Author: Steve Goodman

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Microsoft 365 Tech Blogging, Vlogging and Podcasting Kit – Top Choices for 2022

Creating content to share with your fellow IT professionals is time-consuming, and getting the right setup and equipment for tech blogging, vlogging and podcasts is important. However, it can be difficult to know what the best kit for your budget is. In this article you'll find exactly what you need, from Microsoft 365 environments, microphone, cameras, green-screens to software for recording or streaming your next tech discovery in the Microsoft Cloud.

February 4, 2022

The Practical 365 Update – Episode 34: Why we still need to talk about Exchange

For the first episode of 2022, Paul Robichaux and I didn't think we'd still be talking about Microsoft Exchange. But, here we are - as with the new year, new problems in Exchange On-Premises greeted Exchange admins. On the show this week we discuss Y2K22 first, and then take a deep dive into why 2022 is beginning, yet again, with Exchange On-Premises issues.

January 7, 2022

Set up Viva Learning and publish your own content using SharePoint

Viva Learning was launched to GA (General Availability) at Ignite 2021 Fall Edition and rolled out to commercial Microsoft 365 tenants during the last months of 2021. Your employees will, by default, be able to begin using Viva Learning right away without any IT administrator action to enable it or configure it. Now is the time to get to grips with what is available to configure, and how you can use the built-in functionality to good effect.

January 6, 2022

The Practical 365 Update – Episode 33: Exchange Updates Delayed, Teams End to End Encryption launches, Outlook to get hybrid-working improvements plus much more

In our last episode of the 2021, we've a little Christmas relief (hopefully!) for Exchange admins, more security for the most private of Teams calls - search gets a bit of a boost in Teams, and on the roadmap, we discuss several new features coming to Outlook & Teams that are worth watching.

December 14, 2021

The Practical 365 Update – Episode 32: Live from #CollabSummit, Lists goes offline, Azure AD, SharePoint and Teams news

On the show this week, Steve's having a major case of FOMO whilst Paul's at the European Collaboration Summit, joining us live from the expo floor via Teams. And as well as the news from #CollabSummit, we discuss the latest improvements to Microsoft Lists, Azure AD and Authenticator, Information Barriers, Teams, Compliance and SharePoint.

November 30, 2021