Techsplaining

In Episode 45 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie discuss Yammer and why you should be excited about it.

In Episode 44 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie talk with Jason Himmelstein about all things PowerBI, including his podcast called BIFocal

In Episode 43 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie talk with Microsoft Corporate Vice President Jeff Teper and Office 365 and the SharePoint

In Episode 42 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie talk to former Microsoft MVP and now Microsoft Search Product team member Mikael Svenson about the Modern Search web parts that are now available in Office 365.

In this episode of Techsplaining, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie talk with Shona Chee to discuss the Diversity and Inclusion track at the upcoming 2019 Microsoft Ignite conference

Welcome Shona Chee!

@Shonadelie

Shona leads the

Diversity & Tech initiative within the Microsoft 365 group. She helps runs

activities at Ignite, Ignite the Tour, runs the Global Community Mentorship

Program and the Student Ambassador Program.

Learn about…

* Shona and how she got started in diversity & tech

* New programs from Microsoft* Diversity & Tech Scholarship program: Offer for complimentary Ignite passes for representatives from programs that support diversity & inclusion in tech.   Last year they sponsored a woman from Algeria – she came to Ignite as part of the program and met with MVPs who inspired her and this year she became the first female Microsoft Regional Director in Algeria.

Link

to apply: http://aka.ms/diversityleaders

* New mentorship mobile app to

match mentors and mentees. A platform where people feel safe to share

their life story and get connected.

Download the Tribute app – Login with Diversity & Tech community credentials !

* Student Ambassador Program – looking for students in their final year of college in a Computer Science major in underrepresented communities. We are trying to help them see what the real tech industry is like. 

* Bringing your authentic self and how to make the most out of your Ignite conference  * What sessions and events are going on at Ignite? * Diversity & Tech Pre-Day* There are the “unconference” sessions that are discussion-based workshops* Sessions on what does it take to become a MVP and enhance your career through mentorship* Diversity & Tech lounge* Look for a new social media filter for your diversity superpower! * Link: http://aka.ms/diversitysuperpower* Also, look for the Not so random acts of kindness wall* She is accepting ideas for kindness acts to use for the wall* AR/VR teamwork challenge to win a special prize

* How can you get involved? * Join the Diversity & Tech community on the MS Tech Community Site http://aka.ms/diversityandtech* Meet online and then go to conferences and meet in person!

In Episode 40, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie talk with Anna Chu from Microsoft about everything you need to know about the Microsoft Ignite conference and why you should consider this as THE conference to attend this year.

In Episode 39 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie give an update on the MVP summit from the Microsoft Treehouse meetingspaces.

In episode 38 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie discuss the following:

Blockchain being hacked Multi-Geo webjobs for SharePoint multi-geo Azure DevOps and automating infrastructure Estimating Azure costs ShareGate overcast for tracking Azure spend Updates to flow and powerapps Managing flows SharePoint conference

In Episode 37 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie discuss the following topics:

Mark gets a new phone! Are you using the Graph SDK because you should be using the Graph SDK! Brett sings baby shark Rencore analysis tools for migrations (they’re free…) Teams connected sites connected to HUB sites

In Episode 36 of Techsplaining, Brett, Mark, Rob, and Stephanie discuss Microsoft Teams and what customers in the mid-market and large enterprises are expecting to do with Teams this year.