Microsoft Cloud Show

In this 401st episode, AC and CJ catch up on the latest Azure AD outage and other recent news.Banter We are the Microsoft Excel product team. We build cool stuff like XLOOKUP, Sheet Views, and lambda in Excel. AMA! Announcing ShareGate’s State of Microsoft 365: Migration, modernization, and security in 2021 News SharePoint Framework v1.12 - What’s in the latest Update of SPFx? Okta says it’s buying security rival Auth0 for $6.5 billion, sending stock plunging Microsoft Walks Away from UserVoice Microsoft-led team retracts quantum ‘breakthrough’ Picks AC’s Pick Reverse Engineering a 433MHz RF Protocol - Home Assistant Conference 2020 CJ’s Pick How does the brain interpret computer languages?

In this 400th episode, AC and CJ reflect on the last 7+ years of the Microsoft Cloud show.News Episode 1 | Introducing the Show Episode 2 | Introducing the Show Hosts - (Part 1) Andrew Connell Episode 3 | Introducing the Show Hosts - (Part 2) Chris Johnson Episode 67 | Catching up on Cloud News & Interview with Arpan Shah Episode 128 | Future of SharePoint Event Recap and SharePoint Server 2016 with Todd Klindt Episode 137 | Windows Containers are coming! Talking to Taylor Brown about the container wave coming to the Microsoft world Episode 159 | Microsoft Ignite Recap & Interview with Jeff Teper, Microsoft CVP SharePoint and OneDrive Episode 165 | Interview with Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie Plus News from Kubecon and Connect Episode 199 | Azure CosmosDB with Microsoft’s Rimma Nehme Episode 261 | Azure Stack with Microsoft Technical Fellow Jeffrey Snover Episode 272 | Live from Microsoft Ignite 2018 with Alex Simons Episode 273 | Live from Microsoft Ignite 2018 with Julia White Episode 296 | “Have I been pwned?” - An Interview with Troy Hunt Episode 377 | Microsoft 365 and Ignite 2020 with CVP Jeff Teper Picks AC’s Picks I bought 300 emoji domain names from Kazakhstan and built an email service RECEIVING SPACEX FALCON 9 TELEMETRY WITH A HACKRF AND 1.2M SATELLITE DISH CJ’s Picks DAY 1 | RACE 1 | Luna Rossa vs Emirates Team NZ | PRADA America’s Cup World Series Auckland, NZ Excel Never Dies

In this 399th episode, AC & CJ recap the most recent Microsoft Ignite conference, the first of multiple in 2021? Only the future will tell!News Microsoft Ignite 2021 Book of News Microsoft Ignite Microsoft Ignite 2021 Live Stream Microsoft Mesh Innovate across hybrid and multicloud with new Azure Arc capabilities Azure Percept | Edge Computing Solution | Microsoft Azure Azure Remote Rendering Identity at Microsoft Ignite: Strengthening Zero Trust defenses in the era of hybrid work Configure the admin consent workflow - Azure Active Directory | Microsoft Docs Take a tour of process advisor and new RPA enhancements | Power Automate Blog (microsoft.com) Introducing Microsoft Power Fx: the low-code programming language for everyone Connecting customers and businesses with Azure Communication Services and Microsoft Teams | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure What’s New in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Ignite 2021 Microsoft Viva Connections to start rollout to general availability - Microsoft Tech Community Picks AC’s Picks Voyager 2 receives and executes first command in 11 months as sole antenna that reaches it returns to work CJ’s Picks (85) How Microsoft Flight Simulator Recreated Our Entire Planet | Noclip Documentary - YouTube

AC and CJ geek out on the Mars rover landing this week, discuss Apples M1 malware and SSD issues and dive into Azure, M365 and Edge news.Banter M1 Macs face first recorded malware M1 Mac owners are experiencing extremely high SSD writes over short periods of time, likely thanks to aggressive swap News Mars 2020 Mission: Perseverance Rover See Mars Like Never Before! NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends New Video and Images of the Red Planet Investing to grow in and with Atlanta LinkedIn is building a gig marketplace Microsoft starts testing Kids Mode for Microsoft Edge Microsoft’s unified Office app is now available for iPad Microsoft readies Power Fx, a new Power Platform low-code language What’s Next for Industry Accelerating Department of Defense mission workloads with Azure Growing computer-chip shortage alarms Biden and Congress Picks AC’s Pick Creeping as a Service (CraaS) CJ’s Pick Arranging Invisible Icons in Quadratic Time Listener Pick - Wictor Wilen Automatic pool stick vs. strangers

This week, AC is joined by fellow MVP’s Julie Turner & Marc Anderson of Sympraxis to talk about the current state and what they see the next year holds in store for Microsoft 365.Guest Marc Anderson - Founder & President, Sympraxis Consulting @sympmarc Julie Turner - Partner & CTO, Sympraxis Consulting @jfj1997

This week AC and CJ tackle some interesting Teams, Edge, Azure Space news along with discussing the upcoming memoirs from Steven Sinofsky the former boss of Windows and Office (remember the ribbon and no start menu?).Banter The man behind Fortnite is making the riskiest bet of his career. The payoff could be huge News What you need to know about kiosk mode when support for Microsoft Edge Legacy ends General Availability of the new PnP Framework library for automating SharePoint Online operations Controlling app access on a specific SharePoint site collections is now available in Microsoft Graph Microsoft launches Bulletins and Milestones apps for Team Microsoft to add new webinar and ‘meeting intelligence’ capabilities to Teams via Teams Pro Connecting Azure to the International Space Station with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Donating Docker Distribution to the CNCF Exclusive: Suspected Chinese hackers used SolarWinds bug to spy on U.S. payroll agency – sources Sinofsky speaks! Former Microsoft exec to publish memoirs online Picks AC’s Pick Researcher hacks over 35 tech firms in novel supply chain attack CJ’s Pick Engineers Build Retractable Lightsaber That Cuts Through Steel Like Butter

In this episode, AC and CJ share a bit of news before covering the latest product from Microsoft 365, Microsoft Viva, that was announced on February 4, 2021.Banter As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft talks Bing with PM News As Pentagon warns it could abandon its $10 billion JEDI cloud with Microsoft, analysts say AWS could benefit Amazon will have a new CEO as Jeff Bezos transitions to executive chair later this year Microsoft reveals its MASSIVE data center (Full Tour) Azure Service Fabric Mesh Preview Retirement Introducing Microsoft Viva Reimagine the employee experience Microsoft Viva Introducing Microsoft Viva Topics Announcing Microsoft Viva Learning private preview Microsoft Viva Connections helps everyone to stay engaged and informed Microsoft outlines plans for Viva, an employee-experience platform anchored in Teams The Massive Market Impact of Microsoft Viva Picks AC’s Picks February’s Gonna Be a Big Month for Mars Inspiration4 CJ’s Pick One hull crack located in ISS, another one suspected

AC and CJ are back this week (one being a little huskier than usual) to discuss the recent MSFT earnings announcement, more exec departures, teams and SAP getting cozy and M365 developer news.News Microsoft’s head of Corporate Strategy Kurt DelBene to leave Microsoft in June Microsoft reports 17% revenue growth as cloud business accelerates Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – January 2021 SAP and Microsoft expand partnership and integrate Microsoft Teams across solutions New version of the PnP PowerShell – Open-source cross-platform PowerShell module to manage Microsoft 365 Build your personalized enterprise search experience with PnP Modern Search v4 solution What’s Coming for Office Add-ins in 2021 Picks AC’s Pick Solo V2 — Safety Net Against Phishing CJ’s Pick NASA Lends Moon Rock for Oval Office Display

AC and CJ reflect on the week that has been in both the MS tech world and the events in the US. Everything from Bernie's Mittens to Julia White leaving Microsoft, autonomous cars to new Windows versions.News Microsoft Lists for iOS is now generally available Installing Windows 10X (from cabs) on real hardware Windows 10X: Microsoft’s ‘cloud-powered’ Chrome OS competitor inches closer Cruise and GM team up with Microsoft to commercialize self-driving vehicles Brad Anderson Leaving Microsoft for Qualtrics Julia White Leaving Microsoft for SAP Episode 273 | Live from Microsoft Ignite 2018 with Julia White Picks AC’s Picks WATCH: Amanda Gorman reads inauguration poem, ‘The Hill We Climb’ READ: Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem CJ’s Pick Virgin Orbit flies into orbit

In this episode, AC & CJ catch up on the Microsoft cloud news, including updates to Microsoft Surface, Azure, Microsoft Teams and Skype!News Parler Is Gone, But Hackers Say They Downloaded Everything First Surface Pro 7+ brings next level performance and versatility to the enterprise Microsoft is building a new Outlook app for Windows and Mac powered by the web Microsoft’s Azure Modular Datacenter: What’s ‘special clouds’ got to do with it? Microsoft Designing Its Own Chips for Servers, Surface PCs Introducing Microsoft Cloud for Retail Release Notes for Skype 8.67 Picks AC’s Pick Can Apple’s M1 help you train models faster & cheaper than NVIDIA’s V100? CJ’s Pick Now how many USB-C™ to USB-C™ cables are there? (USB4™ Update, September 12, 2019)

2021 has to be better than 2020 right? Surely! This week AC and CJ look forward and discuss their hopes, dreams, wishes, and goals for 2021 and what they would like to see happen in tech, and more. Picks AC’s Pick There are an insane amount of cool space things happening in 2021 CJ’s Pick Explained: The thinking behind the 32GB Windows Format limit on FAT32

In this episode, AC & CJ look back at 2020. It’s not all about the pandemic… there was also some cloudy news! We also look at AC & CJ’s wishes & goals for 2020 and see how they ended up on the year.News Episode 377 | Microsoft 365 and Ignite 2020 with CVP Jeff Teper Episode 342 | Looking Forward to 2020 Picks AC’s Pick DAVIDS PERSONAL KITT KNIGHT RIDER CAR CJ’s Pick Booting from a vinyl record

This past week saw what looks like one of the worst security compromises in decades. AC and CJ dive into how it happened and discuss some of the details on how it has impacted Microsoft 365 customers. Oh, and they discuss Google's recent massive outage too. Banter ShareGate’s holiday message China recovers Chang’e-5 moon samples after complex 23-day mission News Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs, and other Google services hit by massive outage Securely manage and autofill passwords across all your mobile devices with Microsoft Authenticator Microsoft 365 Message Center Rollup 229331: Prester View in Teams Presentation Sharing 229143: Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity 229161: Yammer APIs: URL changes to user, communities, or network photos Powerful ways to connect SharePoint team sites, files, lists and pages as tabs in Microsoft Teams Important steps for customers to protect themselves from recent nation-state cyberattacks Customer Guidance on Recent Nation-State Cyber Attacks Microsoft unleashes ‘Death Star’ on SolarWinds hackers in extraordinary response to breach Malicious Domain in SolarWinds Hack Turned into ‘Killswitch’ Advanced Persistent Threat Compromise of Government Agencies, Critical Infrastructure, and Private Sector Organizations Picks AC’s Picks Watch: BMW Made the World’s First Electrified Wingsuit. It Reached 186 MPH on Its First Flight. Rocket Bird CJ’s Pick My hunt for the El Chapo McLaren F1