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Merill Fernando welcomes viewers to Microsoft’s October “Identity and Network Practitioner” webinar series and digs into the new IDC white paper, “Empowering Employees Through Secure Access.” Joined by Kaitlin Murphy from Microsoft and Christopher Rodriguez, research director on the IDC Security and Trust team, he unpacks why organizations are pushing toward a unified identity and network strategy in the AI era—and how that shift helps reduce risk while improving efficiency. The conversation spotlights a practical Zero Trust lens: breaking down identity/network silos, using Microsoft Entra Suite and the Entra portal to bring teams together, and applying controls like Conditional Access. They also connect today’s “foundation” tools (firewalls, VPN, intrusion prevention) to what’s next—SASE and Zero Trust Network Access migrations—plus what practitioners are measuring in the real world, like mean time to remediation, ticket volume, and reductions in VPN sessions.

We produced this as a pre-recorded, streamed event designed to feel easy and natural on-camera—while the complicated bits stayed safely in our remote studio and edit bays. We handled show development, designed the graphics package, prepped the guests, produced the footage, edited it into a clean, confident episode, and streamed it to multiple social channels using our streaming platform. The result: a polished digital event that keeps your experts comfortable, your message crisp, and your on-demand replay ready to keep working long after the live moment.

In this “inside Intune” conversation, host Matt Call is joined by Intune leaders Maayan Bar-Niv (group product manager, AI tooling for IT) and Jason Roszak (leads product teams for Intune, Intune Suite, and Copilot in Intune) to talk roadmap, priorities, and what’s changing as IT management gets increasingly AI-shaped. They cover how Intune Suite investments are evolving—including Enterprise App Management and Endpoint Privilege Management—and how Copilot in Intune is being used to reduce friction for day-to-day admins, like generating scripts from natural language so tier 1 and tier 2 teams can move faster without having to memorize everything the hard way. The conversation keeps circling the same practical promise: make management simpler, make outcomes safer, and let IT spend less time spelunking through settings and more time actually helping humans.

We produced this as a pre-recorded, streamed leadership chat built for clarity and flow—more “good conversation” than “stiff interview.” We shaped the run-of-show around clean beats, created graphics that support the story (without smothering it), and guided the speakers so transitions and examples land smoothly. After capture, we tightened the edit for pace and coherence, then streamed it across multiple channels via our remote studio and platform—delivering a polished program that’s easy to watch live and even easier to reuse on-demand.

In this Intune AMA on security policy and endpoint management, Mike Danoski (product manager, Intune) is joined by Laura Arrizza (product manager, Intune, focused on security policy and Defender integrations), Matt Call (PM architect over core security infrastructure), and Per Larsen (Intune CAT team, working with strategic customers) for rapid-fire, real-admin Q&A. They dig into how organizations can standardize endpoint security with Intune, where endpoint security policies fit versus other configuration approaches, how Defender integrations influence policy and posture, and what to think about for enrollment and governance—especially when you’re trying to keep security consistent across the messy reality of devices, users, and “but we’ve always done it this way” exceptions.

We produced this as a pre-recorded, streamed AMA that keeps the momentum of a live conversation—minus the backstage scramble. We structured the segment flow so questions land cleanly, designed graphics that keep viewers oriented, and polished the final cut so the pacing stays snappy and the answers stay easy to follow. Then we delivered a reliable multi-channel stream from our remote studio and platform, leaving you with a confident live moment and an on-demand version that keeps paying rent.

Heike Ritter welcomes Corina Feuerstein back to the Virtual Ninja Show to explain what Security Copilot agents are and why they’re a big step beyond “assistant” features inside Microsoft Defender. Corina contrasts classic automation/playbooks with agents that can take a goal, use context, and build a workflow dynamically—then she spotlights the Phishing Triage Agent in Microsoft Defender. It focuses on user-reported phishing submissions (often hundreds per day), where 90%+ are benign, and uses Copilot-powered analysis to classify items as false positive (and resolve them) or true phish (and keep them open). She also shows how the agent plugs into Defender’s unified RBAC, runs under an assigned identity with minimum necessary permissions, provides explainability so analysts can see why decisions were made, and collaborates with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 AIR—where the agent’s “true” verdict triggers downstream investigation and remediation like campaign scoping and cleanup. Corina rounds out the ecosystem view with other agent areas (DLP/IRM, Conditional Access optimization, Intune vulnerability remediation, threat intelligence briefing) and a growing partner landscape.

We produced this as a pre-recorded, streamed episode that keeps the conversation lively and the technical bits pleasantly palatable. We shaped the flow, built a graphics package that supports the story without stepping on it, and prepped the guests so it sounds like a real dialogue—not a compliance document read aloud. In post, we tightened pacing and kept the demo beats clean, then delivered a smooth multi-channel stream through our remote studio and platform—resulting in a polished show that’s easy to watch live and even easier to replay when your SOC team needs a refresher.

Eric Mo delivers the Windows 11 release notes for September 2025, highlighting updates across the taskbar, File Explorer, privacy controls, widgets, and Copilot+ PC experiences. He calls out a new grid view for image search from the taskbar, Task Manager’s shift to standardized CPU metrics across pages, and a new privacy surface in Settings that shows which third-party apps have used Windows-provided generative AI models—plus controls to allow or block app access. For widgets, he points to a refreshed Discover Feed experience with more organization and dashboards. On the Copilot+ PC side, he notes a first-run interactive tutorial for Click to Do and a new Recall homepage that surfaces recent activity and frequently used apps and websites to help users resume work faster. He closes with a quick Windows 11 widgets tip, including the Windows+W shortcut and how to tune the feed with “hide,” “more like this,” “less like this,” and publisher/topic follow controls.

We produced this as a clean, pre-recorded streamed update designed to land fast and clearly—no wandering, no fluff, no “wait, which setting was that?” confusion. We kept the structure tight, supported the highlights with simple on-screen guidance, and polished the final cut so each feature callout feels purposeful and easy to remember. Then we delivered it as a smooth multi-channel stream, leaving the client with a crisp monthly asset you can replay and share as much as you'd like.

Laura Vigo hosts a Microsoft Entra Suite Summer Camp session with Caitlyn Murphy, plus Forrester analysts and senior consultant Roger Reno, to unpack the newly released Forrester Total Economic Impact study for Microsoft Entra Suite. They lay out why identity is the front door attackers keep headbutting (password attacks, risky sign-ins, sprawling permissions), then walk through what’s inside Entra Suite’s “five products” bundle: Entra ID Governance for lifecycle and access reviews, Entra ID Protection for risk-based controls, Entra Verified ID for verifiable credentials, and Entra Private Access and Entra Internet Access to replace legacy VPN patterns with identity-centric secure access. The headline findings from Forrester’s composite org are the attention-grabbers: 131% ROI over three years, $14.4M in benefits, and $8.2M net present value—driven by faster onboarding, fewer tickets, and stronger security with less admin thrash.

We produced this as a pre-recorded, streamed webinar that feels like a live camp session—structured, friendly, and allergic to awkward dead air. We dialed in so the TEI story builds logically, designed a clean graphics package to keep all the Entra Suite pieces and metrics easy to track, and polished the edit so the numbers land without turning into a spreadsheet jump-scare. Then we delivered it smoothly through our remote studio and streaming platform to multiple channels—so your experts can focus on the message while we keep the pixels caffeinated and well-behaved.

Partnered with Microsoft Security, we created the Virtual Ninja Training 2025 celebration video. Our team focused on blending cinematic visuals with a fast-paced narrative that highlights the creativity, expertise, and collaborative spirit of the Virtual Ninja Training Show. By showcasing the people, products, and culture that define this project, we crafted a piece that celebrates the achievements of the show in 2025. The video emphasizes Microsoft’s commitment to empowering security professionals worldwide while reflecting our own passion for producing content that inspires, informs, and engages. Through bold transitions, custom animations, and compelling design, we delivered a video that takes highlight reel to the next level.

Joe Lurie hosts an “Ask Microsoft Anything” on Windows Autopilot with Maggie Dakeva and Rob York. They dig into the big Autopilot question of the moment: traditional Autopilot vs Autopilot device preparation. Maggie explains device preparation as a re-architecture built from years of field feedback—recommended for cloud-native, Microsoft Entra joined, user-driven deployments because it’s designed for greater reliability and is where new capabilities will land. The team also gets very real about hybrid join: Rob explains why some conveniences (like naming templates based on serial) don’t carry over in hybrid Autopilot due to the domain-join orchestration and reboot flow—and he’s blunt that it’s unlikely to change, which is basically Microsoft’s gentle way of saying “please migrate when you can.” Along the way, they cover the practical mechanics admins wrestle with every week: importing hardware hashes, using group tags and dynamic groups, pre-provisioning, and tuning the Enrollment Status Page (ESP)—including choosing which apps must install during OOBE vs letting the rest install after the desktop to protect the user experience.

We produced this as a pre-recorded, streamed AMA that still feels responsive and human—fast questions, crisp answers, and none of the awkward pauses where someone’s silently battling a frozen demo screen. We set the run-of-show to keep the conversation moving, designed a clean graphics package so names and topics stay easy to track, and polished the edit for pace so the guidance lands clearly (even when Autopilot gets spicy). Then we delivered it as a smooth multi-channel stream from our remote studio and platform—giving the audience a confident live-style session, plus an on-demand resource admins can replay when they’re mid-deployment.

Microsoft’s government affairs team—essentially diplomats for Microsoft across the globe—shares how a modern “everything, everywhere, all at once” information ecosystem can slow real work down. With knowledge scattered across tools and resources, finding the right document can feel like a treasure hunt at the exact wrong time. SharePoint agents change that by letting users quickly pull the information they need from a centralized site, with sources cited, plus the ability to generate customized talking points on specific issues and gain insights into stakeholder needs—like a personal assistant who lives in the library and actually enjoys organizing things.

We produced this case study end-to-end, handling preproduction, production, and post-production so your customers can focus on being great on camera instead of worrying about logistics. In preproduction, we shape the story, write interview scripts, storyboard visuals, book crew/customers/locations, and schedule every moving part. On set, we wrangle the details, keep the day running smoothly, and make your customers feel comfortable and confident—serious production, fun energy. In post, we build a strong line cut, then make it shine with polished editing, color processing, and sound design, delivering closed captions, audio description, and thumbnails for a final video that’s persuasive, authentic, and blissfully easy to share.

In this June Windows 365 AMA, host Christian Montoya is joined by Derek Su, Jordan Marchese, Paul Collinge, and Serena Zheng. They unpack June announcements like Windows 365 Cloud Apps (stream individual apps instead of the full desktop, currently in preview on Frontline shared mode), “secure by default” changes that disable select redirections on new Cloud PCs, and what that means for peripherals and device features like location and battery. The Q&A goes deep on connectivity and performance too—TURN relays that bring service entry points closer to users globally, RDP Multipath for more reliable connections, and optimizations for Microsoft Teams (including mobile/iOS and iPadOS), plus Windows 365 Link updates and how device support can differ between the service and the dedicated Link hardware.

We produced this as a pre-recorded, streamed AMA that still has live energy—tight intros, clean speaker handoffs, and answers that don’t get lost in the weeds. We set the run-of-show around the June news so viewers get the story first, then the details, and we used a graphics package that keeps names, features, and acronyms from turning into a stampede. After capture, we tuned the pacing so the Q&A stays brisk and useful, then delivered a smooth multi-channel stream via our remote studio and platform—resulting in a polished broadcast now and a handy on-demand reference later.

In this Windows Server Summit keynote-style kickoff, host Rick Claus roams the (figurative) halls and chats with the humans behind the pixels about what’s landing in Windows Server 2025. He’s joined by Ian LeGrow, Corporate Vice President of Azure Edge and Platform, who digs into Azure-to-on-prem goodness like hotpatching—security patches without the monthly reboot ritual, brought to the on-prem world as an Arc-enabled service. Elden Christensen, Group Program Manager for Windows Server 2025, adds the bigger picture (and the practical bits): hotpatching in Server 2025 via Azure Arc on Standard and Data Center editions, monthly LCUs paired with a quarterly “baseline,” and the promise of fewer reboots and higher availability.

Along the way, the team shows off upgrades (including N-4 media upgrades all the way from Windows Server 2012 R2 to 2025 via Setup.exe, plus feature updates through the Settings dialog for N-2, and SConfig upgrades for Server 2022 Core), storage performance work with NVMe and Storage Spaces Direct, failover clustering improvements like rack-aware/campus clusters and four-way mirror resiliency, and security features like the Silicon-Assisted Security Tool, Security Baseline with drift control configuration, and Windows LAPS. Priya Satheesh and Theo Tran also walk through Windows Admin Center and Azure Arc management services (including Azure Update Manager, Azure Change and Tracking Inventory, and Azure Policy at no additional cost with Software Assurance or Pay-as-you-go), plus a lightweight Windows Admin Center extension for online migration from ESXi to Hyper-V. And because it’s Microsoft, we even detour into SQL Server 2025—Bob phones in from an AI conference in Silicon Valley to talk “AI built in,” vector store capabilities, embeddings, and vector search to support the RAG pattern.

Filmed on location at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, we produced this as a pre-recorded, streamed event built to feel effortless on the audience side and suspiciously calm behind the curtain. We handled show development, designed a full graphics package, prepped guests so they came off like polished pros (without feeling like robots wearing human suits), produced the footage, edited it into a tight, bingeable show, then streamed it to multiple social channels with the kind of smoothness that makes you wonder if time is being gently edited for your convenience. The payoff: a polished live-event vibe, blissfully free of last-minute meltdowns, plus an on-demand version that keeps working long after the stream ends.

In this Windows Server 2025 Summit session, Pierre Roman sits down with Mike Rhoads (cloud solution architect, Azure), Giles Pauli (Windows engineer supporting all things Active Directory), and Jeff Hughes (supportability program manager for storage and high availability—failover clustering, Hyper-V, storage, and Azure Local) to unpack the kinds of troubleshooting and support calls that keep popping up in the real world. They start with KMS activation and KMS client errors (including which Windows versions can activate which clients and where to find the KMS host compatibility guidance on learn.microsoft.com), then pivot into the ever-popular “how do I upgrade from Windows Server 2022 to Windows Server 2025?” conversation—especially when clusters are involved.

From there, Giles digs into common Active Directory pain points and performance sleuthing with the built-in Active Directory Collector Set in PerfMon (hello, giant HTML report) and Windows Performance Recorder, while the team keeps coming back to the usual culprit: network connectivity—ports, packet captures, and the kind of TCP basics (like spotting SYN retransmits) that quickly explain why blocking TCP port 88 tends to summon Kerberos issues. They also connect the dots on hybrid management with Azure Arc, including using Azure Update Manager and Azure Policy to orchestrate patching for on-prem servers, and when Extended Security Updates via Azure Arc can help you stay protected while you plan your upgrade path.

We produced this as a pre-recorded, streamed event designed to feel calm, crisp, and confidently “live” to the audience—without the behind-the-scenes chaos that usually requires snacks, deep breathing, and a minor pact with the streaming gods. We handled show development, designed the full graphics package, prepped the guests so they sounded like themselves (just…slightly more unstoppable), produced the footage, edited it into a tight, watchable episode, and streamed it to multiple social platforms. The result: a polished, professional show that’s easy on your team, friendly for your speakers, and built for both live impact and on-demand replay value.