Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast Ben Stegink, Scott Hoag

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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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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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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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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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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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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Welcome to Episode 372 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, where we'll be discussing more of Microsoft Intune, one of the most powerful tools for managing your organization's devices, apps, and endpoint security. In this episode, we continue our discussion on the three pillars of Intune - Devices, Apps, and Endpoint Security - with Apps. We'll cover App protection policies, touch on the management experience, how MDM and MAM come into play, and how App protection policies protect your corporate data.

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Show Notes

Overview of Windows Autopilot
App protection policies overview
App configuration policies for Microsoft Intune
Policies for Office apps

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