Iain Smith is a 9 time Microsoft MVP and a much respected figure in the field of Unified Communications. Iain joins Azure and Peter on the show this week where we discuss: • The history of UC, from MSN Messenger & Sync, to MS Teams • The current state of play with Teams from a UC viewpoint • His thoughts on what's next • AI, is the current pace of progress appropriate, or concerning? • And much more Connect with Iain: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iainsmithuc/
Follow us on Twitter: Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese Kat: https://twitter.com/BeedimKat Peter: https://twitter.com/M365Rising Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365 Femke: https://twitter.com/Femkedebruin The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365 Connect with us on LinkedIn: Azure: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuremcfa... Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katgreenan Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam Femke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femkecorn... Check out our blogs: Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/ Ru: https://campbell.scot Femke: https://femkecornelissen.com/ Check out Peter's other YouTube channel for M365 tips, tricks, demos, and exam guides: https://youtube.com/@peterrisingm365 Buy Peter's books! MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag... MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...
Katie McMillan joins Kat and Peter on the show this week. Katie is a rising star in the tech community and specialises in Information Security across all platforms but with a more recent focus on Microsoft.
In addition to being an inspiring mentor, Katie is also a passionate advocate for women in the tech industry and is a TechWomen100 Winner - 2021, and a Women In Tech Excellence Finalist - 2021.
In the show, we discuss:
• Katie's career journey
• How legacy technologies are the biggest challenge to implementing modern security principles
• Mentorship
• Women in tech
• And much more
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-mcmillan-cyber/
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MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag...
MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/
MS-700-Managin...
Fabian Bader MVP joins Ru Campbell MVP to talk about…
• Changing tactics to protect domain controllers and on premises Active Directory
• Defender for Identity as part of your hybrid identity security
• Why FIDO2 is critical and a level up compared to traditional MFA
• The intricacies of Defender for Endpoint exclusions and tamper protection
Connect with Fabian:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabian_bader
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabianbader
Blog: https://cloudbrothers.info
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Femke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femkecornelissendebruin
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Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/
Peter: https://www.peterrising.co.uk
Ru: https://campbell.scot
Femke: https://femkecornelissen.com/
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MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag...
MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...
Paul Huijbregts, Justen Graves, and returning guest Joe Anich join Ru Campbell MVP to talk about Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) In-Depth, their new book, which offers a comprehensive guide to building a deeper understanding of Defender for Endpoint, its capabilities, and successful implementation. We talk about
• Defender for Endpoint product history, going all the way back to the 90s
• The cool tips and advice the book offers
• Hidden gems and misunderstandings of Defender for Endpoint
• And much more
Buy the MDE In-Depth book!
USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1804615463
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1804615463
Connect with the authors on Twitter:
Paul: https://twitter.com/Threatzman
Justen: https://twitter.com/justgravy
Joe: https://twitter.com/trk_rdy
Connect with the authors on LinkedIn:
Paul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhuijbregts
Justen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justengraves
Joe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-anich
In this weeks episode, Microsoft MVP, and Senior Cloud Architect at Cloudway, Merethe Stave joins Femke and Peter to discuss:
• ChatGPT
• Viva Explorers
• Working at Cloudway
• Tech Community events in Norway
• And much more
Connect with Merethe online:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/merethest...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeretheStave
In this weeks episode, Microsoft MVP Dwayne Natwick returns to the show. Dwayne joins Ru and Peter to discuss:
• Working with multi-cloud solutions
• His new SC-100: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect exam guide
• Changing to the new Microsoft MVP security category
• And much more
Connect with Dwayne online:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnatwick/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DwayneNcloud
Captain Hyperscaler: https://captainhyperscaler.github.io/
SC-100 Exam guide book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Cy...
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Cqmvn2Jq4h
Gimme Cloud Talks: https://gimmecloudtalks.github.io/
Tom Arbuthnot is a Microsoft MVP, a Microsoft Certified Master, and Co-Founder of Empowering.Cloud. Tom joins Peter on the show this week to discuss:
• Unified Communications
• The evolution to Teams from Lync and Skype for Business
• His career journey
• Co-Founding Empowering.Cloud
• The importance of community
• Work/life balance
• Education
• And much more
Connect with Tom online:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomarbuthnot/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomarbuthnot
Blog: https://tomtalks.blog/
Latest Teams news from Empowering.Cloud: https://app.empowering.cloud/briefings/127/Microsoft-Teams-Update-January-2023
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Femke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femkecorn...
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Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/
Peter: https://www.peterrising.co.uk
Ru: https://campbell.scot
Femke: https://femkecornelissen.com/
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MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag...
MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...
Eswar Prakash is a Technical Development Lead in Power Platform at Resonate. Eswar joins us on the show this week to chat with Azure and Peter to discuss:
• Unified Communications
• Power Platform
• Early computers
• Mathematics
• Internet of Things
• His passion for Science Fiction
• His love of food
• And more
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eswar-pra...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/eswaratwork
Femke de Vroome is a Productivity Engineer at Wortell. Femke joins us on the show this week to chat with our very own Femke Cornelissen - also now of Wortell (The Femke's of Wortell), and Kat Beedim to discuss:
• Women in tech
• Unconscious bias
• Simplifying the Teams governance customer journey
• Governance vs control
• Should Teams Premium be in E5?
• Her typical workday
• Her favourite Teams feature
Connect with Femke online:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femke-de-vroome-8800b241/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoldfishNerd
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Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/
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Ru: https://campbell.scot
Femke: https://femkecornelissen.com/
Buy Peter's books!
MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/
MS-700-Manag... MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...
Will Rowe is a well known figure in the Microsoft community and is Director at MS Talent, which he has built to work with and place people with the right skills in fantastic roles working for amazing companies, usually industry-leading Microsoft Gold Partners.
Will joins us on the show this week to chat with Femke and Peter to discuss:
• Launching MS Talent
• Will's 12 tips at Christmas
• The great resignation
• The state of the talent pool
• Knowing what you want from a tech career
• And much more!
Connect with Will online:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTRecruit
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willrowe/
Careering out of Control podcast: https://anchor.fm/will-rowe3
Author: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evolve-Die-Rules-Your-Career-ebook/dp/B074T5KXPV/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1502881441&sr=8-9&keywords=evolve+or+die
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Check out our blogs:
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Peter: https://www.peterrising.co.uk
Ru: https://campbell.scot
Femke: https://femkecornelissen.com/
Buy Peter's books!
MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag...
MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...
Ana Inés Urrutia joins us this week to chat with Azure and Peter about travel, and her career with Dynamics 365 and Human Resources. We also chat about:
• Fashion
• Flying planes
• The Viva Explorers
• And much more!
Connect with Ana online:
https://twitter.com/AnaInesUrrutia
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anainesurrutia/
https://www.anainesurrutia.com/
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Check out our blogs:
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Peter: https://www.peterrising.co.uk
Ru: https://campbell.scot
Femke: https://femkecornelissen.com/
Buy Peter's books!
MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag...
MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...
Meron Gebremedhin joins us this week to chat with Azure and Peter about her journey into tech, working across the Power Platform and Cyber Security. We also chat about:
• Mentorship
• Certifications
• The Pathfinders Power Platform Community
• And much more!
Connect with Meron online:
https://twitter.com/Blacklionm1
https://www.linkedin.com/in/merong/
https://blacklionm.medium.com/
Pathfinders Power Platform Community group
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Check out our blogs:
Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/
Peter: https://www.peterrising.co.uk
Ru: https://campbell.scot
Femke: https://femkecornelissen.com/
Buy Peter's books!
MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/
MS-700-Manag... MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...
After a bit of a break, Cloud Conversations is back with new content and a brand-new member of our hosting team, Femke Cornelissen. We are absolutely thrilled that Femke has agreed to join us and hope you will join us in giving her a very warm welcome.
In this episode, we also chat about:
• What we've all been up to
• The importance of taking time off
• Movies, books, and travel
• Upcoming community events
• And much more!
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The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365
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Femke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femkecornelissendebruin/
Check out our blogs:
Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/
Peter: https://www.peterrising.co.uk
Ru: https://campbell.scot
Femke: https://femkecornelissen.com/
Buy Peter's books!
MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag...
MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...
In our latest episode, the Cloud Conversations team attend the South Coast Summit in Southampton, UK, and Ru and Peter actually meet in person for the first time. We discuss our conference highlights and also dive into the Ignite Book of News for a bit of a review and pick out some of our favourites.
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On our latest episode, Kat is back after being married in Las Vegas, and she joins Peter to talk all about her amazing wedding experience. We also chat about:
• Being Introverted or extroverted
• Our highlights from Microsoft Inspire
• Viva Engage
• Yammer
• eDiscovery Premium & searching for cloud attachments
• And much more!
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Check out our blogs:
Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/
Peter: https://www.peterrising.co.uk
Ru: https://campbell.scot
Buy Peter's books!
MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag...
MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...
Al Eardley returns to Cloud Conversations in this episode to chat with Peter about:
• Working at the Microsoft Technology Centre in London
• Evangelising leading each technology such as AI and IoT
• Microsoft Certifications • Work/life balance & wellbeing
• South Coast Summit Security & Compliance workshop
• And much more
Connect with Al online:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/al_eardley
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaneardley
Blog: https://blog.eardley.org.uk/
Security & Compliance User Group: https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/m365sandcug
Power Platform User Group: https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Microsof...
GreyHatBeard& Princess podcast: https://www.greyhatbeard.com
Learn about the South Coast Summit Security & Compliance workshop - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/securi...
Femke Cornelissen joins us this week to chat with Peter about her career in M365 Adoption and Modern Work. We also talk about:
• Dutch Women in Tech
• Blogging in the Dutch language
• The importance of community
• Changing to a tech career from photography
• And so much more
Connect with Femke online:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Femkedebruin
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femkecornelissen1/
Blog: https://femkecornelissen.com
Dutch Women in Tech: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dutch-women-in-tech/
After a bit of a summer break, Azure and Peter got together for a catchup chat and decided to record it and share with you all. We don't talk tech very much in this show, so if it's tech talk you are looking for this is not the episode for you. Stick around though if you want lots of laughter about life, the universe and everything, including:
• Weather and the recent UK heatwave
• Our highlights of the past week
• Interior decorating
• Coffee & TV
• 5 things you probably didn't know about Peter Rising
• Should Elon Musk fund the perfect anti-gravity bra
And, cocktail in a wheelie bin - https://twitter.com/WelshSocialism/status/1549357986447073285?s=20&t=NIIm3rXokxHBqJ9hAmu8rw
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Check out our blogs:
Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/
Peter: https://www.peterrising.co.ukRu:
https://campbell.scot
Buy Peter's books!
MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/MS-700-Manag...
MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120
MS-700 Exam Guide 2nd Edition (USA): https://www.amazon.com/MS-700-Managin...
Elaiza Benitez joins us this week to chat with Azure and Peter about her career in Power Platform and the Microsoft MVP program. We also talk about:
• Elaiza's What the flow YouTube series
• Vegan recipes
• Life in Wellington, New Zealand
• Explaining tall poppy syndrome
• And so much more
Connect with Elaiza online:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/benitezhere
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaiza-benitez/
Website: https://benitezhere.blogspot.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElaizaBenitez
Geetha Sivasailam joins us this week to chat with Azure and Peter about her career journey in tech to the Power Platform. We also talk about:
• User Groups
• In-person conferences
• Life in Dallas, Texas
• Recipes to help you cool down
• Work / Life balance
Connect with Geetha online:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GSiVed
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geetha-si...
Website: https://svaghub.com/
DFW Power Platform User Group: https://twitter.com/dfwpfug
