Collabtalk Podcast

Episode 22 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Haniel Croitoru (@HCroitoru), an Office Servers and Services MVP who is working a lot in the Business Solutions focus area, as well, and who is a Lead Consultant with 2toLead in Toronto, Canada. Recorded in April 2018. In this interview, Haniel and I dig into workplace automation using Teams, Flow, PowerApps, Forms, SharePoint, and PowerBI. You can watch this interview on the CollabTalk YouTube page at https://youtu.be/TS2uip0uspY And if you'd like to learn more about Haniel, check out the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/05/mvpbuzzchat-haniel-croitoru.html

Episode 21 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Becky Benishek (@beckybenishek), an Office Apps & Services MVP, Yammer expert, and Online Communities Manager at Crisis Prevention Institute in Milwaukee, MI. Recorded in April 2018. In this interview, Becky and I discuss Yammer and its continued growth within the Office 365 ecosystem, and the role of the community manager inside and outside of the enterprise. You can watch this entire episode on our YouTube page at https://youtu.be/5cZZOkh-WEw You can also find out more about Becky on our blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/05/mvpbuzzchat-becky-benishek.html

Episode 20 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Onur Okutucu (@bakionurs), a Windows and Devices for IT MVP, and DevOps engineer and consultant based out of London, UK. Recorded April 2018. In this interview, Onur and I talk about changes within the DevOps space, and then we dig into a discussion around automation -- and the opportunities that exist for IT Pros. You can watch this entire episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jqwq3Xgy1ro If you would like to know more about Onur, check out the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/05/mvpbuzzchat-onur-okutucu.html

Episode 19 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Paul Keijzers (@KbWorks), an Office Servers & Services MVP and Office 365 Specialist with Wortell, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Recorded April 2018. In this interview, we discuss customer and community feedback, and its importance in product and service development. You can watch the entire interview at https://youtu.be/bT_YYzndQ-s For more information about Paul, check out the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/04/mvpbuzzchat-paul-keijzers.html

Episode 18 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Erwin van Hunen (@erwinvanhunen), a Microsoft MVP and MCM, active participant in the PnP community, and product owner of SPTransformator at Renore. He's based out of Stockholm, Sweden. In this interview, we talk about community as an important aspect of product (and brand) building, but then we also dig into his SPTransformator product, and his efforts to help organizations move from classic to modern, from on-prem to the cloud, and to adopt SPFx and PnP to modernize their systems. Recorded March 2018. You can watch the video of this interview at https://youtu.be/sWiUXmGhRyE And you can find out more about Erwin on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/04/mvpbuzzchat-erwin-van-hunen.html

Episode 17 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Tobiasz Koprowski (@KoprowskiT), a Data Platform MVP, and the founder of Shadowloand Consulting in the UK. In this interview, we chat about the Microsoft Community, and how our interactions with Microsoft have evolved over the years. Recorded March 2018. You can find the video of this interview at https://youtu.be/2WJZrcGnt3c You can find out more about Tobiasz in the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/04/mvpbuzzchat-tobiasz-koprowski.html

Episode 16 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Liam Cleary (@helloitsliam), a fellow Office Servers & Services MVP, security expert, consultant, and principal at Shareplicity, as well as a product owner at Rencore. Recorded March 2018. In this interview, we discuss the topic of cyber-security within the Microsoft Cloud, including Office 365 and Azure, and the whitepaper and research data being made available from CollabTalk through project sponsors: AvePoint, Rencore, Solliance, and Microsoft. You can download a free copy of this report at https://rencore.com/blog/cyber-security-report-understanding-microsoft-cloud-services-and-security/ You can find this video interview at https://youtu.be/EqqXlRRqy1s And you can find out more about Liam via the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/04/mvpbuzzchat-with-liam-cleary.html

Episode 15 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Magnus Mårtensson (@noopman), a Microsoft Regional Director, Azure MVP, and CEO of the consulting company Loftysoft based in Malmo, Sweden. In this interview, we discuss his effort's to help companies move to Azure, and how the expansion of Microsoft data centers is allowing organizations to build global applications, and truly innovate at the "speed of the cloud." Recorded March 2018. For more info on Magnus, check out the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/04/mvpbuzzchat-magnus-martensson.html

Episode 13 (lucky 13!) of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Mikael Svenson (@mikaelsvenson), Chief Technology Officer for Puzzlepart, and a fellow Office Servers & Services MVP. In this interview, we discuss some of the evolving role of the IT Pro, his background in SharePoint search, and his focus on provisioning and automating for both on-prem and cloud environments. Recorded March 2018. If you'd like to learn more about Mikael, check out the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-mikael-svenson.html

Episode 14 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Sonia Cuff (@Cuff_S), a virtual-CIO and fellow Office Servers & Services MVP. Recorded March 2018. In this interview, we discuss an important end user adoption issue -- not taking advantage of the latest features, but focusing on what you know / technology of the past. To learn more about Sonia, check out the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/04/mvpbuzzchat-with-sonia-cuff.html

Episode 12 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Gareth Gudger (@SuperTekBoy), a Solution Architect at Blue Chip Consulting Group in Cleveland, Ohio and a fellow Office Apps & Services MVP. In this interview, we discuss the upcoming Microsoft release cycle with Exchange 2019 and constant updates to Exchange Online, as well as some of the evolving data standards and legislation happening around the world. Recorded March 2018. For more on Gareth, check out the blog athttps://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-gareth-gudger.html

Episode 11 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Dileepa Kariyawasam (@dileepstweets), a Senior Consultant with Empire Ltd. Australia, one of the region's largest consulting firms. Dileepa is based out of Sydney, and is a fellow Office Apps & Services MVP. In this interview, we discuss the issues that are keeping some organizations he works with from moving to the cloud as quickly as they would like -- namely, end user resistance due to real and perceived feature and performance concerns. He talks about the importance of training and focusing on end user adoption to counter these fears. Recorded March 2018. Find out more about Dileepa in the blog athttps://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-dileepa-kariyawasam.html

Episode 10 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Hal Hostetler (@TVWizard), a Senior Field Engineer with Roland Schorr, & Tower and MVP for 22 years. In this interview, we discuss some of our backgrounds in technology and how our areas of focus have changed in the MVP program since winning the award, and then we dive into his latest passion, Microsoft Teams. Recorded March 2018. Read more about Hal on the blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-hal-hostetler.html

Episode 9 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Chantal Bossé (@CHABOS), a PowerPoint MVP and President of CHABOS, and also referred to as the Lead Presentation Magician by her clients. In this interview, we share some takeaways on the Microsoft MVP Program, but then dive into the areas where people tend to get "stuck" when giving presentations (with or without PowerPoint). Recorded March 2018. Read the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-chantal-bosse.html

The inaugural episode of #WasatchAmplified on the CollabTalk Podcast focusing on people and companies along Utah's Wasatch Front and the Silicon Slopes. In this episode, CollabTalk founder and CEO Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) interviews serial entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and the CEO and founder of Startup Ignition, John Richards (@johnrichards_ut). In this interview, Christian and John discuss the startup and entrepreneurial culture in Utah, and why the state ranks highest in the United States for startups per capita, highest in economic health, and 2nd in economic activity.

Episode 8 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Jared Matfess (@JaredMatfess), a Practice Area Lead in Technology Enablement at Slalom Consulting, and Office Apps & Services MVP. In this interview, Jared shares his interest in building out chatbots, and trying to better leverage the data being captured inside of SharePoint and Office 365. Recorded March 2018. Read the blog post at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2018/03/mvpbuzzchat-with-jared-matfess.html

Episode 7 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Noah Sparks (@NoahSparks), a self-proclaimed community igniter and well-known Yammer supporter who works for Brainstorm Inc., and who was formerly a Community Success Manager at Microsoft. In this interview, we talk about Yammer for a couple minutes, but then delve into Virtual and Augmented reality, which Noah has been speaking on and experimenting with for the last couple years. Recorded March 2018.

Episode 6 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Ellen Finkelstein (@EFinkelstein), an author, trainer, frequent speaker, and one of only 14 PowerPoint MVPs in the US, which falls under the category Office Apps & Services. In this interview, we talk about storytelling and using visualizations to improve communication and collaboration. Recorded March 2018.

Episode 5 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Nick Brattoli (@Byrdttoli), Founder and Lead Consultant at Byrdttoli Enterprise Consulting, LLC, and an Office Apps & Services MVP. In this video, we discuss the upcoming release of SharePoint Server 2019, the evolution of migrations, and the increase in hybrid environments we're seeing with long-time SharePoint customers. Recorded March 2018.

Episode 4 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft MVP's Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder & CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and Tom Arbuthnot (@tomarbuthnot), Principal Solutions Architect at Modality Systems, and a Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) as well as an Office Apps & Services MVP. In this interview, we discuss Microsoft evolving messaging around 'Intelligent Communications' and its impact on Skype, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams. Recorded at Microsoft Studios in Redmond, Washington in March 2018.