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Regular Microsoft Cloud information featuring Azure and Office365 with Microsoft MVP Robert Crane - A mix of current Microsoft cloud news, analysis and industry expert chat.
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Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
All the latest from Microsoft Build along with the new from the hardware and Ai run just prior. Unsurprisingly, the news is full of more Ai and the latest GPT-4o features coming to Copilot on the desktop. The focus of unlocking AI in a business is around Copilot studio but Build also gave us news about security updates and some other interesting thing to pay attention to. Listen in for the latest.
Resources
Microsoft Build 2024 book of news
New agent capabilities in Microsoft Copilot unlock business value
Microsoft Copilot Studio: Building copilots with agent capabilities
New Windows 11 security features are designed for hybrid work
You’re wrong about Windows Recall — How Microsoft keeps your data safe on Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft Edge for Business: Revolutionizing your business with AI, security and productivity
Demystifying Microsoft Entra ID, Tenants and Azure Subscriptions
Windows deployment with the next generation of Windows Autopilot
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
Lots of Ai and security news since the last episode. We are also on the cusp of Microsoft Build so we expect even more shortly. Although I'm a tad under the weather (apologies for sounding a bit nasal) but I felt I needed to get this episode out before the deluge of information we expect shortly from build. I think the OpenAI announcements along with those from Google are the most worthy to pay attention to here but I'm sure there should be something to interest everyone here. Listen on and enjoy!
Resources
Project Astra: our Vision of the Future of AI assistance
Security above all else—expanding Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative
RSA news: What’s new in Defender XDR?
Respond to trending threats and adopt zero-trust with Exposure Management
Public preview: Expanding passkey support in Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft introduces passkeys for consumer accounts
Public preview: External authentication methods in Microsoft Entra ID
Teams enhancements to the Presenter window while screensharing
Email Protection Basics in Microsoft 365 Part Five: Mastering Overrides
Protect your data and recover from insider data sabotage
SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: April 2024
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | April 2024
What’s new in Microsoft Intune: April 2024
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
I've now had a chance to play with Copilot for Security and can recommend it but to ensure that costs don't spiral out of control for SMB, it needs to used in an ad hoc manner. Listen along for my thoughts and a walk through of resources available for you. Also news of updates of Exchange email threshold limits being changed as well as improvements for Microsoft Mesh, Loop and more. Listen in for the latest updates.
Resources
Microsoft Copilot for Security
Microsoft Copilot for Security Intune Plugin Overview
How to Become a Microsoft Copilot for Security Ninja: The Complete Level 400 Training
Copilot for Security – The low down for SMB
Public Preview: High Volume Email for Microsoft 365
Exchange Online to introduce External Recipient Rate Limit
Hunting for QR Code AiTM Phishing and User Compromise
Microsoft Mesh: A new way to connect
Realigning global licensing for Microsoft 365
Improved task list components in Loop
Bringing the latest capabilities to Copilot for Microsoft 365 customers
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
It is only a matter of days now before we get our hands on Copilot for Security. Listen along for the latest information on this exciting new service from Microsoft. You'll also hear about the new Security Exposure Management and lots more announcements from Microsoft.
Resources
Here’s what you missed from Microsoft Secure
Microsoft Copilot for Security generally available on April 1
Microsoft Copilot for Security is generally available on April 1, 2024, with new capabilities
Microsoft Copilot for Security: AI-Powered Security for All
Introducing Microsoft Security Exposure Management
Microsoft introduces a preview of Copilot in Intune
Advancing the new era of work with Copilot, Windows, and Surface
Introducing Microsoft Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for Business
Collect information like a pro – New Microsoft Lists forms experience
The new Planner in Teams is now in Public Preview
Troubleshoot and Manage Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for your Endpoint Devices
Introducing Restricted SharePoint Search to help you get started with Copilot for Microsoft 365
What is Global Secure Access (preview)?
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Microsoft has just completed its Copilot for Microsoft 365 tech accelerator which I'd recommend you take a look at. There are a variety of videos that are well worth watching. They are also available on Youtube as well. I have linked to many below in the show notes for you. Of course, there is also plenty of other news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud, so listen along.
Resources
Copilot for Microsoft 365 Tech Accelerator
Copilot in Forms | Create engaging forms
Extending Copilot: Expanding knowledge with Graph connectors
Measuring usage, adoption, and the impact of Microsoft Copilot
Copilot now available for the Microsoft 365 mobile app
Try new ways of working with Help me create in the Microsoft 365 web app
Copilot in OneDrive: A New Wave of File Interaction
What’s New in Copilot for Microsoft 365
How to drive Copilot for Microsoft 365 usage and satisfaction
Prepare your organization for Copilot for Microsoft 365
Tips and tricks for IT pros deploying Copilot for Microsoft 365
Copilot for Microsoft 365 AMA: Tech Accelerator edition (Day 1)
Introduction to Copilot for Microsoft 365
Get your small business ready for Copilot for Microsoft 365
Protect multi-tenant organizations by using Microsoft Defender XDR
Prompt users for reauthentication on sensitive apps and high-risk actions with Conditional Access
Skilling snack: Data security basics for IT pros
Keeping track of object deletions in Microsoft Entra ID
Get the most out of Microsoft Copilot for Security with good prompt engineering
Navigating NIS2 requirements with Microsoft Security solutions
Identity Threat Detection & Response - on-prem to cloud ITDR from Microsoft
Welcome to the Microsoft Defender Experts Ninja Hub
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Copilot for Microsoft 365 is already amongst us but are now waiting for what I believe will be an even more impactful AI assistance in SMB - Copilot for security. I've got plenty of information, including some great videos for you to take a look at here along with all the news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud. Enjoy!
Resources
CIAOPS Need to Know February webinar
Seven Tips for Having a Great Conversation with Copilot
Introducing AI in a Minute: A video series on the tech behind generative AI
Staying ahead of threat actors in the age of AI
Hunting for QR Code AiTM Phishing and User Compromise
Introducing the new Microsoft Copilot experience in Teams
How licensing works for work and school accounts in the new Outlook for Windows
Microsoft plans to add Copilot support to OneDrive on the web in May
Deep Dive of Microsoft-managed Conditional Access Policies in Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Create: 6 practical ways to use ChatGPT
Script analysis in Microsoft Copilot for Security
Empowering employees with generative AI at their fingertips
Latest Defender EASM Features Increase Visibility and Enhance Querying for Faster Remediation
Vulnerabilities assessments in Microsoft Security for Copilot
Microsoft Game Day Commercial | Copilot: Your everyday AI companion
Face Check with Microsoft Entra Verified ID: A better way to verify
Copilot for Microsoft 365 capabilities now available in the Windows desktop
Support tip: Improving the efficiency of dynamic group processing with Microsoft Entra ID and Intune
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Two major releases from Microsoft since the last episode, the full Intune Suite as well as Teams Mesh immersive experience. Stay tuned for information and links to both of these plus more news and updates from the Microsoft cloud.
Resources
CIAOPS Need to Know February webinar
Microsoft Intune Suite – beyond endpoint management in 2024
Microsoft Intune Tunnel for Mobile Application Management
3 new ways the Microsoft Intune Suite offers security, simplification, and savings
What’s new in Microsoft Intune January 2024
Midnight Blizzard: Guidance for responders on nation-state attack
Vulnerable Components Inventory now in public preview
Monthly Microsoft Security news – February 2024
Bring virtual connections to life with Microsoft Mesh, now generally available in Microsoft Teams
Easily control audio and video settings in Teams meetings
Unlock the Power of Video at Work and School: 6 Features to Use in Microsoft Stream
How to explore immersive spaces
Easily Manage Privileged Role Assignments in Microsoft Entra ID Using Audit Logs
Microsoft Teams available on Apple Vision Pro on February 2
Microsoft earnings beat across the board as cloud, AI drive momentum
Make meetings more fun and personal with Decorate your background
Introducing More Granular Certificate-Based Authentication Configuration in Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra user and admin access controls to prepare for Copilot
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
The big news is that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now available in SMB. There are also some additional Copilot options available as well. I cover all this plus provide some information around getting Copilot on your desktop apps as well as other news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud. Tune in and catch up.
Resources
Bringing the full power of Copilot to more people and businesses
Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Copilot video play list
Copilot for Microsoft 365 for small and medium businesses
Introducing Microsoft Copilot App
Introducing Copilot Pro: Supercharge your Creativity and Productivity
Microsoft’s new Copilot Pro brings AI-powered Office features to the rest of us
Adding Copilot button to desktop applications
Microsoft Entra’s Top 50 Features of 2023
Protect faster with Microsoft Defender XDR’s latest UX enhancements
New Microsoft Incident Response guides help security teams analyze suspicious activity
Introducing SharePoint Premium for Information Workers
Introducing the new PowerShell Module for Microsoft Defender for Identity
Visualize Entra Sign-in Logs using an Interactive Map
Train your users to be more resilient against QR code phishing
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
Welcome to 2024! A few pieces of interesting news and updates from Microsoft especially around the PAYG offering with Syntex. I'm hanging out for the remaining items in the Intune suite to drop, especially third party patching so stay tuned for more information when that becomes available. Until then here' s the latest in the Microsoft Cloud.
Resources
Rerun queries in query history
Microsoft Datacenter Tour: Virtual Experience
SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: December 2023
Enabling Microsoft Syntex PAYG
Experience AI-enhanced meetings in every Teams Room
Introducing a new Copilot key to kick off the year of AI-powered Windows PCs
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | December 2023
Get organized at work with Microsoft Loop
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Back with a Merry Christmas and happy New Year for those still listening. Got a few updates and thoughts for you before we start 2024 when I hope to again pump out more episode after thinking about what works best. I also some thoughts around the current 'Copilot fatigue' we are all experiencing, especially in SMB.
Stay safe and tune in again for regular episodes in 2024.
Resources
Research at Microsoft 2023: A year of groundbreaking AI advances and discoveries
Managing Microsoft Sentinel across multiple tenants using Lighthouse
Decorate your background in Teams meetings
With Copilot, Every Meeting Is a ‘Digital Artifact’
Upcoming changes to Windows single sign-on