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This week, we discuss the newly updated CIS Benchmark guidance for Microsoft 365. What is it, and why should you use it? We walk through the areas of the benchmark, how to do it, and what to do with the results. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:23) - Show content starts.

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- CIS-CAT® Pro - A powerful tool for automating CIS Benchmark assessment and reporting
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 258 - Approaching security assessments for your Microsoft tenant

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This week, we reflect on Microsoft 365 Copilot. It's been available for about a year now, and we talk about the insights, lessons learned and considerations, and reflections on productivity with Copilot. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:49) - Show content starts.

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- Microsoft 365 Copilot Dashboard
- Copilot Analytics reports

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This week, we're taking a real-life look at Azure Policies. We've talked about the capability a bit before. Let's see what insights we've gathered over the previous months working with Azure Policy. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:50) - Show content starts.

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- Sample KQL queries from Microsoft
- AzAdvertizer
- Azure Resource Inventory

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In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding the scope beyond just Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and similar Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:14) - Show content starts.

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- Sign-up form for WAF on Application Gateway for Containers
- Azure Automation limits and quotas
- Migrate to Azure CDN from Edtio to Azure Front Door
- Microsoft 365 network connectivity test
- Defender for Cloud "Setup experience" (Azure Portal)
- New Message Trace in Exchange Online

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- Tobias Zimmergren (@zimmergren.net) — Bluesky
- Jussi Roine • Microsoft MVP (@jussiroine.com) — Bluesky
 

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In this week's episode, we recap the ESPC 2024 event, live on site. Apologies, again, for the "hopping microphone" issues - we used wireless mics, and they caught some inferences we didn't see when recording. What did we learn about the event, and what are the expectations for the future based on these announcements? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:20) - Show content starts.

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- ESPC 25
 

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This week, we're (still) live from ESPC 2024, and we'll talk with Paolo Pialorsi from Microsoft about agents in Microsoft Copilot. What are they? How do you create them? Is coding involved? What things to consider? Also, we ask Paolo an unexpected question.

PS. We struggled a bit with the fancy wireless microphones, so expect some deterioration in the audio quality - SORRY! We blame AI for this.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(01:31) - Show content starts.

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- Paolo Pialorsi (LinkedIn)

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This week, we're live from ESPC 2024, and we'll talk with Jasper Oosterveld from Rubicon about Microsoft Purview. What is it? What's included? How should you approach your compliance and data security projects? What things to consider ? Also, we ask Jasper an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:05) - Show content starts.

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- Microsoft Purview
- Jasper Oosterveld (Linkedin)

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This week, we're recording live from the ESPC conference in Stockholm, Sweden. We talk about a new and interesting SDK, the Microsoft.Extensions.AI. What is it, and why should you try it out? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:42) - Show content starts.

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- Introducing Microsoft.Extensions.AI Preview - Unified AI Building Blocks for .NET
- GitHub - dotnet/ai-samples
- Microsoft.Extensions.AI - What is it? · microsoft/semantic-kernel · Discussion #9163

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In this week's episode, we discuss three very exciting announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2024. What did we learn, and what are the expectations for the future based on these announcements? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:40) - Show content starts.

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- Introducing Microsoft Copilot actions, new agents, and tools to empower IT
- Introducing new agents in Microsoft 365
- Azure Local

Find us on Bluesky:
- Tobias Zimmergren (@zimmergren.net) — Bluesky
- Jussi Roine • Microsoft MVP (@jussiroine.com) — Bluesky
 

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This week, we'll talk with Waldek Mastykarz from Microsoft about Microsoft 365 Copilot custom apps. What are they? How can you create your custom apps? What things to consider when publishing them? Also, Tobi asks Waldek an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:08) - Show content starts.

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- Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot

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