt to it. That’s a fact. ShareGate helps with that. Our industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs. Visit https://sharegate.com/ to learn more. 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.

In Episode 254, Ben and Scott just came out of the Microsoft Ignite keynote and sit down to discuss some of their favorite announcements and news from the event. Sponsors ShareGate - ShareGate's industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs 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 Ignite Book of News So even in virtual experiences, people don't wear pants - but no one is having a bad hair day! #MSIgnite #MicrosoftMesh Mesh for Microsoft Teams aims to make collaboration in the ‘metaverse’ personal and fun Introducing Microsoft Loop Obsidian New orchestration mode for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets now generally available Automatic VM guest patching is now generally available Public preview: Azure Container Apps Gateway Load Balancer now in public preview What is confidential computing? Support for Azure AD joined Cloud PCs in Windows 365 Enterprise What’s new in Security and Compliance in SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams – Ignite 2021 Announcements Microsoft Viva is now generally available to help transform your hybrid work experience Microsoft Viva Topics helps unleash collective knowledge with new features at Ignite Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Chaos Studio What is Azure Chaos Studio Preview? Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Chaos Studio About the sponsors Every business will eventually have to move to the cloud and adapt to it. That’s a fact. ShareGate helps with that. Our industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs. Visit https://sharegate.com/ to learn more. 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.

In Episode 253, Ben and Scott take a detour and talk about considerations for backup and disaster recovery in Azure. Sponsors ShareGate - ShareGate's industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs 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 Windows Subsystem for Android™️ Microsoft fixes Windows 11 AMD CPU performance issues with new update Backup and disaster recovery for Azure applications Azure Storage redundancy Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Reliability Automated backups - Azure SQL Database & Azure SQL Managed Instance Microsoft-managed failover Join us on Azure IaaS Day: Learn to increase agility and resiliency of your infrastructure Plan your Microsoft Azure experience at Microsoft Ignite 2021 IoT at Microsoft Ignite About the sponsors Every business will eventually have to move to the cloud and adapt to it. That’s a fact. ShareGate helps with that. Our industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs. Visit https://sharegate.com/ to learn more. 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.

In Episode 252, Ben and Scott talk about a new way to troubleshoot your Azure VMs with VM Inspector, a breaking change in Azure AD when using older versions of the Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell, and upcoming changes which will allow uses to delete files with retention labels. Sponsors ShareGate - ShareGate's industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs Spot by NetApp – The cloud automation platform that makes it easy to deliver continuously optimized infrastructure at the lowest possible cost 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 Game-changing MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max delivers extraordinary performance and battery life, and features the world’s best notebook display Apple event recap: MacBook Pro 2021, AirPods 3, M1 Pro, M1X and all the big news Apple’s new 140W charger can fast charge a lot more than just your MacBook Pro Introducing the next generation of AirPods: The world’s most popular wireless headphones just got better VM Inspector for Azure virtual machines (Preview) manifest_content.md Use remote tools to troubleshoot Azure VM issues Azure Active Directory breaking change impacting Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell AppId Uri in single tenant applications will require use of default scheme or verified domains Why SharePoint Online Will Allow Users to Delete Files with Retention Labels Microsoft Compliance center: Information Governance: Retention label deletion behavior change in SharePoint About the sponsors Every business will eventually have to move to the cloud and adapt to it. That’s a fact. ShareGate helps with that. Our industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs. Visit https://sharegate.com/ to learn more. Spot by NetApp helps their customers get the most out of their cloud investments by automating cloud infrastructure to ensure performance, reduce complexity, and optimize costs. Discover how leading companies, from cloud-native startups to global enterprises, are automating, simplifying, and optimizing their cloud infrastructure with Spot by NetApp.Check them out at Spot.io/msit where you can find more information, request a demo, or evenstart a free trial. 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.

In Episode 251, Ben and Scott dive into the release of Windows 11 and what it takes to upgrade to Windows 11 in Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop. Sponsors ShareGate - ShareGate's industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs Spot by NetApp – The cloud automation platform that makes it easy to deliver continuously optimized infrastructure at the lowest possible cost 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 Windows 11 is now generally available on Azure Virtual Desktop Deploy Azure Virtual Desktop with the getting started feature PC Health Check Application Preview WINDOWS 11 REVIEW: A FAMILIAR HOME THAT’S STILL BEING RENOVATED Windows 365 Enterprise now supports Windows 11 Convert an existing custom device image to a generation 2 virtual machine Support for generation 2 VMs on Azure Start11 launches in beta so you can change the Windows 11 Start menu About the sponsors Every business will eventually have to move to the cloud and adapt to it. That’s a fact. ShareGate helps with that. Our industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs. Visit https://sharegate.com/ to learn more. Spot by NetApp helps their customers get the most out of their cloud investments by automating cloud infrastructure to ensure performance, reduce complexity, and optimize costs. Discover how leading companies, from cloud-native startups to global enterprises, are automating, simplifying, and optimizing their cloud infrastructure with Spot by NetApp.Check them out at Spot.io/msit where you can find more information, request a demo, or evenstart a free trial. 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.