Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast Ben Stegink, Scott Hoag
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On the MS Cloud IT Pro Podcast, Scott and Ben discuss the Microsoft Cloud with a focus on IT Pros. They'll discuss the latest in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 News, Azure news and talk about their experiences with managing the Microsoft Cloud as well as interview industry experts on various cloud technology. They'll cover things such as SharePoint, Exchange, Microsoft Teams, PowerShell, Azure, Azure AD, Security, Networking, Storage, and the many other technologies and products that have made their way into the Microsoft 365 suite and Azure. To stay up-to-date on the latest in Microsoft Cloud news and gain some valuable knowledge as you deploy it within your own organization, make sure to tune in every week! Find out more at https://msclouditpro.com.
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Episode 378 – Azure Compute Fleet
Welcome to Episode 378 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode 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.
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Show Notes
GoveeLife WiFi Freezer Thermometer Alarm, Remote App Alert with Anti-False, Wireless Smart Temperature Monitor Sensor, 2 Years Free Data Storage Export, Digital Thermometer for Refrigerator Pool Tub
EC2 Fleet – Manage Thousands of On-Demand and Spot Instances with One Request
Azure Compute Fleet PREVIEW
Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Compute Fleet
Build 2024: Microsoft Announces New Azure Virtual Machines for AI and Cloud-Native Workloads
What is Azure Compute Fleet? (Preview)
FAQ for Azure Compute Fleet
Deploying Azure Compute Fleet virtual machines - YouTube
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Episode 377 – Microsoft Copilot for Security
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.
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Show Notes
“Unprecedented” Google Cloud event wipes out customer account and its backups
A joint statement from UniSuper CEO Peter Chun, and Google Cloud CEO, Thomas Kurian
What was the recent outage caused by?
Microsoft Copilot for Security
Microsoft Security Copilot to be available April 1 as a capacity-based service
Microsoft Copilot for Security - Pricing
Manage usage of security compute units in Copilot for Security
What is Microsoft Copilot for Security?
Microsoft Copilot for Security experiences
Copilot for Security prompting tips - Create effective prompts
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Episode 376 – Catching up on the Microsoft 365 Community Conference
Welcome to Episode 376 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode. Ben and Scott discuss some of the announcements from the Microsoft 365 Community Conference.
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Show Notes
Microsoft 365 Community Conference
Microsoft launches SharePoint eSignature integration with Adobe and Docusign
SharePoint eSignature
Set up SharePoint eSignature
Securely digitize document workflows with eSignature in Microsoft 365 | OD17
Unveiling the Newest OneDrive Capabilities
OneDrive Adds New Offline Capabilities
Work with OneDrive web app when offline
The Intrazone - Add to OneDrive
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Episode 375 – Securing Your Digital World: An Intro to Global Secure Access
Welcome to Episode 375 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, where we discuss Microsoft's Global Secure Access offering. We explain how Global Secure Access brings identity, network, and endpoint access together under one service and how it combines with Defender for Cloud Apps and is built around the capacity of the Microsoft WAN. Join us as we take a deep dive into the world of digital security and learn how Global Secure Access can help you secure your digital world.
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Show Notes
What is Global Secure Access (preview)?
Global Secure Access clients
Global Secure Access client for Windows (preview)
Global Secure Access (preview) traffic forwarding profiles
Learn about Microsoft Entra Private Access
Learn about Microsoft Entra Internet Access for all apps
How to use the Global Secure Access (preview) enriched Microsoft 365 logs
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Episode 374 – Azure Trusted Launch Virtual Machines
Welcome to Episode 374 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast where Ben and Scott break down Azure Trusted launch virtual machines - what they are, how they're different from Gen 1 Azure VMs, and how you can enable them for your new and existing workloads.
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Show Notes
Trusted launch for Azure virtual machines
Supported SKUs
Enable Trusted launch on existing Azure VMs
Deploy a VM with trusted launch enabled
Enable Trusted launch on existing Azure VMs
Trusted Launch FAQ
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Episode 373 – Microsoft Intune (Part Trois)
Welcome to Episode 373 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast where Ben and Scott close out their review of Microsoft Intune and its third pillar - Endpoint security. They discuss the core components of Endpoint security, including antivirus, disk encryption, and firewall configuration. Ben also takes Scott on a tour of some more hidden gems in Endpoint security, including managed installers along with endpoint detection and response policies.
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Show Notes
Microsoft Intune troubleshooting
Manage endpoint security in Microsoft Intune
Manage BitLocker policy for Windows devices with Intune
Use FileVault disk encryption for macOS with Intune
Monitor device encryption with Intune
Endpoint security firewall rule migration tool overview
Enforce compliance for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with Conditional Access in Intune
Endpoint detection and response policy for endpoint security in Intune
Manage approved apps for Windows devices with App Control for Business policy and Managed Installers for Microsoft Intune
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