AC and CJ get into the news … and there are some doozies! We discuss a slew of cyber security news, Microsoft’s new start experience, Windows 11, Teams and take a look at some inside conversations at Apple regarding Office on iOS. News What it was like inside Microsoft during the worst cyberattack in history Juniper Breach Mystery Starts to Clear With New Details on Hackers and U.S. Role Microsoft: Attackers Exploiting Windows Zero-Day Flaw Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution...

In this 425th episode, AC and CJ share recent developer security news all Microsoft cloud developers should be aware of. Banter The All-Seeing “i”: Apple Just Declared War on Your Privacy News Docker is Updating and Extending Our Product Subscriptions Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies: New ‘Business’ subscription is here EXCLUSIVE Microsoft warns thousands of cloud customers of exposed databases ChaosDB: How we hacked thousands of Azure customers’ databases ChaosDB: How to...

With CJ back in the saddle, he and AC catch up on all things Microsoft, including exec moves, security issues in PowerApps, pricing changes in O365, and Chromebook support. Oh and geek out a bit in the picks! Banter Watch app for Tesla News New pricing for Microsoft 365 What Microsoft’s Office Price Increase Means for Investors Microsoft to increase Microsoft 365, Office 365 commercial prices in March 2022 Ultimate cloud pricing comparison: AWS vs. Azure vs. Google Cloud in 2021 Twitter:...

In this episode, AC & CJ catch up on the biggest news in the Microsoft cloud space as well as changes in store for Microsoft 365. Banter Explore Azure’s global infrastructure Blockchain 101 - A Visual Demo News iOS zero-day let SolarWinds hackers compromise fully updated iPhones Analyzing the Legal Implications of GitHub Copilot Microsoft brings Azure Government Top Secret into GA Microsoft Invests in Rubrik, Partners to Protect Customers from Ransomware Microsoft hires former Uber...

In this 422nd episode, AC sits down with Microsoft MVP Asif Rehmani to discuss employee education, learning, and how Microsoft is positioning Viva Learning in this space. Guest Asif Rehmani - Founder & CEO, VisualSP Asif on Twitter Asif on LinkedIn VisualSP News Microsoft Viva Learning What you need to know about Microsoft Viva Learning Are You Meeting All 5 Moments of Learning Need? The 5 Moments of Need® A New Paradigm For Corporate Training: Learning In The Flow of Work The Massive...

In this episode, AC & CJ catch up on the recent news about Microsoft crushing their latest financial quarterly results as well as updates from Microsoft Graph and Microsoft Teams. News The FTC Votes Unanimously to Enforce Right to Repair How Microsoft quietly climbed back to the top of the tech industry The Invisible Tech Behemoth Earnings Release FY21 Q4: Microsoft Cloud Strength Fuels Fourth Quarter Results Microsoft says LinkedIn is now a $10 billion business Windows 365 plans and...

CJ is joined by Matthias Einig from Rencore to talk about the state of cloud sprawl post pandemic & discuss Rencores approach to helping customers tackle this ever growing issue. Guest Matthias Einig - CEO & Founder, Rencore @mattein Rencore Governance

In this episode, AC & CJ tackle two big announcements from Microsoft around the future of Windows and SharePoint Server. News A new day for SharePoint Server Welcome to your Windows 365 Cloud PC Microsoft unveils Windows 365 — ushering in a new category of computing Microsoft reveals $31 per user per month price tag of one of the coming Windows 365 SKUs Raise the bar for your app security – Get Microsoft 365 Certification by passing these security controls An Emoji For Your...

In this episode, CJ and AC pull back a favorite show format - the geek out! Today they discussed the prosumer grade networking gear from Ubiquity! Links from the episode UniFi OS Consoles UniFi Network Switching UniFi Wi-Fi UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 UniFi LTE UniFi Protect

Join AC and CJ as they discuss the big news that dropped this week that the JEDI contract is up for grabs… again, a summary of Microsoft news and, as always, some fantastic picks! News Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Windows Flaw Microsoft cancels plans to deliver SQL Server on Windows Containers Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI contract challenged by Amazon, ending long-contested cloud-computing deal Microsoft Edge just left a serious rival in its dust Manage frontline workers in...

In this episode 416, after covering some security news from the last week, CJ takes us through an overview of Azure IoT Hub. If you thought this was just for IoT projects, take a listen… it's for so much more! News LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, including inferred salaries [U] A driver containing rootkit malware was certified by Microsoft SLACK LAUNCHES HUDDLES, DISCORD-LIKE AUDIO CALLS YOU CAN HOP IN AND OUT OF AT&T to run its mobility network on Microsoft’s...

Windows 11 is coming and AC and CJ discuss the ins and outs of what's new, what they think of it and when to expect it along with other updates on M365. News Microsoft is bringing Android apps to Windows 11 with Amazon’s Appstore Introducing Windows 11 Cortana, Skype, More are Being Removed or Deprecated in Windows 11 Why bring Android apps to the Microsoft Store and Windows 10? Windows 11 Home requires internet to complete setup, but there’s a workaround Microsoft unveils Windows 11,...

In this episode, AC and CJ share some news around the next version of Windows, Visual Studio and catch you up on the latest news in the Microsoft Cloud! News Microsoft Elects Satya Nadella as Chairman Windows 10 to be retired in 2025, as new OS unveils Windows 11 leak reveals new UI, Start menu, and more Universal Actions in Adaptive Cards on Microsoft Teams Assignments API for Microsoft Graph is now generally available New hybrid work innovations in Microsoft Teams Rooms, Fluid, and...

Microsoft has been helping to beat the bad guys, Azure has made a commitment to green tech and you can pay MS more of your $ to help schedule meetings. AC & CJ jump into all this and more! News 5 reasons to attend the Azure Hybrid and Multicloud Digital Event Azure Virtual Desktop: The flexible cloud VDI platform for the hybrid workplace Progress on our commitment to sustainable backup power in datacenters by 2030 Four new features to build richer apps for Microsoft Teams...

In this episode, AC & CJ restart their “What’s new in Microsoft Azure” bi-weekly segment, talk about the upcoming Windows announcement, and tackle more Azure and Microsoft 365 news! What’s New In Microsoft Azure Azure announces general availability of scale-out NVIDIA A100 GPU Clusters: the fastest public cloud supercomputer Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – May 2021 General availability: Azure API Management Premium tier price reduction for incremental purchased units Azure...

Build 2021 was this week and AC & CJ discussed what they liked, didn't like & wished they had seen more of! News MICROSOFT BUILD BOOK OF NEWS Build cloud-native applications that run anywhere Import a WebSocket API (preview) Azure Logic Apps What are Durable Functions? Azure Cosmos DB serverless Continuous access evaluation Azure Confidential Ledger GREEN SOFTWARE FOUNDATION Build the next generation of collaborative apps for hybrid work Build apps faster with the latest Microsoft...

This week, AC and CJ look ahead to the upcoming Microsoft Build conference & catch up on the latest news in the Microsoft 365 space. News Microsoft Build 9 Modern Work sessions you should not miss at Microsoft Build Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer in 2022 Develop production-scale modern web apps quickly with Azure Static Web Apps Microsoft Teams now brings family and friends together to call, chat, and make plans Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows 10X isn’t...

CJ flies solo this week and discusses the meltdown of the US fuel supply on the east coast, its relationship to Microsoft & the chaos that ensued. He also dives into some Teams goodies (his new favorite pick for conference prizes, remember those?), Windows delays, and some Azure acquisitions. News Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract Colonial Pipeline attack linked to Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang DarkSide...

This week AC and CJ discuss CJ leaving his current day job, the latest Teams, Azure, Facebook news and they dive into Microsoft's latest financial results. News What’s New in Microsoft Teams | April 2021 Nadella: Microsoft Teams Users Nearly Doubled Since Start of Pandemic Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams - Improve student reading fluency, save time and track progress Announcing Viva Learning public preview Microsoft releases Office 2021 for Mac preview Beyond Calibri: Finding Microsoft’s...

In this 407th episode, AC chats with Stefan Bauer around his new hTWOo project, a 100% pure HTML & CSS implementation of Microsoft’s Fluent Design System. What’s New with Microsoft Azure Work Item Integration General availability: Log analytics workspace name uniqueness is now per resource group General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—March 2021 General availability: Application Gateway URL Rewrite Interview HTWOO UI launched – Fluent Design in HTML and...

This week the team discusses Microsoft and Discord, github combatting bitcoin miners, CodeCov hack and some MS Graph news. News Chat App Discord Ends Takeover Talks With Microsoft Hacked Codecov uploading script leaked creds for two months Microsoft Outlook now lets you end all meetings early to give your brain a rest GitHub Actions update: Helping maintainers combat bad actors Microsoft Graph Changelog (Preview) Utilize change notification APIs for Microsoft Teams messages Leverage new...

In this 405th episode, AC & CJ discuss Microsoft blowing past their credit card limit on the $20B acquisition of Nuance, highlight some upcoming June 2021 retirements in Microsoft 365 and discuss the trending topic of AWS S3 data breaches. News Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20 billion as it readies deal frenzy S3 Security Is Flawed By Design Risk startup LogicGate confirms data breach Picks AC’s Pick ESA/Hubble Top 100 Images CJ’s Pick The Forgotten Operating System That Keeps...

Despite the episode name AC and CJ manage to find quite a bit going on this week with MS Build Conference, Java, Azure, Oracle and Google. News Microsoft Build Microsoft Tests Immersion Cooling Tech from Bitcoin Mining for its Cloud Servers GitHub investigating crypto-mining campaign abusing its server infrastructure Episode 380 | Reviewing Recent Microsoft 365, Azure & Excel News Breakingviews - Capital Calls - Google’s legal win against Oracle GOOGLE LLC v. ORACLE AMERICA,...

In this 403rd episode, contrary to what it seems, you aren’t forbidden from learning about the latest Microsoft Azure Outage, some Microsoft cloud-related news, our usual picks, and a fantastic pick from one of our listeners! News Azure Cosmos DB Conf Compare AWS and Azure services to Google Cloud RIP Cortana: Microsoft Silences Digital Assistant On iOS And Android Microsoft wins U.S. Army contract for augmented reality headsets, worth up to $21.9 billion over 10 years Microsoft Technical...

In this episode, AC & CJ talk to Larry St-Pierre from ShareGate about their recent report, State of Microsoft 365 - Migration, Modernization, and Security in 2021! Guest Laurent (Larry) St-Pierre - Community Enablement Manager, ShareGate @laurent_sp State of Microsoft 365 - Migration, Modernization, and Security in 2021 News SharePoint Framework v1.12 Deprecated!!! (+ how to roll back) Microsoft CEO Hunts Anew for Creator Hub After TikTok Bid Fails Picks AC’s Picks Another First:...