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Tech Community Live: Windows edition

Heather Poulsen — Fri, 24 May 2024 15:42:34 GMT

IT pros: we're here for you!

Join us for four hours of live, Windows Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA) sessions! Get the help you need with answers, insights, and tips about deploying, updating, and managing Windows. Let's talk about the journey to cloud native and removing roadblocks. Let's explore how to best protect data, identities, and your Windows ecosystem as a whole. Let's talk about simplifying the rollout and monitoring of updates. Engineering and product teams will be on camera and in chat answering your questions.

Can't attend live? No worries! All sessions will be recorded and available on demand after we conclude. You'll be able to post your questions in advance starting next week!

The agenda will be revealed here on Tuesday, May 28th. RSVP to receive notifications and reminders.

The Virtual Ninja Show | Season 8 Episode 6

Trevor_Rusher — Thu, 23 May 2024 19:53:37 GMT

Microsoft Defender for Servers integration with Defender Vulnerability Management

Senior Product Manager Tom Janetscheck conducts a valuable demo of Microsoft Defender for Servers, highlighting its seamless integration into Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management. This episode unravels the complexities surrounding external dependencies and the array of integration options available for Defender Vulnerability Management in Defender for Cloud. Join us as we demystify these essential components of server protection, empowering organizations to enhance the resilience of their digital infrastructure.

Inquiries for the product team? Post your questions in advance or anytime during the live broadcast for our experts to answer.This episode will be available on-demand immediately after the completion of the live event. Watch all previous Ninja Show episodes and see the full season calendar at >> https://aka.ms/NinjaShow.

Thanks for joining us!

Our next episode: Introducing the Copilot for Security Prompting Workshop airs Wednesday, June 5^th at 9 AM PT

The Virtual Ninja Show | Season 8 Episode 5

Trevor_Rusher — Thu, 23 May 2024 19:48:56 GMT

Answering Your Questions: Attack Disruption Explained

Attack Disruption is an automated response feature within Microsoft Defender XDR, designed to contain an ongoing attack quickly and effectively by leveraging high-confidence signals from both Microsoft Defender and non-Microsoft products. Since its release, Attack Disruption has garnered significant interest as well as sparked numerous questions regarding the feature. In this episode, Senior Product Manager Christos Ventouris addressees the most frequently asked questions about Attack Disruption and shares clarifications on its functionality.

Thanks for joining us!

Our next episode: Microsoft Defender for Servers integration with Defender Vulnerability Management

airs Monday, June 3^rd at 9 AM PT

Nonprofit Marketing Summit: Community Rising

Kim_Brooks_MSP — Wed, 22 May 2024 21:42:35 GMT

Tue, Aug 20th, 8:00AM - Thu, Aug 22nd, 3:30PM PDT

Join us at the Nonprofit Marketing Summit: Community Rising, where you'll find the keys to inspiring your audience, turning them into champions of your mission, and empowering your nonprofit to break through the noise.

The journey starts August 20-22, 2024. Are you ready to to go on an unexpected adventure?

You’ve heard the saying, “If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together.”

This is your pivotal moment. Let's go further together, so you can move your mission forward and bring about the transformative change our world urgently needs.

This event is hosted by Community Boost and GiveButter. Register at the link to attend.

DonorPerfect 2024 SPARK

Kim_Brooks_MSP — Wed, 22 May 2024 17:53:42 GMT

The 2024 DonorPerfect SPARK Community Conference will offer an engaging platform for any fundraiser wanting to excel in donor management, program innovation, community engagement, and organizational growth.

Nonprofit professionals are known for their incredible ability to ignite passion, not only for the advancement of their organizations but also for the greater good of society. But in a world often plagued by indifference, how can we better equip them to fuel the fires of meaningful change?

Remember, every powerful blaze begins with a single spark. Your expertise is that spark.

SPARK is a conference hosted by DonorPerfect. Register at the link to attend.

Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 26

Mark Kashman — Mon, 27 May 2024 22:50:58 GMT

Round out May 2024 with the goodness of community news and events. Your co-hosts, Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook, present the next informative "Mondays at Microsoft" (episode 26). Join us LIVE at 8am PST on Monday, May 27th, 2024! :hot_beverage:

Mondays at Microsoft | Connect with the Microsoft Community on a bi-weekly basis with Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook.

Show notes & links to all that was shared:

Microsoft Build. All announcements are located the Microsoft Book of News that is published for all of our events: https://news.microsoft.com/build-2024-book-of-news/
Power Platform news at #MSBuild: https://aka.ms/Build2024/PowerPlatform
Introducing Team Copilot, the expansion of Copilot for Microsoft 365 from a behind-the-scenes, personal AI assistant to a new, valuable member of your team: https://aka.ms/AAqfbcx
Microsoft Copilot Studio is introducing new agent capabilities, empowering developers to build copilots that can proactively respond to data and events, tailored to specific tasks and functions: https://build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/90aff741-26a6-490b-9793-f4747895d5c0
Copilot+ PCs are the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever built. With powerful new silicon capable of an incredible 40+ TOPS (trillion operations per second), all–day battery life and access to the most advanced AI models, Copilot+ PCs will enable you to do things you can’t on any other PC: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/05/20/introducing-copilot-pcs/
We are excited to add new models to the Phi-3 family of small, open models developed by Microsoft. We are introducing Phi-3-vision, a multimodal model that brings together language and vision capabilities. You can try Phi-3-vision today: https://aka.ms/try-phi3vision
Excited to announce the launch the Community News Desk on the Microsoft Tech Community. This represents a unification of amazing work done across Microsoft to a greater audience, and more discoverable location on the MTC. This area on the MTC will host our blog, live events like Mondays at Microsoft and Meet the Makers engineering engagements and more: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk
We are happy to launch this with the first drop of our M365 Community Conference content on the newly renamed Community Learning channel on YouTube. https://aka.ms/M365ConSessions
Microsoft and Khan Academy are announcing a multi-faceted partnership to turn the transformative potential of AI into reality: https://aka.ms/AAq4w15 To start, Microsoft is enabling Khan Academy to offer all K-12 U.S. educators' free access to Khanmigo for Teachers, an AI-powered teaching assistant that frees up teachers’ time so they can focus on what matters most – engaging with and supporting their students.
A neurodiverse team has launched Mentra, a hiring platform that uses Microsoft AI to connect more than 44,000 registered users with fulfilling careers. The platform evaluates more than 75 data points entered by the jobseekers, including their skills, goals and accommodations: https://aka.ms/MentraAnnouncement
Microsoft Places—available in public preview—is an AI-powered app that coordinates when you’re planning to come in and where you’ll work, enables improved connections with coworkers, and optimizes the effectiveness and engagement of the workplace: https://aka.ms/MicrosoftPlacesBlog
AI flows, automation shifts from rules-based to AI-based automation that is adaptive and outcome-based. And with the new AI recorder, desktop flows are getting smarter and more intuitive too. Just show and tell—with your voice—and AI recorder will automate for you: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/2024/05/21/new-ways-of-development-with-copilots-and-microsoft-power-platform/
To learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI We launched a new page listing our newly minted regional directors. https://aka.ms/MGCIAdvisors -- As part of our Microsoft Global Community Initiative, we invite you to join us for our monthly General Meeting on the third Tuesday of the month - June 18. Sign Up to join us for our monthly meeting at https://aka.ms/MGCISignUp
So many great events coming up and all available to check out on https://www.communitydays.org We also just launched a community calls page here so you can find community related called host by Microsoft and the community.
FYI, learn more about what to expect at TechCon365 - Seattle | https://aka.ms/TechCon365/2024/Seattle/Guide

Until next episode, have great times with your community, @Karuana Gatimu and @Heather Newman

Viva Insights Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) Customer Roundtable Webinar

EmilyPerina — Mon, 20 May 2024 23:01:00 GMT

Viva Insights organizational network analysis (ONA) experience is now generally available. A powerful analysis tool to understand and visualize how collaboration is happening across your organization.

ONA measures how people communicate and information flows across your company. With it, you can identify key collaboration patterns and acquire insights such as:

Cross-group collaboration behavior
Groups of employees who are showcasing increased tendency towards insularity, or more within-group collaboration behavior who overtime could become siloed
Groups or teams who are acting as “central hubs” controlling or directing the flow of information across the collaboration network

This customer roundtable is an opportunity to gather feedback, insights, and opinions from other analysts using Viva Insights. The goal of this roundtable is to demo the Viva Insights ONA experience and discuss your challenges and needs regarding ONA.

Look forward to a valuable time to learn and share.

CHARITY LEADERS SUMMER SOCIAL

Kim_Brooks_MSP — Mon, 20 May 2024 20:17:22 GMT

Would you like to get to know your charity tech peers in a friendly, relaxed setting at Microsoft’s London office?

Join us on Thursday 13 June 2024 for drinks, nibbles and networking for charity leaders, in partnership with Microsoft Tech for Social Impact.

We are thrilled to have Vicki Thornton – CFO at Age UK – with us to deliver the welcome note, talking about her strategies for raising the profile of IT within your organisation via what she calls “backseat driving strategic change“

Who is the event for?

This event is open to anyone involved in technology leadership at charities and nonprofit organisations – CFOs, COOs, Heads of Finance and/or Resources, finance/resource directors, as well as Heads of IT, IT Directors, CTOs etc.

Event details

Date: Thursday 13 June 2024

Time: 4 – 7pm

Location: Microsoft’s London HQ at 2 Kingdom Street, Paddington, London, W2 6BD

Agenda: Opening talk from Vicki Thornton, CFO Age UK, then drinks & networking

This event is hosted by SmartDesc. Please register at the link to join the event.

Microsoft Build 2024

Kim_Brooks_MSP — Mon, 20 May 2024 20:05:42 GMT

How will AI shape your future?

In Seattle and online: May 21–23, 2024

Attend Microsoft Build to connect with developers globally and grow your skills in topics like building copilots, generative AI, securing applications, cloud platforms, low-code, and more.

See the schedule and register to watch online here.

Microsoft SharePoint Premium 101

Kim_Brooks_MSP — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:58:16 GMT

You’ll discover how to customize SharePoint Premium to match your organization's unique
requirements and seamlessly integrate it with other Microsoft 365 applications for a
cohesive digital workplace experience. Creospark will share best practices and tips for using
SharePoint Premium to its fullest potential, enabling you to drive innovation, collaboration,
and success within your organization.

This event is hosted by Creospark. Please register at the link to join.

Revolutionize Online Fundraising with AI and Microsoft Fundraising & Engagement

Kim_Brooks_MSP — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:55:49 GMT

Last year, Microsoft unveiled new AI solutions for Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit, marking a
pivotal moment in nonprofit fundraising and engagement strategies. Join Soapbox Engage
for a digital event aimed at empowering nonprofit organizations to elevate their online
fundraising efforts through the transformative power of AI and Microsoft Fundraising &
Engagement.

This event is hosted by Soapbox Engage. Please register at the link to join.

CRM magic: Nonprofit CRM strategies beyond fundraising

Kim_Brooks_MSP — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:52:43 GMT

In the world of nonprofits, CRM is often only used for fundraising purposes, but did you
know that it can also be used to streamline your volunteer processes, manage event
registration, provide real time updates to your team, and so much more? Join InfoGrow to
learn how nonprofits are doing all this and more with their CRM to expand their reach and
increase impact.

This event is hosted by InfoGrow. Please register at the link to join.

Building a vibrant volunteer program: Strategies and digital solutions for success

Kim_Brooks_MSP — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:50:21 GMT

Join StratusLIVE for a comprehensive digital event to discuss the strategies for building a
robust volunteer program that meets evolving community needs. We will provide insights
into effective volunteer management, from recruitment to retention, leveraging technology
for greater impact.

This event is hosted by StratusLIVE. Please register at the link to join.

AI for Foundations: A Primer for Pragmatists

Kim_Brooks_MSP — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:47:22 GMT

Ground your understanding of generative AI with practical advice from experts in social
impact and data science. Behind the buzzwords and fuzzy predictions lies a powerful tool
you can learn to use today.

Join Submittable and Microsoft Tech for Social Impact as they
share what they’ve learned about AI and its uses for foundations.

This event is hosted by Submittable: Please register in advance at the link to join.

SharePoint Embedded Brings Microsoft 365 Copilot, Collaboration, Security & Compliance to Your App

EmilyPerina — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:24:57 GMT

Join this webinar to learn how SharePoint Embedded Brings Microsoft 365 Copilot, Collaboration, Security & Compliance to Your App

SharePoint Embedded, is a new way to build custom content apps for enterprises and ISVs. SharePoint Embedded offers a headless, API-only pattern to build content apps that integrate Microsoft 365 capabilities like copilot, collaboration, security, and compliance into any app by storing content inside an enterprise’s existing Microsoft 365 tenant.

Please share any questions that you would like our experts to address in the comments below.

This will be a live stream video directly on this event page.

European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference

Jill_Armour_Microsoft — Wed, 15 May 2024 21:55:42 GMT

A brand-new conference dedicated to Microsoft Fabric

Join us at Europe’s first Microsoft Fabric Community Conference #fabconeurope!

Enjoy an immersive experience exploring the limitless possibilities of Microsoft Fabric and the latest developments in Analytics and AI.

Taking place 24-27 September 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden, enjoy 130 track sessions, 4 keynotes, 10 Workshops, Expo, Community Lounge, Ask the Experts, DE&I Programme, Women in Tech lunch and more! You’ll meet with the world’s leading Microsoft Fabric experts including Microsoft and Community leaders.

In partnership with Microsoft, the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference is brought to you by the team behind ESPC, Europe’s premier Microsoft 365 Conference and the European Power Platform Conference.

Submissions for speakers and sponsors are now open — join us in shaping the future of this exceptional conference and community.

European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference tickets will go on sale in late May.

Please register your interest to receive a special

discount and early access to tickets.

The Virtual Ninja Show | Season 8 Episode 4

Trevor_Rusher — Wed, 22 May 2024 19:25:54 GMT

This episode has been rescheduled to May 28. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

However, we're eagerly anticipating the value this episode will deliver when it airs next week!

Please visit https://aka.ms/ninjashow to add the new invite to your calendar.

New Defender XDR Copilot for Security Capabilities

Since launching the Early Access version of Copilot for Security scenarios for the SOC in October, Microsoft product teams have been diligently expanding and enhancing its capabilities. Tune into this episode to learn the latest advancements, now available in the April release of Copilot for Security GA. We dive into the notable enhancements and new features, such as Guided Response for all incident types, comprehensive device and file summaries, end-user communications, and much more.

Post-Build AMA Event: Gain Insights on Copilot for Microsoft 365

Sarah.Gilbert — Thu, 23 May 2024 17:00:31 GMT

Join us on Thursday, May 23rd at 9am PDT/ 12pm EST for an exclusive Ask Me Anything (AMA) session focused on the news we land at Microsoft Build 2024 for Copilot for Microsoft 365.

How does it work?

During this live, chat-based event, our experts will be available to offer personalized advice and discuss the news we land at Microsoft Build around Copilot for Microsoft 365.

To participate, simply post your questions in the comments section. We encourage you to submit your questions early and continue to engage throughout the one-hour session. Remember, this is a chat-only event, so all interactions will take place in the Comments section without any video or live meeting components. Each question should be posted as a new comment to facilitate a smooth and organized discussion.

Don't miss this chance to interact directly with the minds behind Microsoft 365 Copilot and gain valuable insights to elevate your experience with this revolutionary tool. Mark your calendars and join us for an informative and engaging session!

Note: This is a chat-based event. There is no video or live meeting component. Questions and answers will appear in the Comments section below. Please post each question as a new comment. We will enable posting questions closer to the date of the AMA

The Virtual Ninja Show | Season 8 Episode 3

Trevor_Rusher — Fri, 10 May 2024 17:00:22 GMT

Exploring Quality Prompting Techniques in Copilot for Security

Join us for this episode to familiarize yourself with quality prompting techniques in Copilot for Security. Learn from our expert, Principal Product Manager Shobhit Garg, as we uncover how precise and strategic prompts can empower Security Professionals to identify gaps, detect vulnerabilities, and plan remediation with the help of Copilot for Security. Don’t miss out on the insightful demo to proactively safeguard your environment against threats and reduce your attack surface area.

Thanks for joining us!

Our next episode: New Defender XDR Copilot for Security Capabilities airs Monday, May 20^th at 9 AM PT

Copilot for Microsoft 365 Security and Governance AMA

Sarah.Gilbert — Tue, 21 May 2024 14:20:54 GMT

Join us for an exclusive Ask Me Anything (AMA) session focused on Security and Data Governance for Copilot for Microsoft 365 on Wednesday, June 12th, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM PST. This session will focus on pivotal topics such as Data Loss Prevention (DLP), eDiscovery, audit logs, restricted search, information barriers and data residency

This is a unique opportunity to connect directly with our diverse team of product experts, servicing specialists, and engineers who specialize in security and data governance aspects of Copilot for Microsoft 365.

Event Details:

This chat-based session offers a direct line to the experts behind the secure and compliant operations of Copilot for Microsoft 365. Our team will be ready to discuss and answer your questions on:

Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Learn how to protect sensitive information automatically.
eDiscovery: Understand tools that help in identifying and delivering electronic information useful for evidence.
Audit Logs: Get insights on tracking user activities and critical system changes.
Preparing your data for Copilot: options for getting started even while staying in control
Data Residency: Discuss the importance of storing data in specific locations.
Communication Compliance: Discover how advanced machine learning helps detect and mitigate risks in communications, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and organizational policies.

**Please note, we will not be covering privacy or other unrelated topics during this session.

How does it work?

During this live, chat-based event, our experts will be available to offer personalized advice and discuss the security and governance capabilities of Copilot for Microsoft 365. Whether you're interested in exploring its advanced security features, seeking strategies for maintaining compliance, or have particular questions about the service, our team is ready to assist you.