December Azure Webinar resources

Slides from my December Azure webinar are now available at:

https://www.slideshare.net/directorcia/ciaops-need-to-know-azure-webinar-december-2017

The recording is also available at:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com.au/p/need-to-know-azure-webinars

which CIAOPS patrons get free access to as part of their subscription.

This webinar set the ground work for upcoming monthly webinars that will go deeper into Azure features and abilities.

So make sure you sign up for next month’s webinar.

Introduction to Microsoft 365 Enterprise

The second family of Microsoft 365 subscriptions you can obtain are those from the Enterprise family. These give you a range of additional features and power when it comes to managing an securing your environment.

This material will give you an overview of what Microsoft 365 Enterprise is and the major differences to the Business offering.

Need to Know podcast–Episode 171

Marc and I give you all the latest news and updates from the Microsoft cloud and then we do a deep dive into some SharePoint best practices. However, we are also looking for listener feedback on what you feel were the highlights of the Need to Know podcast for 2017. Send through your favourite bit and we’ll collate them and play the clips on our last episode for the year. It’s your change to relive the memories.

Take a listen and let us know what you think –feedback@needtoknow.cloud

You can listen directly to this episode at

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-171-sharepoint-online-best-practices/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

The podcast is also available on Stitcher at:

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ciaops/need-to-know-podcast?refid=stpr

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send us any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.

Resources

@marckean

@directorcia

Azure news from Marc

New Whiteboard app

Advanced threat protection comes to SharePoint

New usage reports for Teams

CIAOPS Need to Know Azure Webinar–December 2017

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The final webinar for 2017 and one where we’ll take a deeper look at the backup options that are available in Azure as well as news and updates. There will also be the opportunity to ask any questions you may have around Azure and the Microsoft Cloud.

You can register for free at:

December Azure Webinar Registrations

The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Azure Webinar – November 2017
Thursday 21st of December 2017
2pm – 3pm Sydney Time

All sessions are recorded and posted to the CIAOPS Academy.

There of course will also be open Q and A so make sure you bring your questions for me and I’ll do my best to answer them.

The CIAOPS Need to Know Webinars are free to attend but if you want to receive the recording of the session you need to sign up as a CIAOPS patron which you can do here:

http://www.ciaopspatron.com

or purchase them individually at:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com/

Also feel free at any stage to email me directly via director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.

I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session.

CIAOPS Need to Know Office 365 Webinar–December 2017

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The last Office 365 webinar for 2017, oh where has the year gone, is now scheduled. Not a lot of time this month when you take holidays into consideration but hopefully you can attend. The session will have news plus updates as well as deep dive into Microsoft Flow, which is the automation engine built right into Office 365. I’ll show you how to use Flow to start automating all those repetitive processes.

You can register for free at:

December Webinar Registrations

The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – December 2017
Thursday 21st of December 2017
11am – 12am Sydney Time

All sessions are recorded and posted to the CIAOPS Academy.

There of course will also be open Q and A so make sure you bring your questions for me and I’ll do my best to answer them.

The CIAOPS Need to Know Webinars are free to attend but if you want to receive the recording of the session you need to sign up as a CIAOPS patron which you can do here:

http://www.ciaopspatron.com

or purchase them individually at:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com/

Also feel free at any stage to email me directly via director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.

I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session.

Microsoft Cloud Update–December 2017

All the latest news on Azure and Office 365.

Microsoft

https://preview.partner.microsoft.com/en-au/community/partnersummit-highlights

https://www.yammer.com/mpn-aus/

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/

Office 365

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams-Blog/New-usage-reports-for-Microsoft-Teams/ba-p/132614
    
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/OneDrive-Blog/Introducing-a-new-secure-external-sharing-experience/bc-p/125925

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/skypehybridguy/2017/11/07/microsoft-teams-powershell-support/

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Get-access-to-the-Office-365-Business-apps-for-Enterprise-subscriptions-5382dc07-aaa5-45c9-8767-502333b214ce

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Customer-Key-for-Office-365-FAQ-41ae293a-bd5c-4083-acd8-e1a2b4329da6

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/SharePoint-Blog/SharePoint-mobile-notifications-keep-you-up-to-date/ba-p/128763

https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-flow-integration-in-one-drive-for-business-and-new-connector-actions/

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams-Blog/What-s-new-in-Microsoft-Teams-November-update/ba-p/132962

Azure

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/cost-management/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-of-azure-reserved-vm-instances-ris/

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/uk_faculty_connection/2017/11/07/microsoft-azure-low-priority-virtual-machines-take-advantage-of-surplus-capacity-in-azure/

https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/enterprisemobility/2017/09/19/fewer-login-prompts-the-new-keep-me-signed-in-experience-for-azure-ad-is-in-preview/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/community/events/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/windows-server-system-state-backup-azure-ga/

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/uktechnet/2017/11/07/how-to-choose-an-azure-virtual-machine/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/blog/azure-advisor-got-better/

Need to Know podcast–Episode 170

Marc and I are back to give you updates on all the latest that’s happening in the Microsoft cloud, especially around Azure and Office 365. We also do a deep dive into Azure Directory Services to give you a better idea of exactly what it is and how it can be used.

Take a listen and let us know what you think –feedback@needtoknow.cloud

You can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-170-directory-services/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

The podcast is also available on Stitcher at:

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ciaops/need-to-know-podcast?refid=stpr

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send us any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.

Resources

@marckean

@directorcia

Azure news from Marc

Business apps in Enterprise SKUs

New usage reports for Teams

Customer key for Office 365 FAQs

SharePoint mobile notifications

New in November for Office 365

Azure cost management

Special CIAOPS Academy Bitcoin discount

So it is coming up to the end of the year and I started to think about some special deals to get you all in the holiday spirit.

I am offering a 50% discount (save US$300) on the first year’s subscription to my CIAOPS Academy Complete Course Catalogue:

https://www.ciaopsacademy.com.au/p/complete-catalogue

(that’s every course I have now and will have into the future), including free CIAOPS Gold Enterprise Patron Access (valued at US$250 per month) for an initial payment of only US$299. After this initial period the normal subscription rate applies.

This offer is ONLY available if you make payment of US$299 via Bitcoin for the initial period. My Bitcoin address is on the side of this blog or here:

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once you have made payment, please contact me directly (director@ciaops.com) with verification of payment to receive your discount code for the first annual subscription (you’ll still to register with a traditional credit card until the payment people start accepting Bitcoin).

This offer expires on the 1st of January 2018 so hurry to take advantage of it.

In summary, if you pay me US$299 via Bitcoin then you’ll receive a full subscription to my complete online training course catalogue for 12 months. After that the subscription will revert to its normal levels. You’ll also get free access to the CIAOPS Patron Gold Enterprise plan as well for free going forward. This offer is good until the 1st of January 2018.

I hope you’ll take advantage of this never to be repeated offer!