Episodes
Monday Oct 03, 2016
Need to Know Podcast - Episode 115
Monday Oct 03, 2016
Monday Oct 03, 2016
Newly crowned Microsoft MVP and I speak with MVP Grant Paisley about Power BI. Grant shares with us his insight into this Microsoft tool that can be used to analyse just about any sorts of data to give you a visual dashboard of information quickly and easily We also cover the latest updates from the Microsoft Ignite conference and all the changes that are happening in the Microsoft cloud.
Tuesday Sep 20, 2016
Episode 114 - Steve Luper
Tuesday Sep 20, 2016
Tuesday Sep 20, 2016
Marc spends some time with Steve Luper, Worldwide Technical Director, Azure Managed Partners at Microsoft talking Azure. Marc and I of course also give you our regular update on all the cloud news and events from Azure, Office 365 and more. don;t forget you can also provide us you feedback at feedback@needtoknow.cloud.
Monday Sep 05, 2016
Episode 113 - Jeffrey Snover
Monday Sep 05, 2016
Monday Sep 05, 2016
A special episode with a true technology superstar. Jeffrey Snover, Microsoft Technical Fellow/Lead Architect for Enterprise Group, Azure Stack and PowerShell Architect joins us to talk about Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) and of course, all about his baby, PowerShell. Jeff shares some really great insights into the birth of PowerShell and why scripting is so valuable is today's modern IT environment. Of course you'll also get a cloud news update from Marc and I as well as a special report about upcoming changes to the Microsoft reseller initiatives around Office 365. It's a bumper episode packed with content. So listen along, give us some feedback and listen to wisdom the father of PowerShell.
SharePoint Online Site Collection limit increased to 25TB
Change to partner remuneration coming 1st October 2016
Marc's blog on all the Azure news
@jsnover - Jeffrey Snover: Microsoft Technical Fellow/ Lead Architect for Enterprise Cloud Group/ Azure Stack Architect/ PowerShell Architect
Here is the must watch video on Jeff’s history at Microsoft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uvq38XOark
Use the PowerShell 5 Convert-String Cmdlet
Getting Started with PowerShell 3.0 – Microsoft Virtual Academy Course
Microsoft Operations Management Suite Overview
Show feedback - feedback@needtoknow.cloud
Tuesday Aug 23, 2016
Episode 111 - Trevor Sullivan
Tuesday Aug 23, 2016
Tuesday Aug 23, 2016
In this episode we dive into the world of containers and Docker. We learn about what they are, why they are relevant to IT Pros and how Microsoft is providing more ways to utilise these technologies today. Our special guest subject matter expert is Trevor Sullivan who is a Microsoft MVP and able to explain to us why containers and Docker are so important in today's technology landscape. Listen and learn
Saturday Aug 13, 2016
Why is technology not making business more productive?
Saturday Aug 13, 2016
Saturday Aug 13, 2016
Join returning guest Chip Reaves from Bigger Brains as he and I discuss the challenges of reaping productivity benefits from implementing technology in the business express edition of the CIAOPS Need to Know podcast. Who's to blame? The vendors? The resellers? Or the end users?
Saturday Jul 02, 2016
Episode 107 - Steve Hosking
Saturday Jul 02, 2016
Saturday Jul 02, 2016
In this episode Marc is joined by Steve Hosking to talk about SCCM.
Resources
Marc Kean - @marckean
Azure News:
https://marckean.com/2016/06/30/azure-news-2016-week-26/
Reddit (SCCM):
https://www.reddit.com/r/SCCM/comments/4qhcwg/amawe_are_the_configmgr_team_here_to_talk_about
Facebook pages about SCCM:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConfigMgr2012
https://www.facebook.com/groups/techkonnect
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mssccm
https://www.facebook.com/groups/windowsnoob
Guest Twitter:
@Steve_Hosko
Other:
Azure Stack user group meet-up, hear all about Azure Stack Vs Azure Public
http://www.meetup.com/Sydney-System-Center-and-Infrastructure-User-Group/events/232103039
Monday Jun 20, 2016
Episode 106 - Stephane Budo
Monday Jun 20, 2016
Monday Jun 20, 2016
In this episode we talk with Stephane Budo from Vigilant IT all about Azure stack and how Microsoft is bringing what it has learned from running the public cloud and making that available to people who want to run their own private cloud. Azure stack provides a consistent way of managing datacentre resources no matter where they may be. Allowing management via a single consistent interface provides a lot of benefits as Stephane explains.
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Episode 105 - Azure updates
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Join myself and Marc as we catch up on all the latest Azure news and discuss Marc's recent blog posts on updates that have recently come to Azure. We cover off some updates to SQL, Mircosoft's new documentation service and more. Plenty of really great content aimed at keeping you right up to date with everything Azure and in the Microsoft cloud.
Monday Jun 06, 2016
Episode 104 - Sonia Cuff
Monday Jun 06, 2016
Monday Jun 06, 2016
Robert is joined by returning guest Sonia Cuff to talk about the secrets of successful presentations. They cover off the things that you should and shouldn't do when it comes to giving meaningful and memorable presentations. Sonia shares her extensive experience from presenting both locally and internationally that will benefit anyone who has to stand up in front of a crowd. In this episode you'll learn a lot about delivering an experience that will leave your audience asking for more.
Saturday May 21, 2016
Episode 102 - Paul Ward
Saturday May 21, 2016
Saturday May 21, 2016
Marc and I are joined by Paul Ward to talk about Windows 10 deployments as well as tool like System Center. We discuss the update of Windows 10 for consumers as well as enterprise as well as were we see the future of the Windows platform from Microsoft leading. There is also our usual update on all the cloud news around Office 365 and Azure. It's been almost 12 months since the release of Windows 10 so listen along and join in the anniversary celebrations.