The CollabTalk Podcast

Episode 62 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Jeff Willinger (@jwillie), Global Evangelist for Kaltura in Los Angeles, CA and an Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded in August 2019. In this interview, Jeff and I talk about the rapidly growing importance of video as a communication tool, and as an important knowledge management medium, and how Microsoft Stream is maturing into an important collaboration platform alongside SharePoint and Microsoft Teams. You can also watch the interview via the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/xkORfI3ugKY

Episode 61 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Matt Wade (@thatmattwade), co-founder of Jumpto365, Vice President of Client Engagement at H3 Solutions, and an Office Apps & Services MVP based in Albany, NY. Recorded in August 2019. In this interview, Matt and I talk about his content contributions to the community (Office 365 Periodic Table) and his work on intelligent apps and bots (AtBot) for SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Azure. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/xZq_Ts3uqQc

Episode 60 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Ragnar Heil (@ragnarh), Partner Sales for Quest, and an Office Apps & Services MVP based in Germany. Recorded in August 2019. In this interview, Ragnar and I discuss his transition from Microsoft to the partner ecosystem, becoming an MVP (on his first day after leaving Microsoft), and his passion for Microsoft Teams. You can watch the entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/AKZQhpBvRyQ

Episode 59 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Melissa Hubbard, dual MVP in Office Apps & Services and Business Appplications, and a consultant with Withum Digital in the Washington DC area. Recorded in August 2019. In this interview, Melissa and I discuss Microsoft Teams and the sooon-to-be-released Secure Channels feature, discussing pros (#TeamEdward) and cons (#TeamJacob) of this new capability. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/An972e9dMuQ

Episode 58 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Christina Wheeler, Office Apps & Services MVP, independent consultant, and part-time trainer for Critical Path Training, Combined Knowledge, and Mindsharp. Recorded in July 2019. In this interview, we discuss Christina's extensive SharePoint experience, and how she's lately been getting back to her roots with PowerApps and Power BI. You can watch the entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/ymH2cY-0h1A

Episode 57 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Lisbon, Portual-based Office Apps & Services MVP, Nuno Arias Silva (@nunoariassilva). Nuno is an Architect Manager and Modern Workplace Lead at GFI Portugal, and a frequent presenter at community events. Recorded in July 2019. In this interview, Nuno and I discuss perspectives on the continued growth of the community, and share some insights on how we both refresh the topics we present on based on customer projects and the evolution of the technology. You can watch the entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/t9nk_vFoT0Y

Episode 56 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Sean McDonough (@spmcdonough), a SharePoint consultant and Chief Technology Officer for Bitstream Foundry LLC, and an Office Apps & Services MVP based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Recorded in July 2019. In this interview, Sean and I discuss the evolution of the SharePoint community, our shared ISV backgrounds, and the opportunities for partners within the Office 365 ecosystem. You can watch the entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/ChO9_58dDwU

Episode 55 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Adis Jugo (@adisjugo), also a Microsoft RD, as well as a dual-MVP in both Office Apps & Services and Azure, and Chief Strategy Officer at SysKit. Based in Germany, Adis is also the founder of the largest community-run SharePoint event in the world, the European Collaboration Summit. Recorded in July 2019. In this interview, Adis and I discuss the continued growth of the SharePoint, Office 365, and Azure communities worldwide, and some of the developer topics that drive him personally. You can watch this entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/HAgMg0o-5Mk

Episode 54 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Sarah Haase (@sarahhaase), a corporate collaboration evangelist, one of the principal organizers of SharePoint Saturday Twin Cities (largest in the US), and an Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded in July 2019. In this interview, Sarah and I discuss her extensive background designing, implementing, governing, and supporting enterprise collaboration and content management systems. You can watch the entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/WvuSRcCecTc

Episode 53 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Robert Bogue (@robbogue), author, consultant (Thor Projects LLC), President of intellectual property solution provider AvailTek LLC, and Office Apps & Services MVP. In this interview, Rob and I discuss his extensive work and books around information architecture, metadata, and end user adoption -- and how these issues have continued to be relevant within information management. Recorded July 2019. You can watch the entire video of this interview at https://youtu.be/G_ru5c3TqME

Episode 52 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Agnes Molnar (@molnaragnes), CEO and Managing Consultant at Search Explained, and a fellow Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded in June 2019. In this interview, Agnes and I discuss the seeming "reemergence" of search as an important topic for information management within the Microsoft ecosystem, driven by new innovations in AI, machine-learning, and related workloads within the Microsoft ecosystem. You can watch this entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/7p_CX8DffH0

Episode 51 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Stefano Tempesta (@stefanotempesta), Senior Architect and Digital Advisor at Salesforce, Microsoft RD, and dual MVP in both AI and Business Applications. Recorded in June 2019. In this interview, Stefano and I discuss the changing narrative around blockchain due to the "ICO winter" that some believe we are climbing back out of, and the need for organizations to focus more on change management to better adopt & adapt to the speed of innovation happening around us. You can watch the entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/H64eVRGpEEI

Episode 50 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and MVP Dean Swann (@sdeanswann), Director of Product at tyGraph. Recorded in May 2019. In this interview, Dean and I cover several topics within the Office Apps & Services area, including search, AI, and analytics across TOYS (Teams, Outlook, Yammer, and SharePoint). You can watch this interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/ELZQqyrvAs0

Episode 49 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and dual-MVP Catalin Gheorghiu (@MrSmersh), with MVPs in Microsoft Azure and Windows Development. Recorded in April 2019. In this interview, Catalin and I discuss his work in the IoT (Internet of Things) space, and we share stories of working in the manufacturing sector, and how many of the IoT and AI innovations are a continuation of earlier supply chain technologies we worked on in the past. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/lCEIQYwtFRE

Episode 48 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Excel MVP Oz du Soleil (@OzExcel), a trainer, author, and advocate for clean data based in Portland, Oregon. Recorded in April 2019. In this interview, Oz and I discuss his beginnings in the MVP community and what it has meant to his career, as well as some of the important topics within the Excel world -- as well as the broader data analysis and analytics world. You can watch this entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/oJbQuEpI7Ow

Episode 3 of this Microsoft employee-focused interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Jon Maunder (@Jon_Maunder), a Senior Product Marketing Manager on the Microsoft 365 team. Recorded in August 2019. In this episode, Jon and I discuss the https://transform.microsoft.com website, tools, and content available for partners and customers, including Return on Investment (ROI) calculators and always-up-to-date product information. You can watch this entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/__4scO4YGPc

Episode 47 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Mick Pletcher (@mick_pletcher), Sr. Systems Admin with Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis LLP in Nashville, TN, and a Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP. Recorded in March 2019. In this interview, Mick and I discuss his passion for PowerShell and Windows Administration, the ongoing needs of many companies for on-prem and hybrid solutions, and his progress on building his own shipping container home. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/dgAJ_R4DRkg

Episode 46 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Asif Rehmani (@asifrehmani), Founder & CEO of VisualSP, and an Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded in March 2019. In this interview, Asif and I talk about the evolution of support/learning content in the SharePoint community, and the positive impact that an increased focus on end user adoption has had on the success of SharePoint and Office 365. If you prefer video, you can watch this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/lPEWT5S9r6w

Episode 45 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Tom Morgan (@tomorgan), a product innovation architect with Modality Systems in the UK, and an Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded in March 2019. In this interview, Tom and I talk about the state of development on the Microsoft Teams platform, and the evolution of building integrations and productivity solutions within the Office 365 ecosystem. You can watch this entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/AUai8VRZj3Y

Episode 44 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Wictor Wilén (@wictor), a SharePoint MCA, MCSM, MCM and MVP, as well as the Global Innovation Lead-Modern Workplace at Avanade. Recorded in February 2019. In this interview, Wictor and I talk about some of the growth pains of Microsoft Teams, including some administrative and operations concerns around the hotly-anticipated 'Private Channels' feature. You can watch this episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/nDr9IguXJ9s

Episode 43 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Adam Levithan (@CollabAdam), a fellow Office Apps & Services MVP and product manager at Withum. Recorded in February 2019. In this interview, Adam and I discuss the core strength of Microsoft SharePoint: intranets, and how the various new technologies, like Microsoft Teams, fit within the intranet paradigm. You can watch this interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/xsrwHGZQZUA

Episode 42 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Heather Severino (@HeatherSeverino), a fellow Office Apps & Services MVP focusing on OneDrive, OneNote, and Microsoft Teams. Recorded in February 2019. In this interview, Heather and I talk about one of my favorite topics: productivity, and the importance of having a focus on adoption and engagement within the enterprise. You can watch this entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/ojhEzJDzKvI

Discussion with Rob Bogue (@robbogue), Microsoft MVP, consultant with Thor Projects LLC, and author of The SharePoint Shepherd's Guide for End Users, hosted by CollabTalk Founder & CEO Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), on the topic of end user adoption and governance within SharePoint and enterprise collaboration.

Episode 41 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Joel Oleson, also a Microsoft RD and new MVP (Office Apps & Services) -- and the very first SharePoint admin while working for Microsoft IT (back when it was called Tahoe). Recorded in february 2019. In this interview, Joel and I chat about some of the modern technologies that are permeating the enterprise, from blockchain and casual games to SharePoint. We also talk about some of his community efforts as he travels the world, helping kick off SharePoint user groups on every continent (including Antarctica). You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/RfxeYo6t9as

Episode 40 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Heather Newman (@HeddaNewman), fouinder and Head Maven at CreativeMaven, CMO at ContentPanda, and Microsoft MVP (Office Apps & Services). Recorded in January 2019. In this interview, Heather and I discuss some of the complexities surrounding end user adoption, and how she has been working with Microsoft and other vendors to promote the benefits of diversity and inclusion. You can watch this entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/4ivlBUdEMfU

Discussion with Peter Carson (@carsonpeter), Microsoft MVP and President of EnvisionIT, makers of Extranet User Manager, hosted by CollabTalk Founder & CEO Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), on the topic of external sharing in SharePoint and Office 365, the gaps surrounding the out-of-the-box features and Microsoft's Azure AD B2B offering, and how Peter's company has closed those gaps.

Episode 39 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft RD and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Erica Toelle (@EricaToelle), a product evangelist for Seattle-based RecordPoint, and a Microsoft MVP (Office Apps & Services). Recorded in January 2019. In this interview, Erica and I talk about some of the community events that we helped organize over the past decade, and her thoughts on the state of records management and compliance within SharePoint and Office 365. You can watch this entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/NudEX0-is20

Episode 2 of this Microsoft employee-focused interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Tom Resing (@resing), a former SharePoint MVP-turned-blue badge who is a Sr. Content Publisher for the SharePoint and OneDrive team at Microsoft. Recorded in July 2019. In this episode, Tom and I discuss the state of content within the SharePoint and OneDrive community, how the content needs of the community have evolved, and how people and organizations can play a larger role in filling the content gaps around Microsoft products and services. You can also watch this entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/NG-AIJWbjgo

Episode 1 of this Microsoft employee-focused interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Steve Nguyen (@espnguyen), a Product Evangelist within the Yammer product team at Microsoft. Recorded in August 2018. In this interview, we discuss some of the recent product announcements, and what makes the Yammer community different. You can watch the entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/iH0uhQGfa6Y

Episode 38 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Jussi Mori (@JussiMori), a partner and principal consultant at Experts Inside in Zurich, Switzerland and a 4-time Microsoft MVP (Office Apps and Services). Recorded in December 2018. In this interview, Jussi and I talk about the ongoing difficulties surrounding end user adoption, and his work at Happit.com in this area -- and how they won a major award at the most recent European SharePoint, Office 365, and Azure Conference in Copenhagen (Nov 2018). You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/sE1SfoqdhkY

Episode 37 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and April Dunnam (@April Dunnam), a newly-minted Business Applications MVP and a lead developer at ThriveFast in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Recorded in December 2018. In this interview, April and I talk about the innovation happening within the Microsoft ecosystem around the various business applications tools and capabilities, and specifically the rapid growth of PowerApps and Flow. You can watch this entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/ReDayMOE9Vo

Episode 36 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Alistair Pugin (@AlistairPugin), a dual MVP in Microsoft Azure and Office Apps & Services, and Head of Cloud Services at Tangent Solutions in Johannesburg, South Africa. Recorded in November 2018. In this interview, Alistair and I discuss the evolution of many administrative and information architecture aspects of SharePoint, and how the world has changed with the introduction of Teams and the growth of Azure. You can see the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/_PIWhpOrRJY

Episode 35 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Laura Rogers (@wonderlaura), a dual MVP in Business Applications and Office Apps & Services, and founder of IWMentor (www.IWMentor.com), a SharePoint and PowerApps training company in Birmingham, Alabama. Recorded in September 2018. In this interview, Laura and I discuss the rapid rise of PowerApps as *the* InfoPath replacement, the rapid rate of change within the Office 365 ecosystem, and how that has increased the need for organizations to become really good at change management. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page athttps://youtu.be/I6kkLLdpgnQ

Episode 34 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Cameron Dwyer (@camerondwyer), CTO for OnePlace Solutions (www.oneplacesolutions.com) in Sydney, Australia, and an Office Development MVP. Recorded in August 2018. In this interview, Cameron and I discuss how he got started in Office and SharePoint development by building integrations and add-ins to connect Microsoft solutions with legacy platforms and systems. Cameron also shares his philosophy on user-focused development, and ways in which he can make the end user's life easier. You can watch the entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/SJvD-WFtj3Q

Episode 33 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Bruno Capuano (@elbruno), Regional Innovation Lead for Avanade Canada, based in Toronto, and an AI and Windows Development MVP. Recorded in August 2018. In this interview, Bruno and I discuss the practical application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine-learning within the enterprise, and how AI will accelerate movement to the cloud. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/YQS5Wq_rj5k And you can find out more about Bruno on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/08/mvpbuzzchat-with-bruno-capuano.html

Episode 32 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Benjamin Weissman (@bweissman), owner of Solisyon (www.solisyon.de) in Nuernberg, Germany, and a new Data Platform MVP. Recorded in August 2018. In this interview, Ben and I discuss what it means to be a Data Platform MVP, his passion for Biml and related technologies, and how he enjoys helping organizations better leverage their business data. You can watch the entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/U0ysF4XR78w And you can find out more about Ben on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/08/mvpbuzzchat-ben-weissman.html

Episode 31 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Nicki Borell (@nickiborell), a principal of Xperts At Work in Germany, and a fellow Microsoft RD and Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded in August 2018. In this interview, Nicki and I briefly talk about changes to the MVP program, but then focus most of our discussion on the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in the EU, and its impacts on Office 365 and Azure. Specifically, we discuss the differences between Microsoft being GDPR compliant -- and what customers need to consider to be GDPR compliant in using Office 365 and Azure. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/O42T5B25NKY And you can find out more about Nicki on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/08/mvpbuzzchat-nicki-borell.html

Episode 30 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Chris Miller (@anotherlab), an R&D Architect with Tyler Technologies in Albany, NY, and a Visual Studio and Development Technologies MVP. Recorded in August 2018. In this interview, Chris and I discuss his many years of running his local .Net User Groups, and our similar experiences from the behind-the-scenes operations of these community events. We share our thoughts on running a UG in a small community, and of the evolving UG or meetup model, and what it takes to keep up with changing member interests so that the group continues to provide value to its members. You can watch this entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/6v8Fsu8caeU To learn more about Chris, check out the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/08/mvpbuzzchat-chris-miller.html

Episode 29 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Hans Brender (@HansBrender), a Cloud Productivity Evangelist with Bright Skies GmbH based out of Aalen Germany, and an Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded in August 2018. In this interview, Hans and I discuss the status of the OneDrive workload, and its evolution within the Office 365 ecosystem, as well as the shift in the community discussion from deeply technical topics to very end user and business value-centric topics. You can watch this entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/rWpLe7V1PAI To learn more about Hans, check out the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/08/mvpbuzzchat-hans-brender.html

Episode 28 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Timothy Warner (@TechTrainerTim), an Author Evangelist for Pluralsight, independent consultant, and Cloud & Datacenter Management MVP. Recorded in August 2018. In this interview, Tim and I discuss the rapid pace of innovation around Azure, and the increasing need for operational guidance and knowledge transfer for customers to help them better optimize their Azure services. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page athttps://youtu.be/Mb-bgOnU4vA To find out more about Tim, check out the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/08/mvpbuzzchat-with-timothy-warner.html

Episode 27 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and David Pine (@davidpine7), a Technical Evangelist at Centare, and a Visual Studio and Development Technologies MVP. Recorded in June 2018. In this interview, David and I discuss some of the latest developer news out of Microsoft (and the 2018 Build conference) including updates on .Net, the language progression of C#, and the Web Assembly project called Blazor. You can watch this entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/UEajhQHBa3Y Or you can find out more about David on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/06/mvpbuzzchat-david-pine.html

Episode 26 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Eric Riz (@RIZinsights), Founder of EmptyCubicle.com, and a fellow Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded in May 2018. In this interview, Eric and I waste a lot of valuable time on inside jokes, but then settle down into a discussion on his company, the advances being made around AI and machine-learning, and how his company is leveraging these new capabilities to improve how organizations find and hire people. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/pGGA2Inqkto Additionally, you can find out more about Eric on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/06/mvpbuzzchat-eric-riz.html

Episode 25 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Thomas Stensitzki (@stensitzki), Owner of Granikos in Hückelhoven, Germany, and an Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded in May 2018. In this interview, Thomas and I discuss adjusting to the rapid pace of innovation in the cloud, and the continued evolution of the IT Pro role, especially within the Microsoft ecosystem. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/qvuk5QnBz7M Additionally, you can find out more about Thomas on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/06/mvpbuzzchat-thomas-stensitzki.html

Episode 24 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Kevin Crossman (@kevincrossman), Manager of IT Collaboration at Juniper Networks in Sunnyvale, California, and an Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded in May 2018. In this interview, we discuss coexistence between SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Yammer, and some of the (continuing) community discourse on the topic. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/U4gjtUEgWUA Find out more about Kevin on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/05/mvpbuzzchat-kevin-crossman.html

Episode 23 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and David E. Patrick (@davidepatrick), a Subject-Matter Expert with DSA, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, and an Office Apps & Services MVP. Recorded in May 2018. In this interview, we discuss thesome of the ways that SharePoint continues to help organizations and end users to be more productive, as well as some DevOps topics of extending SharePoint with Azure, Teams, and more. You can watch the entire interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/SNlTINc84qE And you can find out more about David on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/05/mvpbuzzchat-david-patrick.html

Episode 22 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Haniel Croitoru (@HCroitoru), an Office Servers and Services MVP who is working a lot in the Business Solutions focus area, as well, and who is a Lead Consultant with 2toLead in Toronto, Canada. Recorded in April 2018. In this interview, Haniel and I dig into workplace automation using Teams, Flow, PowerApps, Forms, SharePoint, and PowerBI. You can watch this interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/TS2uip0uspY And if you'd like to learn more about Haniel, check out the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/05/mvpbuzzchat-haniel-croitoru.html

Episode 21 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Becky Benishek (@beckybenishek), an Office Apps & Services MVP, Yammer expert, and Online Communities Manager at Crisis Prevention Institute in Milwaukee, MI. Recorded in April 2018. In this interview, Becky and I discuss Yammer and its continued growth within the Office 365 ecosystem, and the role of the community manager inside and outside of the enterprise. You can watch this entire episode on our YouTube page at https://youtu.be/5cZZOkh-WEw You can also find out more about Becky on our blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/05/mvpbuzzchat-becky-benishek.html

Episode 20 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Onur Okutucu (@bakionurs), a Windows and Devices for IT MVP, and DevOps engineer and consultant based out of London, UK. Recorded April 2018. In this interview, Onur and I talk about changes within the DevOps space, and then we dig into a discussion around automation -- and the opportunities that exist for IT Pros. You can watch this entire episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jqwq3Xgy1ro If you would like to know more about Onur, check out the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/05/mvpbuzzchat-onur-okutucu.html

Episode 19 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Paul Keijzers (@KbWorks), an Office Servers & Services MVP and Office 365 Specialist with Wortell, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Recorded April 2018. In this interview, we discuss customer and community feedback, and its importance in product and service development. You can watch the entire interview at https://youtu.be/bT_YYzndQ-s For more information about Paul, check out the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/04/mvpbuzzchat-paul-keijzers.html

Episode 18 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Erwin van Hunen (@erwinvanhunen), a Microsoft MVP and MCM, active participant in the PnP community, and product owner of SPTransformator at Renore. He's based out of Stockholm, Sweden. In this interview, we talk about community as an important aspect of product (and brand) building, but then we also dig into his SPTransformator product, and his efforts to help organizations move from classic to modern, from on-prem to the cloud, and to adopt SPFx and PnP to modernize their systems. Recorded March 2018. You can watch the video of this interview at https://youtu.be/sWiUXmGhRyE And you can find out more about Erwin on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/04/mvpbuzzchat-erwin-van-hunen.html