Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast

In Episode 70, Scott and Ben crawl out of their holes to bring you the latest and greatest happenings in Office 365.

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Show Notes

Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion

Here’s what GitHub developers really think about Microsoft’s acquisition

Hyperfish acquired by LiveTiles

About the Office 365 admin center

About Office 365 admin roles

What you can do in the Office apps on an Android, iOS, or Windows mobile device with an Office 365 subscription

Updates to Adobe Document Cloud bring integrated PDF services to Office 365

Adobe Help – Configuring Office 365 SharePoint OneDrive

Power and simplicity—updates to the Office 365 user experience

Microsoft to give Office 365, Office.com apps a makeover

PowerShell Cmdlets for PowerApps and Flow creators and administrators

SharePoint Admin Survey from Recore

In Episode 69, Ben sits down with Laura Rogers from IW Mentor at SharePoint Conference 2018. Laura shares her experience with SharePoint Swoop and provides insights on the PowerApps landscape.

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Show Notes

SharePoint Swoop – the intranet makeover show

Microsoft PowerApps

Overview of connectors for PowerApps

Customize a SharePoint list form using PowerApps

PowerApps Studio for the Web is Generally Available for Production Use

Production PowerApp: Legislative Tracking

PowerApps Posts on Laura’s Blog

Generate an app from within SharePoint using PowerApps

From Insights to Action with the Power Apps custom visual

Long live SharePoint Server! – SP2019 TAP

Enrich your SharePoint Content with Intelligence and Automation

PowerApps Live Online in June

Laura Rogers

Laura Rogers is a SharePoint expert, speaker, author, and educator. She is well-versed in helping organizations make the most of their SharePoint environments using out-of-box functionalities such as workflows, web parts, and PowerApps. She is the owner of IW Mentor, a SharePoint training company. Laura’s technical expertise also includes over 12 years of experience working with Microsoft’s messaging and collaboration systems. She has been named a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for the past seven years. Laura runs the Birmingham (AL) SharePoint User Group. She has contributed to several books on SharePoint over the past eight years. You can read more about Laura’s experiences on her blog, www.wonderlaura.com

You can follow Laura on Twitter @WonderLaura and on her blog at https://wonderlaura.com.

In Episode 68, Ben sits down with Bill Baer to talk about the latest announcements from SharePoint Conference 2018 and the SharePoint Virtual Summit! They touch on everything from the latest announcements with SharePoint spaces to the functionality and release timelines for SharePoint 2019.

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Show Notes

Watch the SharePoint Virtual Summit

SharePoint innovations transform content collaboration with mixed reality and AI

SharePoint spaces

Microsoft is bringing the SharePoint work environment to virtual reality headsets

Microsoft announces SharePoint Server 2019 with modern team sites, communication sites, and more

Welcome to SharePoint Server 2019, a modern platform for choice and flexibility

New Capabilities for OneDrive Announced Today at SharePoint Conference North America

Multi-Geo Capabilities in OneDrive and SharePoint Online in Office 365

Bill Baer

Bill Baer is a Senior Technical Product Manager and Microsoft Certified Master for SharePoint in the SharePoint product group at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington; previously a Hewlett-Packard Technology Solutions Group MVP with a background in infrastructure engineering and enterprise deployments of SharePoint Products and Technologies.

Bill Baer has deep industry experience having worked for Apple Computer Corporation, First Data Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft Corporation.

You can follow Bill on Twitter at @williambaer and on his blog at https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/wbaer/.

In Episode 67, Ben and Scott are joined by Adam Harmetz where they discuss the latest updates and announcements from SharePoint Conference 2018, including SharePoint spaces, improvements to the Modern UI, SharePoint Lists, and AI.

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Show Notes

Watch the SharePoint Virtual Summit

SharePoint innovations transform content collaboration with mixed reality and AI

SharePoint spaces

What’s new for your intranet in Office 365

Stream innovations at the SharePoint Conference showcase AI in video

Adam Harmetz

Adam is a twelve year veteran of the SharePoint Engineering team. Today, he runs the product team responsible for developing the user experience and development platform for SharePoint (in Office 365 and on-premises) – including Team Sites, Comm Sites, Publishing Sites & Portals, Biz Apps (w/Microsoft Flow and Power App integration), the SharePoint mobile apps (download today!), and the SharePoint Framework.

You can follow Adam on Twitter @AdamHarmetz.

In Episode 66, Ben and Scott are joined by Stephen Rose where they discuss the latest updates and announcements from SharePoint Conference 2018, including OneDrive for Business multi-geo support, improvements to the sharing experience, and reporting.

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Show Notes

Watch the SharePoint Virtual Summit

SharePoint innovations transform content collaboration with mixed reality and AI

New Capabilities for OneDrive Announced Today at SharePoint Conference North America

OneDrive Uservoice

OneDrive for Business – Office 365 Roadmap

Stephen Rose

Stephen is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for OneDrive for Business at Microsoft. In addition to speaking at various conferences around the globe, he is a regular contributor to the Office and OneDrive TechCenter blogs and engages with over 160k Twitter followers on all topics tech. Stephen holds 15 technical certifications and has been an MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) and MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) since Windows NT. In 2015, he was awarded the Microsoft 2015 Circle of Excellence Platinum Club award.

You can follow Stephen on Twitter @stephenlrose.

In Episode 65, Ben and Scott are joined by Mark Kashman where they discuss the latest updates and announcements from SharePoint Conference 2018.

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Show Notes

Watch the SharePoint Virtual Summit

SharePoint innovations transform content collaboration with mixed reality and AI

The Intrazone – a new SharePoint podcast from Microsoft

The Intrazone

Subscribe to The Intrazone on Apple Podcasts

What’s new for your intranet in Office 365

Enrich your SharePoint Content with Intelligence and Automation

Overview of the “Connect to new Office 365 group” feature

Mark Kashman

Mark is a Senior Product Manager on the SharePoint team focused primarily on SharePoint Online, the mobile and intelligent intranet, and Delve & the Microsoft Graph. He has worked at MSFT since 2000. He started working with SharePoint building a digital asset management (DAM) solution built on top of SharePoint 2007 (IMM, the Interactive Media Manager) before moving to the SharePoint team. He lives in the Sammamish, WA area and enjoys kayaking, biking, hiking, ballet/soccer/science club/swimming (all the Dad duties), and quiet-bird-chirping moments for reading and writing books – when not playing that darned addictive Bejeweled.

You can follow Mark on Twitter at @Mkashman and on the Microsoft Tech Community.

In Episode 64, Ben and Scott lost the rails, found the rails, and then fell off of them again.

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Show Notes

What is Microsoft SQL Operations Studio (preview)?

Download and install SQL Operations Studio (preview)

Office 365 Support Options

#AzureTrivia on Twitter

Ember: The World’s First Temperature Control Mug

Microsoft’s Surface Hub 2 is designed for an office of the future

In Episode 63, Ben and Scott lament the end of life announcement for the integration of third-party audio conferencing providers (ACP) with Skype for Business.

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Show Notes

End of life program for the integration of Skype for Business with third-party audio conferencing providers

On Meeting Solutions – Microsoft Teams

Country and region availability for Audio Conferencing and Calling Plans

Setting up the Meeting Migration Service (MMS)

Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams Capabilities Roadmap

Communication Credits

In Episode 62, Ben and Scott take a walk through the latest news in the Microsoft world.

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Show Notes

Region expansion: Global VNet Peering

Announcing the new Microsoft Teams & Skype for Business Admin Center

Updated roadmap for bringing Skype for Business capabilities to Microsoft Teams

Teams On Air Q&A roundup: Teams + SharePoint for document sharing, storage and collaboration

Planner tab in Microsoft Teams now includes the Schedule view and Charts view

Manage the IW trial offer for Microsoft Teams

Overview of retention policies

The Intrazone – a new SharePoint podcast from Microsoft

Introducing “Request sign-off” – an approval flow that requires no set up

In June 2018, we’re making changes to the native social capabilities in SharePoint Online

Rolling out: tenant admin tools to connect existing SharePoint team sites to new Office 365 Groups

SharePoint Modernization scanner

Set up and manage access requests

In Episode 61, Scott and Ben dive into a listener question on the various options for cloud-based file shares, including SharePoint Online and Azure Files.

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Show Notes

Increase in SharePoint Online storage allocation

Announcing New OneDrive for Business feature: Files Restore

SharePoint Online Limits

Introduction to Azure Files

Frequently asked questions about Azure Files

Azure File Sync

On-premises Access

Share Snapshots

Azure Files Pricing

Billing and Pricing FAQ