A great interview this episode with Marcus Dervin from Webvine focused on Digital Transformation. Marcus has some real insights to share from his recent book on this very subject and we even have a special offer to listeners of this podcast to also grab a copy and learn from an experienced operator. If you are looking to digitally transform or help other business do the same, don't miss this episode.

You'll also get the latest round of Microsoft clou updates from Brenton and myself as we aim to keep you up to date with the ever changing face of the cloud.

Resources

@marcusdervin

@contactbrenton

@directorcia

Marcus's book - Digital Transformation, from the inside out (use coupon code CIAOPS for 20% off)

Webvine

Page metadata coming to SharePoint and Office 365

Idle session timeout policy in SharePoint and OneDrive is now generally available

New Office ribbon

Microsoft Surface Go

New Planner capabilities

This week Brenton flies solo again and speaks with Corch about cyber security. Corch bring a wealth of enterprise knowledge around cyber security to the mid market and SMB space with a focus on ensuring that customers understand how important good IT security is in this day and age.

Of course we also give you an update on everything that's happening in the Microsoft Cloud, with new and updates around Office 365 and Azure. Don't forget to send us your feedback and questions.

 

Resources

 

Corch

Shogun Security

@contactbrenton

@directorcia

Office 365 Roadmap

Microsoft Fasttrack

Microsoft Fasttrack Branding kit

Office 365 updates

Migrate your files to OneDrive easily with known folder move

New updates to Planner comment and notification settings

What's new with Teams

OneDrive updates

Modernize your SharePoint Team Sites by connecting them to new Office 365 Groups

Centralized deployment for Outlook add ins

Microsoft to deliver intelligent cloud from Norway datacenters

Baseline policy for Azure AD admin accounts in public preview

How we rebuilt Intune

I'm joined by Gabe Long from Microsoft to look at Microsoft 365 Business in depth. Gabe has been involved with the Microsoft 365 Business product since its launch and shares with use all the great new stuff that has been added since April. Of course there is news and updates from myself and Brenton bringing you up to date with the latest from the Microsoft Cloud.

Resources

Gabe Long

@contactbrenton

@directorcia

CIAOPS Patron program

Upcoming CIAOPS classroom training

Microsoft acquires GitHub

Windows switch to GitHub

Enhanced User Experience for Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection

Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection

What's new and what's next with Windows Autopilot

Modernize your SharePoint team sites by connecting them to new Office 365 Groups

Share your mobile screen in Teams meeting

Introducing list sharing in Microsoft To Do

Standard SSD disks for Azure VMs

3 reasons why Azure's infrastructure is secure

Storage Explorer in Azure portal

In this episode Brenton does his first solo interview and speaks with JOsh Pell who is currently head of Project and Solution Delivery at Bendigo Telco. As well as being a highly passionate, solution driven IT PMO professional, he has over 18 years providing fantastic experiences to his customers both internal and external across a multitude of industry. You can follow Josh on  Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshpell/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/pell_josh). Brenton and I also cover off all the latest Microsoft Cloud news for you as well.

Resources

@pell_josh

@askbrenton

@directorcia

SharePoint Virtual Summit

Introducing Microsoft training services

What's new for your intranet in Office 365

Explore Build 2018 content with playlists

New updates for Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer

Preview of Azure AD Authentication for storage

Changes coming to PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell

This week I talk to the Microsoft 365 Senior Product Marketing Manager in Australia Nico Charritton all about the latest updates to Microsoft 365 Business. We talk about the Microsoft 365 Business product and how it can benefits businesses, especially when it comes to increasing their security. Brenton and I also bring you the latest updates from the Microsoft Cloud and also information about the latest Windows updates we have seen roll our recently. Plenty to stay tuned for and we thank you for listening.

Resources

@contactbrenton

@directorcia

Nico

What is Microsoft 365 Business?

Introducing Microsoft 365 Business

Microsoft 365 Business get serious

Microsoft 365 Business new features

Microsoft 365 Business documentation

Microsoft demos

What's new in 1803

Google Assistant demo

SharePoint Migration Tool V2 now available

Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection

Per disk metrics for managed and unmanaged disks

We have been lucky enough to speak with Microsoft Senior Marketing Manager for OneDrive for Business Stephen Rose all about how OneDrive helps customers collaborate in this episode. I chat with Stephen about how to resist the urge to map drive letters to OneDrive and how it is superior to the competition amongst plenty of other things. Lots of really great information about OneDrive for Business and we thank Stephen for his time and information that he shared with us. Of course Brenton and I also wrap up the latest news and events in the Microsoft Cloud world and share with you our take on the current happenings. Don't for get to send us your feedback.

Resources

@stephenlrose

@contactbrenton

@directorcia

OneDrive

OneDrive Uservoice

Microsoft Fasttrack

Microsoft 365 gets a swag of updates

Making IT simpler with a modern workplace

Make the most of your time with the new Windows 10 update

Office 2019 Preview is ready for commercial users

New survey explores the changing landscape of teamwork

Increase in SharePoint Online storage allocation

Microsoft Forms is enterprise ready

Microsoft results

Microsoft Kaizala

I'm joined my Microsoft MVP Mark O'Shea to talk Microsoft 365, what it is, why it is important and how to implement it. Mark shares his experiences and thoughts on the product and why it so important going forward. There is of course our usual cloud news and updates from Microsoft so sit back and enjoy this deep dive episode into Microsoft 365.

Resources

Intunedin

Contactbrenton

directorcia

Intunedin web site

New Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business admin center

Schooling a sea of phishing part 3

Sharepoint Migration tool beta

View Planner tasks in your Outlook

Best version of OneNote on Windows

Introducing Microsoft Azure Sphere

We have a special interview for this episode, Doug Hazelman from Cloudberry Labs, to talk all about their backup solutions that include the ability to backup from places like Azure and Office 365 as well as from on premises. We talk about the products as well as the opportunities that Cloudberry provides for Managed Service providers. Of course Brenton and I headline the episode with some updates as to what's happening with technology and the Cloud.

Resources

@VMDoug

@Cloudberrylab

@contactbrenton

@directorcia

Cloudberry

Cloudberry Managed Backup

Cloudberry Backup for Office 365

Cloudberry Blog

Cloudberry forum

Doug Hazelman - [email protected]

Was your data compromised on Facebook?

Facebook admits public data of its 2.2 billion users has been compromised

View Planner tasks in your Outlook calendar

New Teams and Skype for Business Online admin center appears

Office 365 Personal accounts get an upgrade

Brenton and I give you an update on all the latest news from the Microsoft Cloud, and there has been plenty. Across Office 365 and Azure there is plenty of updates for you to be aware of. So have a listen and take a look at the show notes to get more information.

Resources

@contactbrenton

@directorcia

Azure AD resources

Azure private DNS zones now in preview

Azure Virtual Machine serial console access

General availability of Azure File snapshot

The Microsoft AI Landscape and what to use when

Microsoft re-organisation

Cloud PSTN comes to Australia

Calling Plans from Telstra

SharePoint Hub Sites

External access coming to Planner

Yammer networks being consolidated

Announcing 1.1.1.1