The Practical 365 Podcast
The Practical 365 Podcast is a fortnightly newscast on all things Microsoft 365 including Microsoft Teams, Azure AD, Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Windows, Intune and any hot topics that are worth a deep-dive to help you learn more and get the real-world view. Your hosts are Microsoft MVPs Steve Goodman and Paul Robichaux, who will share their expert opinions on the talk of the week, and Q&A with special guests.
Episodes
145 episodes
Microsoft Security Copilot: AI's Role in Revolutionizing Cybersecurity - The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E29
In the show this week, Steve Goodman and Rich Dean are joined by Rod Trent. Rod discusses his extensive background in content creation and his current role at Microsoft, focusing on the evolution of AI in cybersecurity, particularly through the...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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1:12:13
TEC Special: AI, Identity, and the Future of IT with Shinesa Cambric - The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E28
Cybersecurity expert Shinesa Cambric joing Steve Goodman to discuss the evolving landscape of IT. In this episode, we explore the parallels between AI adoption and the cloud revolution, and get into the changing nature of identity in our digita...
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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33:14
TEC Special: Paul Thurrott on Windows future & Copilot taking your job - The Practical 365 Podcast S04 E27
On the show this week, Steve Goodman is joined by IT industry veteran, Paul Thurrott to talk a variety of subjects he'll be speaking on in his keynote at TEC 2024 - namely Windows and Copilot. As Microsoft have had a turbulent year with both, w...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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32:43
TEC Special: Microsoft 365's Darkest Corners & PowerShell Scripting with Tony Redmond & Michel de Rooij - The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E26
Joining Steve Goodman on this week's podcast, is Paul Robichaux - as a guest alongside MVPs Tony Redmond and Michel de Rooij. Tony talks to us about his upcoming TEC session and explores some of the darker secrets of Microsoft 365 and what IT t...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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31:39
Improving your AD Security with Derek Melber: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E25
On the show this week, Steve Goodman and Rich Dean are joined by speaker guest, TEC speaker & 20-time Microsoft MVP, Derek Melber. On the show, Derek gives invaluable tips on how to ensure your AD remains secure in a world of cloud and on-p...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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34:56
Crowdstrike Fallout, OneDrive Changes and Planner gets Copilot: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E24
On the show this week, Steve and Paul discuss the Crowdstrike outage and its fallout, and discuss important changes coming to OneDrive for Business that you'll need to pay attention to. In other news, Copilot for Planner is in preview - but the...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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32:36
Places, Outlook Classic, and Teams Rooms Upgrades: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E23
Microsoft Places preview, Outlook Classic rebrand, and AI upgrades for Teams Rooms highlight this week's Practical 365 podcast. We discuss the potential impact of Places in the hybrid work landscape, the implications of Outlook's renaming, and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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25:17
Microsoft's Security Stumble and AD Modernization Insights: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E22
On the Practical 365 podcast this week, Rich Dean and I tackle a hot topic that's got the tech world buzzing - Microsoft's alleged security misstep that may have paved the way for the SolarWinds hack. We also chat with Julian...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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1:00:50
Copilot in SharePoint, Agents & Recall, plus Karin Skapski talks automation: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E21
On this week's show, Steve and Paul are joined by Microsoft's Karin Skapski, who'll be presenting "Keeping Current in the Cloud: Automate and Stay Ahead" at TEC 2024, and joins us to discuss automation, Copilot and much more.Plus, Steve...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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59:40
Mastering ITDR Response - Insights from Microsoft's Andy Jaw: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E20
In this week's episode of the Practical 365 podcast, Steve Goodman and Rich Dean are were joined by Microsoft's Andy Jaw, a senior Microsoft security specialist with a fascinating background spanning the military, law enforcement, and now as a ...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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1:07:14
Exchange Server Roadmap, New MS AI model on the way & Entra ID MFA: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E19
On this week's episode, Paul and Steve cover several major Microsoft announcements impacting the future of AI, Exchange Server, and identity solutions. We discuss Microsoft's development of a massive in-house AI model called MAI-1 to pote...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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46:47
Microsoft on Protecting Identity - The Core of Your Digital Ecosystem: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E18
On this week's episode of the Practical 365 podcast, Rich Dean, Paul Robichaux and I were joined by Alex Weinert, Director of Identity Security at Microsoft, to discuss the critical topic of identity threat detection and response (ITDR). ...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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52:06
PowerShell, Teams and Exchange News with special guest MVP Michel De Rooij: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E17
On the show this week, we're joined by fellow Microsoft MVP and long-term PowerShell, Exchange and Microsoft 365 expert, Michel De Rooij. We discuss PowerShell (naturally), GitHub Copilot, and we talk about the latest news for Exchange Online, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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57:05
Cloud Security News, AI, Copilots and more: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E16
On Season 4, Episode 16 of the Practical 365 podcast: Steve Goodman and Rich Dean chat about TEC Europe 2024 and cover some of the most important topics in the world of Microsoft 365, including Entra ID Conditional Access changes to be aware of...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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1:01:09
Copilot gets more data controls, and MVP Jon Jarvis joins to discuss: should you manage all your devices with Intune?: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E15
On the show this week, Jon Jarvis, Microsoft MVP and expert in Intune, Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance (and more) joins us to answer our burning questions after his recent blog post on the site. Should you be on-boarding your older mach...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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45:21
Exchange Online Changes, Copilot + Viva plus Identity Migration with Becky Cross: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E14
In Season 4 Episode 14 of the Practical 365 podcast, Steve Goodman and Rich Dean discuss the upcoming Experts Conference (TEC) European Roadshow, the retirement of EWS Application Impersonation in Exchange Online, and the release of Exchange On...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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50:01
Teams & Entra ID new features, plus Copilot adoption in the real world: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E13
On the show this week, Steve and Paul talk through a plethora of new updates arriving in Microsoft Teams, many going straight to the new Teams client; and Entra ID leaps forward towards a zero trust by default stance - we find out how. We discu...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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46:46
AI Security & Safety - Microsoft gives us their expert view, plus Copilot goes far and wide: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E12
In this week's episode of the Practical 365 Podcast, posts Steve Goodman and Rich Dean welcome Microsoft CVP, Yonatan Zunger. A veteran engineer with an impressive resume that spans Twitter, Google, and now Microsoft, Zunger holds ...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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51:54
Complex Identity Migrations & Microsoft using PowerShell: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E11
Join us on this exciting episode of the Practical365.com podcast where hosts Steve Goodman and Paul Robichaux sit down with Tim McMichael, a seasoned Support Escalation Engineer at Microsoft. Known for his prowess in tackling complex issues, Ti...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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41:42
Why Microsoft are doubling down on Copilots & Why EWS being deprecated: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E10
What you need to know about EWS deprecation with Luberth Morera from MicrosoftWhy Microsoft are focused on CopilotsEU Drafts new AI rulesUK gov examine the partnership between OpenAI & Microsoft
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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1:23:01
Notes from the field on finding use-cases and business value from AI: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E9
On the show this week, Rich and I are joined by a guest who is leading AI at a multinational enterprise- Mike Wilson, Distinguished Engineer & AI Security Evangelist at Quest Software to talk first - what's new and relevant to Microsoft 365...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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28:01
Microsoft Ignite 2023: What to expect & Dr Alex Crowther chats nation-state cybersecurity risks
On the show this week, we talk about Microsoft Ignite 2023 - a smaller show, but does that mean quality over quantity; with Microsoft 365 Copilot GA, does this mean you can have it today? We talk about the US Government's new AI rules, and we'r...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:13:31
Halloween Special - Beware the Shadows of Active Directory - Cyber Security Horror Stories with Sean Metcalf: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E7
Join us for a thrilling Halloween special of the Practical365's podcast with special guest Sean Metcalf, CTO of Trimarc. We'll explore the eerie changes in Windows 11 as it seeks to banish NTLM, navigate through common Active Directory misconfi...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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49:40
Cyber Security Roundtable with Microsoft VP Alex Weinert - Protecting identities, behind the scenes on Storm-0558, plus more: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E6
On the show this week, Steve, Paul and Rich are joined by Microsoft's VP Director of Identity Security, Alex Weinert, to discuss almost all things related to securing identities. We hear about what happened behind the scenes during Storm-0558, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:05:32
Microsoft 365 Copilot GA, What happened at TEC; Ignite is back & much more: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E5
Join Steve Goodman & Rich Dean for this week's Practical 365 podcast, where on the show this week we talk about:Microsoft 365 Copilot GA, plus lots more Success at The Experts Conference: What we heardMicr...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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54:44