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Microsoft Mechanics Podcast

392 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★ - 18 ratings

Made for tech enthusiasts and IT professionals. Expanded coverage of your favorite technologies across Microsoft; including Office, Azure, Windows and Data Platforms. We'll even bring you broader topics such as device innovation with Surface, machine learning, and predictive analytics.

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Azure Virtual Desktop for on-premises Azure Stack HCI + other hybrid updates

November 02, 2021 22:40 - 10 minutes - 58.9 MB Video

Take a look at the just announced capability to run Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI on premises, as well as a roundup of what's new in hybrid management across platforms with Azure Arc. Azure Virtual Desktop, formerly known as Windows Virtual Desktop, used to be an all or nothing decision in order to run your VMs from the Azure cloud. Now you can use Azure, Azure Stack HCI, and use Windows 10 multi-session in a hybrid environment where you get the full Windows experience along with...

Stop Cloud & Hybrid Apps from being Cyber Attack Entry Points

November 01, 2021 16:26 - 8 minutes - 40 MB Video

Prevent your cloud and hybrid apps from becoming entry points to cyber attacks and exploits with Microsoft app governance, now generally available. Jeremy Chapman, Director of Microsoft 365, walks through a cloud app-based attack and shows how app governance helps you get visibility into the compliance posture of all your connected cloud apps, identify anomalous behaviors and risk, and take action to respond to threats. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Introduction 00:28 - Cross app integrations ...

See Why Microsoft Visio is Now Available to More People. Plus Recent Updates

November 01, 2021 14:28 - 10 minutes - 49.4 MB Video

Now free to anyone with commercial versions of Office 365 and Microsoft 365. Check out the recent updates to Microsoft Visio. If you're new to Visio, we'll show you how easy it is to get started, as well as how to coauthor and collaborate across Visio for the web and Microsoft Teams. As a Visio expert, get updates to the desktop app, including new integrations that export diagrams to PowerPoint and Microsoft Word or as a process in Power Automate. Mukul Kumar, Senior Product Marketing Manage...

Manage All Your Surface Devices in a Single Portal — Microsoft Endpoint Manager

October 28, 2021 15:47 - 5 minutes - 30.1 MB Video

Tour the new Surface management portal in Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Get a single environment for end-to-end visibility and management of your corporate or user-owned Surface devices. Jeremy Chapman, Microsoft 365 Director, shows how you can go beyond configuration of your Surface devices. Know the status of each device, active support requests, and expiring warranties — all within the portal. The Surface management portal works with all supported Surface devices, including the Surface La...

AI-based Privacy Management for Microsoft 365

October 19, 2021 13:28 - 13 minutes - 76.1 MB Video

Get started with Microsoft's new AI-based privacy management solution for Microsoft 365, which applies intelligence to quickly assess your organization's privacy risks and help anyone working with personal data make the right decisions. Alym Rayani, General Manager for Microsoft 365 Compliance and Privacy, joins Jeremy Chapman to show how you can automate subject rights requests for Microsoft 365 data and ensure integration with your existing solutions using our API. Privacy requirements u...

How to Manage Cloud Spend In Azure — With Your Endpoint of Choice

October 11, 2021 16:33 - 12 minutes - 79.5 MB Video

Get tips for visibility and management of your cloud spend in Azure using your endpoint of choice, from the Azure Cost Management portal, Power BI for custom views and reporting, to API-based integration that feeds cost data into your existing financial system. Matt McSpirit, Senior Program Manager for Microsoft Azure, joins Jeremy Chapman to share how you can configure your Azure environment to meet specific cost reporting needs. Whether you're from the IT team or the finance team, choos...

Windows 11 Security — Our Hacker-in-Chief Runs Attacks and Shows Solutions

October 05, 2021 12:41

Stay ahead of external and internal threats — and balance performance, reliability, and security with Windows 11. Dave Weston, Windows security expert, joins Jeremy Chapman to share the rationale behind hardware requirements and how they provide significantly more protection against today's most sophisticated malware and attacks. Cyber attacks are at an all time high. Many of the optional or high-end security controls from Windows 10 are now on by default and required on new machines with ...

Windows 11 Security — Our Hacker-in-Chief Runs Attacks and Shows Solutions

October 05, 2021 12:41

Stay ahead of external and internal threats — and balance performance, reliability, and security with Windows 11. Dave Weston, Windows security expert, joins Jeremy Chapman to share the rationale behind hardware requirements and how they provide significantly more protection against today's most sophisticated malware and attacks. Cyber attacks are at an all time high. Many of the optional or high-end security controls from Windows 10 are now on by default and required on new machines with ...

App Modernization Options | Azure Migrate tool

September 27, 2021 20:15 - 13 minutes - 76.4 MB Video

As you migrate to the cloud, here's a walk-through of Azure options for app modernization, from the updates for the containerization of your apps to run in Azure Kubernetes Service, to running in the Azure App Service. We'll also show you updates to the Azure Migrate tool to help you discover and assess your .net apps at scale before migrating them fully to the managed Azure App Service. Matt McSpirit, Senior Program Manager for Microsoft Azure, joins Jeremy Chapman to go deeper on how you c...

Microsoft Teams Phone — How to Set It Up

September 27, 2021 15:55 - 10 minutes - 75.7 MB Video

We're going to teach you how to use PSTN telephony options with Microsoft Teams Phone. Teams ties together all of the different communications modalities, so you can easily move from one modality to the next. Shift from a text-based chat to a one-on-one voice call. And just like with a video conference, you can easily add people to it to make it a group call. Beyond pure voice calling, there are rich PSTN telephony capabilities that are available inside of Teams, and we've made it a lot ea...

Surface Laptop Studio Hands-on Review

September 22, 2021 20:44 - 6 minutes - 16.9 MB Video

Surface Laptop Studio is our most versatile laptop with unparalleled performance, all while delivering the best possible experience with Windows 11. Chris Greiser, from the team that engineered and designed Surface Laptop Studio, gives an in-depth, hands-on tour of the newest member in the Surface family. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Introducing Surface Laptop Studio 00:38 - Designing the hinge 01:09 - CPU and GPU performance 01:58 - AI-powered app demo - NVIDIA Canvas 02:58 - SSD options ...

Surface Pro 8 Hands-on Review + Updates to the Surface 2-in-1 Lineup

September 22, 2021 19:54 - 9 minutes - 22.8 MB Video

Surface Pro 8 is designed to be the most modern expression of the purpose-built, class-defining Surface 2-in-1, now designed for Windows 11. Dave Mitchell, from the team that engineers and designs Surface 2-in-1s, gives an in-depth, hands-on tour of the Surface Pro 8, along with updates to the rest of the Surface 2-in-1 family. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Introducing Surface Pro 8 00:27 - Review of Surface Pro 8 user experience 00:58 - Performance updates and specs 02:04 - Exterior design ...

Windows 11: The Optimization and Performance Improvements

September 08, 2021 15:42 - 12 minutes - 96.5 MB Video

The Windows 11 team gives an exclusive look at the Windows 11 performance optimizations, improvements to the Windows servicing model and orchestration engine, as well as policy management and the rationale behind Windows 11 system requirements. Steve Dispensa, VP of Enterprise Management at Microsoft, joins host Jeremy Chapman to take you under the hood of Windows 11. This is the first Windows conceived for Zero Trust and a hybrid work world. For users, we've removed distractions as you wo...

Automate threat detection and response with Azure Sentinel and Microsoft 365 Defender

August 24, 2021 15:43 - 18 minutes - 100 MB Video

Watch how Microsoft's cloud-based SIM, Azure Sentinel, along with our XDR technologies, including Microsoft 365 Defender, provide an automated approach to threat detection and response. Rob Lefferts, Microsoft Security CVP, joins Jeremy Chapman to show you the latest integrative defenses and tools to respond quickly in the context of a real attack. The threat landscape has reached a new level of urgency, whether it's human operated ransomware, or sophisticated command and control attacks, ...

Zero Trust for Data - Essentials Series - Episode 5

August 16, 2021 15:22 - 9 minutes - 51.1 MB Video

Protect data across your files and content, as well as structured and unstructured data wherever it resides, with the Zero Trust security model. As always, the approach applies the principles of verify explicitly, least privileged access, and assume breach. Jeremy Chapman, Director of Microsoft 365, highlights how you can apply Zero Trust security to keep your data protected. With Zero Trust, protections are designed to follow your data wherever it resides, whether that's in your infrastru...

Predictive AI and Marketing Automation in Dynamics 365

August 09, 2021 17:13 - 15 minutes - 76 MB Video

Get an in-depth look at how you can find and keep your customers with Customer Insights in Dynamics 365. Explore the predictive AI and automation that can identify the customers you are most at risk of losing, as well as develop and track the marketing that will earn them back. Thiale Diop, Product Manager for Dynamics 365, joins Jeremy Chapman to walk you through the configuration and setup. With Dynamics 365 Marketing, you can leverage artificial intelligence to personalize and optimize ...

Windows 365 admin setup and management tutorial for Cloud PCs

August 02, 2021 17:56 - 12 minutes - 26.1 MB Video

Get your Cloud PCs up and running with Windows 365. Explore the prerequisites, what the imaging and provisioning process looks like, as well as ongoing management. Christiaan Brinkhoff, Principal Program Manager for Windows 365, joins Jeremy Chapman to walk you through the administrator setup in Azure and Microsoft Endpoint Manager, as well as the user experience in the browser and the additional functionality you get when you access your Cloud PC with Remote Desktop apps. If you're new to...

Build and customize model-driven apps | Power Apps Studio Updates

July 27, 2021 15:55 - 11 minutes - 67.4 MB Video

Simplify your app authoring experience with the latest updates in Power Apps. The new modern app designer makes model-driven apps far more accessible and easier to build. Customize pages, then generate Power Fx formulas that write themselves when you specify what you want using natural language. Emma Cooper, Senior Program Manager for Microsoft Power Apps, joins Jeremy Chapman to share how these updates make it easier to build apps and bring in advanced functionality with very low code. Bu...

Hybrid cloud migration, modernization and unified management with Azure

July 19, 2021 17:26 - 12 minutes - 78.7 MB Video

Take a look at options for migrating your apps to a hybrid cloud and on-premises state with Azure Migrate and Azure Arc. Matt McSpirit, Senior Program Manager for Microsoft Azure, joins host Jeremy Chapman to show how your resources in the Cloud can work seamlessly with resources on premises under a single management plane. Hybrid migration is a reality for most organizations, especially when some workloads must be kept on premises. The good news is with Azure Migrate, we help you migrate ...

Windows 365, your Cloud PC | What it is, how it works, and how to set it up

July 14, 2021 15:44 - 13 minutes - 82.1 MB Video

Windows 365 is your PC in the cloud. Securely stream your personalized Windows experience, including your desktop, apps, settings, and content, at any time to all of your devices. For IT, see how easy it is, as a fully-managed service, to assign and configure Cloud PCs using familiar tools like Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Given the need to work remotely and securely, there has been a huge demand for cloud based solutions in the past year. Windows 365 modernizes the way Windows experiences ...

Zero Trust for Network & Infrastructure - Essentials Series - Episode 4

July 07, 2021 15:42 - 9 minutes - 46.4 MB Video

Apply zero trust principles and policies to your network and infrastructure with this essentials episode. It's a high-level overview of the principles of the Zero Trust security model, spanning identity, endpoints, applications, networks, infrastructure, and data. Your network and its underlying configuration provides secure access to your resources. Infrastructure, whether on premises servers, local or cloud hosted VMs, containers, storage, or PaaS databases, all represent a critical thre...

How to present videos in Microsoft Teams meetings WITHOUT LAG using web streaming & PowerPoint Live

June 24, 2021 15:55 - 6 minutes - 13.5 MB Video

Need to present a video to a group of people online, but when you play it on your computer and share your desktop, it’s laggy and dropping frames for others in a Microsoft Teams meeting, or maybe it’s missing the audio track? In this remote and hybrid working tip, Jeremy Chapman from the Microsoft 365 team at Microsoft will show you a simple trick that will avoid those issues using web streaming along with PowerPoint Live as part of a Microsoft Teams presentation, so everyone can watch you...

Migrate & Modernize Linux VMs and Databases into Azure

June 21, 2021 17:47 - 15 minutes - 91.9 MB Video

Look at Azure as a platform for running your Linux virtual machine and open source database workloads. Check out options for how you can lift and shift existing VMs and databases to Azure and modernize them using cloud native approaches. Matt McSpirit, from the Azure engineering team, joins Jeremy Chapman to show how Azure supports open source platforms across operating systems, with different Linux distros as well as their publishers and open source databases. Azure has been working with ...

Microsoft Viva Insights | Improve productivity and wellbeing | Demo and tutorial, including set-up

June 17, 2021 13:18 - 13 minutes - 62 MB Video

See how Microsoft Viva Insights delivers data-driven privacy, protected insights, and recommended actions to help individuals and teams improve productivity and wellbeing. Engineering leader, Kamal Janardhan, joins Jeremy Chapman for a deep dive and a view of your options for configuration. If you're new to Microsoft Viva, it comprises four modules that deliver new employee experiences across knowledge, communications, learning, and insights, all in the context of your work. These leverage...

Microsoft Teams certified accessory tour | Modern Headsets, Speaker, Webcam & Surface Headphones 2+

June 16, 2021 15:36 - 10 minutes - 27.4 MB Video

Take a look at the latest Microsoft hardware innovations in support of remote and hybrid work at home and in the office. Engineering leader, Branden Powell, joins Jeremy Chapman to show how the new Microsoft and Surface accessories deliver the best experience on Microsoft Teams. All our accessories are made with premium materials, so they look great and are built to last. They're compact and lightweight to optimize your space, no matter where you're working from. We've prioritized all-day ...

Zero Trust for Endpoints and Applications - Essentials Series - Episode 3

June 10, 2021 19:30 - 9 minutes - 43.1 MB Video

See how you can apply Zero Trust principles and policies to your endpoints and apps; the conduits for users to access your data, network, and resources. Jeremy Chapman walks through your options, controls, and recent updates to implement the Zero Trust security model. Our Essentials episode gave a high-level overview of the principles of the Zero Trust security model, spanning identity, endpoints, applications, networks, infrastructure, and data. For Zero Trust, endpoints refer to the devi...

Microsoft Viva Learning | Personalized learning experience through Microsoft 365

June 07, 2021 18:00 - 11 minutes - 63.1 MB Video

Go deeper on Microsoft Viva Learning, a central place for individuals and teams to discover personal learning content and build skills within the flow of everyday work. Swati Jhawar, Principal Program Manager for Microsoft Viva, joins Jeremy Chapman to share options for setup, learning content curation, and integration with your existing learning management system. Microsoft Viva has four modules (Connections, Insights, Topics & Learning) that deliver new employee experiences in the contex...

Power Apps for ProDevs | APIs, DevOps & Publishing to Microsoft Teams

June 03, 2021 15:40 - 13 minutes - 59 MB Video

Take a closer look at how the Power Platform can be used for professional developers’ most demanding business apps. Per Mikkelsen, GPM for Microsoft Power Platform, joins host Jeremy Chapman to share how you can build APIs as serverless functions, integrate Power Apps as part of your CI/CD pipelines, and publish Power Apps to Microsoft Teams for increased discoverability. The Power Platform is designed for any app and any developer. We've set out to remove a lot of the pain in the software...

Microsoft Project and Dynamics 365 Project Operations | Updates for 2021

June 01, 2021 18:34 - 12 minutes - 54 MB Video

Take a look at new project management options from Microsoft, and how they meet your project needs. From integrated experiences with Microsoft Teams using Project for the web, all the way to Project Operations in Dynamics 365 to support the delivery of project-based services with seamless integration into your ERP system, and manage all phases of your projects. We've set out to take our mature project management engine with Microsoft Project, and make project management more accessible to ...

Microsoft Viva Connections | Curated Organization and Personal Experience

May 24, 2021 16:11 - 11 minutes - 62.6 MB Video

Take a look at the new Microsoft Viva Connections, part of your Microsoft 365 subscription, that provides a curated, company branded experience in the context of the apps used every day, like Microsoft Teams. Adam Harmetz, lead engineer, joins host Jeremy Chapman to walk through the user experience, how to set it up, and options for personalizing information sharing by role. If you're new to Microsoft Viva, it comprises four modules that deliver new employee experiences across knowledge, c...

Zero Trust Identity Controls - Essentials Series - Episode 2

May 24, 2021 16:04 - 8 minutes - 34.6 MB Video

Tour your identity options when moving to the Zero Trust security model. Our last Essentials episode gave a high-level overview of the Zero Trust security model principles: identity, endpoints, applications, networks, infrastructure, and data. Join our host, Jeremy Chapman, as he unpacks the foundational layer of the model with identity. As the primary control plane for Zero Trust, it acts as the front door for people, service accounts, and devices as each requests access to resources. Ide...

Control & Management of Microsoft Viva Topics

May 17, 2021 18:09 - 15 minutes - 79.5 MB Video

Take a deep dive on Microsoft Viva Topics, which uses AI to organize information into accessible knowledge within the apps and services you use every day. Walk through the admin experience for setup, as well as the controls available to publish and curate topic pages and ensure content accuracy. CJ Tan, Lead Program Manager, joins host Jeremy Chapman to cover the overall experience for users, knowledge managers, and admins. If you're new to Microsoft Viva, it comprises four modules that de...

Zero Trust Security Implementation - Essentials Series - Episode 1

May 13, 2021 15:49 - 8 minutes - 64.7 MB Video

Adopt a Zero Trust approach for security and benefit from the core ways in which Microsoft can help. In the past, your defenses may have been focused on protecting network access with on-premises firewalls and VPNs, assuming everything inside the network was safe. But as corporate data footprints have expanded to sit outside your corporate network, to live in the Cloud or a hybrid across both, the Zero Trust security model has evolved to address a more holistic set of attack vectors. Based...

Introduction to Microsoft Viva, an Employee Experience Platform

May 10, 2021 18:50 - 9 minutes - 59.5 MB Video

Tour Microsoft Viva, the new employee experience platform that connects learning, insights, resources, and communication. Viva is a unique set of curated and AI enriched experiences built on top of and integrated with the foundational services of Microsoft 365. Join Jeremy Chapman as he shares Viva’s capabilities, the underlying tech, and your core options for enabling and configuring Microsoft Viva as a team leader or admin. Microsoft Viva’s 4 core modules: Viva Topics - builds a knowle...

Build fast, scalable data system on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale | Clearent

May 04, 2021 22:31 - 12 minutes - 70.5 MB Video

How to build a fast, scalable data system on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale. Hyperscale’s flexible architecture scales with the pace of your business to process large amounts of data with a small amount of compute in just minutes, and allows you to back up data almost instantaneously. Zach Fransen, VP of data and AI at Xplor, joins Jeremy Chapman to share how credit card processing firm, Clearent by Xplor, built a fast, scalable merchant transaction reporting system on Azure SQL Database Hy...

Consolidate data to one source with Azure SQL Managed Instance | Komatsu

May 04, 2021 19:40 - 14 minutes - 34.8 MB Video

Modernize your existing data at scale, and solve for operational efficiency with Azure SQL Managed Instance. Azure SQL MI is an intelligent, scalable, cloud database service and fully managed SQL server. Nipun Sharma, lead data architect, joins Jeremy Chapman to share how the Australian subsidiary of large equipment manufacturer, Komatsu, built a scalable and proactive sales and inventory management and customer servicing model on top of Azure SQL Managed Instance to consolidate their lega...

How to use Power Platform's advanced data backend for all your apps | Microsoft Dataverse

May 04, 2021 15:52 - 12 minutes - 55.2 MB Video

Take a closer look at Microsoft Dataverse, a managed service that securely shapes, stores, and manages any data across your business apps, from ERP systems to user generated Power Apps. Dataverse empowers citizen developers to quickly develop apps at scale, and pro developers to easily create apps that interoperate across multiple systems. Marc Mercuri, engineering lead, joins Jeremy Chapman to show how Dataverse is a great data backend for any app and any developer – without the need to arc...

Share a video WITH AUDIO on a Mac using Microsoft Teams

April 26, 2021 17:02 - 3 minutes - 21.7 MB Video

Need to share a video with AUDIO during a Microsoft Teams meeting? What used to only be possible in Windows is now also possible in MacOS! In this work from home tip, Jeremy Chapman from the Microsoft 365 team will show you how to "Include Computer Sound" while sharing your desktop or app windows using a Mac or PC. At the time of release, this is a Public Preview feature in Microsoft Teams for MacOS, so we'll also show how to get that enabled if you don't see the options demonstrated. ► ...

Build & Deploy to edge IoT devices in minutes

April 21, 2021 17:09 - 12 minutes - 74.4 MB Video

Azure Percept is a new zero-to-low-code platform that includes sensory hardware accelerators, AI models, and templates to help you build and deploy secured, intelligent AI workloads and solutions to edge IoT devices. Host Jeremy Chapman joins George Moore, Azure Edge Lead Engineer, for an introduction on how to build intelligent solutions on the Edge quickly and easily. Azure Percept Vision: Optically perceive an event in the real world. Sensory data from cameras perform a broad array of...

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 | Details, Review, Tech & Design Specs

April 21, 2021 17:01 - 7 minutes - 33.4 MB Video

Get an insider's look at the latest Surface Laptop 4. While Surface Laptop’s familiar signature sleek form factor has been retained, under the covers you'll find major optimizations to bring the overall performance, battery life and device experience to the next level. NOTE: Models with AMD Ryzen™ 5 Microsoft Surface Edition processors have 7 GPU cores and 6 CPU cores. See https://docs.microsoft.com/surface/surface-laptop-processors for more information. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Introduc...

VM Setup — Which Virtual Machine is best for your workload in Azure?

April 08, 2021 16:32 - 8 minutes - 70.1 MB Video

Explore your options to select the right VMs for your workloads. On this episode of Azure Essentials, Matt McSpirit shares core compute and disk storage options for any workload you want to run in Azure. If you're new to Azure, shifting your apps or workloads onto a virtual machine or multiple VMs in Azure can be achieved without rearchitecting them or writing new code. You can even deploy your workloads to Azure Dedicated Hosts that provide single tenant physical servers dedicated to your...

Automate note taking in Microsoft Teams with meeting transcription

March 29, 2021 15:33 - 4 minutes - 18 MB Video

Do you wish you could take better notes during meetings or classes held on Microsoft Teams? Jeremy Chapman from the Microsoft 365 team demonstrates a new way to automate the process. Now in Microsoft Teams, keeping detailed notes for your meetings just got easier, with in-context and automated meeting transcripts using the brand-new and AI-driven speech-to-text transcription capability built into Teams. Once started, you can watch meeting transcription happen in real time. When the meeti...

How to use Microsoft Word and Teams as a teleprompter for presentations

March 22, 2021 16:48 - 6 minutes - 38.9 MB Video

If you’ve ever wondered how news anchors or public speakers can stay on point and present their topics in a crisp and concise way, within a limited timeframe, chances are they are using a teleprompter. In today’s work from home tip, Jeremy Chapman from the Microsoft 365 team will show you how you can use Microsoft Word to easily convert any document into something that works perfectly as a teleprompter, then we’ll show you how to use Microsoft Teams as a way to project this teleprompter sc...

Set up for proactive, always-on service in Dynamics 365 with intelligent chatbots, IVA and IoT

March 16, 2021 15:48 - 13 minutes - 62.3 MB Video

Set up a proactive and always-on service organization with Dynamics 365, from self–service automated actions using intelligent and conversational chatbots and IoT, to high touch customer agent and frontline technician support. Expert Deanna Sparks joins host Jeremy Chapman to share how to combine automation, intelligence and live personnel engagement to take customer support to the next level. Build a better customer support experience: • Provide intelligent, proactive and automated self...

Secure and monitor Power Apps, Power Automate, RPA and the rest of the Power Platform

March 08, 2021 18:11 - 12 minutes - 75.9 MB Video

Review the latest governance capabilities in Microsoft’s Power Platform, including more granular data loss prevention controls and enhanced visibility through new tenant-wide built-in analytics. Power Platform makes it easy for anyone to build rich experiences around their data, apps, and processes, and integrate them with the apps they use every day. While this adds value to the business and developers, governance and productivity must be balanced. Microsoft CVP, Charles Lamanna, joins Je...

Azure Migration | New unified tools for discovering and assessing databases, .NET apps and VMs

March 08, 2021 16:30 - 12 minutes - 74.1 MB Video

See how the latest updates to Azure Migrate provide one unified environment to discover and assess your servers, databases, and apps, and easily migrate them to Azure. Jeremy Chapman is joined by Abhishek Hemrajani, Group PM Manager for Azure Migration, to explore how we’ve merged three different tool sets for discovery and assessment into one unified, at scale, agentless discovery and assessment experience. Discovery: Track multiple SQL server instances on the same server, and discover th...

Go passwordless | Hands-on tour in Azure AD with FIDO2 keys and Temporary Access Pass

March 05, 2021 22:08 - 13 minutes - 31 MB Video

Eliminate passwords by users and their organizations with the latest authentication updates in Azure AD, now generally available. Joy Chik, Microsoft CVP from the identity engineering team, joins host Jeremy Chapman to review friction-free ways of going passwordless with the introduction of the new temporary access pass. USERS: Azure AD now supports FIDO2 security keys as an authentication method for signing into operating systems, applications, and services FIDO2 keys – make life easi...

Host webinars in Microsoft Teams | Deep dive on new presenter and attendee experiences

March 05, 2021 21:57 - 8 minutes - 18 MB Video

Host webinars directly from the Microsoft Teams environment, and offer unique attendee experiences that help tailor the event to participants' needs. Teams is now one single and familiar tool for all your meeting types. Online meetings can be extended to webinars and scale out to a significantly larger audience. As a Teams user, there is no additional expertise required to set up a Team's webinar. It's a rich, interactive, and engaging experience for both presenters and attendees, combining ...

Azure Cognitive Search | Build semantic search into your apps

March 05, 2021 21:45 - 12 minutes - 78.9 MB Video

Bring state-of-the-art search capabilities to your custom applications in content management systems with Azure Cognitive Search. Tour the latest enhancements with Semantic Search to surface relevant answers to your search queries. Azure Cognitive Search is a PaaS solution that allows you to integrate sophisticated search capabilities into your applications. It helps you quickly ingest, enrich, and explore structured and unstructured data, and is available to everyone. Azure and Bing tea...

Microsoft Mesh hands-on demo | New platform to deliver collaborative mixed reality experiences

March 03, 2021 18:48 - 16 minutes - 56.2 MB Video

Experience and build collaborative and shared, cross-platform mixed reality experiences with Microsoft Mesh. Take a hands-on tour with the co-creator of Mesh, Simon Skaria, lead engineer on Microsoft's mixed reality team to see how Mesh works, experiences with the preview Microsoft Mesh for HoloLens 2 app and how you can build these experiences as an application developer. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Introduction 01:47 - Microsoft Mesh for HoloLens 2 preview 02:20 - Demonstration of the m...

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