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Welcome to Episode 374 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast where Ben and Scott break down Azure Trusted launch virtual machines - what they are, how they're different from Gen 1 Azure VMs, and how you can enable them for your new and existing workloads.
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Show Notes
Trusted launch for Azure virtual machines
Supported SKUs
Enable Trusted launch on existing Azure VMs
Deploy a VM with trusted launch enabled
Enable Trusted launch on existing Azure VMs
Trusted Launch FAQ
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Welcome to Episode 373 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast where Ben and Scott close out their review of Microsoft Intune and its third pillar - Endpoint security. They discuss the core components of Endpoint security, including antivirus, disk encryption, and firewall configuration. Ben also takes Scott on a tour of some more hidden gems in Endpoint security, including managed installers along with endpoint detection and response policies.
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Show Notes
Microsoft Intune troubleshooting
Manage endpoint security in Microsoft Intune
Manage BitLocker policy for Windows devices with Intune
Use FileVault disk encryption for macOS with Intune
Monitor device encryption with Intune
Endpoint security firewall rule migration tool overview
Enforce compliance for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with Conditional Access in Intune
Endpoint detection and response policy for endpoint security in Intune
Manage approved apps for Windows devices with App Control for Business policy and Managed Installers for Microsoft Intune
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Welcome to Episode 372 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, where we'll be discussing more of Microsoft Intune, one of the most powerful tools for managing your organization's devices, apps, and endpoint security. In this episode, we continue our discussion on the three pillars of Intune - Devices, Apps, and Endpoint Security - with Apps. We'll cover App protection policies, touch on the management experience, how MDM and MAM come into play, and how App protection policies protect your corporate data.
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Show Notes
Overview of Windows Autopilot
App protection policies overview
App configuration policies for Microsoft Intune
Policies for Office apps
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Welcome to Episode 371 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, where we'll be discussing Microsoft Intune, one of the most powerful tools for managing your organization's devices, apps, and endpoint security. In this episode, we'll start exploring the three pillars of Intune: Devices, Apps, and Endpoint Security. We'll cover what devices you can enroll, how to onboard them, and what configurations are available.
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Show Notes
Washington's Dream - SNL - YouTube
Microsoft Intune plans and pricing
Microsoft Intune licensing
Device-only licenses
Microsoft Intune planning guide
Get started with your Microsoft Intune deployment
Supported operating systems and browsers in Intune
Manage endpoint security policies on devices onboarded to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Import custom ADMX and ADML administrative templates into Microsoft Intune (public preview)
Create a Settings Catalog policy using your imported GPOs in Microsoft Intune (public preview)
Password and account lockout policies on Microsoft Entra Domain Services managed domains
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The restrictions have been lifted for Microsoft 365 Copilot licensing and you can now purchase licenses in tenants with less than 300 users. With the flood gates open, Ben and Scott revisit Microsoft 365 Copilot now that they both have access to it in their own tenants. Is it just a summarization tool? Is it any good for helping out Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams? Listen in and find out!
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Show Notes
Microsoft 365 Copilot 'generally available' – if you can afford 300 seats
Expanding availability of Copilot for Microsoft 365
Where can I get Microsoft Copilot?
Microsoft Copilot help & learning
Copilot in Microsoft Teams help & learning
Email coaching with Copilot in Outlook
Copilot in OneNote help & learning
Copilot Pro plans & licensing
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In Episode 369, Ben and Scott explore the new Backup and Archive options for Microsoft 365 and Office 365 workloads - Microsoft 365 Archive and Microsoft 365 Backup. These two features may sound similar, but they have different functionalities. Microsoft 365 Archive provides coverage for SharePoint, while Microsoft 365 Backup provides coverage across SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange. We will be discussing why you should use these features, how to set them up, and their options. Additionally, we'll cover the differences between the two features, such as the fact that Microsoft 365 Backup does not require an Azure subscription, unlike Microsoft 365 Archive. We'll also delve into the policies, frequency and retention, and recovery options for each service.
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Show Notes
Microsoft 365 Backup
Microsoft 365 Backup - Microsoft Adoption
Overview of Microsoft 365 Backup (Preview)
Set up Microsoft 365 Backup (Preview)
Pricing model for Microsoft 365 Backup (Preview)
Microsoft 365 Roadmap - Feature ID 188799
Microsoft 365 Archive
Microsoft 365 Archive - Microsoft Adoption
Overview of Microsoft 365 Archive (Preview)
Set up Microsoft 365 Archive (Preview)
Pricing model for Microsoft 365 Archive (Preview)
Microsoft 365 Roadmap - Feature ID 171100
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In Episode 368, Ben and Scott talk through the differences between Notion and Microsoft Loop with a sprinkling of Confluence.
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Show Notes
Microsoft officially launches Loop, its Notion competitor
Loop vs. Notion: Microsoft’s new document app is a promising mess
Is Microsoft Loop A Notion Alternative?
Microsoft Loop - A Smarter Way to OneNote?
Get started with Microsoft Loop
Loop components in Whiteboard
Get started with Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Loop
Loop app Public Preview limits
Guides and Tutorials - How to use Notion
Confluence vs Notion Comparison
Notion vs Confluence - Switch from Confluence
Why Choose Microsoft Loop as Your Wiki
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In Episode 367, Ben and Scott kick off 2024 with a discussion of Azure Files. They start out reviewing a customer scenario Ben encountered and how they would approach it, breaking down the options available with Azure Files, hosting traditional SMB shares in Azure, and how a hybrid deployment can be the best of both worlds.
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Show Notes
Planning for an Azure Files deployment
Replace or extend Windows file servers with Azure Files and Azure File Sync
Authentication & Identity
Overview of Azure Files identity-based authentication options for SMB access
Data protection
What are the benefits of Microsoft Defender for Storage?
Prevent accidental deletion of Azure file shares
Accidental delete protection for Azure file shares using Azure Backup
Azure Files data redundancy
Costing
Optimize costs for Azure Files with Reservations
Understand Azure Files billing
Performance and scale
Azure Files scalability and performance targets
Azure Files networking considerations
NFS file shares in Azure Files
Robocopy sees Cloud Tiered files in Azure File Sync as "modified" even though they are not, how to fix?
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In this episode, Ben and Scott touched on some updates on their social media presence due to some recent happenings in the social media services space. As they transition into the Microsoft cloud world, they discuss updates to cloud computing software and user experience design. They also provided some insight into conditional access policies and break-glass accounts and examined strategies for managing these elements for optimal efficiency. They wrapped up their conversation on a contemplative note about the future of native apps versus progressive web apps (PWAs), and some frustrations about the increasing trend towards PWAs.
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Show Notes
@mattnavarra on Threads
Emergency Pod: Sam Altman is Out at Open AI
Show declined events on the calendar
The new Forms app is here!
Exclude Breakglass Accounts from Conditional Access Policies with PowerShell
Update-BreakGlassUsersCAPolicies.PS1
Minimize the number of Conditional Access policies
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In Episode 365, Ben and Scott break away from tech news to talk about some of their favorite gadget purchases in the past year. If you (or a geek in your life) are looking for ways to spend those Christmas gift cards or you need some last-minute ideas, give them a listen.
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Show Notes
Aqara Smart Lock U100, Fingerprint Keyless Entry Door Lock with Apple Home Key, Touchscreen Keypad, Bluetooth Electronic Deadbolt, IP65 Weatherproof, Supports Apple HomeKit, Alexa, Google, IFTTT, Gray
I tried every Apple Home Key Lock, here’s the best
Kwikset 916 Traditional Touchscreen SmartCode Electronic Deadbolt Smart Lock featuring SmartKey Security and ZigBee 3.0 Technology in Venetian Bronze, 1.19 x 2.81 x 5.06 inches, Metal
OBSBOT Tail AIR AI-Powered PTZ Camera 4K Webcam,1.8" CMOS,f/1.8 Aperture,AI Auto Track, Gesture & Remote Controls,TOF Sensor, Support NDI,Wired&Wireless Connection,LiveStream for Churches/Music Live
OBSBOT Tiny 2 Webcam 4K Voice Control PTZ, AI Tracking Multi-Mode & Auto Focus, Web Camera with 1/1.5" Sensor, Gesture Control, 60 FPS, HDR Light Correction, Webcam for PC, Streaming, Meeting, etc.
This is a 4k Webcam You Should Know About- The OBSBOT Tiny 2
ODISTAR Desktop Vacuum Cleaner,Mini Table dust Sweeper Energy Saving with auto Power-Off Function,High Endurance up to 400 mins,Cordless&360º Rotatable for Keyboard/Home/Office (White Charging)
USBC to Lightning adapter
ALTI Wireless Charging Desk Mat
BESTEK 150W Power Inverter DC 12V to 110V AC Converter 4.2A Dual USB Car Plug Adapter Outlet Converter (Blue)
TRPPV375 - Tripp Lite PowerVerter 375-Watt Ultra-Compact Inverter
Anker Prime 6-in-1 USB C Charging Station, 140W Compact Power Strip for Work and Travel, 5 ft Detachable Extension Cord with 6 Ports, for iPhone 15/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max(Non-Battery, Non-Wireless)
G.E.T. 6632-1-CL Heavy-Duty Plastic Restaurant Tumblers, 32 Ounce, Clear (Set of 12)
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In Episode 364, Ben and Scott discuss the recently announced Microsoft Designer, cover a handful of updates to Azure including Azure Automation and Azure Container Storage. Then they close out with some updates to the licensing model for Enterprise IoT Security.
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Show Notes
Microsoft Designer
joenandez/joenandez_chatgpt_custom_instructions.txt
General Availability: Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.2 runbooks
Azure Automation runbook types
PowerShell End-of-support dates
What is Azure Container Storage? Preview
Enterprise IoT security is now included in Microsoft 365 E5 and E5 Security plans
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In Episode 363, Ben and Scott talk through some new hibernation capabilities coming to an Azure VM near you and the announced retirement of SharePoint Add-Ins.
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Show Notes
Hibernating virtual machines
Hibernate a dev box in Microsoft Dev Box
Microsoft adds Outlook to cloud.microsoft domain for its services
SharePoint Add-In retirement in Microsoft 365
Azure ACS retirement in Microsoft 365
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In Episode 362, Ben and Scott get sidetracked with some of the announcements coming out of Microsoft Ignite.
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Show Notes
Microsoft Ignite 2023: AI transformation and the technology driving change
Microsoft Ignite 2023: all the AI news from Microsoft’s IT pro event
Reduce Compute Costs by Pausing VMs (now in public preview)
What's new and what's next with Azure IaaS | BRK245H
What is rate limiting for Web Application Firewall on Application Gateway?
Attach or detach a Virtual Machine to or from a Virtual Machine Scale Set
The new Microsoft Planner: A unified experience bringing together to-dos, tasks, plans and projects
Introducing SharePoint Premium – the future of AI powered content management and experiences
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In Episode 361, Ben and Scott discuss how Ben solved a data analysis problem with Azure Data Explorer and Scott shares some tips and tricks for Kusto.
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Show Notes
What is Azure Data Explorer?
Get data from file
Get-MessageTrackingLog
Two The Cloud -�Azure Data Explorer - One-click Ingestion
parse-where operator
case()
TLS 1.2 to become the minimum TLS version for Azure Storage
KB4017023 - SQL Server 2012, 2014 or 2016 Backup to Microsoft Azure Blob storage service URL isn't compatible for TLS 1.2
TLS 1.2 support for Microsoft SQL Server
Upcoming TLS 1.3 on Azure App Service for Web Apps, Functions, and Logic Apps Update
Microsoft Deprecates Three Features in Windows 11 Version 23H2
Windows CE, Microsoft's stunted middle child, reaches end of support at 26 years
Automatic Conditional Access policies in Microsoft Entra streamline identity protection
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In Episode 360, Ben laments about a change in the data processing for Azure Sentinel and Scott contributes some suggestions around Microsoft's data processing policies and how customers can keep up to date on them along with some suggestions for how to manage your personal data in Log Analytics and Application Insights. Then they close out the show talking about how to track resource ownership over time for your Azure resources.
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Show Notes
Microsoft Azure Legal Material
Microsoft Products and Services Data Protection Addendum (“DPA”)
Large Language Model (LLM)
Managing personal data in Log Analytics and Application Insights
The latest Microsoft Digital Defence Report came out and it is a sobering read
Azure Monitor Insights overview
Azure Monitor activity log
Azure resource logs
Define your tagging strategy
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In Episode 359, Ben and Scott discuss Microsoft Applied Skills - a new skilling platform for Microsoft customers to get hands-on in a live, on-demand lab environment to validate their skills in a specific area and how Applied Skills compares to the existing role-based certification exams. Next up, it's a quick review of an upcoming roadmap item that impacts Microsoft-managed conditional access policies and how to monitor and keep up to date with Message Center messages that are applicable to your tenant. Then it's time to wrap up with a Developer SKU that was recently launched for Azure Bastion, offering lower cost to Bastion at the expense of some of the bells and whistles in the Basic and Standard SKUs.
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Show Notes
Announcing Microsoft Applied Skills, the new credentials to verify in-demand technical skills
Microsoft Applied Skills
Azure Active Directory: Auto-rollout of Conditional Access policies
Track new and changed features in the Microsoft 365 Message center
Track your message center tasks in Planner
Quickstart: Deploy Bastion using the Developer SKU (Preview)
About Bastion configuration settings
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In Episode 358, Ben and Scott talk about Ben's new Teams-certified Poly Sync, a new teleprompter Scott ordered, and Amazon's investment in Microsoft 365.
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Show Notes
POLY - Sync 20+ USB-A Personal Bluetooth Smart Speakerphone (Plantronics) - Connect to Smartphones via Bluetooth-PC/Mac via - BT600 Dongle -Works with Teams (Certified), Zoom & More,Black
Elgato Prompter
Amazon to drop a cool $1B on Microsoft 365 cloud suite
Support for Office 2016 and 2019 clients connecting to Microsoft 365 services has ended
Office versions and connectivity to Microsoft 365 services
Microsoft Ignite
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In Episode 357, Ben and Scott run through the recently announced Community gallery capability that has been added to the Azure Compute Gallery service. They also take a few minutes to discuss the public preview of table-level RBAC read-access controls for your Log Analytics workspaces.
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Show Notes
Microsoft Ignite
Share images using a community gallery
Create a VM from a generalized image version
Direct shared gallery
Manage access to Log Analytics workspaces
Set table-level read access
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In Episode 356, Ben and Scott revisit the ROI of Microsoft 365 Copilot, discuss some methods for bulk restores from the SharePoint Online Recycle bin, and some upcoming changes to default outbound internet access for your Azure VMs.
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Show Notes
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Release Date, Price, Download & more
Microsoft 365 CoPilot: Licensing, Cost, ROI
Acquired.fm - NVIDIA Parts I, II, III
Breaking Bard + Who Owns Your Face? + Gamer News!
After Five Years, Gmail Finally Sheds the 'Beta'
ShareGate - Copy Content
Restore Recycle bin SharePoint Online with PowerShell
Avoid getting throttled or blocked in SharePoint Online
Microsoft Enters the Backup Business with a New Syntex Service
ESPC Inspire Award
Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired- transition to a new method of internet access
How can I transition to an explicit method of public connectivity (and disable default outbound access)?
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In Episode 355, Ben and Scott sit down with SharePoint developer extraordinaire Andrew Connell from Voitanos to talk about SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and some changes in SharePoint Framework (SPFX) support. You'll definitely want to listen in to make sure that you're falling into the "Pit of Success" for developing SPFX solutions for your on-premises installations of SharePoint.
`Note: We get into the weeds with things like version numbers between SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and the SharePoint Framework. You can use the links below to follow along.
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Show Notes
Blog Post - SPFx Devs: Beware of the SharePoint SE 23H2 Feature Update
YouTube - Beware of the SharePoint SE 23H2 Feature Update SharePoint Framework Developers!
New and improved features in SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
New and improved features in SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Version 23H2
Cyberattack protection by default and other enhancements to SharePoint Server - September 2023
SharePoint Framework (SPFx) component upgrades
Support for SharePoint Framework (SPFx) version 1.5.1
New Add: Upgrade components in SPFx development with SPSE #9215
package-lock.json
SharePoint Framework v1.5.1 release notes
Episode 344 – The paradox of choice as a SharePoint Developer with Andrew Connell
The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
About Andrew Connell
Andrew is a web developer who loves to learn new in tech and help others learn! Microsoft has recognized me every year since 2005 with its annual MVP Award. I started teaching in 2007 in just about every way I can. During most of that time, I’ve focused on enterprise platforms like Microsoft Azure & Microsoft 365 including, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams.
Connect with AC
Voitanos
LinkedIn
YouTube
Threads
Twitter
Newsletter
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