Episode 356 – The ROI of Microsoft 365 Copilot

Episode 356 – The ROI of Microsoft 365 Copilot

In Episode 356, Ben and Scott revisit the ROI of Microsoft 365 Copilot, discuss some methods for bulk restores from the SharePoint Online Recycle bin, and some upcoming changes to default outbound internet access for your Azure VMs.

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Episode 355 – SharePoint Framework On-premises is a Moving Target (with Andrew Connell)

Episode 355 – SharePoint Framework On-premises is a Moving Target (with Andrew Connell)

In Episode 355, Ben and Scott sit down with SharePoint developer extraordinaire Andrew Connell from Voitanos to talk about SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and some changes in SharePoint Framework (SPFX) support. You’ll definitely want to listen in to make sure that you’re falling into the “Pit of Success” for developing SPFX solutions for your on-premises installations of SharePoint.

`Note: We get into the weeds with things like version numbers between SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and the SharePoint Framework. You can use the links below to follow along.

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Episode 354 – Splunk and Cisco sitting in a tree

Episode 354 – Splunk and Cisco sitting in a tree

In Episode 354, Ben and Scott catch up on news and the latest announcements starting with Cisco and Splunk merging. Then they discuss the Surface and AI event where we saw the latest Surface hardware and learned about the straight to GA release of Microsoft 365 and Windows Copilot.

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Episode 353 – Microsoft Ignite is coming. Prepare thyself.

Episode 353 – Microsoft Ignite is coming. Prepare thyself.

In Episode 353, Scott talks to Ben about how he’s using Portainer for container management on his home network and some tips and tricks for managing apps on your Mac (sorry Windows users). Then they pivot to Microsoft’s largest conference of the year – Microsoft Ignite – coming Nov 14-17, 2023 for in-person attendees and November 15-16, 2023 for virtual attendees.

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Episode 352 – Newsletters in SharePoint? Yes please!

Episode 352 – Newsletters in SharePoint? Yes please!

In Episode 352, Ben and Scott discuss their workflow and approach for “Read it later” services and Scott introduces Ben to a new service he’s started using called Omnivore. Then they discuss a new feature coming to a SharePoint site and e-mail inbox near you – newsletter publishing from SharePoint.

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Episode 351 – Rock me like a hurricane… or Python in Excel

Episode 351 – Rock me like a hurricane… or Python in Excel

In Episode 351, Ben and Scott catch up on some of the latest news around Power Automate, Microsoft Entra, and Microsoft Excel. First, they discuss the Public Preview of Application Insights integration with Power Automate for debugging your cloud flows. Next, they break down the still in Private Preview features of platform SSO for macOS clients. And then they close on some exciting announcements around the addition of Python functions to Microsoft Excel.

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