In Episode 260, Ben and Scott talk about how to get started with KQL, or Kusto Query Language across a number of Azure and Microsoft 365 services, including Azure Monitor, Azure Data Explorer, the Azure Resources Graph, and the Microsoft 365 audit log.

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Show Notes

Kusto query overview

How Azure AD Kerberos Works

sliding_window_counts plugin

join operator

Quickstart: Run your first Resource Graph query using Azure Resource Graph Explorer

Starter Resource Graph query samples

Advanced Resource Graph query samples

Write your first query with Kusto Query Language

Search the audit log in the compliance center

tobiasmcvey/kusto-queries

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In Episode 259, Ben and Scott discuss some of the latest announcements involving Azure AD, including new security features in Microsoft Authenticator and a new capability that allows Azure AD to issue Kerberos tickets which allows for SMB file shares in Azure Files to be accessed without line of sight to a domain controller.

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Show Notes

New Microsoft Authenticator security features are now available!

How to use number matching in multifactor authentication (MFA) notifications (Preview) - Authentication Methods Policy

How to use additional context in multifactor authentication (MFA) notifications (Preview) - Authentication Methods Policy

Using the location condition in a Conditional Access policy

Common problems with the Microsoft Authenticator app

Azure AD Kerberos authentication (Preview)

Create a profile container with Azure Files and Azure Active Directory (preview)

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Ben and Scott discuss two new preview capabilities for Azure Virtual Machines - Managed Run Commands and VM Applications

Ben and Scott cover SFTP support on Azure Blob Storage, the GA of NFS v4.1 on Azure Files, and the new AZ-305 exam.

In Episode 256, Ben and Scott dive into some of the new features available for Azure AD Conditional Access and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.

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Show Notes

Azure AD Conditional Access documentation

Conditional Access: Filter for devices

Conditional Access: Users and groups

Conditional Access: Session

Conditional Access application control

Deploy Conditional Access App Control for featured apps

Microsoft Cloud App Security Licensing Datasheet

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Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 255, Ben and Scott follow-up on announcements for Microsoft Teams from Microsoft Ignite, including private channel site management, easier access to Cloud Shell, and retention policies with adaptive scopes. Then Scott takes a few minutes to chat with Henry Yan about the upcoming Azure IaaS Day, including fives reason you should attend.

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Show Notes

Join us on Azure IaaS Day: Learn to increase agility and resiliency of your infrastructure

5 reasons to attend the Azure IaaS Day digital event 

Azure IaaS Day agenda

Register: https://aka.ms/AzureIaaSDay

Manage teams in the Microsoft Teams admin center

Private channel SharePoint sites

Manage the life cycle of private channels in Microsoft Teams

Overview of Azure Cloud Shell

Azure Cloud Shell coming to Microsoft Teams Admin Center

Microsoft Teams: Admins can use cloud shell from Teams admin center

Teams Private Channels Gain Support for Retention Processing

Microsoft Information Governance: New Ways to Govern Your Data in Microsoft Teams

Announcing Adaptive Policy Scopes for Microsoft 365 Records Management

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Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 254, Ben and Scott just came out of the Microsoft Ignite keynote and sit down to discuss some of their favorite announcements and news from the event.

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Show Notes

Microsoft Ignite Book of News

So even in virtual experiences, people don't wear pants - but no one is having a bad hair day! #MSIgnite #MicrosoftMesh

Mesh for Microsoft Teams aims to make collaboration in the ‘metaverse’ personal and fun

Introducing Microsoft Loop

Obsidian

New orchestration mode for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets now generally available

Automatic VM guest patching is now generally available

Public preview: Azure Container Apps

Gateway Load Balancer now in public preview

What is confidential computing?

Support for Azure AD joined Cloud PCs in Windows 365 Enterprise

What’s new in Security and Compliance in SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams – Ignite 2021 Announcements

Microsoft Viva is now generally available to help transform your hybrid work experience

Microsoft Viva Topics helps unleash collective knowledge with new features at Ignite

Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Chaos Studio

What is Azure Chaos Studio Preview?

Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Chaos Studio

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Every business will eventually have to move to the cloud and adapt to it. That’s a fact. ShareGate helps with that. Our industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs. Visit https://sharegate.com/ to learn more.

Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 253, Ben and Scott take a detour and talk about considerations for backup and disaster recovery in Azure.

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Show Notes

Windows Subsystem for Android™️

Microsoft fixes Windows 11 AMD CPU performance issues with new update

Backup and disaster recovery for Azure applications

Azure Storage redundancy

Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Reliability

Automated backups - Azure SQL Database & Azure SQL Managed Instance

Microsoft-managed failover

Join us on Azure IaaS Day: Learn to increase agility and resiliency of your infrastructure

Plan your Microsoft Azure experience at Microsoft Ignite 2021

IoT at Microsoft Ignite

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Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 252, Ben and Scott talk about a new way to troubleshoot your Azure VMs with VM Inspector, a breaking change in Azure AD when using older versions of the Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell, and upcoming changes which will allow uses to delete files with retention labels.

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ShareGate - ShareGate's industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs

Spot by NetApp – The cloud automation platform that makes it easy to deliver continuously optimized infrastructure at the lowest possible cost

Office365AdminPortal.com - Providing admins the knowledge and tools to run Office 365 successfully

Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business

Show Notes

Game-changing MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max delivers extraordinary performance and battery life, and features the world’s best notebook display

Apple event recap: MacBook Pro 2021, AirPods 3, M1 Pro, M1X and all the big news

Apple’s new 140W charger can fast charge a lot more than just your MacBook Pro

Introducing the next generation of AirPods: The world’s most popular wireless headphones just got better

VM Inspector for Azure virtual machines (Preview)

manifest_content.md

Use remote tools to troubleshoot Azure VM issues

Azure Active Directory breaking change impacting Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell

AppId Uri in single tenant applications will require use of default scheme or verified domains

Why SharePoint Online Will Allow Users to Delete Files with Retention Labels

Microsoft Compliance center: Information Governance: Retention label deletion behavior change in SharePoint

About the sponsors

Every business will eventually have to move to the cloud and adapt to it. That’s a fact. ShareGate helps with that. Our industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs. Visit https://sharegate.com/ to learn more.

Spot by NetApp helps their customers get the most out of their cloud investments by automating cloud infrastructure to ensure performance, reduce complexity, and optimize costs. Discover how leading companies, from cloud-native startups to global enterprises, are automating, simplifying, and optimizing their cloud infrastructure with Spot by NetApp.Check them out at Spot.io/msit where you can find more information, request a demo, or evenstart a free trial.

Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 251, Ben and Scott dive into the release of Windows 11 and what it takes to upgrade to Windows 11 in Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop.

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Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business

Show Notes

Windows 11 is now generally available on Azure Virtual Desktop

Deploy Azure Virtual Desktop with the getting started feature

PC Health Check Application Preview

WINDOWS 11 REVIEW: A FAMILIAR HOME THAT’S STILL BEING RENOVATED

Windows 365 Enterprise now supports Windows 11

Convert an existing custom device image to a generation 2 virtual machine

Support for generation 2 VMs on Azure

Start11 launches in beta so you can change the Windows 11 Start menu

About the sponsors

Every business will eventually have to move to the cloud and adapt to it. That’s a fact. ShareGate helps with that. Our industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide migrate their business to the Office 365 or SharePoint, automate their Office 365 governance, and understand their Azure usage & costs. Visit https://sharegate.com/ to learn more.

Spot by NetApp helps their customers get the most out of their cloud investments by automating cloud infrastructure to ensure performance, reduce complexity, and optimize costs. Discover how leading companies, from cloud-native startups to global enterprises, are automating, simplifying, and optimizing their cloud infrastructure with Spot by NetApp.Check them out at Spot.io/msit where you can find more information, request a demo, or evenstart a free trial.

Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.