All About 365 with Jay and Steve
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe All About 365 podcast, with Steve Goodman and Jason Wynn chatting over a coffee about Microsoft 365, including Office 365, Teams, Skype, Exchange, SharePoint, Windows, Security and much more...
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Episode 54 - Getting the best audio and video quality for Teams meetings
July 21, 2021 20:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBIn the show this week, we discuss... · New features arriving in Teams · Call Quality in the Client · What is SATIN? · Music Mode in Teams · Certified Devices versus Professional Equipment · Teams + NDI + OBS · Stream to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and More DIRECT from Teams – but why?
Episode 53 - Back to the Office Part 3 - Return of the Meeting Room
June 22, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBIt's all about Microsoft Teams Rooms and the Hybrid workspace in this episode. We talk not just about what you'd do pre-hybrid work, but how things need to evolve for the future; what new technology is around now, and what integrations you need to include in your meeting room planning.
Episode 52 - Back To The Office Part Two
May 13, 2021 21:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBOn the show today, Jay and Steve discuss hybrid work, and return to the office (again!) - including: · Is there a push to return to the office? · Question for listeners: Did you really digitally transform? · Is Hybrid work a technology or business problem? · Overcoming the business issues · Technology needed to support Return to the Office · Hybrid working and why it’s so important
Episode 51 - It's All About the User Experience with a deep-dive into Microsoft 365 performance with Gary Steere
April 23, 2021 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBIn the latest show, Steve and Jay talk to Microsoft Master and CEO of Perfrax, Gary Steere, to talk about user experience monitoring in Microsoft 365. Gary's spent countless hours examining how to monitor Microsoft services from the outside in, and has a deep understanding of how Microsoft 365 hooks together. On the show, he shares his knowledge and experience with us to understand why you'd monitor Microsoft's services, what you can glean by using the built-in reporting and how to monitor t...
Episode 50 - Securing Microsoft 365 from attacks
January 17, 2021 18:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBIn today's show, Michael van Horenbeeck, Microsoft MVP, joins Steve and Jay to discuss Microsoft 365 security. Michael discusses his book on the topic and we learn about the biggest risks to information security that organizations face today, how to begin securing against threats in your Microsoft 365 tenant, and how to monitor and manage threats.
Episode 49 - What's new in tenant to tenant migrations?
October 28, 2020 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this week's episode, we're joined by Mike Weaver from Quadrotech to talk about the new Teams APIs available, and to hear about the new Exchange native tenant to tenant tools work in the real world. We also hear about how tenant migrations have changed and a remote workforce is driving more automation.
Episode 48 - How to move from Hybrid Voice and CCE to Teams Direct Routing
September 30, 2020 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIn this episode, Steve and Jay meet up to discuss the impending retirement of Skype for Business Online, and what that means for CCE and Skype for Business Hybrid. Steve quizzes Jay to find out how smaller and larger businesses in different scenarios should approach moving their voice systems to the cloud
Episode 47 - Do you need to backup Microsoft 365?
September 14, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this week's episode, Steve and Jay are back recording in person and discussing a topic that comes up regularly in Office 365 discussions. Do you need to backup? Things have moved on since we last discussed this on the show and we'll cover some of the reasons why you might need backups, mitigations built into the service and how to look at some of the claims made by backup vendors eager to sell their services.
Episode 46 - How do you secure data in Office 365?
June 14, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode we talk about the various ways to secure data in Office 365 - using Microsoft 365 tools. In the show we talk about AIP, MIP, Azure RMS and the associated tech you can use to keep content secure - and when to use it.
Episode 45 - How do you level-up Microsoft Teams to include Meeting Rooms and Voice
May 11, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this episode we consider what your next steps with voice and meetings should be if you've implemented Teams rapidly, or have implemented primarily for PC to PC & mobile calling and meetings and want to go to the next level. We discuss: What your next steps should be.. What are the options available for smaller companies? What do larger enterprises tend to do? Are meeting rooms extinct? If not, what are the use cases over the next few months for using Microsoft Teams Rooms - from real ...
Episode 44 - All About Power Apps with Chris O'Brien
April 26, 2020 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBOn the show today, MVP Chris O'Brien joins us to discuss Power Apps. We cover topics including: What's included in the Power Platform? What's a citizen developer? How quickly can someone build their first app? What are the types of apps appropriate for Power Apps? What did people use to build apps on Office 365 before Power Apps? What makes a fully functional Power App? What are the different models of application? When should someone consider using premium functionality? What are s...
Episode 43 - How to gain insights into Teams performance for remote workers
April 12, 2020 19:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBIn the latest episode, Steve and Jay are joined by GSX's Jean-François Piot to discuss how to gain insights into the type of issues remote workers might have when using Teams and Microsoft 365 away from the the office. In the show we discuss: How we understand the different types of connections people have, be it WiFi, wired connections or even mobile connectivity People using Teams in unusual settings and what these are What has happened with rapid deployments of Teams What are the chal...
Episode 42 - Teams Consultant Tips for Working from Quarantine
March 29, 2020 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBThe show this week comes from quarantine, and the first time Jay and Steve haven't been able to meet up in person for a coffee and chat to record. We've been working with Teams since it's preview release and have needed to switch gear to consulting with clients remotely over the last few weeks. In the show we share how we've been coping, how to help your colleagues, our tips for running remote consultations and workshops, the best devices to use and what we've seen work well to keep your men...
Episode 41- Whats new in Exchange with Greg Taylor
March 15, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this week's show we're joined by Greg Taylor, Exchange Product Director at Microsoft. In the show we talk about Exchange Online and Exchange On-Premises and cover the following topics and more... Is anyone left on-premises? And are people still deploying Exchange Server today? Exchange 2010 was going to out of support on the 14th of January – but has been extended to October. Why? What are the new features coming to Exchange Online? Did you expect Exchange Online to be so successful?
Episode 40 - Before and after migrating - what should you consider?
March 01, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBIn today's episode, Mike Weaver and Doug Davis from Quadrotech join us to discuss what happens before and after you migrate to Microsoft 365. Topics include: Pre-Migration Issues Where do these come up? Straightforward deployments and migrations – 1-1 migrations from existing environments, where is it easy? Where does it become complex? Post Migration management challenges What’s the challenge with managing after migration? Do you need a target operating model? How to you keep up wit...
Episode 39 - How to help First Line workers adopt Teams with Vesa Nopanen
February 16, 2020 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this week's episode, Jay and Steve are joined by MVP Vesa Nopanen to talk about First Line workers and Microsoft Teams. We discuss: What is a First Line worker? What do Microsoft offer for this type of employee? What's useful in Teams for First Line workers? Before Office 365 not many businesses bought licensing for these employees - is anything changing here? Can we customise the experience in Teams? Is it simply build it and they will come? How did Vesa get involved with working ...
Episode 38 - Accelerating Teams Enablement with Sean Wilson
January 31, 2020 18:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBIn this episode Steve and Jay are joined by Microsoft's Sean Wilson, to discuss how to accelerate your enablement of Microsoft Teams. In this show we talk about What's offered by Microsoft to help this Where you should consider starting What Sean sees as the role of IT in this How Microsoft Partners help Where Adoption and Change Management fits and how 5 different generations in the workforce impacts this The transition of the role of AV teams in the Teams world
Episode 37 - Hello, can you hear me now? Using Microsoft Teams Advanced Call Quality Dashboard
December 01, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIn episode 37, Steve and Jay get together at Microsoft Ignite to discuss the CQDv3 - the Advanced Call Quality Dashboard and why you should be using it with your Microsoft Teams deployment. In the show we ask - What do we mean by call quality and what does it apply to? If Microsoft are providing it as a service, why is it our responsibility? What's different about this version of CQD? How real-time is it? What reporting and drill-down does it give us? Everything has AI in these days -...
Episode 36 - How Microsoft IT moved to Teams Only Mode
November 24, 2019 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBIn Episode 36, Steve and Jay talk to Petra Thomas, Emily Kirby and Lesley Montgomery from Microsoft IT about their move to Teams Only mode from Skype and Teams Islands mode for over 200,000 people. We cover what Teams only mode is - and why you should consider moving to it, the challenges Microsoft encountered with their own move and what we can learn from their approach.
Episode 35 - Teams Cloud Video Interop & Direct Guest Join with Microsoft & Poly
November 17, 2019 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBOn the show today, we're joined by Ilya Bukshteyn from Microsoft and Adam Jacobs from Poly to talk about new features announced at Microsoft Ignite - Cloud Video interop and Direct Guest Join. Listen to the show to find out a bit of the history behind where we are today, where the future is headed, what the experience is going to be and much more.
Episode 34 - Under the hood with Private Channels in Microsoft Teams
November 04, 2019 20:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBThis time on All About 365, Steve and Jay are talking about a long-awaited feature in Microsoft Teams - Private Channels. In the show today, we go beyond the basics and talk about - - What similar functionality is in Microsoft Teams and where does Private Channels fit in - Why do people want Private Channels at all? - How does it work under the hood? - What challenges might you need to consider? And much more...
Episode 33 - Teams migrations, Ignite 2019 and more with Tony Redmond
October 26, 2019 20:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBOn the show today, Steve and Jay are joined by legendary Microsoft MVP Tony Redmond to talk about Teams migrations, the state of tenant to tenant moves, compliance in Microsoft 365, predictions for Microsoft Ignite 2019 - and of course we have a few laughs along the way!
Episode 32 - Teams and Community with Laurie Pottmeyer
October 13, 2019 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBIn episode 32, Steve and Jay are joined by Microsoft's Laurie Pottmeyer, to talk about how YOU can get involved in the Microsoft Community. We chat about: What is the Teams Airlift? What events Laurie has been involved with over the last few months and why Why it's worth sharing with others and what you can get out of it How do you start to get involved with other Teams admins and users and how Microsoft can help And much more!
Episode 31 - (Microsoft) Search and you will find
September 03, 2019 17:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBOn this episode we're on the lookout for facts on Microsoft Search! We'll discover what it is, how it fits into Office 365 and the rest of the suite and how to access it. is it just a posh version of Bing, or will it be the tool that helps us find and discover everything we need within the Office 365 suite, wherever that conversation, email or file lives? Tune in to find out!
Episode 30 - How to get involved with Microsoft Ignite 2019, with Anna Chu
July 25, 2019 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBOn episode 30 of the All About 365 podcast, Anna Chu from Microsoft joins Steve and Jay to talk about Microsoft Ignite, and opportunities to be a part of Microsoft's premier IT conference. You'll find out what Microsoft Ignite is - how has it changed from last year - and get some tips on how to convince your boss to send you. And if you are interested in becoming a community reporter or submitting a session before the August 4th deadline, tune in for some tips and tricks from Anna, Steve a...
Episode 29 - Go with the flow
June 25, 2019 19:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBIn this episode, Steve and Jason talk about Microsoft Flow - the business process automation and personal productivity tool inside Microsoft 365. Comprising a key part of the Microsoft Power Platform, we ask: What is Flow? Is it a posh version of IFTTT? How do we use it? How do we access it? What license SKU is it part of? What does it connect it to? How do you manage it? Can we add our own applications that tie into the Flow? Is it only Microsoft Applications or can we tie it into L...
Episode 28 - Windows 10 planning and rollout tips and tricks
June 12, 2019 23:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBIn episode 28 of the All About 365 podcast, Jason and Steve are joined by Robert Epstein, Product Marketing Lead for Microsoft 365 to talk about Windows 10 in the Enterprise and your roll as an IT pro in rollout and adoption.
Episode 27 - How should you tackle adoption and change management as an IT Pro?
May 23, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBIn Episode 27 we discuss how IT professionals should tackle user adoption and change management, with Levente Nagy, PMM for Microsoft 365 Customer Success. What works? What doesn't work? What have IT done well and not so well in the past and what approach is best to take when rolling out a productivity suite like Office 365? Find out in the show and visit the AllAbout365.com website for links to everything discussed.
Episode 26 - Office 365 Backups with Theresa Miller
March 17, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 8.78 MBIn episode 26, Steve and Jay are joined by Theresa Miller - Microsoft MVP, Citrix CTP and VMware vExpert to talk about Office 365 backups and gain valuable perspective from this industry veteran on why it is something you might want to consider
Episode 25 - Cloud Skills with Will Rowe
March 10, 2019 00:00 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBIn episode 25 Steve and Jay talk to experienced Office 365 and Azure recruiter, Will Rowe. In the show, recorded live from Ignite London, Will talks about the skills companies are looking for today, how to keep your skills current and more.
Episode 24 - All About Microsoft Teams Rooms
March 03, 2019 20:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBThis week, Steve and Jay talk about Microsoft Teams Rooms. It can be quite confusing trying to understand exactly what you need to buy if you want a great meeting experience in Teams and traditionally there's been a variety of solutions to choose from. Teams Rooms makes things simpler and we explain why.
Episode 23 - Talking Microsoft Teams Governance
February 24, 2019 20:00 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBOn the show today, Steve and Jay talk about one of the deceptively interesting and most important aspects of an Office 365 deployment - governance! We discuss who you need to involve; how you do it - and what you need to pull it all together.
Episode 22 - What is Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection
February 17, 2019 20:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBOn today's show, Steve and Jay talk about Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection. What is it and where does it fit within the Microsoft 365 suite? What does it include and what's the best way to configure configure it? Then we tackle the all important question - licensing. Finally we talk about alternatives on the market.
Episode 21 - Working from home - myth or Microsoft 365 miracle?
December 06, 2018 19:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBOn this week's episode Steve and Jay talk about working from home - a topic that's often very controversial. As two "road warriors", working remotely from anywhere, we chat about how home workers often get stigmatised and why that might be - be warned, it gets a little controversial! Of course we've got a Microsoft 365 angle as it's how to remain part of the team even though you are not tied to a desk...
Episode 20 - Rise of the Machine (Learning and AI)
December 01, 2018 19:00 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBOn this week's episode, Steve and Jay get together to discuss the FUTURE! Will robots make us all obsolete,or make us more productive? We take a gamble on the latter and explore what the future looks like when we harness new capabilities in Microsoft 365 - and explain how to get started as a user, IT pro or developer.
Episode 19 - Do you need to backup Office 365?
November 19, 2018 22:00 - 45 minutes - 21 MBOn the latest All About 365 podcast, Steve and Jay discuss backups for Office 365. Do you really need them? We attempt to have a fairly balanced discussion weighing up the reasons we see backup solutions being sought, and the real capabilities these solutions offer versus Office 365's native functionality.
Episode 18 - Managing Microsoft Teams
September 27, 2018 04:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBWe're getting the band back together. If you know MIcrosoft's Jamie Stark and Sean Wilson, formerly of Microsoft's SfB Broadcast Meeting video podcast, then you'll enjoy today's show. We're talking management of Teams - including select new features and ways to make it easy to get help starting your teams project. At least, that was the plan for what we were going to talk about...
Episode 17 - Ignite Edition - Talking IT Pros with the Exchange Goddess
September 26, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this episode we're joined by special guest Phoummala Schmit, Cloud Ops Advocate at Microsoft A.K.A Exchange Goddess. We talk about IT pros and developers and what the future holds for both, Microsoft's shift away from a niche developer focus to the rest of the industry, skills you need in the future to succeed and the fear of change. We only wish we could have went on longer - Exchange Goddess has a ton of war stories!
Episode 16 - Ignite Edition - Direct Routing Deep Dive
September 25, 2018 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBLive from Ignite 2018, Steve and Jay chat with Nikolay Muravlyannikov, Principal PM for Direct Routing in the Microsoft Teams product group. In this episode, we recap some Direct Routing basics, gotchas to avoid, pros and cons of different approaches, dealing with multiple sites & regions, integrating into the enterprise and more.
Episode 15 - Is the Skype to Teams Roadmap Really Complete?
September 05, 2018 04:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBMicrosoft have completed their roadmap for bringing Skype for Business Online features and functionality into Teams, and according to Microsoft, Teams is ready to meet your messaging, meeting and calling needs. In this episode we find out and discuss meeting, messaging, calling and device improvements and discuss what the reality is, and how you can begin to use Teams in your organization if you are running Skype for Business Online today.
Episode 14 - VPN, Proxy, Rock, Scissors, Paper
August 30, 2018 04:00 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBOn today's episode Jay and Steve talk about remote workers and access to Office 365. How can the user experience be managed, what can go wrong; and more importantly, what solutions are there available. It's a complex topic - with no easy answers so we went a little bit over today. Let us know if you share our frustrations.
Episode 13 - Device Management with Intune
June 29, 2018 04:00 - 26 minutes - 12.5 MBOn today's episode Steve and Jay chat about Microsoft key to modern device management - Intune. Where does it fit within the wider Microsoft 365 suite? How does it compare to traditional solutions and how well does it work with Office 365? All this and more, in today's show.
Episode 12 - All About Direct Routing with Microsoft Teams
June 10, 2018 04:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBIn today's show, Steve and Jay talk all about Direct Routing in Microsoft Teams. What is it? How is it different to Cloud Connector Edition? What do you need to use it, and how do you set it up? And what are the wider considerations you need to think about. Find out in this week's show.
Episode 11 - Why you should use PowerShell with Office 365
May 17, 2018 04:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBIn today's show we are talking PowerShell - the subject that splits many IT Pros - should you use it or just stick with the GUI? And how do you get the best out of it with Office 365? We discuss how to get started, how to learn more about PowerShell and the top commands you'll find essential when managing your Office 365 tenant.
Episode 10 - Exchange Hybrid 101
April 22, 2018 04:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBIn today's show we go back to basics and cover a topic Steve has been working with since Office 365's inception - and try to cram in the things you need to know about Exchange Hybrid into just over half an hour. We discuss the benefits and downsides to Hybrid, what it offers, key areas you need to get right, and what the user and admin experience is like.
Episode 9 - Migrating from CUCM to Office 365
April 04, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBIn today's show we take a listener request - how to migrate from Cisco Unified Communications Manager to Skype for Business Online, or Microsoft Teams. It's a whistle stop tour as we discuss what you need to discovery, decisions you need to make, planning your migration and user training considerations
Episode 8 - Talking about Teams Announcements and a call to vote on UserVoice
March 21, 2018 04:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBIn today's show we talk about last week's announcements at Enterprise Connect in Florida, where Microsoft Teams won "Best in Show" and celebrated it's first birthday. We talk through the announcements, what they mean for you and then talk about a long wished-for feature in Outlook and Exchange - and how to help make it happen.
Episode 7 - Windows Autopilot and S Mode with Jon Maunder
March 08, 2018 05:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBIn today's show we are joined by Jon Maunder, Senior Product Manager with Windows at Microsoft. Jon talks us through Windows Autopilot and how this fits into the deployment and management offerings for Microsoft 365 and also gives us some insight into Microsoft's plans for Windows S Mode, which replaces Windows 10 S Edition.
Episode 6 - Talking Microsoft 365 and personal productivity with OneNote
March 07, 2018 05:00 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBIn today's show we're joined by Ståle Hansen, Office 365 MVP and CEO of CloudWay.no. Ståle talks to Steve and Jay about how he's helping partners roll out Microsoft 365 to organizations, and talks us through how to hack your own personal productivity using OneNote.
Episode 5 - Talking skills, Teams and delving deeper on migrations
March 05, 2018 05:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBToday's second show of the day is live from Bellevue (yes, I got corrected on the first one) and Jay and I sat down with Tony Redmond, Office 365 MVP, to talk about a variety of topics ranging from skills needed for IT Pros, Teams functionality, we dig a little deeper on Episode 4's tenant to tenant question and we chat about the possibility of a freemium option for Teams