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Episode 27 – Ignite Special: Holistic SharePoint with Dan Holme Sep 27, 2017

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In this episode, we had the opportunity to sit down with Microsoft's own Dan Holme and talk to him about the SharePoint ecosystem, where it's been, and where it is now. We also jump into some of the new announcements from Microsoft Ignite and how they continue to move SharePoint forward as the hub of collaborative services in Office 365. SharePoint Hub Sites SharePoint Communication Sites Intelligent Search & Bing for Business SharePoint Migration Tool About Dan Holme With a career spanning more than 20 years, Dan Holme, Director of Product Marketing (SharePoint), a native of Colorado and graduate of Yale, earned a reputation as one of the world’s most respected consultants, authors, thought leaders, and experts on Microsoft technologies. In April of 2016, Dan joined Microsoft as the Director of Product Marketing. New to Seattle after ten years on Maui, Hawaii, Dan is passionate about nature, the performing arts, and the Olympic Games. Dan has served as the Microsoft Technologies Consultant for NBC Sports for the broadcast of the Olympics in Rio, Sochi, London, Vancouver, Beijing, and Torino. Follow Dan to learn more.

Episode 26 – Ignite Special: SharePoint Compliance with Anthony Woodward Sep 27, 2017

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In Episode 26, Ben has a chat with Anthony Woodward, the CTO of RecordPoint, where they discuss records management and compliance in SharePoint. About Anthony Woodward Anthony Woodward is the CTO of RecordPoint. As one of the original founders, Anthony has a vast amount of experience in the ECM features of SharePoint and the Microsoft stack. He has worked with hundreds of organizations around the world delivering compliant records management solutions. Anthony is originally from Australia but is now based in Seattle overseeing global operations and product strategy & support. About RecordPoint Reducing complexity, standardizing the underlying technology platform and reducing the total cost of ownership are all key goals for organizations. RecordPoint supports these goals as it is entirely built into the Microsoft platform and leverages your existing investments in SharePoint or Office 365.RecordPoint together with SharePoint is the complete solution for information management and governance. Available for both on-premises and in the cloud, RecordPoint for SharePoint offers a globally standard compliant, rules-based records management solution that solves the complexity of record management for SharePoint and Office 365.

Episode 25 – Ignite Special: Data Platform with JG Chirapurath Sep 26, 2017

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In episode 25, Scott sits down with John "JG" Chirapurath, General Manager of Microsoft's data platform business to chat about how customers can approach Microsoft's data platform offerings in Azure and enable new workloads in the cloud. Azure data and analytics platform

Episode 24 – Ignite Special: The Keynote Overview Sep 25, 2017

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Scott and I do something different. On our drive down to Microsoft Ignite, we record our take on the announcements coming out of the keynote at Microsoft Ignite. We give our thoughts on the announcements based on our knowledge of the topics the day before the keynote. We’ll talk about Microsoft 365, Bing, LinkedIn, Dynamics, Skype for Businesss, Microsoft Teams as well as Scott trying to kick me out of the car. We’ll be releasing a bunch of these short episodes during the week, hopefully at least one a day as well as tweeting from the conference. Also, don’t forget our live show on Thursday, September 28 from 1pm - 2pm ET. If your at Ignite come by and watch in person, if you’re not, catch us live on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1toevFcS5o

Episode 23 – Microsoft Planner Sep 21, 2017

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In Episode 23, Ben and Scott cover Microsoft Planner, Microsoft’s work management solution for Office 365. Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast at Ignite! YouTube Channel Microsoft Planner Product Page Microsoft Planner Microsoft Planner Limitations Office 365 Planner FAQ

Episode 22 – Introduction to Exchange Online Sep 14, 2017

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This week it's time to look at another pillar in the Office 365 stack. This week is an Introduction to Exchange Online! Exchange online could easily take several episodes if you go into any great depth, so we'll start off with just a high level overview. Expect some future episodes to dive into more detail and as always, let us know if there is anything you want to hear more about or a specific area you want us to dive deeper into. Exchange Online Plans and Service Description Office365SD.com Deployment for Exchange Online Limits and Boundaries Exchange Online Archive Resources: Room and Equipment Lists Contacts/GAL Reporting Exchange Online Add-Ons Exchange Online Protection (EOP) Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) User Deactivation and Mailbox Deletion

Episode 21 – Office 365 News for August 2017 Sep 07, 2017

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We're back with your Microsoft Cloud news for August 2017. This month we've got some exciting updates on Microsoft Ignite, where Microsoft stands in the collaboration space, and a bunch of platform updates! Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast Live from Ignite! Microsoft OneDrive recognized as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Collaboration Platforms New numbers show how Microsoft’s biggest businesses are really doing in the cloud era New admin controls for apps in Teams Now available: Outlook add-in to schedule meetings in Microsoft Team Improving SharePoint Links and Announcements lists New site theming options for SharePoint sites in Office 365 Allow/Block guest access to Office 365 groups The new Azure AD Signin Experience is now in Public Preview New feature: Microsoft Forms Public Preview OneDrive 9.1 for iOS now available Shared status indicator in OneDrive Allow or restrict the ability to embed content on SharePoint pages Configure Office 365 groups expiration (preview)

Episode 20 – Getting Started with Skype for Business Online Aug 31, 2017

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Episode 20, Scott and I are already approaching 6 months of our podcast! To celebrate the big two-zero, we wanted to do an episode on getting started with Skype for Business Online. In this episode, we walk through getting up and running on Skype for Business, things to be aware of, various features and functionality within the Skype for Business platform and wrap it all up nicely with some of the boundaries and limitations to be aware of. Skype for Business Online Tune Skype for Business Online performance Skype for Business bandwidth calculator Allow Skype for Business Online users to communicate with external users Skype for Business Online Security and Archiving Voice Calling Cloud PBX PSTN Calling Call Queues Auto Attendant Devices Skype for Business Online limits P.S. Make sure you tune in next week for some exciting news and a chance to see us recording the podcast live! It might just happen to be related to Microsoft Ignite. If you aren't signed up for our mailing list, make sure you sign up there as well so we can keep you updated on additional details in the coming weeks!

Episode 19 – The Office 365 Adoption Content Pack Aug 24, 2017

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This week Scott and Ben tackle the Office 365 Content Adoption Pack. It's available for free, uses Power BI, and is an invaluable tool in your toolbox. Announcing the public preview of the Office 365 adoption content pack in Power BI Office Support - Office 365 Content Adoption Pack Working with the reports in the Office 365 Adoption content pack Customize the Office 365 Adoption content pack Office 365 adoption content pack data model Office 365 Management APIs overview

Episode 18: SharePoint Hybrid with Matt McDermott Aug 17, 2017

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In this episode we have our first guest on the show! Scott and Ben interview Matt McDermott about SharePoint hybrid. You'll get an overview of the what exactly is SharePoint Hybrid and why you would want to do it. Then we jump into what may be some deal breakers when it comes to deploying hybrid. We also talk about how to get start configuring it and some of the "marketing hype" around SharePoint hybrid. Finally we wrap up talking about how to decide which workloads to deploy and which ones are easy and others that may be a little harder. Episode Guest: Matt McDermott Matt's Blog Reach out to Matt on Twitter Matt on YouTube Aptillon Courses and Classes Configuring Hybrid Workloads For SharePoint And Office 365 - Online Class Upgrading Your Farm to SharePoint 2016 - Pluralsight Course SharePoint 2013 Search Back To Front - Pluralsight Course Show Notes: SharePoint Hybrid What are the big wins in Hybrid? Why do I care? Reduced On-Prem Footprint Better access from everywhere with all devices Massive Scale Access to cloud features What are the deal breakers? No User Sync - Episode 13 - Identity and Authentication in Office 365 Poor Performing Network - Network planning and performance tuning for Office 365 Poor Governance Patch Level What is the marketing hype? Sites Modern Attachments Profile Redirect B2B Extranet What is easy and what is hard (or what can we do now and what requires planning)? Easy - OneDrive, Sites Harder - Taxonomy Hard - Search

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