Episode 373 – Microsoft Intune (Part Trois)

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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Episode 369 – Microsoft 365 Backup and Archive

Episode 369 – Microsoft 365 Backup and Archive

In Episode 369, Ben and Scott explore the new Backup and Archive options for Microsoft 365 and Office 365 workloads – Microsoft 365 Archive and Microsoft 365 Backup. These two features may sound similar, but they have different functionalities. Microsoft 365 Archive provides coverage for SharePoint, while Microsoft 365 Backup provides coverage across SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange. We will be discussing why you should use these features, how to set them up, and their options. Additionally, we’ll cover the differences between the two features, such as the fact that Microsoft 365 Backup does not require an Azure subscription, unlike Microsoft 365 Archive. We’ll also delve into the policies, frequency and retention, and recovery options for each service.

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Episode 362 – The Flustration of Microsoft Ignite

Episode 362 – The Flustration of Microsoft Ignite

In Episode 362, Ben and Scott get sidetracked with some of the announcements coming out of Microsoft Ignite.

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Episode 359 – Microsoft Applied Skills and Azure Bastion Developer SKU

Episode 359 – Microsoft Applied Skills and Azure Bastion Developer SKU

In Episode 359, Ben and Scott discuss Microsoft Applied Skills – a new skilling platform for Microsoft customers to get hands-on in a live, on-demand lab environment to validate their skills in a specific area and how Applied Skills compares to the existing role-based certification exams. Next up, it’s a quick review of an upcoming roadmap item that impacts Microsoft-managed conditional access policies and how to monitor and keep up to date with Message Center messages that are applicable to your tenant. Then it’s time to wrap up with a Developer SKU that was recently launched for Azure Bastion, offering lower cost to Bastion at the expense of some of the bells and whistles in the Basic and Standard SKUs.

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Episode 358 – Amazon spends $1 billion on Microsoft 365

Episode 358 – Amazon spends $1 billion on Microsoft 365

In Episode 358, Ben and Scott talk about Ben’s new Teams-certified Poly Sync, a new teleprompter Scott ordered, and Amazon’s investment in Microsoft 365.

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