Stories of Modern Work

Jag Kakarlapudi
Stories of Modern Work

The Stories of Modern Work Podcast, an interview show discussing how regular business users and IT professionals use Modern Workplace tools such as Microsoft Office 365 in their day to day work. In the show covers topics on technologies like SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, PowerApps, Flow, Forms and PowerBI. The podcast is hosted by Jag Kakarlapudi from ModernWork.cloud. Modern Work Group helps businesses boost Office 365 adoption through tailored training, change management and custom apps using out of the box features.

  1. 04/13/2020

    Office 365 Security Tips for Remote Work – Chat with Stefano Tempesta and Chander Ramanathan

    In episode 2 of season 3, we have Chander Ramanathan, Intelligent Workplace Lead and Stefano Tempesta, Microsoft MVP, and CTO from SXiQ based in Melbourne, Victoria back on the show to share security tips for your remote workforce. Here are the summary tips we discussed on the show: Ensure your Wi-Fi password is secure Check your environment to ensure you are not discussing confidential information with family around. Do not give away your personal information on social media apps and games. Do not share forward messages on messaging platforms like WhatsApp Ensure parental controls are set up and up to date on all devices used by kids. Don't fall prey to email phishing attacks. Check links in the email before clicking on them. Organisations should ensure Office 365 security features like ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) are configured and enforced properly. Use strong passwords and stop reusing passwords. Use Password Manager like LastPass and 1Password to support you with this. Tip: Excel spreadsheet with your passwords is not a password manager. Use Multi-Factor Authentication for both personal and business services. Ensure you don't have confidential information like passwords in your background when you are joining video conference calls. What to do if your Office 365 account is compromised? Keep your work and personal devices separate Keep the number of users with Global Admin access less than three. Use granular admin roles based on the job at hand. Start to use 'Global Reader' role if your CXOs or managers need admin access to see what has been implemented. What is 'Zero Trust Framework'? Introduction to Zero Trust Framework How to implement the Zero Trust Framework in Office 365? Check your Office 365 Secure Score and act on the recommendations. Implement Conditional Access to detect and prevent security anomalies

    1h 10m
  2. 03/29/2020

    Office 365 for Remote Work – The Introduction - Chat with Chander Ramanathan

    Welcome back to Season 2 on Stories of Modern Work Podcast. After a long hiatus in 2019, we are back in 2020 with some amazing interviews where we learn from Office 365 stories and tips from our guests. In season 2, we are doing things differently. Podcast episodes will be published in both Audio and Video formats. This will enable us to go deep into some of the topics we will be covering in the coming episodes. In episode 1 of season 2, we have Chander Ramanathan, Intelligent Workplace Lead from SXiQ based in Melbourne, Victoria. Chander has agreed to share his Office 365 stories and tips in a five-part mini-series. In this mini-series, we will be concentrating on using Office 365 as a Remote Work platform. Episode Summary In this introductory episode, we discuss: Intelligent Intranet The democratisation of Intranet Development How is SXiQ doing Remote Work How to stay productive during Remote Work using Office 365. Using Microsoft Planner and White Board app to be more productive while working remotely. There is a bit of singing and talking about Indian music legend AR Rahman too. Resources Here are links to some of the resources we mentioned in the episode. SXiQ - https://sxiq.com.au/ Live Tiles - https://www.livetiles.nyc/ Distant Socialising - https://news.stanford.edu/2020/03/19/try-distant-socializing-instead/ Remote Work: Office Not Required by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson - https://basecamp.com/books/remote Microsoft Whiteboard App - https://whiteboard.microsoft.com/

    44 min
  3. 04/29/2019

    How to setup Office 365 Governance in three steps - Chat with Alexander Dick from AvePoint

    In this episode of the stories of modern work podcast, I chat with Alexander Dick from AvePoint about  How to setup Office 365 Governance in three steps.  Summary on points discussed in this episode What is Governance and how to go about creating governance plan Importance of Governance Plan before things go out of reach Best practice to setup approval process for team creation Re-certification of permissions in your Teams and Office 365 groups Clean-up of unused Teams Implications of miss configured permissions in Delve Links to products and resources mentioned in this episode  Workshop on the 14th of May in Melbourne with Dux - How to Roll Out A Sustainable Adoption Program      for Microsoft Teams and Yammer in 90 Days: https://www.avepoint.com/au/events/workshop/au-teams-adoption-workshop-series?ref=jag-modernwork Product Brochure for Cloud Governance: https://avepointcdn.azureedge.net/pdfs/en/AvePoint_Cloud_Governance_for_Teams_and_Groups_Product_Brochure.pdf?ref=jag-modernwork Operational Governance Webinar: https://www.avepoint.com/au/events/webinar/microsoft-teams-operational-governance?ref=jag-modernwork  When and How to use Microsoft Teams: https://www.avepoint.com/au/ebook/microsoft-teams-office-365-groups?ref=jag-modernwork Dux Raymond Sy Twitter | LinkedIn Alexander Dick, Enterprise Account Executive - VIC, SA      at AvePoint, Melbourne, Australia LinkedIn

    46 min
  4. 03/18/2019

    E10 - Microsoft Power Platform - Discussion with Geetha Sivasailam

    May the Flow be with you!! 😎  In episode 10 of the Stories of Modern Work Podcast, I speak with Geetha Sivasailam a Consultant specializing in the Microsoft Power Platform  as our guest to share her experiences and thoughts on Office 365 and Power Platform. This is a must listen episode for anyone who is interested in getting started with Microsoft Power Platform.  Episode Summary Here are some key points we discussed in the episode. Introduction to the #PowerAddicts community Overview of Power Platform - the three main building blocks - Flow, PowerApps and Power BI Power Platform as glue for business data and services Perquisites for building apps using Power Platform  Employee On-boarding use case using Power Platform Challenges of Change Management in organisations where they have already made prior investments in classic apps and experiences Backup and Restore strategy for PowerApps, Flows Need for recycle bin in Microsoft Flow How to debug Flow  Best Practice to manage Team Flows Resources and strategies you can used to master the Power Platform. Need for version control for PowerApps and Flow Connect with Geetha Sivasailam I highly encourage you to follow Geetha either or Twitter or LinkedIn to be part of the Power Platform community. Twitter | LinkedIn Links to resources mentioned in the episode.  Community Blog Post on Geetha's blog How to debug Flow Product Team Power Platform Learning Resources App in a day Office 365 Developer Program - Get 1 year of Office 365 for Free.  State Machine Workflow Patterns in Microsoft Flow.

    57 min

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The Stories of Modern Work Podcast, an interview show discussing how regular business users and IT professionals use Modern Workplace tools such as Microsoft Office 365 in their day to day work. In the show covers topics on technologies like SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, PowerApps, Flow, Forms and PowerBI. The podcast is hosted by Jag Kakarlapudi from ModernWork.cloud. Modern Work Group helps businesses boost Office 365 adoption through tailored training, change management and custom apps using out of the box features.

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