Your Microsoft Cloud News from a couple of IT Pros
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 382 – Securing the Modern Workplace: Exploring Microsoft Entra ID Security Defaults, Conditional Access Policies, and Microsoft Secure Score
32:32
32:32
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:32
Welcome to Episode 382 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, we dive into three essential tools for safeguarding your organization in the cloud-first world: Security Defaults in Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access Policies, and Microsoft Secure Score. Join us as we talk through and rationalize each solution, including when and …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 381 – Microsoft Graph Data Connect
39:20
39:20
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
39:20
Welcome to Episode 381 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode we discuss Microsoft Graph Data Connect, a service that allows organizations to access and manage data from Microsoft 365 in a secure, scalable, and efficient manner. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Elgato’s Ne…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 380 – The future of AD FS is cloudy
42:04
42:04
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
42:04
Welcome to Episode 380 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode we discuss some of the latest security breaches that you should be on the lookout for and then we get into AD FS migrations and if you should consider it. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes AT&T says criminals sto…
…
continue reading
Welcome to Episode 379 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott take a look at Azure Verified Modules, a new initiative from Microsoft to consolidate and set the standards for what a good Bicep and/or Terraform module looks like. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Not…
…
continue reading
Welcome to Episode 378 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode we discuss Azure Compute Fleet, a new Preview service announced at Microsoft Build 2024. Azure Compute Fleet is a new Azure infrastructure service that lets you deploy Azure compute capacity across different virtual machine SKUs, availability zones, and pricing models. It…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 377 – Microsoft Copilot for Security
38:57
38:57
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
38:57
Welcome to Episode 377 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott talk about a recent incident at Google Cloud where one of their customer accounts was completely wiped out without notice. Then they dive into Microsoft Copilot for Security. Ben has been getting hands on with it and it is expensive. They discuss pricing fo…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 376 – Catching up on the Microsoft 365 Community Conference
38:32
38:32
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
38:32
Welcome to Episode 376 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode. Ben and Scott discuss some of the announcements from the Microsoft 365 Community Conference. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Microsoft 365 Community Conference Microsoft launches SharePoint eSignature integrat…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 375 – Securing Your Digital World: An Intro to Global Secure Access
37:54
37:54
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
37:54
Welcome to Episode 375 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, where we discuss Microsoft’s Global Secure Access offering. We explain how Global Secure Access brings identity, network, and endpoint access together under one service and how it combines with Defender for Cloud Apps and is built around the capacity of the Microsoft WAN. Join us as we t…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 374 – Azure Trusted Launch Virtual Machines
32:28
32:28
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:28
Welcome to Episode 374 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast where Ben and Scott break down Azure Trusted launch virtual machines – what they are, how they’re different from Gen 1 Azure VMs, and how you can enable them for your new and existing workloads. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 373 – Microsoft Intune (Part Trois)
36:24
36:24
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
36:24
Welcome to Episode 373 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast where Ben and Scott close out their review of Microsoft Intune and its third pillar – Endpoint security. They discuss the core components of Endpoint security, including antivirus, disk encryption, and firewall configuration. Ben also takes Scott on a tour of some more hidden gems in Endp…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 372 – Microsoft Intune (Part Deux) – App
40:12
40:12
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
40:12
Welcome to Episode 372 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, where we'll be discussing more of Microsoft Intune, one of the most powerful tools for managing your organization's devices, apps, and endpoint security. In this episode, we continue our discussion on the three pillars of Intune - Devices, Apps, and Endpoint Security - with Apps. We'll c…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 371 – Microsoft Intune (Part Une) – Devices
45:59
45:59
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
45:59
Welcome to Episode 371 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, where we'll be discussing Microsoft Intune, one of the most powerful tools for managing your organization's devices, apps, and endpoint security. In this episode, we'll start exploring the three pillars of Intune: Devices, Apps, and Endpoint Security. We'll cover what devices you can enr…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 370 – Revisiting Microsoft 365 Copilot
40:24
40:24
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
40:24
The restrictions have been lifted for Microsoft 365 Copilot licensing and you can now purchase licenses in tenants with less than 300 users. With the flood gates open, Ben and Scott revisit Microsoft 365 Copilot now that they both have access to it in their own tenants. Is it just a summarization tool? Is it any good for helping out Outlook, Word, …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 369 – Microsoft 365 Backup and Archive
45:28
45:28
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
45:28
In Episode 369, Ben and Scott explore the new Backup and Archive options for Microsoft 365 and Office 365 workloads - Microsoft 365 Archive and Microsoft 365 Backup. These two features may sound similar, but they have different functionalities. Microsoft 365 Archive provides coverage for SharePoint, while Microsoft 365 Backup provides coverage acro…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 368 – Loop vs Notion vs Confluence vs OneNote – use the right tool for the job
46:50
46:50
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
46:50
In Episode 368, Ben and Scott talk through the differences between Notion and Microsoft Loop with a sprinkling of Confluence.Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options.Show Notes Microsoft officially launches Loop, its Notion competitor Loop vs. Notion: Microsoft’s new document app is a promising mess Is Micro…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 367 – Azure Files vs a Server with an SMB Share
46:34
46:34
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
46:34
In Episode 367, Ben and Scott kick off 2024 with a discussion of Azure Files. They start out reviewing a customer scenario Ben encountered and how they would approach it, breaking down the options available with Azure Files, hosting traditional SMB shares in Azure, and how a hybrid deployment can be the best of both worlds.Like what you hear and wa…
…
continue reading
In this episode, Ben and Scott touched on some updates on their social media presence due to some recent happenings in the social media services space. As they transition into the Microsoft cloud world, they discuss updates to cloud computing software and user experience design. They also provided some insight into conditional access policies and b…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 365 – Still looking for gift ideas
42:18
42:18
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
42:18
In Episode 365, Ben and Scott break away from tech news to talk about some of their favorite gadget purchases in the past year. If you (or a geek in your life) are looking for ways to spend those Christmas gift cards or you need some last-minute ideas, give them a listen.It's also the season of giving and we're raising money for Girls Who Code. Don…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 364 – Microsoft Designer, Azure Updates, and Enterprise IoT Security changes
36:23
36:23
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
36:23
In Episode 364, Ben and Scott discuss the recently announced Microsoft Designer, cover a handful of updates to Azure including Azure Automation and Azure Container Storage. Then they close out with some updates to the licensing model for Enterprise IoT Security.It's also the season of giving and we're raising money for Girls Who Code. Donate today …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 363 – Hibernation is for more than bears
37:46
37:46
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
37:46
In Episode 363, Ben and Scott talk through some new hibernation capabilities coming to an Azure VM near you and the announced retirement of SharePoint Add-Ins.It's also the season of giving and we're raising money for Girls Who Code. Donate today at https://give.girlswhocode.com/msclouditpro!Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check ou…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 362 – The Flustration of Microsoft Ignite
46:15
46:15
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
46:15
In Episode 362, Ben and Scott get sidetracked with some of the announcements coming out of Microsoft Ignite.It's also the season of giving and we're raising money for Girls Who Code. Donate today at https://give.girlswhocode.com/msclouditpro!Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options.Show Notes Microsoft Ignit…
…
continue reading
In Episode 361, Ben and Scott discuss how Ben solved a data analysis problem with Azure Data Explorer and Scott shares some tips and tricks for Kusto.It's also the season of giving and we're raising money for Girls Who Code. Donate today at https://give.girlswhocode.com/msclouditpro!Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our mem…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 360 – Who owns your data in Azure?
39:51
39:51
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
39:51
In Episode 360, Ben laments about a change in the data processing for Azure Sentinel and Scott contributes some suggestions around Microsoft's data processing policies and how customers can keep up to date on them along with some suggestions for how to manage your personal data in Log Analytics and Application Insights. Then they close out the show…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 359 – Microsoft Applied Skills and Azure Bastion Developer SKU
39:46
39:46
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
39:46
In Episode 359, Ben and Scott discuss Microsoft Applied Skills - a new skilling platform for Microsoft customers to get hands-on in a live, on-demand lab environment to validate their skills in a specific area and how Applied Skills compares to the existing role-based certification exams. Next up, it's a quick review of an upcoming roadmap item tha…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 358 – Amazon spends $1 billion on Microsoft 365
38:59
38:59
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
38:59
In Episode 358, Ben and Scott talk about Ben's new Teams-certified Poly Sync, a new teleprompter Scott ordered, and Amazon's investment in Microsoft 365.It's also the season of giving and we're raising money for Girls Who Code. Donate today at https://give.girlswhocode.com/msclouditpro!Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our …
…
continue reading