Episodes

Friday Aug 11, 2017
Episode 160 - Undisclosed location
Friday Aug 11, 2017
Friday Aug 11, 2017
We are back with more Office 365 and Azure news as well updates on what both of us have been doing lately. Marc's been giving people PowerShell training while I've been doing Azure presentations and workshops. That has however not prevented us collecting the most important news on the Microsoft Cloud and once again presenting to you with a dash of humour and sarcasm. Count the animal noises in this episode!
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New Outlook add in for Microsoft Teams

Wednesday Aug 02, 2017
Episode 159 - Excuses
Wednesday Aug 02, 2017
Wednesday Aug 02, 2017
We are back after a break due to work scheduling. Listen in for a deep drive into why it has taken so long to get this epidode out. You choose whether you believe it or not but the good news is that we a new episode for you focusing on all the latest from Microsoft, Azure and Office 365. Plenty of product updates and some news about Microsoft's recent financial performance.
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Financial results from Microsoft
Skype for Business call analytics

Friday Jul 14, 2017
Episode 158 - Cloud News
Friday Jul 14, 2017
Friday Jul 14, 2017
An episode full of Microsoft Cloud news and what's going on in places like the Microsoft Insprire conference currently underway in Washington DC. We cover off news on some recent layoff at Microsoft, the recent announcement of Microsoft 365 as well as plenty of what's been happening with both Azure and Office 365. Listen in to get the latest.
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New apps for Office 365 Business Premium
New Word and PowerPoint online viewing experience

Wednesday Jul 05, 2017
Episode 157 - Migrating to the Cloud II
Wednesday Jul 05, 2017
Wednesday Jul 05, 2017
Marc joins us from his deathbed as he struggles with the 'man-flu' to stay lucid. You'll get to experience his flem up close and personal in this episode along with our regular cloud news. After some medication we continue our deep dive into how to migrate from on premises to Azure and Office 365. We build on our previous episode and discuss topics such as file migrations and AD integrations.
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Microsoft Teams external access gets delayed

Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Episode 156 - Automating Office 365 billing
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
In this episode we talk to Tas Gray about the tools and processes he has developed to allow resellers to automate Office 365 billing. We discuss the solutions, how to set it up as well as the benefits of billing automation via CSP licensing.
Marc and I also give you the latest cloud news on Azure and Office 365 to help you stay up to date in this fast paced environment. Don;t forget to rate us and let us know your feedback.
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Amazon now a big Azure customer

Thursday Jun 15, 2017
Episode 155 - Cloud news
Thursday Jun 15, 2017
Thursday Jun 15, 2017
We'll apologise up front for the poor sound quality on this episode. The stars didn't quite align for us. We'll work to fix it for the next episode. In this episode we focus on bringing you up to date with the latest Cloud news from Microsoft. Plenty fo events and updates to services like Azure and Office 365 that we cover for you. So tune in to stay up to date.
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Upcoming Microsoft Ignite session
Skype for Business PSTN calling in Germany and Belgium
New sharing experience for Onedrive for Business and SharePoint
Azure AD conditional access now supports Microsoft Teams

Thursday Jun 01, 2017
Episode 154 - Migrating to the cloud
Thursday Jun 01, 2017
Thursday Jun 01, 2017
We again cover off the latest Microsoft Cloud news for you and then we dive into a real world migration scenario. We spend our time discussing the best way to move a legacy server environment like Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) to Azure and Office 365. There isn't a single path along this journey so we need to consider many things. That's why this topic is going to run into a few episodes no doubt, but here's the first one to get you started.
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SharePoint and OneDrive updates

Wednesday May 17, 2017
Episode 153 - Microsoft Build 2017
Wednesday May 17, 2017
Wednesday May 17, 2017
Marc and I report on our impressions of the recent Microsoft Build conference. There are quite a few things that caught our eye that we thought we'd like to share with our audience. Everything from CosmosDB to OneDrive on Demand and a few things in between. Get the latest information about all the important stuff for IT Pros from Build along with our thoughts on why they are things that you should be paying attention to.
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iTunes comes to the Windows Store

Wednesday May 10, 2017
Episode 152 - Rob Farley
Wednesday May 10, 2017
Wednesday May 10, 2017
We're joined in this episode by the chief of Lobster Pot, Rob Farley a Microsoft MVP focused on SQL. However, in this episode we speak to Rob about his experiences in giving a keynote at a recent conference. As Rob explains here, there is far more to a keynote that you think. Luckily we get the low down and all the pointers so stay tuned.
Of course, Marc and I cover off all the latest Office 365 and Azure news to keep you up to date with the latest that's happening in the Microsoft cloud.
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Outlook Customer manager rolling out
Groups now in Mac, iOS and Android

Friday May 05, 2017
Episode 151 - Experts Live 2
Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
We welcome Marc back after a 'near death' experience, well according Marc that is. That hasn't stopped us bringing you the latest Microsoft Cloud news around Office 365 and Azure. We also feature some additional interviews Marc conducted in the halls of Experts Live 2017 recently with the likes of Daniel Mar, Thomas Maurer and Wally Mead. Listen along for loads of great Microsoft Cloud news and info.
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No password sign in for Micrfosoft accounts
CIAOPS Introduction to PowerShell course
Upcoming Understanding collaboration in Office 365 CIAOPS training