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Episode 57 – News and Updates for Azure and Office 365 Apr 05, 2018

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In Episode 57, Scott and Ben are back with your monthly dose of cloud news. This month, it's all about Azure and Office 365, including updates to Microsoft Teams, some exciting announcements around Azure resiliency, and much more. Sponsors Join Ben and Scott at SharePoint Conference North America. Register today at sharepointna.com with the code SHOAG and save $50 on your registration. 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 Notes Update management, inventory, and change tracking in Azure Automation now generally available Episode 48 – Azure Log Analytics: Change Tracking and Update Management PowerApps Studio for the Web is Generally Available for Production Use Microsoft Planner is getting Guest Access support, UWP app also in the works Office 365 Groups created from Microsoft Teams will be hidden from Outlook by default Office 365 Group Expiration Policy Azure AD Expiration Policy for Office 365 Groups is Generally Available Retention policies for Microsoft Teams Organize your intranet with SharePoint hub sites Create a hub site in SharePoint Online Office 365 CLI - spo hubsite connect Virtual Machine Serial Console access General availability: Global VNet Peering General availability: Zone-redundant storage General availability: Azure Availability Zones in select regions

Episode 56 – An Overview of Azure Security Center Mar 29, 2018

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In Episode 56, Ben learns all about Azure Security Center from Scott. Azure Security Center Azure Security Center Pricing What is Azure Security Center? Tutorial: Define and assess security policies Tutorial: Protect your resources with Azure Security Center Quickstart: Onboard your Azure subscription to Security Center Standard

Episode 55 – Visio Online Mar 22, 2018

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In Episode 55, Ben and Scott break down Visio Online. Visio Online Compare Visio options Visio Online Service Description Visio Online: Frequently Asked Questions Supported scenarios for installing different versions of Office, Visio, and Project on the same computer Visio Viewer for iOS

Episode 54 – Microsoft 365 Government with Brian Levenson Mar 15, 2018

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In Episode 54, Scott and Ben are back with an interview with Brian Levenson (@brian_levenson), the Microsoft 365 US Government Product Marketing Manager. Announcing Microsoft 365 for US Government New Apps and Services in Office 365 US Government Office 365 US Government Service Description Office 365 Government Community Cloud Service Description Office 365 GCC High and Department of Defense Service Description Microsoft CityNext Defense Innovation Unit Experimental Microsoft Tech Community Office 365 Episode 51 – An Introduction to Microsoft 365 About Brian Levenson Brian Levenson started in the technology world as the child of a software engineering growing up in Silicon Valley. Since testing computer games as a four-year-old, Brian has managed a university help desk, helped enterprises and governments deploy and use software solutions, and supported early cloud adopters through BPOS, Office 365, and now Microsoft 365. As the Microsoft 365 US Government product marketing manager, he is responsible for Microsoft’s secure collaboration and intelligent productivity services designed for US Government, defense industry, aerospace, and government contractors. Brian travels the world talking about enabling a modern workplace and transforming business and government services with technology, and he frequently delivers Office 365 product overviews as one of Microsoft’s top presenters in the Executive Briefing Center.

Episode 53 – The Latest in Microsoft Teams Mar 08, 2018

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In Episode 53, Scott and Ben give a rundown of the latest updates and enhancements in Microsoft Teams. What’s new in Microsoft Teams – February update Collaborate securely with anyone in Microsoft Teams Intelligent Communications takes the next step with calling in Teams Quick start guide: Configuring Calling Plans in Microsoft Teams Access Plans from Microsoft Teams in Planner apps Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams Capabilities Roadmap Teams on Air YouTube Playlist Coffee in the Cloud Teams on Air Podcast Microsoft Teams Blog

Episode 52 – Office 365 News for February 2018 Mar 01, 2018

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52. That's quite a number. It's not the number of updates we have to talk about in this episode, but it is the number of episodes we've released. With that being said, Episode 52 is all about news for the month of February 2018. We have updates in Azure, the Microsoft Search experience for Teams and SharePoint, and a number of updates to Azure Active Directory. General availability: Virtual Network Service Endpoints for Azure SQL Database Private Teams now shows up in Search New ways to govern access of external users are coming to Office 365 "In SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business, sharing resources (files, folders, sites, etc.) with external users is accomplished by sending an invitation to the users directly, or adding them to groups and granting appropriate access levels. As a result, an external user would only see the content that has been shared with the user or with groups to which the user belongs.After March 23, 2018, external users will no longer see content that has been shared with Everyone, All Authenticated Users, or All Forms Users. Only a small number of tenancies use this permissions model to grant access to their specific external invited guests. Content that has been permissioned to these groups will, by default, be visible only to your users within your organization's tenancy." External user permission changes Working with Administrative Units Azure AD Naming Policy for Office 365 groups is now in Public Preview Centralized Deployment for Outlook add-ins will now be available in preview Find what you want, discover what you need with personalized intelligent search across Microsoft 365

Episode 51 – An Introduction to Microsoft 365 Feb 22, 2018

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In Episode 51, Ben schools Scott on Microsoft 365. Introducing Microsoft 365 “A complete, intelligent solution, including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security, that empowers everyone to be creative and work together, securely.” Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise & Education Compare Windows 10 editions Windows 10 Enterprise E3 in CSP "Deploy on up to five devices. For each user covered by the license, you can deploy Windows 10 Enterprise edition on up to five devices." Microsoft 365 Business “Customers who wish to run Microsoft 365 Business in their organization must be running Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 Pro* on their current desktops and do not rely on a domain controller for their organization. Customers who use on-premises Active Directory must switch to cloud identity and management as part of their deployment.” Microsoft 365 Enterprise Enterprise Mobility + Security Pricing Options Compare More Office 365 for Business Plans Microsoft 365 Enterprise Firstline

Episode 50 – The Office 365 CLI with Waldek Mastykarz Feb 15, 2018

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In Episode 50, Ben and Scott sit down with Waldek Mastykarz to talk about the Office 365 CLI - why it exists, how to get started, what's available today, and how to keep up-to-date as the project grows. https://aka.ms/o365cli Waldek's Blog About Waldek Waldek Mastykarz is a Product Owner at Rencore, where he designs and builds market-leading solutions that help SharePoint and Office 365 customers to minimize risks from customizing SharePoint. As a member of the SharePoint PnP Core team, Waldek helps SharePoint developers get the most out of SharePoint’s extensibility capabilities. For his contributions to the technical Microsoft communities as blogger, speaker, and developer, Waldek is a 9-time recipient of the Microsoft MVP title.

Episode 49 – Office 365 News for January 2018 Feb 08, 2018

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Ben and Scott are back again in Episode 49 with a recap of your Office 365 news for January 2018. This month it is all about Yammer, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Azure Active Directory. Seen Counts in Yammer Manage Yammer users across their life cycle from Office 365 Define Your Yammer Group's Purpose Ignite Session: Yammer Roadmap Move conversations in Yammer Restore your OneDrive Support Tip: Conditional Access policies for Intune will now be available in Azure Active Directory Azure Active Directory conditional access what if tool - preview Old Intune Portal Being Retired Microsoft Forms is out of Preview - enough said Now – move files anywhere in Office 365, SharePoint and OneDrive General Availability of the SharePoint Migration Tool & SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool Updates SharePoint and OneDrive Management, Migration, and Security Updates Bulk edit SharePoint metadata Microsoft Teams new Who bot is available in preview

Episode 48 – Azure Log Analytics: Change Tracking and Update Management Feb 01, 2018

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Episode 48 Scott and Ben jump back into Azure to discuss Azure Log Analytics: Change Tracking and Update Management. As you start to move workloads into Azure IaaS, this is something you'll definitely want to take a look at for better management of your Azure servers. Preview: Update management, inventory, and change tracking in Azure Automation What is Azure Log Analytics? Azure Security Center frequently asked questions (FAQ) Add Azure Log Analytics management solutions to your workspace Track software changes in your environment with the Change Tracking solution Inventory Management Update Management solution in OMS Tuesdays with Corey - Managing your Azure VM Infrastructure

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