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New Future of Work for Microsoft 365, IOT and more: Practical 365 Podcast S3 Ep. 2

On the latest update, it's a sunny day in our part of the world and we're enjoying the better weather by basking in the delights of Microsoft Research's New Future of Work report. We look at the detail - and think about what might be missing, and how to take action based on their findings. Other highlights this week: Office update changes might be on the way - we discuss whether that's good or bad; Teams gets new integrations for live events, and Calendly might have a new competitor on the block from Outlook, too.

May 10, 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

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

The Practical 365 Update: Episode 29 – Accessibility, Hybrid Work and Tech Crossovers at South Coast Summit

In this week's show, myself and Paul meet up at South Coast Summit - a one-day conference in the UK. For the second time in around a month Paul's over in the UK and in this show we walk and talk on a surprisingly sunny October morning, discussing some of the key things we've learnt from the conference, and the benefits of a large independent conference that covers more than just Microsoft 365.

October 19, 2021

The Practical 365 Update: Episode 28 – Greg Taylor joins us to talk Exchange, plus Teams and more Microsoft 365 news

On the show this week, I'm joined by new Microsoft MVP and Practical 365 writer, Mike Weaver as co-host since Paul Robichaux is away this week, and of course Mike does a sterling job providing perspective on the week's news alongside myself. Later in the episode though, Paul dropped in for our chat with Microsoft's Greg Taylor - who is back on the technical side of Microsoft Exchange Online working on solving one of today's most important issues - getting rid of Basic Authentication.

October 5, 2021