Microsoft Cloud It Pro Podcast

In Episode 342, Ben and Scott talk through how they manage access to the internet for the kids in their lives, Microsoft Edge Workspaces, and some of the frustrations with auto-generated documentation for the Microsoft Graph. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Using PiHole for parental control of your home network [GUIDE] How to Parental Controls - Options circle OpenDNS FamilyShield NextDNS Episode 341 – Our word of the day is “Notes” Edge Workspace scenarios Organize your ideas with Collections in Microsoft Edge Update-MgUserExtension Update-MgUser Video https://youtu.be/FMaWDNYt7a8 About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 341, Ben and Scott continue to dive into the confusion that is the note taking ecosystem in Microsoft 365 with the potential competition between OneNote and Loop, the formal retirement announcement for InfoPath Forms Services, and some more follow-up on Copilots and where you can use them in your day-to-day work. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Default Notes tab in Microsoft Teams for Enterprise customers Meeting Details in OneNote Now in Public preview & Targeted release: Collaborative meeting notes in Teams meetings Now in public preview: Collaborative notes in Microsoft Teams Meetings Yammer.com Rebranded to Viva Engage Support update for InfoPath Forms Services in Microsoft 365 InfoPath Forms Services Assessment SharePoint Server 2019 Lifecycle Microsoft Lists: Easier, Better, Faster, Stronger SharePoint: Microsoft Lists- A new forms experience to collect information You can now try Windows Copilot and nativ

In Episode 340, Ben and Scott talk about some of the takeaways from the recent DDoS attacks on the Azure Portal, a (new to them) Terraform module for working with Azure AD, and how to start preparing your Microsoft 365 tenant for Microsoft Copilot. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Microsoft Response to Layer 7 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks AzCopy - Use multiple clients to run jobs in parallel Azure AD intro with Terraform examples Terraform on Azure June Update How to prepare for Microsoft 365 Copilot Overview of update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps Semantic Index for Copilot: Explained by Microsoft How Microsoft 365 Copilot works Microsoft AI help & learning Microsoft Viva and Glint Video https://youtu.be/15ueLjgBESA About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them t

In Episode 339, Ben and Scott get side railed with the current Redditt drama around their paid API and some of their favorite apps going away. They also cover and update on Azure AD Graph Retirement before they move on to some new sample scripts from the Intune team that demonstrate how to work with Intune and Microsoft Graph. Finally, they close out discussing the new public preview of collaborative notes in Microsoft Teams. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn't backing down Google Domains shutting down, assets sold and being migrated to Squarespace Google just killed Google Domains: Just kidding, it got sold Google Domains shutting down, assets sold and being migrated to Squarespace Important: Azure AD Graph Retirement and Powershell Module Deprecation Update to Microsoft Intune PowerShell example script repository on GitHub Now in public preview: Collaborative notes in Microsoft Teams Meetings Amazon's

In Episode 338, Ben comes back from vacation which prompts Scott to start a discussion on mailbox management tips before they move on to some changes in the Apple Developer Program that could impact your users. Then they close out with some Azure announcements for AKS. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes One Email Rule - Have a separate Inbox and an Inbox CC to reduce email stress. Guaranteed. End meetings early or start late Support Tip: iOS/iPadOS 17 Beta with Microsoft Intune iOS 17 developer beta is open to anyone - here's how to download it now Classic Exchange admin center in Exchange Online Final Deprecation of Classic Exchange Admin Center (EAC) in Exchange Online Introducing the Azure Linux container host for AKS Transforming containerized applications with Azure Container Storage-now in preview What is Azure Container Storage? Preview Video https://youtu.be/0zXgEOs7Z40 About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their s

In Episode 337, Ben and Scott through recommendations for securing your Office 365 tenants and admin accounts. They also address a listener question on how you can address the disparities in logging and metrics collections when you're using multiple SaaS products. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes CollabCon Conference 2023 Manage emergency access accounts in Azure AD Securing privileged access for hybrid and cloud deployments in Azure AD Conditional Access authentication strength is now Generally Available! Learn about data loss prevention Microsoft Sentinel data connectors Hybrid Cloud with AWS Video https://youtu.be/TMKm9lcaQE0 About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 336, Ben and Scott discuss some of the marquee announcements from Microsoft Build 2023. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Build Book of News Full Keynote | Satya Nadella at Microsoft Build 2023 Microsoft's Azure AI Studio lets developers build their own AI 'copilots' Copilot in Power BI technical preview Introducing Microsoft Fabric and Copilot in Microsoft Power BI Microsoft Fabric licenses Microsoft launches Fabric, a new end-to-end data and analytics platform What is Microsoft Fabric? Microsoft Fabric terminology Video https://youtu.be/0ml2d1OutRE About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 335, Ben and Scott discuss some of the trials and tribulations of Office 365 and Microsoft 365 licensing. Specifically, some intricacies around Microsoft Defender for Office 365. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Vague documentation on licensing #12003 Manage who can create Microsoft 365 Groups Get started using Attack simulation training Microsoft Defender for Office 365 service description - Licensing terms Retiring the AWS Documentation on GitHub Preview: Automatic Scaling for App Service Web Apps Testing reachability of Azure Load Balancer frontend IPv4 address with ping Video https://youtu.be/oOqXXVX-1Z4 About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 334, Ben and Scott take a detour into automating your home video devices/security cameras with Scrypted and then get back on track with some enhancements in Azure AD authentication methods and Microsoft Intune. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Scrypted Google’s new Pixel Tablet is a $500 slate for the home Azure Active Directory Gets 'Converged' Management for Authentication Methods Modernizing Authentication Management Microsoft Intune: iOS Web enrollment Enrollment guide: Enroll iOS and iPadOS devices in Microsoft Intune Video https://youtu.be/MjMJSIFRUFs About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 333, Ben and Scott talk about some more strange choices coming from the Microsoft Edge team before they discuss the new preview of Azure AD LAPS (with and without Intune). Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Microsoft Teams Plans to Make Users Open Links in Edge Arc is coming to Windows in 2023 THE BROWSER COMPANY IS BUILDING A SWIFT DEVELOPMENT TOOLCHAIN FOR WINDOWS Android vs. Apple Market Share: Leading Mobile Operating Systems (OS) (May 2023) Compare Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service Get started with Windows LAPS and Azure Active Directory Using Microsoft Intune for Local Administrator Password Management Windows LAPS supported platforms and Azure AD LAPS preview status Microsoft Intune support for Windows LAPS Azure AD Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA) on Mobile now Generally Available! Everything New In Home Assistant 2023.5! Video https://youtu.be/mPI0A-ZHcmg About the sponsors Intelligink uti

In Episode 332, Ben and Scott dive into the recent announcements around Microsoft 365 Copilot and its impending integration into the entirety of the Microsoft 365 product suite. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Bluesky Social Microsoft Posts In-Product Ads in SharePoint Online Stop in product messaging (Microsoft Conference) Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot—A whole new way to work What is the #CollabTalk TweetJam? How to build your first app using Power Apps | Automatically with Copilot or from scratch GitHub Copilot for the Windows systems administrator AI Made this VLOG Amazon CodeWhisperer Dangers of AI Hallucinations: How Wrong Answers Can Lead to Legal Liability and Mitigate Them Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZahDzG8KVC8 About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to

In Episode 331, Ben and Scott dive into the announcement of the retirement of SharePoint 2013 Workflows and the release of SharePoint Workflow Manager for SharePoint Server 2013, 2016, 2019 and Subscription Edition. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Starship Flight Test Move SharePoint Designer Workflows to Power Automate SharePoint 2013 workflow retirement Guidance: Migrate from classic workflows to Power Automate flows in SharePoint Nintex unveils Workflow plan amid Microsoft retiring product Microsoft 365 Assessment tool Announcing the release of SharePoint Workflow Manager for SharePoint Server Install and configure workflow for SharePoint Server Announcing the release of SharePoint Workflow Manager for SharePoint Server What is an on-premises data gateway? Video https://youtu.be/cFizTtGcWV0 About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the free

In Episode 330, Ben and Scott talk about Home Assistant and how it fits into their home automation workflows. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes How to Create a Home Assistant Dashboard Wall Mounted Dashboard for Home Assistant! (Fire Tablet + Fully Kiosk) Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) Inovelli SMART 2-1 SWITCH (ON/OFF OR DIMMER) Lutron Caséta Wireless Smart Lighting Dimmer Switch and Remote Kit | P-PKG1W-WH Video https://youtu.be/_eMm-RBc3Uo About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 329, Ben and Scott talk about some old (but new to them) enhancements to Microsoft Intune that allow for the import of ADMX and ADML administrative templates, availability of Windows 365 Cloud PC preview for Frontline workers, and avatars for Teams coming to public preview. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes UniFi Gateway - WAN Load Balancing and Failover Flux Keyboard Windows 365 offers flexibility from the office or home to the frontline Import custom ADMX and ADML administrative templates into Microsoft Intune (public preview) Windows 365 Frontline available in public preview Avatars for Microsoft Teams in Public Preview Video https://youtu.be/DBdTc05VqWQ About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Vi

In Episode 328, Ben and Scott talk through the upcoming deprecation of remote PowerShell sessions (RPS) for Exchange Online, some changes to how you'll get to Azure AD using Entra in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, and how to enable the new Microsoft Teams client. Then Scott brings Ben up to speed on strategies to make sure you're getting notified of service retirements and deprecations for Azure. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Announcing Deprecation of Remote PowerShell (RPS) Protocol in Exchange Online PowerShell Deprecation of Remote PowerShell in Exchange Online - Re-enabling or Extending RPS support Azure AD Admin Center Moves to Microsoft Entra Admin Center Enable the new Microsoft Teams toggle for your organization The new Microsoft Teams desktop client Try the new Microsoft Teams Classic subscription administrator roles Video https://youtu.be/K0uzCqz2p_I About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion f

In Episode 327, Ben and Scott talk through the new Microsoft Loop app which has entered public preview.           Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Learn how to enable the Microsoft Loop app, now in Public Preview Use Loop components in Outlook You can now try Microsoft Loop, a Notion competitor with futuristic Office documents https://twitter.com/benstegink/status/1639074039850479616?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricaToelle/status/1638766066745888769?s=20 SharePoint Online Admin cannot access the Content Type Hub Microsoft Loop is coming to OneNote “very soon” Video https://youtu.be/-m5hkg3vadM About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 326, Ben and Scott take on a listener question about ways to run study groups using Microsoft Teams to study for certifications (or really anything else you'd get a group together to learn). Next, they tackle the newly announced Microsoft 365 Copilot service. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Build5Nines/exam-assessments MicrosoftLearning/AZ-104-MicrosoftAzureAdministrator MicrosoftLearning/AZ-104-MicrosoftAzureAdministrator Microsoft Azure Master Class v2 Learn Azure app Modern Work (Microsoft 365) Technical Skilling Content Survey Needs YOUR Input! Mentimeter Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot – your copilot for work Raspberry Pi Brings ChatGPT AI to Clippy Explaining the Microsoft 365 Copilot System Introducing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot, the world’s first copilot in both CRM and ERP, that brings next-generation AI to every line of business Hallucinations Could Blunt ChatGPT’s Success OpenAI says the problem

In Episode 325, Ben and Scott talk through their experiences with Loop as it approaches its impending public preview and then dive into a question about how to approach a migration from SharePoint Online to Azure blob storage. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Overview of Loop components in Teams Microsoft Loop App to Launch in Public Preview This Month Manage Loop experiences (Loop app and Loop components) in SharePoint Copy file from SharePoint Online How To Call Logic App Synchronously From Azure Data Factory Transfer Files from SharePoint To Blob Storage with Azure Logic Apps Copy large files from SharePoint to Azure Blob Storage using Power Automate Episode 128 - Automating SharePoint Online with Flow, PowerShell, and Azure Episode 280 - Azure Storage or SharePoint for my files? About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus o

In Episode 324, Ben and Scott talk through some more fun with ChatGPT and how it can point you in the wrong direction even for code snippets. Then they dive into Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets and orchestration modes including VMSS Flex. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Microsoft has been secretly testing its Bing chatbot 'Sydney' for years Introducing the AI Mirror Test, which very smart people keep failing Orchestration modes for Virtual Machine Scale Sets in Azure FAQ for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.

In Episode 323, Ben walks Scott through a recent customer project with Microsoft Graph, Azure Automation, and Logic Apps. It turns out that working with Microsoft Graph and Managed Identities gets a little confusing once you start throwing delegated vs application permissions into the mix. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Using the Microsoft Graph SDK for PowerShell with Azure Automation Microsoft Graph throttling guidance Get-MgUserPresence Tutorial: Access Microsoft Graph from a secured .NET app as the app Microsoft Graph permissions reference AzureAD/MSAL.PS About the sponsors Intelligink utilizes their skill and passion for the Microsoft cloud to empower their customers with the freedom to focus on their core business. They partner with them to implement and administer their cloud technology deployments and solutions. Visit Intelligink.com for more info.