In Episode 318, Ben and Scott talk about the Defender debacle from last week and then get into some new Azure previews, including rich application health states with Virtual Machine Scale Sets, the Azure Automation extension for VS Code, and the latest preview of change tracking and inventory management with Read More
Discoverability is essential for any podcast to become successful, but many hosts struggle to get it right. There are three basic things that every podcast host needs to be doing if they want their show to grow organically. These three points also matter for podcast guests because guests should only Read More
In Episode 317, Ben walks Scott through some of his trials and tribulations with migrating contents to and from Microsoft 365 Groups (Conversations) mailboxes. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. (more…)
In this keynote episode, Pat Flynn shares how he’s been able to build the Smart Passive Income empire and beyond through one simple focus: Turn your podcast listeners into superfans. Join as Pat explains how to take listeners through the 4 phases of the Pyramid of Fandom. Take listeners (Whether Read More
In Episode 316, Ben and Scott talk about the continued fallout from the Rackspace ransomware attack as well as some other recent hacks from LastPass and CircleCI. Then they get into their topic of the day – Azure DevOps or GitHub and which one they prefer for different tasks. Like Read More
We all intuitively understand the value of being a podcast guest, but without a strategic plan in place that intentionally transforms cold audiences into raving fans, and raving fans into premium buyers, this haphazard podcast guesting thing you're doing is a TOTAL waste of your time and energy! In this Read More
In Episode 315, Ben takes Scott on a tour of Microsoft Loop and how it is working across Teams, Outlook and Word. Then they close out the episode with what tools they are using for personal work task management. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check Read More
There are people who already love your podcast; they just don't know it exists yet. Growing your podcast audience is hard if you just wait for them to find you. But when you control who learns about your podcast and are able to find the people who really want to Read More
In Episode 314, Ben and Scott have a quick follow-up on the Rackspace Hosted Exchange ransomware attack (TL;DR; if you haven’t migrated to Exchange Online, do it now), a post-mortem that was published on the Azure PowerShell and PowerShell 7.3 compatibility issue that cropped up in Nov, and then discuss Read More
Guesting on podcasts is an art and one that can boost your business if done well. In this episode, podcast executive producer Sara Lohse shares her best practices for selling yourself on podcasts without sounding like you're selling anything at all. You'll learn to become a better guest who shares Read More
In Episode 313, Ben and Scott discuss the ongoing fallout from the ransomware attack that took down the hosted Exchange environment at Rackspace in December. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. (more…)
Based on a survey of 1,076 podcasters, there are 3 distinct marketing tactics higher-income podcasters are doing that lower-income podcasters are not. If you’re struggling to grow and monetize your show, these three marketing tactics are just what you’ll need! In this episode, Deirdre Tshien will share the 3 tactics Read More
In Episode 312, Ben and Scott take a break from Azure and Office 365 to talk about gifts that you can get for the geek in your life. With the holidays coming up, we cover some of our favorite tech toys for our desks and travel. Like what you hear Read More
In this episode, Kendra Swalls explains why you need to have great media-approved headshots and other marketing photos of yourself and how they will help set your brand apart. Whether you’re a podcast host or a podcast guest, having high-quality photos of yourself will immediately boost your legitimacy and set Read More
In Episode 311, Ben and Scott discuss some of the latest announcements around Microsoft Entra including the GA of Workload identities and upcoming changes to the Entra and Azure AD portal experiences. They close out with some tips for how to quickly access multiple portal landing pages and management experiences Read More
Do you ever feel like your podcast content suffers because you don't have the time to keep up with your production schedule? We've all been there: up until 2am working on an episode that is supposed to go live in just a few hours. What if it didn't have to Read More
In Episode 310, Ben and Scott discuss the preview of a new API for managing your Azure resource quotas using the Azure Quota Service API. They also discuss shareable links in Azure Bastion and how they can be created, managed, and the user experience for them. Like what you hear Read More
Want to learn how to grow your podcast and share your message with more people? You could be getting paid to speak — all while building your existing business and growing your podcast audience. In this episode, Grant Baldwin is here to share why you should consider becoming a paid Read More
In Episode 309, Ben and Scott talk through some of the difficulties with the customer adoption and training aspects of Microsoft Teams, the GA of PowerShell 7.3 and some rough edges you might encounter with Azure PowerShell cmdlets, and then close with a discussion on cross-tenant migration for Exchange Online Read More
Influence and social authority are most visible with connective placement. Sharing the mic or stage (aka podcast platform) with people of name recognition can enhance your listenership, viewership, and personal branding recognition. But do you ever consider the connection between you and the guest themselves rather than just numbers, listens, Read More
