Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast

In Episode 356, Ben and Scott revisit the ROI of Microsoft 365 Copilot, discuss some methods for bulk restores from the SharePoint Online Recycle bin, and some upcoming changes to default outbound internet access for your Azure VMs. If you have a chance, nominate the show for Best Podcast at the ESPC Inspire Awards! Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Microsoft 365 Copilot: Release Date, Price, Download & more Microsoft 365 CoPilot: Licensing, Cost, ROI Acquired.fm - NVIDIA Parts I, II, III Breaking Bard + Who Owns Your Face? + Gamer News! After Five Years, Gmail Finally Sheds the 'Beta' ShareGate - Copy Content Restore Recycle bin SharePoint Online with PowerShell Avoid getting throttled or blocked in SharePoint Online Microsoft Enters the Backup Business with a New Syntex Service ESPC Inspire Award Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired- transition to a new method of internet access How can I transition to an explicit method of public connectivity (and disable default outbound access)? 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 355, Ben and Scott sit down with SharePoint developer extraordinaire Andrew Connell from Voitanos to talk about SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and some changes in SharePoint Framework (SPFX) support. You'll definitely want to listen in to make sure that you're falling into the "Pit of Success" for developing SPFX solutions for your on-premises installations of SharePoint. `Note: We get into the weeds with things like version numbers between SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and the SharePoint Framework. You can use the links below to follow along. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Blog Post - SPFx Devs: Beware of the SharePoint SE 23H2 Feature Update YouTube - Beware of the SharePoint SE 23H2 Feature Update SharePoint Framework Developers! New and improved features in SharePoint Server Subscription Edition New and improved features in SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Version 23H2 Cyberattack protection by default and other enhancements to SharePoint Server - September 2023 SharePoint Framework (SPFx) component upgrades Support for SharePoint Framework (SPFx) version 1.5.1 New Add: Upgrade components in SPFx development with SPSE #9215 package-lock.json SharePoint Framework v1.5.1 release notes Episode 344 – The paradox of choice as a SharePoint Developer with Andrew Connell The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win About Andrew Connell Andrew is a web developer who loves to learn new in tech and help others learn! Microsoft has recognized me every year since 2005 with its annual MVP Award. I started teaching in 2007 in just about every way I can. During most of that time, I’ve focused on enterprise platforms like Microsoft Azure & Microsoft 365 including, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams. Connect with AC Voitanos LinkedIn YouTube Threads Twitter Newsletter 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 354, Ben and Scott catch up on news and the latest announcements starting with Cisco and Splunk merging. Then they discuss the Surface and AI event where we saw the latest Surface hardware and learned about the straight to GA release of Microsoft 365 and Windows Copilot. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Cisco to Acquire Splunk, to Help Make Organizations More Secure and Resilient in an AI-Powered World Cisco and Splunk: Driving the Next Generation of AI-Enabled Security and Observability Announcing Microsoft 365 Copilot general availability and Microsoft 365 Chat How to transform work with plugins for Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI apps Microsoft's Surface and AI event: all the news and announcements We don't know how AI works. .We're trusting it anyway 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 353, Scott talks to Ben about how he's using Portainer for container management on his home network and some tips and tricks for managing apps on your Mac (sorry Windows users). Then they pivot to Microsoft's largest conference of the year - Microsoft Ignite - coming Nov 14-17, 2023 for in-person attendees and November 15-16, 2023 for virtual attendees. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes AppCleaner CleanMyMac X Portainer Microsoft Ignite Registration Download convince your manager letter Apple Wonderlust event Apple Event - September 12 iPhone 15 event in 17 minutes Everything Apple Announced at Today's Event in Six Minutes Anker Powerline II 3-in-1 Cable, Lightning/Type C/Micro USB Cable for iPhone, iPad, Huawei, HTC, LG, Samsung Galaxy, Sony Xperia, Android Smartphones, iPad Pro 2018 and More(3ft, Black) USB charging blocks 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.

The podcast discusses 'Read it later' services and introduces a new service called Omnivore. They talk about newsletter publishing from SharePoint, its benefits, and challenges. They also touch on topics like electric vehicles, read-it-later apps, and the Apple event.

In Episode 351, Ben and Scott catch up on some of the latest news around Power Automate, Microsoft Entra, and Microsoft Excel. First, they discuss the Public Preview of Application Insights integration with Power Automate for debugging your cloud flows. Next, they break down the still in Private Preview features of platform SSO for macOS clients. And then they close on some exciting announcements around the addition of Python functions to Microsoft Excel. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Announcing the integration of Power Automate telemetry data with Azure Application Insights Workspace-based Application Insights resources Set up Application Insights with Power Automate (preview) Coming Soon – Platform SSO for macOS Microsoft Enterprise SSO plug-in for Apple devices 10 ways Microsoft Intune improves Apple device management Introducing a New Flexible Way of Bringing Identities from Any Source into Microsoft Entra ID! Frequently asked questions about API-driven inbound provisioning (Public preview) Announcing Python in Excel: Combining the power of Python and the flexibility of Excel. Data security and Python in Excel Introducing Python in Excel 😱 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 350, Ben and Scott talk about some of the ambiguity in features between several types of Teams channels, a new model that includes access to Microsoft Learn for those taking role-based Microsoft certification exams, and a simplified experience for creating and managing CDN endpoints using Azure Front Door for Azure Storage customers. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Overview of teams and channels in Microsoft Teams Introducing a new resource for all role-based Microsoft Certification exams Open Book Microsoft Certification Exams | Interview with Microsoft's Liberty Munson Quick create Azure Front Door endpoints for Azure Storage accounts 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 349, Ben and Scott talk through considerations for working with Azure Policy to enable diagnostic settings at scale. Along the way they also talk about helpful tools that are available that can help you get your environment configured the way you need even quicker. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Create diagnostic settings at scale using Azure Policies and Initiatives Microsoft Sentinel content hub catalog Create-AzDiagPolicy Documentation for Azure Policy scripts Microsoft.PolicyInsights RBAC Remediate non-compliant resources with Azure Policy Manage access to Log Analytics workspaces Microsoft Sentinel workspace architecture best practices Azure Resource Graph sample queries for Azure Policy Azure Governance Visualizer aka AzGovViz Community Policy Repo 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.

The podcast discusses the impact of HashiCorp's new Business Source License and its implications for open-source tool access. They also delve into the importance of creating multiple Azure subscriptions for better resource management. Additionally, the hosts touch on the limitations of enabling Defender for Cloud at the subscription level and the benefits of Intelligent in managing Microsoft cloud environments.

Merill Fernando, Principal Product Manager in the Microsoft CAT team, discusses his tools and content for Microsoft Entra customers. Topics include CMD.Ms tool, Azure AD Exporter, Graph X-ray, and the 'Weekly Dose of Microsoft Entra' newsletter.