Cloud Conversations Azure, Peter, Femke, Ru, and Kat

Iain Smith is a 9 time Microsoft MVP and a much respected figure in the field of Unified Communications. Iain joins Azure and Peter on the show this week where we discuss:

• The history of UC, from MSN Messenger & Sync, to MS Teams
• The current state of play with Teams from a UC viewpoint
• His thoughts on what's next
• AI, is the current pace of progress appropriate, or concerning?
• And much more

Connect with Iain:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iainsmithuc/



Follow us on Twitter:

Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese
Kat: https://twitter.com/BeedimKat
Peter: https://twitter.com/M365Rising
Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365
Femke: https://twitter.com/Femkedebruin
The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Azure: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuremcfa...
Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katgreenan
Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising
Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam
Femke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femkecorn...

Check out our blogs:

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/
Ru: https://campbell.scot
Femke: https://femkecornelissen.com/

Check out Peter's other YouTube channel for M365 tips, tricks, demos, and exam guides:

https://youtube.com/@peterrisingm365

Buy Peter's books!

MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag...
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...

Katie McMillan joins Kat and Peter on the show this week. Katie is a rising star in the tech community and specialises in Information Security across all platforms but with a more recent focus on Microsoft.   

In addition to being an inspiring mentor, Katie is also a passionate advocate for women in the tech industry and is a TechWomen100 Winner - 2021, and a Women In Tech Excellence Finalist - 2021.   

In the show, we discuss:  

•  Katie's career journey 

•  How legacy technologies are the biggest challenge to implementing modern security principles  

•  Mentorship 

•  Women in tech 

•  And much more  



Connect with Katie:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-mcmillan-cyber/



Follow us on Twitter:  

Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Peter: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

Femke: https://twitter.com/Femkedebruin

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365



Connect with us on LinkedIn:  

Azure: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuremcfarlane

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katgreenan

Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Femke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femkecornelissendebruin



Check out our blogs:  

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/

Peter: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Femke: https://femkecornelissen.com/



Buy Peter's books!  

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag... 

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/

MS-700-Managin...

Fabian Bader MVP joins Ru Campbell MVP to talk about…



•  Changing tactics to protect domain controllers and on premises Active Directory 

•  Defender for Identity as part of your hybrid identity security

•  Why FIDO2 is critical and a level up compared to traditional MFA

•  The intricacies of Defender for Endpoint exclusions and tamper protection



Connect with Fabian:



Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabian_bader

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabianbader

Blog: https://cloudbrothers.info



Follow us on Twitter:



Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Peter: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

Femke: https://twitter.com/Femkedebruin

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365



Connect with us on LinkedIn:



Azure: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuremcfarlane

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katgreenan

Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Femke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femkecornelissendebruin



Check out our blogs:



Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/

Peter: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Femke: https://femkecornelissen.com/



Buy Peter's books!



MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag...

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...

Paul Huijbregts, Justen Graves, and returning guest Joe Anich join Ru Campbell MVP to talk about Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) In-Depth, their new book, which offers a comprehensive guide to building a deeper understanding of Defender for Endpoint, its capabilities, and successful implementation. We talk about  

•  Defender for Endpoint product history, going all the way back to the 90s 

•  The cool tips and advice the book offers 

•  Hidden gems and misunderstandings of Defender for Endpoint 

•  And much more



Buy the MDE In-Depth book!  

USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1804615463

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1804615463 



Connect with the authors on Twitter:  

Paul: https://twitter.com/Threatzman

Justen: https://twitter.com/justgravy

Joe: https://twitter.com/trk_rdy



Connect with the authors on LinkedIn:  

Paul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhuijbregts

Justen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justengraves

Joe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-anich

In this weeks episode, Microsoft MVP, and Senior Cloud Architect at Cloudway, Merethe Stave joins Femke and Peter to discuss:  

•  ChatGPT 

•  Viva Explorers 

•  Working at Cloudway 

•  Tech Community events in Norway 

•  And much more  



Connect with Merethe online:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/merethest...

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeretheStave

In this weeks episode, Microsoft MVP Dwayne Natwick returns to the show. Dwayne joins Ru and Peter to discuss:  

•  Working with multi-cloud solutions 

•  His new SC-100: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect exam guide 

•  Changing to the new Microsoft MVP security category 

•  And much more  



Connect with Dwayne online:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnatwick/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DwayneNcloud

Captain Hyperscaler: https://captainhyperscaler.github.io/

SC-100 Exam guide book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Cy...

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Cqmvn2Jq4h

Gimme Cloud Talks: https://gimmecloudtalks.github.io/