Summary: <p>In this 268th episode, AC & CJ recorded a live interview at the SharePoint Fest conference in Seattle, Washington where they covered the latest news in the cloud space.</p><p>Notes:</p><p>News<br> Microsoft</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2018/08/20/we-are-taking-new-steps-against-broadening-threats-to-democracy/?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral">We are taking new steps against broadening threats to democracy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/this-is-not-your-fathers-microsoft/">This is not your father’s Microsoft</a></li> </ul> <p>Slack</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.axios.com/slack-now-valued-above-7-billion-1534855783-e1f1376a-a7ab-457c-822c-293278cbd854.html">Slack now valued above $7 billion</a></li> </ul> <p>Azure</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/logic-apps-flow-connectors-will-make-automating-video-indexer-simpler-than-ever/">Logic Apps, Flow connectors will make Automating Video Indexer simpler than ever</a><br> -<a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/vnet-service-endpoints-for-azure-database-services-for-mysql-and-postgresql-ga/">Announcing VNet service endpoints general availability for MySQL and PostgreSQL</a> </li> <li><a href="https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/machinelearning/2018/08/14/the-microsoft-ai-idea-challenge-breakthrough-ideas-wanted/">The Microsoft AI Idea Challenge – Breakthrough Ideas Wanted!</a></li> </ul> <p>Office 365</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/blogs/managed-access-to-microsoft-graph-data-in-private-preview/">Managed Access to Microsoft Graph Data in Private Preview</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/blogs/site-scripts-site-designs-summer-2018-update/">Site Scripts & Site Designs – Summer 2018 Update</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/blogs/devtools-microsoft-teams-desktop-client/">DevTools Now Accessible From the Microsoft Teams Desktop Client</a></li> </ul> <p>Picks<br> AC’s Picks</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov/#!/home">JPL’s Open Source Build-It-Yourself Rover</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/22/legacy-system-exposed-black-hat-2018-attendees-contact-information/">‘Legacy system’ exposed Black Hat 2018 attendees’ contact information</a></li> </ul> <p>CJ’s Picks</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/hvanbakel/CsprojToVs2017">GitHub: Tooling for converting pre 2017 project to the new Visual Studio 2017 format.</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/DJSnM/status/1030209185839865856">Scott Manley Tweet</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>The Microsoft Cloud Show sponsored by: </strong></p> <p><a href="http://nintex.com?utm_source=mscloudshow&utm_medium=email"><img src="http://assets.microsoftcloudshow.com/media/mscloudshow/logos/nintex.png" border="0"></a><br> What if you could take any process your teams use to get work done, and make it happen automatically? 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