On Friday, January 22, 2021, Chris Hoard, Office Apps & Services MVP, is presenting a session at M365 Friday California titled “Microsoft Teams App Management Fundamentals”. During this session he will dig into the concept of Teams as a Platform (TaaP) and share with administrators the fundamentals of managing third party apps to protect your data while providing end users the best overall experience.
SharePoint Conference, WWDC, Underwater Data Centers, Project Maven, and GDPR
In today’s On the SPOT News Brief, Jay Leask and Craig Jahnke catch up after a multi-month hiatus with Jay’s move, and newborn son, and Craig’s new job and summer plans. And they discuss their goals for the podcast and how hard it can be to find the motivation to record, edit, and release this. So thank you for putting up with us as we try to rebuild our cadence!
In technology they discuss news out of the SharePoint conference, GitHub, a sunken data center, Project Maven, WWDC, GDPR and those pesky privacy policies. They also put out a call for someone to help them understand what Apple has been doing for the past 5+ years – I mean, really, what’s iNew?
Data Discovery and Assessment, Pilot and Execution, Your Path to a Successful Cloud Migration
today’s On the SPOT News Brief, Jay Leask and Craig Jahnke continue the Cloud Series with a focus on a four phase migration process: Discovery, Assessment, Pilot, and Execution. They even touch on the importance of user acceptance testing and automated governance to support end-user buy-in. Throughout each of these phases, Jay and Craig provide real-world customer examples which showcase the importance for each phase.
The importance of a Cloud Readiness Assessment
Recorded March 3, 2018, Jay Leask and Craig Jahnke continue the Cloud Series by diving into the importance of a proper readiness assessment when considering a move to the cloud. Primary categories of discussion included cloud viability for business and legacy applications, up-front and hidden costs, brand and type of cloud (such as brands, private vs multi-tenant, and data segregation options), governance, and migration preparedness.
Introduction to Security and Compliance in the Cloud Series
In today’s On the SPOT News Brief, Jay Leask and Craig Jahnke introduce a new series of upcoming episodes around Security and Compliance in the Cloud. We know the cloud offers the combined resources and finances of hundreds of thousands of organizations, but why does that give it a chance to be more secure than your on premises infrastructure? And what considerations do you need to keep in mind when you plan your move? In the coming weeks we will dig into each of the topics discussed today.
OTSNB 10-31-17 Google dedicated interconnects, Zapiers Workflow Automation, and AI bots gone wild
In today’s On the SPOT News Brief, Jay Leask and Craig Jahnke talk about Google Directed Interconnects for Google Cloud enterprise users, Zapiers’ new “team” plan, and a Russian AI bot that continues to prove you can’t teach a bot by reading the internet comments without expecting the worst of the worst.
OTSNB 10-25-17 What’s Hot in IT Career Trends and Amazon Key
In this first On the SPOT News Brief, Jay and Craig discuss format changes, hot trends in IT hiring, and how consumer spending is effecting the speed of business.
OTSE3 – Office 365 Periodic Table, Apps, Tools, and Dashboards with Matt Wade
This edited podcast was recorded Saturday July 28, 2017. Hosts Jay Leask and Craig Jahnke jump right into some news and then kick off our show with guest Matt Wade, Cloud Services Lead at H3 Solutions and founder of ICanSharePoint.com.
OTSE2 – Microsoft Inspire, Partner Ecosystem, AI, Bots, and Teams, with Dux Raymond Sy
Recorded July 18th, 2017, Dux Raymond Sy of AvePoint, joins us to talk about Microsoft Inspire, updates to the MS partner ecosystem, AI, bots, Teams, and getting your audience to dance.
OTSE1 – No-Code Solutions, Training, Executive Buying, and the personal brand with Asif Rehmani
Recorded Saturday July 1, 2017. Hosts Jay Leask and Craig Jahnke introduce the podcast, themselves, and kick off our first show with guest Asif Rehmani, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of VisualSP.