Join me for this episode with Microsoft MVP James Arber who'll spend some time with us talk about Teams Voice. In short, he'll help us demystify what it takes to get Microsoft Teams connected to the plain old telephone system. Microsoft's world wide partner conference, Inspire is this week, and I'll be tuning in to catch all the announcements from the event. I'll bring you all those in the next episode, but not to be be outdone, I have a few handy links and news from the Microsoft Cloud to tide you over till then.

This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020.

Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com

Resources

James Arber - Twitter, Linkedin

UCMadScientist.com

Teams and Skype for Business tools

@directorcia

Getting started with Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Three new voice features for Outlook mobile—now on iOS, and coming soon to Android 

What’s new for admins in Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise – June 2021

Enabling automation with Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise

Get nostalgic with new Microsoft Teams backgrounds

New updates to the SharePoint admin center in Microsoft 365

I'm joined by Matt Soseman from Microsoft to discuss all things security. However, before that, we take a look at the fantastic Youtube channel Matt has created to help share all his great Microsoft Security information. It is a source I regularly consult so I urge you to subscribe.

There is of course also Microsoft Cloud news to get through, including my thoughts on the newly announced Windows 11, so tune in and let me know what you think.

This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020.

Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com

Resources

Matt Soseman - Twitter, Linkedin, Blog

Matt Soseman Youtube channel

CIAOPS Secwerks

Microsoft Security Best Practices

CISA Microsoft 365 Security Recommendations

NIST Cyber Security Framework

Essential Eight

CIAOPS Best Practice links

Introducing Windows 11

Introducing Windows 11 for Business

Windows 11 for Enterprise

Windows 11: The operating system for hybrid work and learning

Basic Authentication and Exchange Online – June 2021 Update

Announcing Exciting Updates to Attack Simulation Training 

How Microsoft 365 encryption helps safeguard data and maintain compliance 

Rename your SharePoint domain

In this episode I speak with Ian Mikutel from Microsoft who is Head of Product for Microsoft Whiteboard for Teams & Surface. Ian shares some exciting news about the recently released updates for Microsoft Whiteboard as well as what is coming down the pipeline. I love Microsoft Whiteboard and use it regularly and I'd encourage you to also look at the enhancements it now provides, especially inside Microsoft Teams. of course, there are plenty of updates from the Microsoft Cloud that I'll share with you. so listen along and let me know what you think.

This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020.

Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com

Resources

Ian Mikutel - Twitter, Linkedin

Microsoft Whiteboard

Meet the new Microsoft Whiteboard designed for Hybrid Work

Microsoft Whiteboard roadmap

CIAOPS Secwerks event

Explore Microsoft 365 extensibility opportunities with the Microsoft 365 Extensibility look book 

Bringing Visio to Microsoft 365: Diagramming for everyone 

A new, more powerful, and customizable Microsoft Bookings is here

Windows 11 leak reveals new UI, Start menu, and more 

Announcing new Microsoft Defender for Endpoint capabilities on Android and iOS

Monitoring Microsoft Security Posture in Azure Sentinel

Behind the scenes of business email compromise: Using cross-domain threat data to disrupt a large BEC campaign 

Microsoft acquires ReFirm Labs to enhance IoT security

Say it with Microsoft Dictate

Announcing a more intuitive sharing experience across Microsoft 365 for better collaboration

I speak with Aaron Dinnage from Microsoft who is the author of the great licensing resource Microsoft 365 maps. Aaron shares the history of this project and it takes to update it every month. We also get some great insights and suggestions when it comes to Microsoft 365 licensing.

This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020.

Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com

Resources

Aaron Dinnage - Linkedin, Twitter

https://m365maps.com/

https://m365maps.com/guide.htm

Office 365 Platform Service Descriptions

Microsoft Teams now brings family and friends together to call, chat, and make plans 

OneDrive Roadmap Roundup 

Announcing Public Preview of OneDrive Sync Admin Reports 

New Azure AD Capabilities for Conditional Access and Azure VMs

Introducing Webinars in Microsoft Teams: Easy, professional webinars to engage customers

A fluent new look for the Azure icon

Business email compromise: How Microsoft is combating this costly threat

Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in the 2021 Enterprise Email Security Wave

Jeff Alexander joins me to catch up and talk about the 'new normal', securing remote environments, update management, migrations and more. Jeff also shares some handy information about the Microsoft Fasttrack service and why everyone should take advantage of it. I also bring you up to date with what's happens in the Microsoft Cloud at the top of the show, so lean back, listen in and enjoy.

This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020.

Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com

Resources

Jeff Alexander - @jeffa36, About Me, Linkedin

Benefits of Fasttrack

Cloud Management Gateway

Microsoft Secure Score

Azure AD Conditional Access

Microsoft Zero Trust

Windows 10 Cloud Configuration

Overview of Windows Autopilot

Microsoft adoption

Step-by-step threat protection in Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Announcing the iOS/iPadOS Security Configuration Framework 

OneDrive sync 64-bit for Windows now in public preview

Block BCC Messages to Distribution Groups in Exchange Online

Install Viva Connections today 

Get started with trials for Microsoft Viva Topics

New Security Signals study shows firmware attacks on the rise; here’s how Microsoft is working to help eliminate this entire class of threats

SharePoint: 20 years young

New threat and vulnerability management experiences in Microsoft 365 security

Email filtering reports

Launching threat analytics for Microsoft 365 Defender

Best practices for migrating to SharePoint and OneDrive