Date: Tuesday, June 12th at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT

Securing your cloud based resources can be difficult. When you move to the cloud, you give up a certain level of control over your machines. That doesn’t have to mean you accept all the default configurations for the security of your virtual machines in Azure.

In this webcast Nathan O’Bryan (MCSM/MVP) will cover some simple steps you can take to secure your virtual machines hosted in Azure.

We’ll cover:

• Changing the default Administrator account name

• Improving security for the public port

• Removing the RDP endpoint for Azure VMs

Join us for this and much more!

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Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 11am PT / 2pm ET
Featured Speaker: Nathan O'Bryan, Microsoft MVP

Office 365 has a number of built-in data security tools, making it possible scan for keywords with regex filters or even upload document fingerprints to identify company-specific data. This can be enough for some organizations.

But what if you need more advanced capabilities? In this webinar, we will look at the built-in DLP capabilities and demonstrate how you can apply advanced data classification tools provided by Symantec, McAfee, GTB or any of the leading DLP vendors. We will show how you can integrate them into policy workflows that manage share policies, interact with users and even incorporate your choice of file encryption. 

We will show how you can take your Office 365 data protection policies and enforce them across Azure and all of your other enterprise SaaS. Then, we will integrate all the compliance event logging into your existing SIEM for centralized reporting.

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Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 11am PT / 2pm ET

There is a widespread misconception that data created and stored in the cloud does not need to be backed up. When data is deleted or corrupted, companies face three major problems: Lost data, lost time and lost cash. When Office 365 fails, backup and recovery are a crucial component for any business.

Learn about cloud data recoverability and how to take control of your Office 365 data in our upcoming webinar.

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Date: March 20th at 11am PT / 2pm ET

In the era of cloud mailboxes, finding the right protection for end-user mailboxes of the constant threat of spam and phishing attacks takes a lot of work. Email administrators need to understand the basic features that are available with your Office 365 subscription as well as the add-on features that are available to fill in the gaps.

In this webcast Nathan O’Bryan (Microsoft MVP) will dive into the default features and functionality of your Office 365 subscription, and Andrey Pozhogin will cover the additional protection that can be provided by Kaspersky services.

Join us to find out what protection your organization has, and what additional protection is available.

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Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET

Active Directory is the heart and the brain of your organization’s IT infrastructure. When it becomes necessary to undertake an Active Directory migration project, experience is always going to be your best ally. In this webcast Microsoft MVP Nathan O’Bryan and Ron Robbins of Quest Software will cover some of the important lessons learned from your peers and share their experience successfully performing this type of migration.

Drawing on vast experience in successfully performing Active Directory migrations in environments of all shapes and sizes, these experts will dive into lessons learned from AD migration customers like:

• Know your data prior to starting the migration
• Legacy applications take extra time and care
• Always think security

Join us for this informative webcast.

 

Date: 03/21/2018

Time: 11:00am PT

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How 100% cloud and mobile meets all your users’ needs

Date: Tuesday, February 27th at 10am PT / 1pm ET

One of IT’s biggest challenges today is providing secure access to distributed employees, partner and customers, regardless of location and devices. Enter stage right… 100% cloud and mobile IT.

A 100% cloud- and mobile-first organization breaks down traditional office walls. Companies can give employees the freedom to securely work anywhere, anytime; make partner collaboration faster and easier through digitization; and better serve customers with a great digital experience while safeguarding their data.

Forward-thinking IT leaders know this. That’s why cloud is becoming so popular. But what does 100% cloud and mobile really mean? What does it really look like?

Cloud-first is a philosophy and shift in how IT thinks about openness, security, and user trust with specific components that embody a cloud-first strategy. This webinar defines those components and the many benefits.

Learn how 100% cloud and mobile IT meets all your users’ needs.

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Date: December 13th at 11am PT / 2pm ET

Moving an organization’s IT resources to “the cloud” can be a big change. What is “the cloud,” how does it work, and is it reliable? Having a plan in place for your migration is absolutely essential before starting that transition.

In this Redmond Magazine Fireside Chat webcast, Microsoft Cloud expert Nathan O’Bryan (MCSM/MVP) will discuss the planning process for you move to Office 365 with Datto Vice President of Product Marketing Matt Richards. They will spend an hour discussing the information you need to start planning your migration, as well as what you need to know to successfully manage your Office 365 tenant now and in the future.

Attend and learn:

• How to decide your identity management strategy for Office 365
• If you need to backup Office 365
• How to sort through the sales pitch and understand how things really work in the cloud
• And much more!

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Date: November 7, 2017 at 11am PT / 2pm ET

Speakers:
Nathan O’Bryan - Microsoft MVP
Stafin Jacob – Technology Solutions Professional, Microsoft
Rajkumar Thakur – Practice Lead, Digital Workplace Services, Microland

In a recent survey of 100+ CIOs/IT leaders, security was ranked as the most significant challenge in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)*. As CIOs embrace digital workplace strategies, beyond enabling access to email or corporate resources anywhere and on any device, the focus is on transforming into a digital business, implementing digital enablers of which enterprise mobility is a key element. While enterprise mobility enables productivity and agility, it also increases the chances of data leakage and the threat surface, given the ever-changing threat landscape.

Cutting through the clutter of enterprise mobility publications available on the Internet, this webinar presents real life use cases CIOs should consider in any mobility solution to manage information security.

Listen to industry experts’ views on securing information in enterprise mobility and learn about:

• Must-haves in an enterprise mobility strategy to manage all BYOD / COPE devices
• Securing information everywhere through controls in mobility solutions

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Date: November 1, 2017 at 8:00am PT / 11:00am ET
Moderator: Nathan O’Bryan, Microsoft MVP

Many organizations are considering migrating to Office 365 to take advantage of its functionality and convenience. But, this move can be difficult. And managing Office 365 presents its own challenges.
So, join our discussion featuring Quest On Demand experts. They’ll share some key problems our customers faced during their transition so you can learn from their experiences. Plus, they’ll also cover other important topics, such as:

• How modifying your business continuity plans to accommodate your Azure Active Directory (AD) could impact your organization
• How implementing security policies upfront can prevent potential security breaches
• Why developing a sound backup and recovery plan is so essential

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Date: Tuesday, Sept. 19th at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT

In July 2018 Microsoft will be ending support for Session Border Controllers that connect 3rd party PBX systems to Exchange Online Unified Messaging. This service change could force many Office 365 customers that use Exchange Online Unified Messaging to make significant changes to their telephone infrastructure.

In this webcast Nathan O’Bryan (MCSM: Messaging, MVP: Office Servers and Service) and Tom Minifie, AVST CTO, will discuss what options current Office 365 customers will have, and what actions they need to take before July 2018 to ensure they don’t lose service.

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Date: Thursday, Sept. 21st at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT

Join Microsoft MVP Nathan O'Bryan for this webcast on ways you can protect your organization’s data from ransomware attacks in Office 365. The native tools and add-ins available from Microsoft, as well as 3rd party solutions that can provide additional layers of protection will be covered.

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Microsoft positions Office 365 as an all-in-one solution for office productivity solutions that covers all an organization’s needs. Office 365 is designed to be resilient, and redundant in ways that are supposed to survive any incident without the need for administrators to do much of anything. Is that really true?

In this Redmond TechAdvisor webcast, Nathan O'Bryan (MVP: Office Servers and Services and MCSM: Messaging) will talk about how Office 365 protects your data, and what you can do to prepare for the possible gaps in Microsoft’s protection strategy.

He will answer questions like:

• Should you backup your Office 365 data?
• What does Microsoft do to protect your data?
• How does your disaster recovery plan effect compliance requirements?

Register today!

 

Date: 09/14/2017

Time: 11:00 am PT

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Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET

With tens of millions of users with Office 365 identities stored in Azure Active Directory, it’s absolutely essential to understand what these identities are and what access is granted to those identities. Knowing who can access what information throughout Azure Active Directory and your Office 365 organization is of paramount importance. Information residing in Azure, Azure Active Directory and OneDrive for Business is often sensitive enough to become a subject of compliance efforts and security measures that need to be taken to protect your organization from a high-profile security breach.

In this webcast Microsoft MVP and MCSM Nathan O'Bryan will be joined by Joey Heaton to talk about how Quest solutions can help secure your Office 365 tenant.

We’ll cover security solutions for:

• Azure Active Directory
• Azure Tenant/Subscription/Licensing
• Exchange Online
• OneDrive for Business
• Hybrid Permissions by Account

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In recent years, Microsoft has changed its strategy and its business model. Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, is no longer interested in selling software.

What does that mean for IT and  how can the enterprise adapt to the changing IT landscape?

Join Microsoft MVP Nathan O’Bryan in this Redmond TechAdvisor for a discussion about:

• How Windows and Office will be sold and updated in the future
• Why keeping current is going to be more important to the stability and security of your IT department
• Potential pitfalls and challenges for IT departments as they move into this new model

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Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 11:00 AM PDT / 2:00 PM EDT

Rock-solid unified endpoint management (UEM) is possible when you have the right tools and right techniques. Join us at this Redmond webinar where we’ll reveal best practices that can help you manage all the devices connecting to your infrastructure.

Join Microsoft MVP Nathan O’Bryan and Quest engineer Bruce Johnson in an open discussion about:

• Unified endpoint management and what it means
• Considerations for consistent management of all your devices
• Potential pitfalls and challenges of combining management of diverse devices

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