# msclouditpropodcast.com > AI-optimized mirror of msclouditpropodcast.com containing 50 pages totalling 449,372 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://msclouditpropodcast.com/. Last updated: 2026-06-13T20:46:56.016Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [[Episode 380 – The future of AD FS is cloudy](/content/episode380/index.html)](/content/site-root.html): Welcome to Episode 380 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode we discuss some of the latest security breaches that you should be on the lookout for and then we get into AD FS migrations and if you should consider it., Ben and Scott dive into a discussion around tenant-level services in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 and what you need to think about as you license users, We discuss Logitech's latest MX Master mouse and discuss some of the drivers for upgrading legacy workloads and operating systems on-premises and in Microsoft Azure., In Episode 137, Ben and Scott dive into the latest Azure and Office 365 news, including the public preview of Azure Dedicated Host, the announced end-of-life for Skype for Business Online, and Private Channels in Microsoft Teams. Sponsors Opsgi..., Ben and Scott talk about strategies for saving money on virtual machines in Azure by stopping them when they’re not needed and other techniques. (10,030 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [[Episode 424 – A new frontier for Microsoft 365 with E7](/content/episode424/index.html)](/content/author/scottmsclouditpro/page/2/index.html): Welcome to Episode 424 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott dig into the newly announced Microsoft 365 E7 SKU which bundles M365 E5, Microsoft 365 Copilot, the Microsoft Entra Suite, and Microsoft Agent 365...., Welcome to Episode 423 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben is live from Workplace Ninjas, joined by Eric Woodruff, Chief Identity Architect at Semperis and Microsoft MVP in Security focused on identity, and Chris Bru..., Welcome to Episode 422 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Scott and Ben discuss their growing use of   in their daily workflows, particularly Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Gemini CLI. They explore how these command-l..., Welcome to Episode 421 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode Ben sits down for a conversation with Frank Lesniak, the lead of the Microsoft 365 team at West Monroe. In this episode, they dive into the intricacies of mergers..., Welcome to Episode 420 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Scott is back for a lighthearted discussion on some of the new tech and toys and that Ben and Scott picked up over the holidays. Listen in as Ben tries to convin... (35,623 words) - [Episode 427: Copilot Cowork Hands-On Experiences](/content/episode427/index.html): Episode 427 explores hands-on experiences with Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, including custom skills, IRM challenges, and data security., Welcome to Episode 427 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott open with a quick look at YAKO (getyako.com), a browser extension built by community member Merrill that replaces the new tab page with a customizable dashbo... (6,496 words) - [Episode 428: Migrating Group Policy to Microsoft Intune](/content/episode428/index.html): Learn how IT pros are migrating Group Policy Objects to Microsoft Intune — covering workflows, AI-assisted analysis, Entra ID, and phased AD decommissioning., Welcome to Episode 428 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott unlock the secrets to modernizing your IT management by ditching pesky on-prem GPOs and embracing the future with Intune. They discuss how savvy IT pros are ... (656 words) - [[Episode 119 – Technology Is Easy](/content/episode119/index.html)](/content/author/benmsclouditpro/page/2/index.html): Ben and Scott dive into consulting in the cloud., Today we dive into a listener question from Steve about EMS, Hybrid Azure AD joined devices and other topics around joining devices to Azure AD/Office 365., In Episode 73, Ben and Scott talk about Azure Government - what it is, who can use it, and some of the considerations when you do., In Episode 71, Ben and Scott get you off your desktop, out of your browser and discuss accessing Office 365 from a mobile device., In Episode 70, Scott and Ben crawl out of their holes to bring you the latest and greatest happenings in Office 365. (1,860 words) - [Episode 429: Getting started with LLM Wikis](/content/episode429/index.html): Episode 429 explores LLM wikis using Obsidian, markdown, and AI tools to build searchable personal knowledge systems., Welcome to Episode 429 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Scott and Ben dig into the concept of LLM wikis, specifically building personal knowledge management vaults using Obsidian, markdown, and AI tooling like Claude Code, GitH... (9,974 words) - [Episode 426: Claude Cowork vs Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork](/content/episode426/index.html): Compare Claude Cowork vs Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork. Learn key differences in security, access, and workflows to choose the right AI tool., Welcome to Episode 426 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast.Ben and Scott are back together this week to talk through Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, including how it compares to Claude Cowork and where each one makes sense. The two products... (10,661 words) - [[Episode 423 – Non-Human Identities in Microsoft Entra with Eric Woodruff and Chris Brumm](/content/episode423/index.html)](/content/category/podcast/page/2/index.html): Welcome to Episode 423 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben is live from Workplace Ninjas, joined by Eric Woodruff, Chief Identity Architect at Semperis and Microsoft MVP in Security focused on identity, and Chris Bru..., Welcome to Episode 422 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Scott and Ben discuss their growing use of   in their daily workflows, particularly Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Gemini CLI. They explore how these command-l..., Welcome to Episode 421 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode Ben sits down for a conversation with Frank Lesniak, the lead of the Microsoft 365 team at West Monroe. In this episode, they dive into the intricacies of mergers..., Welcome to Episode 420 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Scott is back for a lighthearted discussion on some of the new tech and toys and that Ben and Scott picked up over the holidays. Listen in as Ben tries to convin..., Welcome to Episode 419 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben is once again live from Workplace Ninjas and is joined by John Joyner, an 18-year Microsoft MVP in Cloud Security and Azure Management. They discuss some of ..., Welcome to Episode 418 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben sits down with Cat Schneider during a lively conference to discuss a variety of topics, focusing on the theme of “anti-AI.” They reflect on life and technology bef... (42,143 words) - [[Episode 251 – Sometimes Upgrades Aren’t Easy](/content/episode251/index.html)](/content/tag/cloud/index.html): In Episode 251, Ben and Scott dive into the release of Windows 11 and what it takes to upgrade to Windows 11 in Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop. Sponsors ShareGate - ShareGate's industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide mi..., In Episode 171, Ben and Scott are joined by Sarah Lean, Microsoft Cloud Advocate, to talk about working from home and some ways to adapt to remote presentations. Sponsors Sperry Software – Powerful Outlook Add-ins developed to make your email l..., Ben schools Scott on calling in the cloud, including options for inter-org communication, chat, voice, and other traditional phone features that are available in Office 365., In Episode 83, Ben and Scott talk with Iain Foulds about his new book, Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches and how it can help those that are just getting started with Azure or the cloud get up to speed in just a month!, In Episode 78, Ben and Scott talk about two exciting new Azure offerings - Azure Virtual WAN and Azure Firewall. (2,101 words) - [Episode 82 – Microsoft Teams with Karuana Gatimu](/content/episode82/index.html): In Episode 82, Ben and Scott are joined by Karuana Gatimu, Principal PM Manager in the Insights and Outreach team in Microsoft Engineering all about Microsoft Teams., In Episode 82, Ben and Scott are joined by Karuana Gatimu, Principal PM Manager in the Insights and Outreach team in Microsoft Engineering all about Microsoft Teams. (881 words) - [Episode 130 – Microsoft Teams Governance](/content/episode130/index.html): A recent session Ben Stegink delivered at the Microsoft Teams Virtual Summit on Microsoft Teams governance., A session Ben Stegink delivered at the Microsoft Teams Virtual Summit on Microsoft Teams governance. (769 words) - [[Episode 357 – Community galleries for Azure Compute Gallery](/content/episode357/index.html)](/content/tag/azure-ad/index.html): 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., In Episode 351, Ben and Scott catch up on some of the latest news around Power Automate, Microsoft Entra, and Microsoft Excel. First, they discuss the Public Preview of Application Insights integration with Power Automate for debugging your cloud flows. Next, they break down the still in Private Preview features of platform SSO for macOS clients. And then they close on some exciting announcements around the addition of Python functions to Microsoft Excel., In Episode 340, Ben and Scott talk about some of the takeaways from the recent DDoS attacks on the Azure Portal, a (new to them) Terraform module for working with Azure AD, and how to start preparing your Microsoft 365 tenant for Microsoft Copilot. ..., In Episode 334, Ben and Scott take a detour into automating your home video devices/security cameras with Scrypted and then get back on track with some enhancements in Azure AD authentication methods and Microsoft Intune. Like what you hear and wa..., Ben and Scott talk about some more strange choices coming from the Microsoft Edge team before they discuss the new preview of Azure AD LAPS. (35,849 words) - [[Episode 350 – Take a look, it’s in a book, or in a Microsoft Learn exam](/content/episode350/index.html)](/content/tag/blob-storage/index.html): In Episode 350, Ben and Scott talk about some of the ambiguity in features between several types of Teams channels, a new model that includes access to Microsoft Learn for those taking role-based Microsoft certification exams, and a simplified experience for creating and managing CDN endpoints using Azure Front Door for Azure Storage customers., In Episode 325, Ben and Scott talk through their experiences with Loop and how to approach a migration from SharePoint Online to Azure blob storage., In Episode 308, Priya Shetty - Principal Product Manager - Azure Storage - joins Scott to talk all things Microsoft Purview In-place Data Share for Azure Storage. They cover data share use cases and scenarios for Azure Storage, data share feature capabilities, how it fits into Microsoft Purview, and describe the experience and how to deploy your first data share., Ben and Scott tour the OneDrive Sync Reports preview, and talk about some new assessments available from the PNP project for SharePoint 2013 Workflow discovery and SharePoint Syntex., In Episode 280, Ben and Scott talk through how you can think about migrating your files from on-premises to Azure Storage or to SharePoint Online. (15,491 words) - [Episode 123 – SharePoint admin center updates and Office 365 Cloud Policy Service](/content/episode123/index.html): Get the latest news around Azure and Office 365, including updates to the SharePoint Online Admin Center and the Office cloud policy service., The latest news around Azure and Office 365, including updates to the SharePoint Online Admin Center and the Office cloud policy service. (825 words) - [[Episode 367 – Azure Files vs a Server with an SMB Share](/content/episode367/index.html)](/content/tag/azure-storage/index.html): 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., Ben and Scott discuss how Ben solved a data analysis problem with Azure Data Explorer and Scott shares some tips and tricks for Kusto., In Episode 350, Ben and Scott talk about some of the ambiguity in features between several types of Teams channels, a new model that includes access to Microsoft Learn for those taking role-based Microsoft certification exams, and a simplified experience for creating and managing CDN endpoints using Azure Front Door for Azure Storage customers., In Episode 325, Ben and Scott talk through their experiences with Loop and how to approach a migration from SharePoint Online to Azure blob storage., In Episode 308, Priya Shetty - Principal Product Manager - Azure Storage - joins Scott to talk all things Microsoft Purview In-place Data Share for Azure Storage. They cover data share use cases and scenarios for Azure Storage, data share feature capabilities, how it fits into Microsoft Purview, and describe the experience and how to deploy your first data share. (30,139 words) - [[Episode 277 – Beep Bop BYOIP with Bring Your Own IP in Azure](/content/episode277/index.html)](/content/tag/azure-networking/index.html): In Episode 277, Ben and Scott talk about dive into the GA of "bring your own IP" (or BYOIP) in Azure, a capability that allows you to register your public IP blocks in Azure and associate public IPs that you own with public IP resources such as load balancers and virtual machines., Today, our host talk about using Azure Files as a remote file share in the cloud for client devices. , Scott sits down at Ignite with Sony Kogin from Citrix to talk about Azure Virtual WAN, Azure Front Door, and how to think about implementing network controls for end-user experience when accessing cloud services., In Episode 83, Ben and Scott talk with Iain Foulds about his new book, Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches and how it can help those that are just getting started with Azure or the cloud get up to speed in just a month!, In Episode 79, Ben and Scott get Azure Application Gateway - a layer 7 load-balancer offering from Microsoft. (12,262 words) - [[Episode 380 – The future of AD FS is cloudy](/content/episode380/index.html)](/content/tag/azure-active-directory/index.html): Welcome to Episode 380 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode we discuss some of the latest security breaches that you should be on the lookout for and then we get into AD FS migrations and if you should consider it., We discuss Microsoft's Global Secure Access offering and explain how Global Secure Access brings identity, network, and endpoint access together under one service. Plus, how it combines with Defender for Cloud Apps and is built around the capacity of the Microsoft WAN., They discuss updates to cloud computing software and user experience design. hey 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. , 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., 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 compare 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 its time to wrap up with a Developer SKU that was recently recently for Azure Bastion, offering lower cost to Bastion at the expense of some of the bells and whistles in the Basic and Standard SKUs. (36,354 words) - [[Episode 378 – Azure Compute Fleet](/content/episode378/index.html)](/content/tag/azure-compute/index.html): we discuss Azure Compute Fleet, a new Preview service announced at Microsoft Build 2024. Azure Compute Fleet is a new Azure infrastructure service that lets you deploy Azure compute capacity across different virtual machine SKUs, availability zones, and pricing models. It's all about acquiring VM capacity at scale. If you're familiar with AWS EC2 and Spot fleet, this is effectively the equivalent in Azure., 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., In Episode 319, Ben and Scott talk through a fun new way to keep up with updates to the Office 365 roadmap using Office 365 Roadmap watch and them discuss a new item on the roadmap - explicit recording consent for Teams Meetings., Discussion about the ability to login to your Linux virtual machines in Azure with Azure AD, adoption resources for Microsoft Teams, updates to Outlook on the desktop and mobile, and Yammer controls for data residency., Ben and Scott talk about strategies for saving money on virtual machines in Azure by stopping them when they’re not needed and other techniques. (14,915 words) - [[Episode 415 – Diving Into Ignite 2025 for IT Pros and AI Agent Management](/content/episode415/index.html)](/content/tag/azure/index.html): Welcome to Episode 415 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. Ben and Scott discuss the major announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2025, focusing on the dominant themes of AI agents and security. The conversation centers on three key areas: Secu..., Episode 414 breaks down the AWS and Azure outages of October 2025—what happened, how it was resolved, and what IT pros should learn for future resilience., Discover how Microsoft’s new file share-centric model simplifies Azure Files with easier automation, billing, and scalable management., Learn how to find, implement, and optimize MCP servers in Azure, Docker, Notion, and more in Episode 408 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast., Infrastructure as Code in Azure with MVP Greg Suttie (20,411 words) - [[Episode 383 – Securing Azure: Monitoring and observing your Azure estate](/content/episode383/index.html)](/content/tag/azure-security/index.html): In this episode we continue our discussion on security, transitioning from Microsoft 365 to Azure (Episode 382 – Securing the Modern Workplace: Exploring Microsoft Entra ID Security Defaults, Conditional Access Policies, and Microsoft Secure Score) to Microsoft Azure., Welcome to Episode 377 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott talk about a recent incident at Google Cloud where one of their customer accounts was completely wiped out without notice. Then they dive into Microsoft Copilot for Security. Ben has been getting hands on with it and it is expensive. They discuss pricing for Copilot for Security, how to think about approaching the multiple embedded experiences in it, and how to think about building a corpus of knowledge and truly leveraging it as an assistant and accelerator for upping your security game in your Microsoft cloud., In Episode 259, Ben and Scott discuss some of the latest announcements involving Azure AD, including new security features in Microsoft Authenticator and a new capability that allows Azure AD to issue Kerberos tickets which allows for SMB file shares in Azure Files to be accessed without line of sight to a domain controller., In Episode 181, Ben and Scott go deeper into Azure Sentinel, discussing considerations for the design and segmentation of your Sentinel workspaces., In Episode 158, Ben and Scott dive into a change that is going to impact all Microsoft Partners and their security posture in Azure Active Directory. Sponsors ShareGate – ShareGate’s industry-leading products help IT professionals worldwide mig... (16,127 words) - [[Episode 413 – Simplifying Azure Files with a new file share-centric management model](/content/episode413/index.html)](/content/tag/azure-resource-manager/index.html): Discover how Microsoft’s new file share-centric model simplifies Azure Files with easier automation, billing, and scalable management., In this episode, Ben and Scott take a look at Azure Verified Modules, a new initiative from Microsoft to consolidate and set the standards for what a good Bicep and/or Terraform module looks like., In Episode 310, Ben and Scott discuss the preview of a new API for managing your Azure resource quotas using the Azure Quota Service API. They also discuss shareable links in Azure Bastion and how they can be created, managed, and the user experience for them., In Episode 270, Ben and Scott talk about a new Microsoft Teams phone from Yealink that Ben is testing and then talk about a recently GA'd capability which impacts how resources associated with a Virtual Machine are treated on deletion of the VM., Ben and Scott discuss two new preview capabilities for Azure Virtual Machines - Managed Run Commands and VM Applications (6,638 words) - [[Episode 323 – Managed Identities, Azure Automation, and the Microsoft Graph](/content/episode323/index.html)](/content/tag/automation/index.html): In Episode 323, Ben walks Scott through a recent customer project with Microsoft Graph, Azure Automation, and Logic Apps. It turns out that working with Microsoft Graph and Managed Identities gets a little confusing once you start throwing delegated vs application permissions into the mix., In Episode 322, Ben and Scott talk about the announced rebranding of Yammer to Viva Engage, a new admin center for Viva Engage, and the retirement of Run-As accounts. Oh, and please reach out to Ben and congratulate him on his newly minted MVP status!, In Episode 299, Ben lets Scott tell him all about his love of the Stream Deck and how he uses it to make remote work easier., In Episode 265, Ben and Scott talk about Azure Automation State Configuration and Azure Policy guest configuration for using DSC at-scale with your virtual machines in Azure., Ben and Scott talk about strategies for saving money on virtual machines in Azure by stopping them when they’re not needed and other techniques. (9,323 words) - [[Episode 300 – Friends don’t let friends buy M365 from GoDaddy](/content/episode300/index.html)](/content/tag/administration/index.html): In Episode 300, Ben and Scott dive into why you might want to reconsider purchasing your M365 licenses and tenant from GoDaddy., In Episode 201, Ben and Scott talk through the release of the My Tasks app in Microsoft Teams and some new features coming to the Microsoft 365 Apps Admin Center., Ben and Scott discuss some new features that are coming to the Office 365 Admin Center and Azure Lighthouse to help if you manage more than one tenant., Ben and Scott start their day trying to understand the psychology of Microsoft and their latest marketing efforts for Office on the desktop and then they discuss the recent outages in Microsoft Teams and alerts in Azure Monitor., Ben schools Scott on calling in the cloud, including options for inter-org communication, chat, voice, and other traditional phone features that are available in Office 365. (7,856 words) - [Episode 117 – Azure Enterprise Scaffold](/content/episode117/index.html): Ben and Scott dive into a set of listener questions about Azure subscription and resource governance., Ben and Scott dive into a set of listener questions about Azure subscription and resource governance. (704 words) - [Episode 125 – Right Back Where We Started //BUILD 2019](/content/episode125/index.html): The pre and post Microsoft //BUILD 2019 announcements are discussed with host Ben Stegink and Scott Hoag., The pre and post Microsoft //BUILD 2019 announcements are discussed with host Ben Stegink and Scott Hoag. (716 words) - [Episode 124 – Everything Came Back Up](/content/episode124/index.html): A discussion about the latest Microsoft Service outage and the announced retirement of the US Gov Iowa region for GCC customers., A discussion about the latest Microsoft Service outage and the announced retirement of the US Gov Iowa region for GCC customers. (844 words) - [Episode 104 – SharePoint Teams with Mark Kashman](/content/episode104/index.html): Scott sits down with Mark Kashman to talk about SharePoint team sites, Microsoft Teams, and how you can approach the lifecycle of collaborative content, Scott sits down with Mark Kashman to talk about SharePoint team sites, Microsoft Teams, and how you can approach the lifecycle of collaborative content between classic, Modern, Office 365 Groups, and Microsoft Teams. (829 words) - [Episode 29 – Ignite Live Show: Deep Dive on Microsoft Teams](/content/episode29/index.html): Live from Microsoft Ignite! In Episode 29, Ben and Scott discuss the architecture of Microsoft Teams, how it is deployed and managed by Microsoft, and how organizations can enable themselves for a successful deployment in light of the announcement... (352 words) - [[Episode 429: Getting started with LLM Wikis](/content/episode429/index.html)](/content/author/scottmsclouditpro/index.html): Welcome to Episode 429 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Scott and Ben dig into the concept of LLM wikis, specifically building personal knowledge management vaults using Obsidian, markdown, and AI tooling like Claude Code, GitH..., Welcome to Episode 428 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott unlock the secrets to modernizing your IT management by ditching pesky on-prem GPOs and embracing the future with Intune. They discuss how savvy IT pros are ..., Welcome to Episode 427 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott open with a quick look at YAKO (getyako.com), a browser extension built by community member Merrill that replaces the new tab page with a customizable dashbo..., Welcome to Episode 426 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast.Ben and Scott are back together this week to talk through Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, including how it compares to Claude Cowork and where each one makes sense. The two products..., Welcome to Episode 425 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this audio and video episode recorded live at Microsoft headquarters during the MVP Summit, Ben welcomes a return guest, Joy Apple, to the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast and d... (37,180 words) - [feed/index.html](/content/feed/index.html) (1 words) - [Episode 122 – Saving Money on Compute in Azure](/content/episode122/index.html): Ben and Scott talk about strategies for saving money on virtual machines in Azure by stopping them when they’re not needed and other techniques., Ben and Scott talk about strategies for saving money on virtual machines in Azure by stopping them when they’re not needed and other techniques. (796 words) - [Episode 155 – Microsoft 365 Tenant Level Services](/content/episode155/index.html): Ben and Scott dive into a discussion around tenant-level services in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 and what you need to think about as you license users., Ben and Scott dive into a discussion around tenant-level services in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 and what you need to think about as you license users (869 words) - [Episode 127 – SharePoint Conference 2019 Announcements](/content/episode127/index.html): Discusses the SharePoint Conference 2019 annoucements., The hosts talk about the latest announcements from SharePoint Conference 2019. (793 words) - [Welcome to the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast!](/content/page/2/index.html): A Microsoft cloud podcast that covers Microsoft 365, and Azure from the perspective of a couple of IT Pros. (1,211 words) - [Episode 135 – Speaking at Microsoft Ignite! with Anna Chu](/content/episode135/index.html): A chat with Anna Chu discussing what is involved with becoming a speaker at Microsoft Ignite 2019., A chat with Anna Chu discussing what is involved with becoming a speaker at Microsoft Ignite 2019. (836 words) - [Episode 128 – Automating SharePoint Online with Flow, PowerShell, and Azure](/content/episode128/index.html): Episode 128 dives into Microsoft Flow, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure Automation. The hosts discuss how you can integrate all of these tools to build rich Office 365 automation solutions., A dive into Microsoft Flow, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure Automation. A discussion on how you can integrate all of these tools to build rich Office 365 automation solutions. (842 words) - [Episode 140 – Preparing For The End Of Skype For Business](/content/episode140/index.html): Ben and Scott discuss the impacts of moving from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams outside of enabling licenses and training your users., The impacts of moving from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams outside of enabling licenses and training your users. (818 words) - [Episode 424 – A new frontier for Microsoft 365 with E7](/content/episode424/index.html): Welcome to Episode 424 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott dig into the newly announced Microsoft 365 E7 SKU which bundles M365 E5, Microsoft 365 Copilot, the Microsoft Entra Suite, and Microsoft Agent 365.... (6,658 words) - [Episode 129 – The Latest and Greatest in Azure and Office 365](/content/episode129/index.html): Discussion about the ability to login to your Linux virtual machines in Azure with Azure AD, adoption resources for Microsoft Teams, updates to Outlook on the desktop and mobile, and Yammer controls for data residency., Discussion about the ability to login to your Linux virtual machines in Azure with Azure AD, adoption resources for Microsoft Teams, updates to Outlook on the desktop and mobile, and Yammer controls for data residency. (822 words) - [Episode 126 – Privileged Accounts In Azure AD The Right Way](/content/episode126/index.html): A dive into a listener question about how to handle privileged accounts in Azure Active Directory and its associated workloads such as Office 365., Dive into a listener question about how to handle privileged accounts in Azure Active Directory and its associated workloads such as Office 365. (772 words) - [Episode 428: Migrating Group Policy to Microsoft Intune](/content/archive/index.html) (1,139 words) - [Episode 137 – Azure and Office 365 News](/content/episode137/index.html): Ben and Scott dive into the latest Azure and Office 365 news., In Episode 137, Ben and Scott dive into the latest Azure and Office 365 news, including the public preview of Azure Dedicated Host, the announced end-of-life for Skype for Business Online, and Private Channels in Microsoft Teams. Sponsors Opsgi... (838 words) - [Episode 380 – The future of AD FS is cloudy](/content/episode380/index.html): We discuss some of the latest security breaches that you should be on the lookout for and then we get into AD FS migrations and if you should consider it., Welcome to Episode 380 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode we discuss some of the latest security breaches that you should be on the lookout for and then we get into AD FS migrations and if you should consider it. (8,242 words) - [Episode 136 – Azure SQL Managed Instance](/content/episode136/index.html): Ben and Scott go through some of the high-level features of Azure SQL Managed Instance., Ben and Scott go through some of the high-level features of Azure SQL Managed Instance. (895 words) - [Episode 131 – Microsoft Teams Governance (Part 2)](/content/episode131/index.html): Episode 131 is part 2 of their conversation from last week on Microsoft Teams governance., Episode 131 is part 2 of their conversation from last week on Microsoft Teams governance. (776 words) - [Episode 142 – Windows Server 2008 (R2) End of Support](/content/episode142/index.html): We discuss Logitech's latest MX Master mouse and discuss some of the drivers for upgrading legacy workloads and operating systems on-premises and in Microsoft Azure., We discuss Logitech's latest MX Master mouse and discuss some of the drivers for upgrading legacy workloads and operating systems on-premises and in Microsoft Azure. (738 words) - [[Episode 380 – The future of AD FS is cloudy](/content/episode380/index.html)](/content/author/benmsclouditpro/index.html): Welcome to Episode 380 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode we discuss some of the latest security breaches that you should be on the lookout for and then we get into AD FS migrations and if you should consider it., Ben and Scott dive into a discussion around tenant-level services in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 and what you need to think about as you license users, We discuss Logitech's latest MX Master mouse and discuss some of the drivers for upgrading legacy workloads and operating systems on-premises and in Microsoft Azure., In Episode 137, Ben and Scott dive into the latest Azure and Office 365 news, including the public preview of Azure Dedicated Host, the announced end-of-life for Skype for Business Online, and Private Channels in Microsoft Teams. Sponsors Opsgi..., Ben and Scott talk about strategies for saving money on virtual machines in Azure by stopping them when they’re not needed and other techniques. (10,030 words) - [membership/index.html](/content/membership/index.html) (1 words) - [[Episode 429: Getting started with LLM Wikis](/content/episode429/index.html)](/content/category/podcast/index.html): Welcome to Episode 429 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Scott and Ben dig into the concept of LLM wikis, specifically building personal knowledge management vaults using Obsidian, markdown, and AI tooling like Claude Code, GitH..., Welcome to Episode 428 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott unlock the secrets to modernizing your IT management by ditching pesky on-prem GPOs and embracing the future with Intune. They discuss how savvy IT pros are ..., Welcome to Episode 427 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott open with a quick look at YAKO (getyako.com), a browser extension built by community member Merrill that replaces the new tab page with a customizable dashbo..., Welcome to Episode 426 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast.Ben and Scott are back together this week to talk through Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, including how it compares to Claude Cowork and where each one makes sense. The two products..., Welcome to Episode 425 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this audio and video episode recorded live at Microsoft headquarters during the MVP Summit, Ben welcomes a return guest, Joy Apple, to the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast and d..., Welcome to Episode 424 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott dig into the newly announced Microsoft 365 E7 SKU which bundles M365 E5, Microsoft 365 Copilot, the Microsoft Entra Suite, and Microsoft Agent 365.... 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