Cloud Conversations
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Iain Smith: Unified Communications & the pace of AI | Cloud Conversations Ep 71
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Iain Smith is a 9 time Microsoft MVP and a much respected figure in the field of Unified Communications. Iain joins Azure and Peter on the show this w...
Katie McMillan: Information Security vs legacy technology, & mentoring | Cloud Conversations Ep 70
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Katie McMillan joins Kat and Peter on the show this week. Katie is a rising star in the tech community and specialises in Information Security across ...
Fabian Bader: Protecting Azure AD hybrid identity and Defender | Cloud Conversations Ep 69
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fabian Bader MVP joins Ru Campbell MVP to talk about… • Changing tactics to protect domain controllers and on premises Active Directory&nbs...
Defender for Endpoint In-Depth | Cloud Conversations Ep 68
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Huijbregts, Justen Graves, and returning guest Joe Anich join Ru Campbell MVP to talk about Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) In-Depth, their...
ChatGPT, Community, and Viva Explorers | Merethe Stave | Cloud Conversations Ep 67
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, Microsoft MVP, and Senior Cloud Architect at Cloudway, Merethe Stave joins Femke and Peter to discuss: • ChatGPT...
SC-100 Exam Guide & working with Multi-cloud solutions | Dwayne Natwick | Cloud Conversations Ep 66
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, Microsoft MVP Dwayne Natwick returns to the show. Dwayne joins Ru and Peter to discuss: • Working with multi-clo...
Empowering Cloud, Unified Comms & Microsoft Teams | Tom Arbuthnot | Cloud Conversations Ep 65
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Arbuthnot is a Microsoft MVP, a Microsoft Certified Master, and Co-Founder of Empowering.Cloud. Tom joins Peter on the show this week to discuss: ...
Physical computing with Power Platform | Eswar Prakash | Cloud Conversations Ep 64
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eswar Prakash is a Technical Development Lead in Power Platform at Resonate. Eswar joins us on the show this week to chat with Azure and Peter to disc...
Favourite Teams features, & Teams governance | Femke de Vroome | Cloud Conversations Ep 63
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Femke de Vroome is a Productivity Engineer at Wortell. Femke joins us on the show this week to chat with our very own Femke Cornelissen - also now of ...
Careers in tech, and 12 tips at Christmas | Will Rowe | Cloud Conversations Ep 62
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Rowe is a well known figure in the Microsoft community and is Director at MS Talent, which he has built to work with and place people with the ri...
Viva Explorers, Travel and Flying planes | Ana Inés Urrutia | Cloud Conversations Ep 61
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ana Inés Urrutia joins us this week to chat with Azure and Peter about travel, and her career with Dynamics 365 and Human Resources. We also ch...
The Pathfinders Power Platform Community | Meron Gebremedhin | Cloud Conversations Ep 60
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meron Gebremedhin joins us this week to chat with Azure and Peter about her journey into tech, working across the Power Platform and Cyber Security. &...
Season 3 - Launch Show | Cloud Conversations | Ep 59
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a bit of a break, Cloud Conversations is back with new content and a brand-new member of our hosting team, Femke Cornelissen. We are absolutely ...
Cloud Conversations at the South Coast Summit, plus our MS Ignite highlights!
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, the Cloud Conversations team attend the South Coast Summit in Southampton, UK, and Ru and Peter actually meet in person for the...
Weddings, Introversion, & thoughts on Microsoft Inspire | Kat & Peter | Cloud Conversations Ep 57
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On our latest episode, Kat is back after being married in Las Vegas, and she joins Peter to talk all about her amazing wedding experience. We al...
Microsoft Technology Centre, & Microsoft Certifications | Al Eardley | Cloud Conversations Ep 56
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Al Eardley returns to Cloud Conversations in this episode to chat with Peter about: • Working at the Microsoft Technology Centre in Lon...
Dutch Women in Tech, Twitter Spaces, & M365 Adoption | Femke Cornelissen | Cloud Conversations Ep 55
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Femke Cornelissen joins us this week to chat with Peter about her career in M365 Adoption and Modern Work. We also talk about: • ...
Unplanned Conversations | Azure & Peter | Episode 54
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a bit of a summer break, Azure and Peter got together for a catchup chat and decided to record it and share with you all. We don't talk te...
What the flow, vegan creations, & tall poppy syndrome | Elaiza Benitez | Cloud Conversations Ep 53
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elaiza Benitez joins us this week to chat with Azure and Peter about her career in Power Platform and the Microsoft MVP program. We also talk ab...
Power Platform, User Groups, & In-Person conferences | Geetha Sivasailam | Cloud Conversations Ep 52
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Geetha Sivasailam joins us this week to chat with Azure and Peter about her career journey in tech to the Power Platform. We also talk about:&nb...
Microsoft Teams MS-700 exam guide | Nate Chamberlain | Cloud Conversations Ep 51
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nate Chamberlain returns to Cloud Conversations this week to chat with Azure and Peter about the release of the second edition of his Microsoft Teams ...
Digital Wellbeing & Viva Explorers | Ståle Hansen | Cloud Conversations Ep 50
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ståle Hansen is CEO & Principal Cloud Architect at Cloudway, a Public Speaker, and a Microsoft MVP. In this episode, Ståle joins Kat and P...
Allyship, mentoring, & organising a conference, | Jessica White | Cloud Conversations Ep 49
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica White is a Technical Architect, Speaker, and a Microsoft MVP. In this episode, Jess joins Kat and Peter to discuss: • The DDD East Mid...
A walk & talk with Kevin McDonnell | Cloud Conversations Ep 48
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, Peter meets up in person with Kevin McDonnell from the GreyHatBeardPrincess podcast. During a walk around the grounds of...
Teams Governance, community, & the changing face of tech | Nikki Chapple | Cloud Conversations Ep 47
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Chapple joins Kat and Azure in this episode to talk about... • What is Teams sprawl • How tech has changed ov...
Viva, Career & Community Journeys | Zoe Wilson | Cloud Conversations Ep 46
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zoe Wilson joins Kat and Azure in this episode to talk about... • Enabling Microsoft Viva • Mentoring • Women in Tech&n...
Microsoft 365 Defender & SC-200 Exam | Joe Anich & Trevor Stuart | Cloud Conversations Ep 45
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Anich is a Senior Incident Response Customer Engineer with Microsoft, helping customers who are dealing with cyber security incidents such as brea...
The SharePoint Wizard! | Ami Diamond | Cloud Conversations | Ep 44
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ami Diamond joins Kat and Pete in this episode to talk about... • Setting up his SharePoint Wizard YouTube channel • Contributing to the co...
Understanding Azure Sentinel + KQL | Matt Zorich on Cloud Conversations | Ep 43
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Zorich is a Principal Cyber Security Operations Specialist who runs the Learn Sentinel blog and is currently taking followers through the '365 da...
Power Platform & Community events| Pragati Jain | Cloud Conversations Ep 42
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pragati Jain - Pragati is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Event organiser, Manager at the Power BI UK User group, conference speaker and blogger. On th...
How to Prepare for Microsoft Exams | Sara Fennah | Cloud Conversations Ep 41
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Fennah is a Microsoft 365 consultant, trainer, MCT, MVP, blogger and holds over 40 Microsoft accreditations. We caught up with Sara on: - ...
Power Automate! | Sara Lagerquist | Cloud Conversations Ep 40
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kat and Ru catch up Sara Lagerquist, a Microsoft Business Application MVP, based in Stockholm, Sweden. Chatting about... ...
Microsoft Information Protection + SC-400 | Shabaz Darr + Viktor Hedberg | Cloud Conversations Ep 39
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this show, Shabaz Darr and Viktor Hedberg join Ru and Pete to catch up about... • The SC-400 Microsoft Information Protection Administrato...
Azure AD SC-300 Exam - Are Microsoft Exams Worth It? | Dwayne Natwick | Cloud Conversations Ep 38
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dwayne Natwick MVP catches up with Ru and Pete about... • The SC-300 Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator exam • Dwayne's new ...
Securing Microsoft 365 in SMBs + Defender for Business | Alex Fields on Cloud Conversations | Ep 37
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Fields MVP joins us to chat about... • Securing Microsoft 365 in small-medium sized businesses • The new Microsoft Defender for ...
Cloud Conversations | Season 2 - Kick Off 2022
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We start the show for 2022 by introducing our amazing new host, Azure McFarlane! We catch up about where the channel is heading, how our last year wen...
Cloud Conversations | Ep 35 | Lesley Crook on Viva, and a day in the life with Teams
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lesley Crook is a Microsoft MVP and a Viva Visionary. She joins us in this episode to talk about: - A day in the life with Microsoft Teams - The best ...
Cloud Conversations | Ep 34 | Sophie Dimelow on Women in tech and community
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie Dimelow is a Microsoft Cloud Consultant and Women in Tech advocate. She joined Kat and Peter this week to talk about her journey to speak...
Cloud Conversations | Ep 33 | Sheryl Netley on Power Platform, attending festivals and more!
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 33 we are joined by Sheryl Netley to talk about Power Platform, Women in Tech, Community events, festivals, and managing your time! A reall...
Cloud Conversations | Ep 32 | Kenneth van Surksum on Conditional Access, Workplace Ninja User group and more!
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft MVP Kenneth van Surksum joins us this week to talk about Azure AD Conditional Access, Endpoint Manager and much more.
Cloud Conversations | Episode 31 | Tim Hermie on Intune, Windows Insider, Punk, and Career Challenges
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Hermie is a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility and Windows Insider MVP. He is a also a founding board member of the Microsoft Cloud and Client Ma...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 30 | Allie Thompson on Humans of IT, Ignite, Inclusiveness, and MVP Program
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Allie Thompson is a Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft, working specifically with the IT Pro audience and the Office Apps and Services MVP Program...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 29 | John Gruszczyk on Securing Microsoft Teams and Cloud Hosted Data
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Gruszczyk from the Microsoft Teams Security + Compliance team joins Pete and Ru this episode to deep dive into... • The the most relevan...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 28 | Russ Basiura on Teams Adoption, Cloud Security, and
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Basiura joins Kat and Ru this episode to dive into... • The upcoming FREE Teams Day Online (https://teams10x.com), an event packed with speaker...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 27 | Stephen L Rose on Teams, Dealing with Feedback, and the Legacy of Chris Jackson
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen L Rose is a Microsoft Teams Senior Product Marketing Manager, host of Inside Microsoft Teams, and all around mainstay of Microsoft for IT pros...
Cloud Conversations | Ep 26 | Rene Modery on authoring a book on MS Lists, travel, and more!
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cloud Conversations we are joined by Rene Modery, who is a 10 time Microsoft MVP, blogger and published author. In this interview, ...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 25 | Nate Chamberlain on SharePoint, his life & career journey, & music
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined in this show by Nate Chamberlain, who is a 3 time Microsoft MVP, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and a multiple time published...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 24 | Welcoming our new host Kat Greenan
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a new beginning for Cloud Conversations as we introduce Kat Greenan to the team as our new permanent co-host. Kat joined Ru and Pete as a g...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 23 | Anna Chu on Microsoft Tech Community, Power Automate, and IT Careers
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined in this show by Anna Chu, who previously led and launched the Microsoft Tech Community and recently started as a Community Program ...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 22 | Cathy Moya on #WomenITPros, AltspaceVR, and Endpoint Manager
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cathy Moya is a Senior Program Manager for Customer Experience Programs, in particular Endpoint Manager / Intune / ConfigMgr / Windows. She join...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 21 | Paul Tozer on Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Public Cloud
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Tozer is a Cloud Solutions Architect, specialising in Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop), Windows 365, Microsoft 365, and A...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 20 | Azure McFarlane on Power Platform/ Automate, Tech Career Paths, More!
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Azure McFarlane is a bioprocess engineer turned data scientist working in the pharmaceuticals industry that joins us in this episode to talk about all...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 19 | Dennie Declercq on Tech Accessibility, Microsoft Blazor, AI Advances
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dennie Declercq is a Microsoft MVP and developer + CEO at DDSoft, a non-profit that connects the social sector with the IT sector. He's a strong...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 18 | Al Eardley on Power Platform, Security & Compliance, and IT Careers
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alan (Al) Eardley is a Modern Work and Security Technical Architect at Microsoft, joining us in this episode to discuss all sorts of Microsoft 365 goo...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 17 | Chris Hoard on Microsoft Teams, MCT Controversy, Teams Nation, and EDU
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined today by Chris Hoard MVP, a co-founder of Teams Nation - the fantastically successful online-only conference about all things Teams. &nbs...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 16 | Jimmy Vaughan on Time in WWE/WWF, Career Moves, Teams Rooms, Microsoft
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this slobber knocker episode, we had the legendary Jimmy Vaughan with us. Jimmy is a former MVP who's now with Microsoft, focusing on Teams. ...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 15 | Joy Apple on SharePoint, Teams, Migrations, and Microsoft Community
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Delighted to have Joy Apple join us for episode 15, in which we discuss her webinar series 'Joy of SharePoint', a history of SharePoint and Teams and ...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 14 | Steve Goodman on Office 365, Exchange, its Evolution, HAFNIUM, and more!
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bumper episode of Cloud Conversations, we're joined by Microsoft 365 legend Steve Goodman MVP. We discuss how Steve came to specialise i...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 13 | Paul Dredge on Teams, Its Competitors, Future of Intranets, MVP Award!
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcoming Paul Dredge to episode 13 of Cloud Conversations! Paul is a senior technical consultant, focusing on driving Microsoft Teams adoption....
Cloud Conversations | Episode 12 | Holly Lehman on Azure CxP, Career Growth, and Overcoming Obstacles
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined in this episode by Holly Lehman, a Program Manager for Microsoft Azure product improvement! Up for discussion in this show are a behind t...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 11 | Thijs Lecomte on Sentinel, M365 Security, and Everything Automation!
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Thijs Lecomte joins Ru and Pete to talk about the book he's a technical editor for, Microsoft 365 Security for IT Pros; his work on S...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 10 | Andy Malone on Training, Exams, Authorship, and Meeting Bill Gates!
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Malone joins us to talk about his long career as a Microsoft Certified Training and MVP and how things have changed in the past 15-20 years, foun...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 9 | Laurie Pottmeyer on Teams Development, the MTC, and Women in Tech
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Pottmeyer joins us in this episode to discuss Microsoft Teams and the crazy growth it's had and how that effected the product roadmap and devel...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 8 | Jan Bakker on Cloud Security, Power Automate, and Independent Work
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jan Bakker joins us to talk about securing Microsoft 365 with things like Conditional Access, leveraging the Microsoft Graph API and Power Automate to...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 7 | Kat Greenan on Teams, Viva, the Product Roadmap... and T1 vs T2!
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat Greenan joins us to talk about Microsoft Teams and Viva, which parts of those currently excel and which miss the mark, understanding Microsoft 365...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 6 | Rudy Ooms on Microsoft 365 Security, Multi-Tenant, and Movies!
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rudy Ooms joins us today to talk about securing Microsoft 365 environments and on-premises Active Directory; managing multi-tenant scenarios and the c...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 5 | Karoliina Kettukari on Teams, Viva, and Modern Work after COVID-19
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Karoliina Kettukari joins us to talk about adoption to modern work, Microsoft Teams and its many layers including Viva, dealing with work from home fa...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 4 | Isidora Katanic on Tech Conferences, MVP, Volunteering, and Cats!
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Isidora Katanic joins us today to talk about becoming an MVP, running a podcast during the pandemic, speaking at events like Ignite and managing...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 3 | Patrick van Bemmelen on M365 EMS, Defender, and Life Long Learning
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick van Bemmelen, Microsoft 365 security consultant and blogger joins the show to discuss managing secure Microsoft 365 environments and where to ...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 2 | Ru Campbell on M365, IT Perfectionism, and Career Progress
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pete and Ru discuss another Azure AD outage (it’s always DNS…) and the end of support for classic Azure Information Protection labels. We th...
Cloud Conversations | Episode 1 | Pete Rising on Mental Health, Microsoft Exams, and Fatherhood
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of Cloud Conversations, Ru and Pete chat about the latest Azure AD outage and new Microsoft security exams, then dive into Pete'...