Need to Know Podcast–Episode 129

Marc and I give our usual Office 365 and Azure update. We then speak with John Liu about his upcoming presentation at Microsoft Ignite Australia:

Serverless in Office 365 – Build Services with Azure Functions

There was a time when it was the good old days – we ran SharePoint on-premises, and business always wanted more customizations, and so we built them and delivered great value. Now, it seems as everything is moving towards Office 365, and there are fewer and fewer customizations we can do. To the business, it seems more and more we have to say no – we can’t do that. Code has to run somewhere. Suddenly, we are in the realm of hosting our own webjob, we may even have to find or buy a VM. We are left to wonder if we need to learn Docker too. Thank goodness – in 2016 we saw the rise of a new buzzword #Serverless – it promises a solution to many of these problems and lets us focus on what we do best again – creating solutions. Without having to worry so much about where or how to run it. This session is about introducing Azure Functions, and various amazing scenarios we can apply it to SharePoint and Office 365. Whether you are a new, veteran or even front-end developer, or if you are an IT Pro well versed in Powershell. This session is for you.

Don’t forget to send us your feedback at feedback@needtoknow.cloud

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Resources

Microsoft Cloud run rate

OneDrive and Officelens updates

Dynamics 365 roadmap

Need to Know Podcast–Episode 128

Marc and I are joined by a returning guest to talk all about her upcoming Microsoft Ignite Australia presentations. Sonia Cuff gives us the low down on what to expect with the following two sessions she is presenting:

Making SaaS part of your IT Strategy

With the business pushing for SaaS apps, why are we saying no? Can you balance an in-house infrastructure under strict controls & policies with a business reliance on an outsourced, uncontrolled solution? We’ll look at how to enable the business while still protecting them and how to keep your sanity.

and

The CEO reviewed your project & you won;t believe what happened next

Your budget was agreed. A reasonable timeframe was achieved. The implementation went smoothly. So why is the business still unhappy? You’ll learn why Digital Transformation is more than just technology deployment. We’ll show you what successful Digital Transformation looks like to the CEO & how you can ensure your IT work really is enabling people to achieve more. Find out some of the practical tools that Microsoft provides that can help you navigate this conversation with your executive stakeholders.

There is also the latest Office 365 and Azure news and don’t forget to send us your feedback at feedback@needtoknow.cloud

You can listen to this episode directly at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-128-sonia-cuff/

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Resources

Azure Active Directory meets Power BI

Office 365 planned service changes

Cloud platform roadmap

The Missing Chair: http://themissingchair.com.au/

Personal website: http://soniacuff.com

MS Ignite Session: Making SaaS part of your IT Strategy https://msftignite.com.au/sessions/session-details/2209/making-saas-part-of-your-it-strategy-

MS Ignite Session: The CEO reviewed your project & you won’t believe what happened next … https://msftignite.com.au/sessions/session-details/2320/the-ceo-reviewed-your-project-you-wont-believe-what-happened-next-

Microsoft FastTrack: https://fasttrack.microsoft.com/

Need to Know podcast–Episode 127

In this episode we are joined by Alessandro Cardoso, Technology strategist at Microsoft to talk about his upcoming Microsoft Ignite Australia sessions:

Managing Red Hat on Azure with OMS [OPEN312]

With the capability to deploy a Red Hat supported Virtual Machine in Azure, you may be asking: “What else can I do with my Azure Red Hat VM?” We will introduce Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS), walking you through the incredible analytic power of the system for Linux and Windows Azure VMs. With Linux, OMS allows you to collect Syslog events, Performance data, and Nagios/Zabbix alerts

And

Deploying Linux on Microsoft Public and Private cloud [OPEN323]

Heterogeneous environments with Microsoft Windows Clients, Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, FreeBSD, and the cloud are the norm. Being able to run all of your virtualized workloads on a single hypervisor simplifies management and optimizes server capacity. Learn how to deploy Linux VM to Hyper-V or Windows Azure.

You can listen to this episode directly at:

http://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-127-alessandro-cardoso/

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Resources

New features in Microsoft Flow

Using Flow for event registration

Project Osaka

Need to Know podcast–Episode 126

For our continued focus on speakers at the upcoming Microsoft Ignite event on the Gold Coast we speak with Andrew McMurray from Microsoft about Azure Information Protection. Andrew’s presentation is:

Prevent unwanted and embarrassing leakage with Azure Information Protection

Microsoft Azure Information Protection helps you safeguard your data throughout the complete data lifecycle. Data is “born” protected and carries the protection wherever it travels. So you don’t need to worry where it’s stored or with whom it’s shared – you can rest assured it’s always protected. Join us to learn more about the technology and how it can solve your information protection challenges.

Marc and I also do our usual wrap up of the latest Microsoft cloud news.

You can listen to this episode directly at:

http://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-126-andrew-mcmurray/

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Resources

andrew.mcmurray@microsoft.com

@marckean

@directorcia

AIP Slides: https://aka.ms/IPdeck
AIP video of slides: https://aka.ms/IPvideo
News: https://aka.ms/aipnews
Blogs: https://aka.ms/aipblogs
Security Overview: https://aka.ms/rmssec
Web: https://aka.ms/aip
Overview: https://aka.ms/aipoverview
Forum: https://www.yammer.com/AskIPteam
AAD Sync: https://aka.ms/aipaadsync

Azure news from Marc

Azure AV2 machines now available

Microsoft Staffhub is here

Study says Teams to pass Slack

Need to Know podcast–Episode 125

We are back for 2017! Marc and I do our usual news and cloud updates followed by a returning guest, MVP Troy Hunt. Troy chats to us about his upcoming Microsoft Ignite Australia presentation – Applied Azure: Building a Large Scale Real World Application on a Coffee Budget, which makes for real interesting listening.

You can listen to this episode directly at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-125-troy-hunt/

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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

Azure updates from Marc

Updated SharePoint Team Sites move beyond first release

Microsoft Partner services being revamped

New unified DLP in Office 365

Microsoft Connect car platform

Replacement to Azure RemoteApp coming soon

Azure Backup protects against ransonware

My Podcasts

Apart from my Kindle and Audible consumption I spend a lot of time listening to podcasts. Whether travelling in the car, on the train, out walking, taking a flight, wherever. I’m not usually far from a having a podcast in my ear.

So here’s my current listening list:

1. Windows Weekly

The latest Microsoft news with some fun and entertainment along the way. Paul Thurrott’s musing make this podcast alone.

2. This Week in Google

Always good to hear about the wider internet but of late has become too involved in US politics for me. May need to review my subscription is that continues.

3. The Tim Ferriss Show

Some really great advice and business insights. Also lots of life lessons that I have found work really well for me. A weekly must listen for me.

4. Microsoft Cloud Show

Can get a little deep into the developer weeds for me sometime but generally great information and insight into what’s happening with the Microsoft Cloud.

5. Hardcore History

Not a regular event but when these episodes drop I’m all ears. They are are deep dive into history told by a master narrator. If you love history, you’ll love these episodes.

6. Jocko Podcast

Probably too hard core for most. For me it is a great mix of military history and business mindset training. If you have a ‘fanatical’ tendency then give this one a listen.

7. Unbeatable Mind Podcast

A short format that hosts interesting people who have typically overcome adversity to succeed. Also some great mind and resilience training methodologies as well.

8. Ammo NYC

Another thing I’m fanatical about is my cars and especially detailing them. Here you’ll learn all the tricks and secrets to becoming a master car detailer. Why? Because there’s is nothing more satisfying than a shiny car.

I listen to all episodes at at least 2X speed to allow me to crank through most of these episodes in a week. I’ve added and deleted many podcasts over the time, and continue to do so, but the above is are the long term residents of my device.

Since 2010 I have published my own podcast:

Need to Know podcast

which covers the Microsoft Cloud (typically Office 365 and Azure) as well as business topics. I do these with my co-host Marc Kean and encourage you to have a listen and me know what you think.

Need to Know podcast–Episode 124

Marc and I are join by another Mark in this episode (just in case things weren’t confusing enough on this podcast already!). Mark O’Shea joins us to talk about Microsoft Intune and where it fits into today’s IT landscape. Mark shares with us what Microsoft Intune is, how it can be purchased and what role it plays for IT Pros.

You’ll also get our latest Microsoft cloud news at the top of the show to keep you up to date with everything happening in the Microsoft Cloud-verse.

You can listen to this episode directly at:

http://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-124-mark-oshea/

or on Soundcloud here:

or subscribe via iTunes at:

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

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Resources

Mark O’Shea – @Intunedin

Marc Kean – @marckean

Robert Crane – @directorcia

Marc’s Azure news

New CIAOPS VPN online course

Azure VPN performance

New OneDrive for Business client coming for all

Copy from OneDrive for Business to Team Sites now available

Integration of Flow and PowerApps into Team Sites

If This Then That

Zapier

New OneDrive for Business admin console rolling out

InTunedin

Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Intune features

Microsoft Intune pricing

Microsoft EMS

Need to Know podcast–Episode 123

Marc is joined by Daniel Apps to talk all about the differences between the Microsoft monitoring products of System Center Operations Management and Operations Management Suite. Which is better? Is OMS replacing SCOM? Listen in for insight from Daniel Apps.

Marc and I also cover the latest Microsoft Cloud news in what will be out finale for 2016. Merry Christmas to all our listeners. Thanks for tuning in. We’ll see you all again in 2017.

You can listen to this episode directly at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-123-scom-vs-oms/

or on Soundcloud here: