Author: Steve Goodman

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Exchange Vulnerabilities Still Being Exploited and Blackhat USA 2021 highlights what’s still to come. What should you do?

Exchange Vulnerabilities Still Being Exploited and Blackhat USA 2021 highlights what’s still to come. What should you do?

It has been a tiring year for Exchange on-premises and hybrid administrators and unfortunately, it's not getting any easier. The HAFNIUM exploits cast a negative light on Microsoft Exchange, re-emphasizing why email is a crucial part of any organization and that nothing and no one is exempt from an attack. Find out why and what you can do to protect your organization NOW.

August 10, 2021
The Practical 365 Update: S2, Ep 24 – Skype Retires (or does it?), Windows 365 pricing & Teams 2.0 surprises us – plus MVP Ingo Gegenwarth talks managing Exchange Online at scale

The Practical 365 Update: S2, Ep 24 – Skype Retires (or does it?), Windows 365 pricing & Teams 2.0 surprises us – plus MVP Ingo Gegenwarth talks managing Exchange Online at scale

In the show this week, Ingo Gegenwarth joins Steve and Paul to talk about how to manage Exchange Online at scale in advance of his TEC talk; and we look at the pricing for Windows 365, test drive Teams 2.0 and check in on Skype in retirement - has it really retired?

August 6, 2021
Windows 365 Announced and Azure Virtual Desktop Gains New Features

Windows 365 Announced and Azure Virtual Desktop Gains New Features

This week Microsoft announced Windows 365 - launching on August 2nd, which is (arguably) Microsoft's big entry into Desktop as a Service (DaaS). Windows 365 allows you to provide users with persistent virtual desktops without managing the supporting infrastructure. AVD gets new features too, with Azure AD Join and Intune management now in Preview.

July 16, 2021
The Practical 365 Update: S2, Ep 22 – Exchange Updates, Teams 2.0 Deep-Dive plus Justin Morris from Microsoft with real-world advice on Teams Hybrid Meetings

The Practical 365 Update: S2, Ep 22 – Exchange Updates, Teams 2.0 Deep-Dive plus Justin Morris from Microsoft with real-world advice on Teams Hybrid Meetings

On the show this week, Steve and Paul discuss Teams version 2.0 - and take a deep dive into why the new version will perform better. Justin Morris from Microsoft joins us with expert, real-world advice on Teams Rooms, we discuss Exchange updates (with new features!), Windows 11 planning guidance, plus find out the key features rolling out to your tenant now.

July 9, 2021
The Practical 365 Update: S2, Ep 21 – Windows 11 with Teams built-in, Front Row in Teams Rooms & compliance with Microsoft’s Erica Toelle

The Practical 365 Update: S2, Ep 21 – Windows 11 with Teams built-in, Front Row in Teams Rooms & compliance with Microsoft’s Erica Toelle

Microsoft 365 Compliance with Erica Toelle Erica Toelle, Senior Product Manager for Information Governance + Records Management at Microsoft, joins us to talk Compliance. We discuss – What’s the most useful feature in Microsoft 365 compliance that people often miss? How has compliance in Microsoft 365 changed over the years, from the earlier days of […]

June 25, 2021