Podcast Archives - Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast

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April 25, 2024Episode 375 – Securing Your Digital World: An Intro to Global Secure Access
Welcome to Episode 375 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, where we discuss Microsoft’s Global Secure Access offering. We explain how Global Secure Access brings identity, network, and endpoint access together under one service and how it combines with Defender for Cloud Apps and is built around the capacity of the Microsoft WAN. Join us as we take a deep dive into the world of digital security and learn how Global Secure Access can help you secure your digital world.
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Show Notes
What is Global Secure Access (preview)?
Global Secure Access clients
Global Secure Access client for Windows (preview)
Global Secure Access (preview) traffic forwarding profiles
Learn about Microsoft Entra Private Access
Learn about Microsoft Entra Internet Access for all apps
How to use the Global Secure Access (preview) enriched Microsoft 365 logs
About the sponsors
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April 11, 2024Episode 374 – Azure Trusted Launch Virtual Machines
Welcome to Episode 374 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast where Ben and Scott break down Azure Trusted launch virtual machines – what they are, how they’re different from Gen 1 Azure VMs, and how you can enable them for your new and existing workloads.
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Show Notes
Trusted launch for Azure virtual machines
Supported SKUs
Enable Trusted launch on existing Azure VMs
Deploy a VM with trusted launch enabled
Enable Trusted launch on existing Azure VMs
Trusted Launch FAQ
About the sponsors
Would you like to become the irreplaceable Microsoft 365 resource for your organization? Let us know!
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March 28, 2024Episode 373 – Microsoft Intune (Part Trois)
Welcome to Episode 373 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast where Ben and Scott close out their review of Microsoft Intune and its third pillar – Endpoint security. They discuss the core components of Endpoint security, including antivirus, disk encryption, and firewall configuration. Ben also takes Scott on a tour of some more hidden gems in Endpoint security, including managed installers along with endpoint detection and response policies.
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Show Notes
Microsoft Intune troubleshooting
Manage endpoint security in Microsoft Intune
Manage BitLocker policy for Windows devices with Intune
Use FileVault disk encryption for macOS with Intune
Monitor device encryption with Intune
Endpoint security firewall rule migration tool overview
Enforce compliance for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with Conditional Access in Intune
Endpoint detection and response policy for endpoint security in Intune
Manage approved apps for Windows devices with App Control for Business policy and Managed Installers for Microsoft Intune
About the sponsors
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March 14, 2024Episode 372 – Microsoft Intune (Part Deux) – App
Welcome to Episode 372 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, where we’ll be discussing more of Microsoft Intune, one of the most powerful tools for managing your organization’s devices, apps, and endpoint security. In this episode, we continue our discussion on the three pillars of Intune – Devices, Apps, and Endpoint Security – with Apps. We’ll cover App protection policies, touch on the management experience, how MDM and MAM come into play, and how App protection policies protect your corporate data.
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Show Notes
Overview of Windows Autopilot
App protection policies overview
App configuration policies for Microsoft Intune
Policies for Office apps
About the sponsors
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.
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February 29, 2024Episode 371 – Microsoft Intune (Part Une) – Devices
Welcome to Episode 371 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, where we’ll be discussing Microsoft Intune, one of the most powerful tools for managing your organization’s devices, apps, and endpoint security. In this episode, we’ll start exploring the three pillars of Intune: Devices, Apps, and Endpoint Security. We’ll cover what devices you can enroll, how to onboard them, and what configurations are available.
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Show Notes
Washington’s Dream – SNL – YouTube
Microsoft Intune plans and pricing
Microsoft Intune licensing
Device-only licenses
Microsoft Intune planning guide
Get started with your Microsoft Intune deployment
Supported operating systems and browsers in Intune
Manage endpoint security policies on devices onboarded to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Import custom ADMX and ADML administrative templates into Microsoft Intune (public preview)
Create a Settings Catalog policy using your imported GPOs in Microsoft Intune (public preview)
Password and account lockout policies on Microsoft Entra Domain Services managed domains
About the sponsors
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.
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February 15, 2024Episode 370 – Revisiting Microsoft 365 Copilot
The restrictions have been lifted for Microsoft 365 Copilot licensing and you can now purchase licenses in tenants with less than 300 users. With the flood gates open, Ben and Scott revisit Microsoft 365 Copilot now that they both have access to it in their own tenants. Is it just a summarization tool? Is it any good for helping out Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams? Listen in and find out!
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Show Notes
Microsoft 365 Copilot ‘generally available’ – if you can afford 300 seats
Expanding availability of Copilot for Microsoft 365
Where can I get Microsoft Copilot?
Microsoft Copilot help & learning
Copilot in Microsoft Teams help & learning
Email coaching with Copilot in Outlook
Copilot in OneNote help & learning
Copilot Pro plans & licensing
About the sponsors
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.
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February 01, 2024Episode 369 – Microsoft 365 Backup and Archive
In Episode 369, Ben and Scott explore the new Backup and Archive options for Microsoft 365 and Office 365 workloads – Microsoft 365 Archive and Microsoft 365 Backup. These two features may sound similar, but they have different functionalities. Microsoft 365 Archive provides coverage for SharePoint, while Microsoft 365 Backup provides coverage across SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange. We will be discussing why you should use these features, how to set them up, and their options. Additionally, we’ll cover the differences between the two features, such as the fact that Microsoft 365 Backup does not require an Azure subscription, unlike Microsoft 365 Archive. We’ll also delve into the policies, frequency and retention, and recovery options for each service.
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Show Notes
Microsoft 365 Backup
Microsoft 365 Backup – Microsoft Adoption
Overview of Microsoft 365 Backup (Preview)
Set up Microsoft 365 Backup (Preview)
Pricing model for Microsoft 365 Backup (Preview)
Microsoft 365 Roadmap – Feature ID 188799
Microsoft 365 Archive
Microsoft 365 Archive – Microsoft Adoption
Overview of Microsoft 365 Archive (Preview)
Set up Microsoft 365 Archive (Preview)
Pricing model for Microsoft 365 Archive (Preview)
Microsoft 365 Roadmap – Feature ID 171100
About the sponsors
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.
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January 18, 2024Episode 368 – Loop vs Notion vs Confluence vs OneNote – use the right tool for the job
In Episode 368, Ben and Scott talk through the differences between Notion and Microsoft Loop with a sprinkling of Confluence.
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Show Notes
Microsoft officially launches Loop, its Notion competitor
Loop vs. Notion: Microsoft’s new document app is a promising mess
Is Microsoft Loop A Notion Alternative?
Microsoft Loop – A Smarter Way to OneNote?
Get started with Microsoft Loop
Loop components in Whiteboard
Get started with Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Loop
Loop app Public Preview limits
Guides and Tutorials – How to use Notion
Confluence vs Notion Comparison
Notion vs Confluence – Switch from Confluence
Why Choose Microsoft Loop as Your Wiki
About the sponsors
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.
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January 04, 2024Episode 367 – Azure Files vs a Server with an SMB Share
In Episode 367, Ben and Scott kick off 2024 with a discussion of Azure Files. They start out reviewing a customer scenario Ben encountered and how they would approach it, breaking down the options available with Azure Files, hosting traditional SMB shares in Azure, and how a hybrid deployment can be the best of both worlds.
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Show Notes
Planning for an Azure Files deployment
Replace or extend Windows file servers with Azure Files and Azure File Sync
Authentication & Identity
Overview of Azure Files identity-based authentication options for SMB access
Data protection
What are the benefits of Microsoft Defender for Storage?
Prevent accidental deletion of Azure file shares
Accidental delete protection for Azure file shares using Azure Backup
Azure Files data redundancy
Costing
Optimize costs for Azure Files with Reservations
Understand Azure Files billing
Performance and scale
Azure Files scalability and performance targets
Azure Files networking considerations
NFS file shares in Azure Files
Robocopy sees Cloud Tiered files in Azure File Sync as “modified” even though they are not, how to fix?
About the sponsors
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.
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December 28, 2023Episode 366 – Old Man Yells At Cloud
In this episode, Ben and Scott touched on some updates on their social media presence due to some recent happenings in the social media services space. As they transition into the Microsoft cloud world, they discuss updates to cloud computing software and user experience design. They also provided some insight into conditional access policies and break-glass accounts and examined strategies for managing these elements for optimal efficiency. They wrapped up their conversation on a contemplative note about the future of native apps versus progressive web apps (PWAs), and some frustrations about the increasing trend towards PWAs.
It’s also the season of giving, and we’re raising money for Girls Who Code. Donate today at https://give.girlswhocode.com/msclouditpro!
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Show Notes
@mattnavarra on Threads
Emergency Pod: Sam Altman is Out at Open AI
Show declined events on the calendar
The new Forms app is here!
Exclude Breakglass Accounts from Conditional Access Policies with PowerShell
Update-BreakGlassUsersCAPolicies.PS1
Minimize the number of Conditional Access policies
About the sponsors
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.
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