Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast

By Ben Stegink, Scott Hoag

Your Microsoft Cloud News from a couple of IT Pros... more

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July 31, 2025Episode 407 – Model Context Protocol (MCP) Part 1: The USB Port of AI Communications
Welcome to Episode 407 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, we dive deep into the Model Context Protocol (MCP) – a game-changing specification that’s extending the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) and creating exciting new possibilities for IT professionals working with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
MCP represents a significant shift toward more extensible and domain-specific AI interactions. Instead of being limited to pre-trained knowledge, you can now connect your AI tools directly to live data sources, APIs, and services that matter to your specific role and organization.
Whether you’re managing Azure infrastructure, creating content, or developing solutions, MCP provides a framework to make your AI interactions more powerful and contextually relevant to your daily workflows.
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Show Notes
Introducing the Model Context Protocol
Understanding MCP server concepts
Understanding MCP client concepts
A list of applications that support MCP integrations
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31min
July 17, 2025Episode 406 – Agents of Insight: Copilot in Action and Sentinel on the Move
Welcome to Episode 406 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott discuss their recent experiences and thoughts on Microsoft’s Copilot features and agents, specifically focusing on the Researcher and Analyst agents. They share practical applications and benefits of these tools, such as using Researcher for meeting preparations and Analyst for exploring data, summarizing data, and even coming up with python script to use with data. Additionally, they cover the upcoming migration of Microsoft Sentinel to the Defender portal, discussing its implications and potential future changes for other security tools. The episode ends with a teaser about an upcoming discussion on MCPs for AI!
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Show Notes
Introducing Researcher and Analyst in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Introducing Deep Research in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service
Get started with Researcher in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Researcher agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Analyst agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Get started with Analyst in Microsoft 365 Copilot
New reasoning agents: Researcher and Analyst in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Planning your move to Microsoft Defender portal for all Microsoft Sentinel customers
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37min
July 03, 2025Episode 405 – Loop, Loop Workspaces, Loop Pages, Copilot Pages, Copilot Notebooks, Copilot Notebooks in OneNote Notebooks
Welcome to Episode 405 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott tackle the increasingly complex world of Microsoft’s notebook ecosystem, exploring the new Copilot notebooks feature and how it relates to existing tools like OneNote and Loop. They break down the confusing landscape where “a notebook is not a notebook unless a notebook is a notebook in the right place.”
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Show Notes
Overview of Copilot Pages and Copilot Notebooks storage | Microsoft Learn
Overview of Copilot Pages, Copilot Notebooks, and Loop workspaces permissions
Overview of Loop storage | Microsoft Learn
Copilot Pages, OneNote, Loop…where should I store my notes and tasks?
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27min
June 20, 2025Episode 404: The Microsoft 365 Landing Page Shake-Up
Welcome to Episode 404 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott discuss the latest change Microsoft has rolled out to the Microsoft 365 user experience, redirecting users from the familiar portal.office.com to a new Copilot-centric landing page. This shift has caught many IT professionals off guard, rendering existing training documentation obsolete and creating user confusion across organizations.
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Show Notes
WTF is happening with office.com?
New Microsoft 365 Home Page
How to Use the NEW Microsoft 365 Copilot Experience!
About the sponsors
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38min
June 05, 2025Episode 403 – Catching up on all the news from Microsoft Build 2025
Welcome to Episode 403 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast where Ben and Scott catch up on some of their favorite announcements and news from Microsoft Build 2025.
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Show Notes
Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Tuning
New Microsoft 365 Copilot Tuning | Create fine-tuned models to write like you do
Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath
Announcing Microsoft Entra Agent ID: Secure and manage your AI agents
Enterprise-grade controls for AI apps and agents built with Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio
Quickstart: View enterprise applications
BRK195: Inside Azure innovations with Mark Russinovich
Microsoft Build 2025 – BOOK OF NEWS
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40min
May 22, 2025Episode 402 – Declarative Agents with Andrew Connell
Welcome to Episode 402 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to have Andrew Connell (AC) joining us once again. If you’ve been with us for a while, you’ll recognize AC as a repeat guest and one of the early voices who encouraged us to launch this podcast. In this episode, we’re diving deep into the world of Microsoft Copilot agents from a bit of a developer’s perspective . We expand on insights from Episode 400 and helping us understand some additional intricacies of how Copilot works under the hood. We’ll break down the different billing models and some limitations in what they provide and why having at least one $30 license is key to unlocking the semantic index. We’ll also explore how Copilot uses semantic indexing to ground responses in your organization’s data, and how it respects user permissions through access control lists. But it’s not all smooth sailing—AC also walks us through some of the current limitations, like missing metadata and large file indexing. He also shares a potential workaround using Azure AI Search for those needing more comprehensive coverage. Finally, we this weeks Microsoft Build Conference and tease a potential future episode where ACw will return to talk about custom Copilot development.

Andrew Connell
LinkedIn
YouTube
BlueSky
Newsletter: The Full Stack Dev’s Microsoft 365 Playbook
Podcast: Code. Deploy. Go Live. – codedeploygo.live
Code. Deploy. Go Live on YouTube
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Show Notes
Episode 400 – Microsoft 365 Copilot Declarative Agents and Copilot Studio Agent Builder
Create Copilot agents in Microsoft 365 Business Chat and Teams
Grounding an agent to specific public websites
Semantic indexing for Microsoft 365 Copilot
Data, Privacy, and Security for Microsoft 365 Copilot
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34min
May 08, 2025Episode 401 – Zero Trust in Microsoft 365
Welcome to Episode 401 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben Stegink and Scott Hoag dive into the intricacies of implementing Zero Trust principles within Microsoft 365 environments. They explore the foundational aspects of Zero Trust, starting with identity management and the importance of Entra ID. They also cover:
Identity Management: The critical role of identity in Zero Trust, including MFA, password policies, and least privilege access.
Endpoint Security: Strategies for verifying and managing devices, including compliance checks and the balance between corporate and BYOD devices.
Networking: The complexities of securing network traffic in a SaaS environment, including conditional access policies and the emerging Global Secure Access feature.
Application Management: The role of Defender for Cloud in monitoring shadow IT and ensuring data security across various applications.
Data Protection: Techniques for safeguarding sensitive information, including DLP policies and the upcoming network-level DLP capabilities.
Join us as we unpack these topics and provide practical insights for enhancing your organization’s security posture with Zero Trust.

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Show Notes
Zero Trust deployment for technology pillars
Securing identity with Zero Trust
Secure endpoints with Zero Trust
Secure endpoints with Zero Trust
Secure applications with Zero Trust
Secure data with Zero Trust
Microsoft Zero Trust Assessment
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40min
April 24, 2025Episode 400 – Microsoft 365 Copilot Declarative Agents and Copilot Studio Agent Builder
Welcome to Episode 400 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott explore how IT professionals and developers can leverage Microsoft 365 Copilot’s declarative agents and the Copilot Studio Agent Builder to enhance productivity and streamline workflows within their organizations. Declarative agents allow you to define specific tasks and workflows, enabling Copilot to assist users more effectively. With the Copilot Studio Agent Builder, creating these agents becomes a streamlined process, even for those with minimal coding experience. Listen and learn how to build, deploy, and manage these agents, licensing considerations, and best practices to maximize their impact in your organization.
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Show Notes
Use the Copilot Studio Agent Builder to Build Agents
Copilot Studio Agent Builder Templates
Publish and Manage Copilot Studio Agent Builder Agents
Build and Install the Declarative Agent in Copilot Studio
Copilot Studio Licensing Information
About the sponsors
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37min
April 10, 2025Episode 399 – Azure Infrastructure as Code with Greg Suttie
Welcome to Episode 399 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, we bring you another interview from the MVP Summit. In this episode, we were able to meet up with long time listener Greg Suttie and talk about his path to becoming an MVP as well as some of what he’s been working on in Azure. We cover everything he been doing with Infrastructure as code around Bicep, Azure Verified Modules, Azure Bicep Configuration files and more!
Greg Suttie Greg is an Azure MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer.
He also a passionate developer with 25 years experience, mainly with Microsoft Technologies and background is a .NET developer since the start of .NET. – He was one of the first 50 people in the world to become an MCSD developer back in the day. Recently awarded the Outstanding contribution to the Microsoft Community UK Winner and then the Outstanding contribution to the Microsoft Community Global Winner both for 2023.
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Show Notes
Greg Suttie – MVP Profile
Greg Suttie’s blog
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
What is IaC
What is Bicep?
Comparing JSON and Bicep for templates
Quickstart: Integrate Bicep with Azure Pipelines
Azure Verified Modules
Azure Verified Modules
What is the Azure Well-Architected Framework?
Azure Quick Review Docs
Azure Quick Review Github
Azure Bicep Parameters
Bicep Configuration Files
Export a resource from the Azure Portal
Visual Studio Code
GitHub Copilot
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32min
March 27, 2025Episode 398 – PowerShell and Intune with Harm Veenstra
Welcome to Episode 398 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode Ben meets up with Harm Veenstra at the annual Microsoft MVP Summit. They chat a bit about Harm experience as an MVP and his path to becoming an MVP. Then the move into a few technologies near and dear to Harm, PowerShell and Microsoft Intune. They start off talking about some of the ways Harm uses PowerShell and some of his favorite scripts. They talk about how he uses PowerShell with Intune, in particular using it with remediation scripts.
Harm Veenstra
Harm started working at 18, from a ServiceDesk employee to a workspace and system engineer at a large insurance firm in the Netherlands. 1996, those were the days! After working there for almost 11 years, Harm had different system engineer jobs and learned much about Citrix, Cisco, VMWare, storage, and Microsoft. Currently, He’s employed at NEXXT (https://www.nexxt.one) as a Consultant, mainly in Endpoint Management, but He does anything Microsoft 😉 (Client, Server, 365, and Azure).
And… He became a Microsoft MVP in March 2024 in PowerShell!
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Show Notes
PowerShell is fun w/ Harm
Connect with Harm on LinkedIn
Harm’s MVP Profile
Microsoft PowerShell documentation
Microsoft Intune documentation
Intune Remediations
Microsoft Graph PowerShell
About the sponsors
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32min

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