Episodes
Wednesday Feb 01, 2017
Episode 131 - Elaine van Bergen
Wednesday Feb 01, 2017
Wednesday Feb 01, 2017
Some news and opinions to start the show from Marc and I. We discuss some of the new learning offerings from Microsoft and why they are so important for IT Professionals to use to upskill the knowledge. We then dive into another discussion with a Microsoft Ignite Australia presenter, Elaine van Bergen whose topics are:
How to build a modern portal with Office 365 and on premises data
See how you can build a modern portal on Azure PaaS by leveraging the API’s and out of the box elements available from Office 365. We’ll showcase a modern portal on Office 365 including use of the Graph API, Office 365 Groups, OneDrive and the Video Portal all combined into a compelling and responsive design with full level of control over customisation. Also we’ll discuss options for utilising the SharePoint framework for smaller customisations and how elements of the solution can be integrated with on-premises data via Azure Hybrid Connections.
Deploying and governing Office 365 Groups
Office 365 Groups is one of the best ways to get wide adoption and usage of Office 365. It's a fundamental building block of many of the newer features of Office 365 including Planner. Explore how to get Office 365 Groups deployed and setup and how to do this with the most common Hybrid setups of Exchange. In addition, we will also go through the various governance and control options to help keep groups well controlled in a large organisation. Finally, we will briefly cover the API’s that can be used to pull Office 365 Groups into custom solutions.
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Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Episode 130 - Alan Burchill
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Marc and I have some brief news and cloud updates for you and then we are straight into our guest for this episode. I speak with MVP Alan Burchill all about his upcoming Microsoft Ignite presentations:
Using Edge in the Enterprise
Microsoft Edge is one of the most secure and web standards compatible browsers on the market. See how the new management features in Windows 10 can help IT Professional to provide support for legacy web sites while still allowing users to access web sites with the latest web standards.
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Monday Jan 30, 2017
Episode 129 - John Liu
Monday Jan 30, 2017
Monday Jan 30, 2017
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.
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Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
Episode 128 - Sonia Cuff
Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
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.
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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
Resources
Azure Active Directory meets Power BI
Office 365 planned service changes
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/
Friday Jan 20, 2017
Episode 127 - Alessandro Cardoso
Friday Jan 20, 2017
Friday Jan 20, 2017
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.
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New features in Microsoft Flow
Sunday Jan 15, 2017
Episode 126 - Andrew McMurray
Sunday Jan 15, 2017
Sunday Jan 15, 2017
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.
Resources
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
Thursday Jan 12, 2017
Episode 125 - Troy Hunt
Thursday Jan 12, 2017
Thursday Jan 12, 2017
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.
Resources
Updated SharePoint Team Sites move beyond first release
Microsoft Partner services being revamped
Microsoft Connect car platform
Replacement to Azure RemoteApp coming soon
Azure Backup protects against ransonware