Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast

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.

Recent attacks on Microsoft 365 customers lead to expanded cloud logging capabilities for all customers. Cortana shutdown discussed along with licensing models for Power Automate. Security issues in Microsoft 365 and potential breaches are addressed. The audit log in Purview is explored for incident response. Topics on Azure AD and Office 365 security are covered, including a recent security breach and protection against phishing emails.

In episode 345, Ben and Scott discuss the upcoming Microsoft 365 Backup and Microsoft 365 Archive services, as well as the pricing and value of Microsoft Co-Pilot. Microsoft 365 backup and Microsoft 365 archive services will provide users with options for backing up data in Microsoft 365, including SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange. They also discuss the benefits this will have on purchasing backup service directly from Microsoft, as well as how third-party backup providers can take advantage of this announcement. They also discuss how Microsoft 365 Archive, will complement Microsoft 365 Backup by offering cold to cool data storage for inactive data in Microsoft 365. This service aims to provide cost savings for storing older content while maintaining administrative search capabilities and other functionalities. The conversation then moves on to the pricing and value of Microsoft Co-Pilot. They discuss the potential benefits of using Co-Pilot for tasks like drafting proposals or generating meeting notes. However, they also express concerns about the pricing compared to existing licensing models and whether the value delivered by Co-Pilot justifies the cost. They speculate on how organizations might justify the expense based on time savings and productivity gains. Overall, they express a mix of excitement and skepticism about Copilot and emphasize the need to see it in action before fully evaluating the value. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Share Your Home Assistant Configs on GitHub Automatically Welcome to Microsoft Inspire 2023: Introducing Microsoft 365 Backup and Microsoft 365 Archive Manage content at scale with Microsoft Syntex Licensing for Microsoft Syntex Find the right Microsoft 365 enterprise plan for your organization Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot-A whole new way to work Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot - your copilot for work 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.