Cloud Conversations

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

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...

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...

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/  

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...

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  

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

Peter: https://twitter.com/M365Rising 

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...

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!

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/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...

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! 

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

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 

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...

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

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

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 

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

Jessica White is a Technical Architect, Speaker, and a Microsoft MVP. In this episode, Jess joins Kat and Peter to discuss: 

• The DDD East Midlands Conference 

• Allyship and mentoring 

• Women in tech 

• Crohn's disease and living with an invisible disability 

• Neuro science, and social learning for children with autism 

Connect with Jess online: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessPWhite 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-w... 

DDD East Midlands: https://www.dddeastmidlands.com/ 

Website: https://jesswhite.co.uk/ 

Follow us on Twitter: 

Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese 

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat 

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising 

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365 

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... 

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising 

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam 

Check out our blogs: 

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com 

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk 

Ru: https://campbell.scot 

Buy Pete's books! 

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120 

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004 

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120 

MS-700 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

Nikki Chapple joins Kat and Azure in this episode to talk about...   

•  What is Teams sprawl 

•  How tech has changed over 30 years

•  Speaking and networking events 

•  Music - Duran Duran and raving

Connect with Nikki online:  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChappleNikki

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkichapple/

Blog: https://nikkichapple.com/ 

User group speaking event - https://www.mn365.org

Follow us on Twitter:  

Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

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... 

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam 

Check out our blogs:  

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot 

Buy Pete's books!  

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

Zoe Wilson joins Kat and Azure in this episode to talk about...   

• Enabling Microsoft Viva 

• Mentoring 

• Women in Tech 

• Being an individual contributor vs leader of a team  

Connect with Zoe online:  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SharePoint_Zoe

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-wilson-uk/

Women in Teams: https://twitter.com/WomenInTeams | https://t.co/ZhHIAMX0pP 

Follow us on Twitter:  

Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365 

Joe Anich is a Senior Incident Response Customer Engineer with Microsoft, helping customers who are dealing with cyber security incidents such as breaches and compromise.  Trevor Stuart is a Senior Cloud Solution Architect II with Microsoft, focused on Azure security and identity, delivering solutions that are well-architected and secure by design.

The guys have just released their SC-200 exam guide, so joined Ru and Azure to talk about...

• SC-200 exam tips and advice

• Working as architects and incident responders at Microsoft

• How to study for the exam

• Improvements to Microsoft 365 Defender over time

• Getting over the fact that, yes, Azure's name really is Azure

Connect with Joe online:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/trk_rdy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-anich

Connect with Trevor online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevorgstuart

LinkedIn: 

Buy their book!

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1803231890

USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1803231890

Follow us on Twitter:

Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Azure: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuremcfarlane

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Check out our blogs:

Azure: 

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Buy Pete's books!

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

Ami Diamond joins Kat and Pete in this episode to talk about... 

• Setting up his SharePoint Wizard YouTube channel

• Contributing to the community

• Favourite Microsoft 365 features

Connect with Ami online:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ami_diamond

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ami-diamond-70a798b/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrRgeyYaQg9hkGNEpzjEbg

Follow us on Twitter:

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Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Azure: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuremcfarlane

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Check out our blogs:

Azure: 

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Buy Pete's books!

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

Matt Zorich is a Principal Cyber Security Operations Specialist who runs the Learn Sentinel blog and is currently taking followers through the '365 days of KQL' hashtag on Twitter.  He's a KQL guru and sharing his wisdom with the community in a big way.  He joins Ru and Pete in this episode to talk about...

• How 365 days of KQL started

• What makes Sentinel so valuable

• Do you need Sentinel if you have Microsoft 365 Defender with advanced hunting?

• Recommendations for folks getting into Sentinel / KQL - advice, lessons learned, etc

• The gateway/path from "normal" IT to security specialist?

Connect with Matt online:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/reprise_99

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewzorich 

Blog: https://learnsentinel.blog/blog

GitHub: https://github.com/reprise99

Follow us on Twitter:

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Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Azure: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuremcfarlane

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Check out our blogs:

Azure: 

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Buy Pete's books!

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

Pragati Jain - Pragati is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Event organiser, Manager at the Power BI UK User group, conference speaker and blogger. On this week's episode we chatted about:

- What it's like organising an event

- Feature updates in the Power Platform

- Time management and community contributions

Sara Fennah is a Microsoft 365 consultant, trainer, MCT, MVP, blogger and holds over 40 Microsoft accreditations. We caught up with Sara on:  

- Hardest M365 exam and how to prepare for exams 

- Microsoft Loop 

- Upcoming in-person conferences

In this episode, Kat and Ru catch up Sara Lagerquist, a Microsoft Business Application MVP, based in Stockholm, Sweden.  Chatting about...  

• Nerding out over Power Platform  

• Mentoring journey 

• Speaking in the community 

• How not to burnout

Connect with Sara online:  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lagerquistsara

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saralagerquist

Blog: https://saralagerquist.com

Follow us on Twitter:

Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Azure: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuremcfarlane

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Check out our blogs:

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Buy Pete's books!

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004MS-500

Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120MS-700

Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

In this show, Shabaz Darr and Viktor Hedberg join Ru and Pete to catch up about...  

• The SC-400 Microsoft Information Protection Administrator exam 

• Their new new book on the exam 

• Microsoft Information Protection - the benefits, cool stuff, and general advice 

• The most common Microsoft security problems Viktor sees in his work 

• Shabaz's work on the Azure VMware Solution Zero to Hero Series  

Connect with Shabaz online:  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShabazDarr 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shabaz-darr-900b8361/  

Connect with Viktor online:  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/headburgh 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktor-hedberg/  

Buy their SC-400 exam guide book! 

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801811490 

USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801811490

Follow us on Twitter:

Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Azure: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuremcfarlane

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Check out our blogs:

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Buy Pete's books!

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004MS-500

Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120MS-700

Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

Dwayne Natwick MVP catches up with Ru and Pete about...  

• The SC-300 Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator exam 

• Dwayne's new book on the exam 

• Azure AD and its hidden gems 

• Are Microsoft certs worth it? 

• Getting started being a Microsoft Certified Trainer  

Connect with Dwayne online:  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DwayneNcloud 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnatwick 

Blog: https://captainhyperscaler.com 

Buy the book! (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09DDGGKNT 

Buy the book! (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DDGGKNT

Follow us on Twitter:

Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Azure: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuremcfarlane

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Check out our blogs:

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Buy Pete's books!

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004MS-500

Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120MS-700

Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

Alex Fields MVP joins us to chat about...  

• Securing Microsoft 365 in small-medium sized businesses 

• The new Microsoft Defender for Business and his role in it 

• ITProMentor.com and his courses + books 

• The Microsoft 365 DMB Data Protection Toolkit  

Connect with Alex online:  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/itpromentor + https://twitter.com/vanvfields

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderfields

Blog: https://www.itpromentor.com

Courses: https://squareone365.teachable.com/courses 

Follow us on Twitter:  

Azure: https://twitter.com/amac_ncheese

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:  

Azure: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azuremcfarlane

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam 

Check out our blogs:  

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot 

Buy Pete's books!  

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004MS-500 

Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120MS-700 

Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

We start the show for 2022 by introducing our amazing new host, Azure McFarlane! We catch up about where the channel is heading, how our last year went, plans for this one, and a ton of Microsoft 365 chat.

Lesley Crook is a Microsoft MVP and a Viva Visionary.

She joins us in this episode to talk about:

- A day in the life with Microsoft Teams

- The best ways to use Yammer

- Microsoft Viva

- Pets as therapy

- And much more

This is our final episode of 2021.  We will be back next year with brand new shows and more great guests from the Microsoft community for you.

Sophie Dimelow is a Microsoft Cloud Consultant and Women in Tech advocate.  She joined Kat and Peter this week to talk about her journey to speaking at events in the Microsoft community, becoming part of the team at the Microsoft Spotlight podcast, the Women in Tech LinkedIn group, and much much more!!

In Episode 33 we are joined by Sheryl Netley to talk about Power Platform, Women in Tech, Community events, festivals, and managing your time!

A really fun discussion indeed and we do hope you will join us.

Microsoft MVP Kenneth van Surksum joins us this week to talk about Azure AD Conditional Access, Endpoint Manager and much more.

Tim Hermie is a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility and Windows Insider MVP.  He is a also a founding board member of the Microsoft Cloud and Client Management Community, and blogs at cloud-boy.be about all things Endpoint Manager, Windows, and EMS.  He joined us in this episode to talk about...  

• Intune/Endpoint Manager, and managing things like serverless LAPS, Chocolatey/update management, and how to grow a modern workplace 

• Windows Insider program and what this involves 

• Most Valuable Mentor award, and Tim's work in mentorship (and being a mentee) 

• Punk music and his tattoos 

• Overcoming career challenges and how he got where he is now  

Connect with Tim online:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhermie 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Cloud_boy 

Blog: https://www.cloud-boy.be 

MC2: https://www.mc2mc.be

Follow us on Twitter:

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18/

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Check out our blogs:

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Buy Pete's books!

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

Allie Thompson is a Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft, working specifically with the IT Pro audience and the Office Apps and Services MVP Program, and joins Pete and Kat to talk about...

• Humans of IT

• MVP program and community 

• Inclusiveness in the community 

• Microsoft ignite 

• Broadway musicals

Connect with Allie online:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliewiz13

Follow us on Twitter:

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18/

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Check out our blogs:

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Buy Pete's books!

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

John Gruszczyk from the Microsoft Teams Security + Compliance team joins Pete and Ru this episode to deep dive into...  

• The the most relevant and important developments in security, compliance, and privacy for Microsoft Teams in the last year 

• Advanced security and compliance features such as customer key for regulatory obligations 

• Why some features fall into E5 licenses and others E3 

• Some interesting upcoming security improvements 

• How you can and should work with different stakeholders across your organisation improv implementation and adoption  

Connect with John online:  

Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/6026

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsgruszczyk

Follow us on Twitter:

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18/

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Check out our blogs:

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Buy Pete's books!

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

Russ Basiura joins Kat and Ru this episode to dive into...

• The upcoming FREE Teams Day Online (https://teams10x.com), an event packed with speakers from both Microsoft and the community

• The security arguments behind moving your services to the cloud

• Getting started with Teams adoption in stone-age environments

• Life outside IT and how Russ transformed his through diet and exercise

Connect with Russ + Teams Day Online online:

Teams Day Online: https://www.teams10x.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/russbasiura

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russbasiura

Follow us on Twitter:

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18/

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Check out our blogs:

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com/

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Buy Pete's books!

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

Stephen L Rose is a Microsoft Teams Senior Product Marketing Manager, host of Inside Microsoft Teams, and all around mainstay of Microsoft for IT pros.  He joins us in this episode to discuss his Inside Microsoft Teams show, improvements in Teams over time, challenges Microsoft has faced during his time there across a number of roles, remembering the legacy of Chris Jackson, and we talk a ton about music.  

Find Stephen online: 

Inside Microsoft Teams: https://resources.techcommunity.microsoft.com/inside-microsoft-teams

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephenlrose 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenlrose  

Chris Jackson Computer Science Education Scholarship:

https://bold.org/scholarships/chris-jackson-scholarship

We're joined in this show by Nate Chamberlain,  who is a 3 time Microsoft MVP,  a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and a multiple time published author.  In this interview, Kat and Peter talk with Nate about his journey from SharePoint Consultant to full time trainer, his new free online collaboration course, his books (one co-written with Peter), and coming out as a gay man in both his personal life and career. We also talk music and musicals, movies and reading, and so much more!  

Connect with Nate online:  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chambernate

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nchambe

Website: https://natechamberlain.com/

Nate's new FREE collaboration course: https://www.natethetrainer.com/courses/collaboration-in-microsoft-365

Nate's books: https://www.amazon.com/Nate-Chamberlain/e/B07JKQQDFK 

Follow us on Twitter:  

Kat: https://twitter.com/GreenanKat

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudCons365 

Connect with us on LinkedIn:  

Kat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-greenan-ba212a18

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam 

Check out our blogs:  

Kat: https://collabwithkat.com

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot 

Buy Pete's books!  

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004

It's a new beginning for Cloud Conversations as we introduce Kat Greenan to the team as our new permanent co-host.  Kat joined Ru and Pete as a guest back in Episode 7, and we could not be more delighted to welcome her to the show.  In this episode we spend some time catching up, discussing what has caught our eye in the world of M365 and Azure in recent weeks, and also chatted about music and our favourite James Bond's.

Cathy Moya is a Senior Program Manager for Customer Experience Programs, in particular Endpoint Manager / Intune / ConfigMgr / Windows.  She joins us in this episode to discuss the 'open source' #WomenITPros, Altspace VR, and life in her role at Microsoft.

Connect with Cathy online:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CxPCathy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cxpcathy

#WomenITrpros

https://bit.ly/womenitpros - FAQ

https://bit.ly/witpros-meetings - find all the meetings

https://bit.ly/witpros-youtube - WomenITpros call recordings

AltspaceVR

https://aka.ms/VR4events - how to hold your own events in AltspaceVR

Microsoft Endpoint Manager

https://aka.ms/memblog

Follow us on Twitter:

Pete: https://twitter.com/M365Rising

Ru: https://twitter.com/rucam365

The show: https://twitter.com/CloudRuandPete

Connect with us on LinkedIn:

Pete: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrising

Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam

Check out our blogs:

Pete: https://www.peterrising.co.uk

Ru: https://campbell.scot

Buy Pete's books!

MS-500 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1801071004

MS-500 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1838983120

MS-700 Exam Guide (USA): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1801071004