Cloud Conversations

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   Connect with Katie:   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-mcmillan-cyber/ Follow us on Twitter:   Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat 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/azuremcfarlane 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/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/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 Follow us on Twitter: Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat 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/azuremcfarlane 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/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...

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  Follow us on Twitter:   Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat 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/kat-green...  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/ 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...

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   Connect with Eswar online:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eswar-pra... Twitter: https://twitter.com/eswaratwork YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@eswarprakash...

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   Follow us on Twitter:   Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese  Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat  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/kat-green...  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/  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...

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  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/kat-green...  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/ 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...