Episodes

Monday Nov 23, 2020
Episode 260 - Brenton Johnson
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
We welcome back Brenton Johnson to speak about his success with Intune and how he's using it to manage devices for his customers. Brenton shares his journey as well as some handy best practices during our chat.
Of course, there is also all the Microsoft Cloud news to get through, so sit back and enjoy this bumper episode.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020
Resources
Meet the Microsoft Pluton processor – The security chip designed for the future of Windows PCs
The Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) Ninja Training is Here!
It's Time to Hang Up on Phone Transports for Authentication
See how to easily keep tabs on your Azure Sentinel ingestion costs
What’s new: Microsoft 365 Defender connector now in Public Preview for Azure Sentinel
Microsoft's Cloud PC: Leak reveals new details on upcoming Azure-powered remote desktop
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | October 2020
The definitive guide to Productivity Score

Monday Nov 16, 2020
Episode 259 - Baselines
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020
FAQ 20
Use security baselines to configure Windows 10 devices in Intune
Preset security policies in EOP and Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Monday Nov 02, 2020
Episode 258 - David Bjurman-Birr
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Apart from all the latest Microsoft Cloud news, I speak with David Bjurman-Birr who is a security architect, especially focused on the SMB space. David shares plenty of great tips when it comes to ensuring your Microsoft 365 tenant. Listen along to stay safe.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020
Resources
The definitive guide to Productivity Score
Uncovering hidden risk podcast
Microsoft to establish its first datacenter region in Taiwan
Microsoft's commercial cloud continues to hum with Azure sales up 48% in Q1
Plus Addressing Now Available in Exchange Online
Australian cybersecurity guidance for SMBs
Australian essential eight explained
Office 365 investigation tooling
Guide to implementing CIS Controls with Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Practical guide to securing remote work using Microsoft 365 Business Premium

Monday Oct 26, 2020
Episode 257 - Windows Autopilot
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020
FAQ 18

Monday Oct 12, 2020
Episode 256 - Lars Klint and llamas
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
We've crossed the 8 bit barrier and now into 16 bit episode numbers! I'll give you a quick round up of what I thought was the most important announcements from Microsoft and where you can go to get all the information Microsoft recently provides about its products. Then I'l speak with Microsoft MVP Lars Klint about his project with llamas. Yup, that's the animal, not some secret code word. So listen in for some fun as well as interesting take away Lars has to share in this episode.
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020
Resources
New management capabilities for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Announcing Microsoft 365 Lighthouse for Managed Service Providers serving small & medium customers
Seven ways we’re empowering every person and every organization to thrive in a new world of work
Discover the new Teams feature that supports social-emotional learning
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint adds depth and breadth to threat defense across platforms
Celebrating the top OneDrive moments from Microsoft Ignite 2020
SharePoint admin and migration announcements at Ignite 2020
Collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Project Cortex

Monday Oct 05, 2020
Episode 255 - Modern Device Management
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020
FAQ 17
Modern Device Management - Part 1

Monday Sep 21, 2020
Episode 254 - David Gardiner
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
In this episode we go a bit Dev and talk with MVP David Gardiner about software and using things like GitHub to make life easier for all those scripts you have developed. Having a handle on using software is a very important skill for IT Professionals to have in the cloud and David gives us some insight and experience as a developer that I think will help.
Of course I bring you up to date with all the news on the even of Microsoft Ignite and the fire hose we expect afterwards. Listen in an enjoy this episode.
Resources
https://david.gardiner.net.au/
Guidance for delivering Virtual Events
In development for Microsoft Intune
Move flows across environments
End of support for Office 2010
New conversations button in Teams
The changing security environment with Microsoft 365
A couple of new additions to Azure Sentinel

Monday Sep 14, 2020
Episode 253 - Automation optiona
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020
FAQ 16

Monday Sep 07, 2020
Episode 252 - Megan Strant
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
In this episode I speak with MVP Megan Strant all about adoption. However, in this discussion we focus on the human side of adoption and change management which can be really challenging for many organisations to successfully manage. Megan shares her experiences and provides some handy insight into how we can improve our chances of successful adoption of Microsoft 365.
Of course, there is always Microsoft Cloud news which I'll bring you up to date with. We will be expecting a whole lot more once Microsoft Ignite starts, so stay tuned here for all the latest!
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020
Resources
Organize content your way with the Preview of Project Moca
Microsoft Lists in Microsoft Teams is now generally available
Updates for Dictate, including voice commands in Word
What's New with Microsoft 365 | August 2020
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | August 2020
Incrementing a SharePoint list column using Power Automate and Flow
Updated CIAOPS PowerShell course

Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Episode 251 - Windows Information Protection
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
This episode was recorded using Microsoft Teams and produced with Camtasia 2020
FAQ 15