Microsoft Cloud Show

CJ is joined by Matthias Einig from Rencore to talk about the state of cloud sprawl post pandemic & discuss Rencores approach to helping customers tackle this ever growing issue. Guest Matthias Einig - CEO & Founder, Rencore @mattein Rencore Governance

In this episode, AC & CJ tackle two big announcements from Microsoft around the future of Windows and SharePoint Server.News A new day for SharePoint Server Welcome to your Windows 365 Cloud PC Microsoft unveils Windows 365 — ushering in a new category of computing Microsoft reveals $31 per user per month price tag of one of the coming Windows 365 SKUs Raise the bar for your app security – Get Microsoft 365 Certification by passing these security controls An Emoji For Your Thoughts Microsoft buys cybersecurity start-up RiskIQ Disable the Windows print spooler to prevent hacks, Microsoft tells customers Picks AC’s Pick ‘Hubble is back!’ Famed space telescope has new lease on life after computer swap appears to fix glitch CJ’s Picks Long-term Orbit Stability of the Apollo 11 Eagle Lunar Module Ascent Stage Is Apollo 11’s Lunar Module Still In Orbit Around The Moon 52 Years Later?

In this episode, CJ and AC pull back a favorite show format - the geek out! Today they discussed the prosumer grade networking gear from Ubiquity!Links from the episode UniFi OS Consoles UniFi Network Switching UniFi Wi-Fi UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 UniFi LTE UniFi Protect

Join AC and CJ as they discuss the big news that dropped this week that the JEDI contract is up for grabs… again, a summary of Microsoft news and, as always, some fantastic picks!News Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Windows Flaw Microsoft cancels plans to deliver SQL Server on Windows Containers Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI contract challenged by Amazon, ending long-contested cloud-computing deal Microsoft Edge just left a serious rival in its dust Manage frontline workers in Microsoft Teams with Tags and Time Clock APIs Explore new change notification API resources for your Microsoft Teams app Microsoft Teams 2.0 Will Use Half The Memory Build the next generation of collaborative apps for hybrid work Picks AC’s Pick Hubble Trouble: NASA Can’t Figure Out What’s Causing Computer Issues On The Telescope CJ’s Pick Jeff Bezos asks woman, 82, to travel into space with him

In this episode 416, after covering some security news from the last week, CJ takes us through an overview of Azure IoT Hub. If you thought this was just for IoT projects, take a listen… it's for so much more!News LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, including inferred salaries [U] A driver containing rootkit malware was certified by Microsoft SLACK LAUNCHES HUDDLES, DISCORD-LIKE AUDIO CALLS YOU CAN HOP IN AND OUT OF AT&T to run its mobility network on Microsoft’s Azure for Operators cloud, delivering cost-efficient 5G services at scale ROBBING THE XBOX VAULT: INSIDE A $10 MILLION GIFT CARD CHEAT Azure IoT Hub What is Azure IoT Hub Tutorial: Implement a device firmware update process Connecting IoT Devices to Azure: IoT Hub and Event Hubs Picks AC’s Pick Sir Tim Berners-Lee Source Code for the WWW CJ’s Pick ‘I Had to Rev the Snot Out of the Buicks’: Wild Stories From an SR-71 Blackbird Crew Chief

Windows 11 is coming and AC and CJ discuss the ins and outs of what's new, what they think of it and when to expect it along with other updates on M365. News Microsoft is bringing Android apps to Windows 11 with Amazon’s Appstore Introducing Windows 11 Cortana, Skype, More are Being Removed or Deprecated in Windows 11 Why bring Android apps to the Microsoft Store and Windows 10? Windows 11 Home requires internet to complete setup, but there’s a workaround Microsoft unveils Windows 11, integrating Teams directly into flagship operating system Google announces the Firmina subsea cable between the US and Argentina Picks AC’s Pick UPDATED: USS Gerald R. Ford Explosive Shock Trials CJ’s Pick International Lunar Research Station Just Announced by Russia and China

In this episode, AC and CJ share some news around the next version of Windows, Visual Studio and catch you up on the latest news in the Microsoft Cloud!News Microsoft Elects Satya Nadella as Chairman Windows 10 to be retired in 2025, as new OS unveils Windows 11 leak reveals new UI, Start menu, and more Universal Actions in Adaptive Cards on Microsoft Teams Assignments API for Microsoft Graph is now generally available New hybrid work innovations in Microsoft Teams Rooms, Fluid, and Microsoft Viva Expanding cloud services: Microsoft launches its sustainable datacenter region in Arizona Unlocking the enterprise opportunity with 5G, edge compute, and cloud Microsoft employees slept in data centers during pandemic lockdown, exec says Visual Studio 2022 Preview 1 now available! Microsoft Flight Simulator Lands on Xbox Series X|S and with Xbox Game Pass on July 27 Picks AC’s Pick Inside a transistorized shift register box, built in 1965 for Apollo testing CJ’s Pick OpenRGB Listener Pick - Wictor Wilen Techotel Picasso How Does One Get Hired by a Top Cybercrime Gang?

Microsoft has been helping to beat the bad guys, Azure has made a commitment to green tech and you can pay MS more of your $ to help schedule meetings. AC & CJ jump into all this and more!News 5 reasons to attend the Azure Hybrid and Multicloud Digital Event Azure Virtual Desktop: The flexible cloud VDI platform for the hybrid workplace Progress on our commitment to sustainable backup power in datacenters by 2030 Four new features to build richer apps for Microsoft Teams meetings Bringing Visio to Microsoft 365: Diagramming for everyone Scheduler, a new Microsoft 365 service, makes scheduling meetings easier and faster Microsoft plans to launch dedicated Xbox cloud gaming hardware Microsoft helps Feds partially recover Colonial Pipeline ransom Picks AC’s Pick The Expanse UI Design CJ’s Pick Jeff Bezos and his brother will fly on Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight with auction winner

In this episode, AC & CJ restart their “What’s new in Microsoft Azure” bi-weekly segment, talk about the upcoming Windows announcement, and tackle more Azure and Microsoft 365 news!What’s New In Microsoft Azure Azure announces general availability of scale-out NVIDIA A100 GPU Clusters: the fastest public cloud supercomputer Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – May 2021 General availability: Azure API Management Premium tier price reduction for incremental purchased units Azure Storage Blob inventory public preview is now available in all public regions Event Hubs Premium now available in public preview General availability: Logic Apps with new hosting options News Azure at Microsoft Build recap: build amazing things on your terms, anywhere New Azure capabilities to simplify deployment and management Azure is the home for your enterprise Java applications Public preview: Log Analytics workspace insights from Azure Monitor Public preview: Export Azure Monitor logs to multiple destinations Migrate content from Box, Dropbox, and Google Workspace into Microsoft 365 - release update Microsoft to reveal its next generation of Windows on June 24th Microsoft has turned the Surface Duo into a handheld Xbox Backbone Microsoft Teams Calls will soon include end-to-end encryption Kinda a big announcement Picks AC’s Pick Unsupervised 3D Neural Rendering of Minecraft Worlds CJ’s Pick Building a PC, Part IX: Downsizing

Build 2021 was this week and AC & CJ discussed what they liked, didn't like & wished they had seen more of!News MICROSOFT BUILD BOOK OF NEWS Build cloud-native applications that run anywhere Import a WebSocket API (preview) Azure Logic Apps What are Durable Functions? Azure Cosmos DB serverless Continuous access evaluation Azure Confidential Ledger GREEN SOFTWARE FOUNDATION Build the next generation of collaborative apps for hybrid work Build apps faster with the latest Microsoft Teams Toolkit Announcing Power BI in Jupyter notebooks Picks AC’s Pick Doom Captcha CJ’s Pick Building the software that helps build SpaceX Listener Pick: Meredith Connell YouTube: 2 Women Sailing Facebook: 2 Womens Sailing Instagram: 2 Women Sailing

This week, AC and CJ look ahead to the upcoming Microsoft Build conference & catch up on the latest news in the Microsoft 365 space.News Microsoft Build 9 Modern Work sessions you should not miss at Microsoft Build Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer in 2022 Develop production-scale modern web apps quickly with Azure Static Web Apps Microsoft Teams now brings family and friends together to call, chat, and make plans Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows 10X isn’t happening Picks AC’s Pick Flat Data CJ’s Pick Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs

CJ flies solo this week and discusses the meltdown of the US fuel supply on the east coast, its relationship to Microsoft & the chaos that ensued. He also dives into some Teams goodies (his new favorite pick for conference prizes, remember those?), Windows delays, and some Azure acquisitions. News Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract Colonial Pipeline attack linked to Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang DarkSide Ransomware Gang Quits After Servers, Bitcoin Stash Seized Windows 10X is on ice as Microsoft focuses efforts on rejuvenating Windows 10 desktop instead Secure configuration assessment for macOS and Linux now in public preview Introducing Webinars in Microsoft Teams: Easy, professional webinars to engage customers Equipping everyone with the right devices and accessories for hybrid work Microsoft acquires Kinvolk to accelerate container-optimized innovation A fluent new look for the Azure icon Microsoft Graph .NET SDK v4 adds enhanced features – now in preview Picks CJ’s Pick Paper aeroplane wind tunnel

This week AC and CJ discuss CJ leaving his current day job, the latest Teams, Azure, Facebook news and they dive into Microsoft's latest financial results.News What’s New in Microsoft Teams | April 2021 Nadella: Microsoft Teams Users Nearly Doubled Since Start of Pandemic Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams - Improve student reading fluency, save time and track progress Announcing Viva Learning public preview Microsoft releases Office 2021 for Mac preview Beyond Calibri: Finding Microsoft’s Next Default Font Microsoft 365 apps now available for Amazon Fire tablets Facebook Workplace reaches 7 million paid subscribers Microsoft acquires Kinvolk to accelerate container-optimized innovation Upgrade your infrastructure with the latest Dv5/Ev5 Azure VMs in preview Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – April 2021 Microsoft’s Earnings Release FY21 Q3 Picks AC’s Picks Launch Complex 39 Lego Instructions Perseverance Mars Rover Lego Model Instructions CJ’s Picks I Now Own the Coinhive Domain. Here’s How I’m Fighting Cryptojacking and Doing Good Things with Content Security Policies. Shelly2.5

In this 407th episode, AC chats with Stefan Bauer around his new hTWOo project, a 100% pure HTML & CSS implementation of Microsoft’s Fluent Design System.What’s New with Microsoft Azure Work Item Integration General availability: Log analytics workspace name uniqueness is now per resource group General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—March 2021 General availability: Application Gateway URL Rewrite Interview HTWOO UI launched – Fluent Design in HTML and CSS GitHub: n8design/htwoo hTWOo Pattern Lab Stefan Bauer - MVP Office Development, Designer & Owner N8D @StfBauer N8D

This week the team discusses Microsoft and Discord, github combatting bitcoin miners, CodeCov hack and some MS Graph news. News Chat App Discord Ends Takeover Talks With Microsoft Hacked Codecov uploading script leaked creds for two months Microsoft Outlook now lets you end all meetings early to give your brain a rest GitHub Actions update: Helping maintainers combat bad actors Microsoft Graph Changelog (Preview) Utilize change notification APIs for Microsoft Teams messages Leverage new Microsoft Teams chat APIs to enable new scenarios Enhance app engagement with the Microsoft Teams Activity Feed API Public preview: Announcing Azure STIG solution templates to accelerate compliance for DoD Picks AC’s Picks We Are Prepping for Ingenuity’s Third Flight Test Perseverance rover just made oxygen on Mars CJ’s Pick Tidbyt: The Retro Display from the Future