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M365 FM Podcast
The M365 FM Podcast is your daily destination for everything happening across the Microsoft cloud. We cover the full spectrum of Microsoft 365, including Teams, SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive, and the tools driving the modern workplace. Each episode delivers practical insights, expert interviews, and hands-on strategies for IT admins, cloud architects, developers, power users, and decision-makers in the Microsoft ecosystem.

We explore the latest M365 updates, dive into Power Platform topics like Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages, and share real-world guidance on automation, digital transformation, and low-code development. You’ll also get deep insights into Azure, including cloud infrastructure, Azure AD / Entra ID, identity, hybrid cloud, and Azure security.

The show features focused discussions on Microsoft 365 Security, Defender, compliance, DLP, Zero Trust, and the best practices needed to protect and optimize your environment. We also highlight how AI and Copilot for Microsoft 365 are transforming productivity, collaboration, and automation across the cloud.

Whether you want to improve Teams collaboration, strengthen security, enhance cloud architecture, or stay ahead of the latest Microsoft 365, Azure, Power Platform, and AI announcements, The M365 Podcast is your essential guide. M365 FM Podcast is Part of the M365.Show Network.

Recent Episodes

Oct. 29, 2026

FinOps for Manufacturing IT: Controlling Cloud Cost for Industrial Workloads

Industrial workloads in the cloud need cost visibility that fits plants, lines and data volumes. In this episode of the iFAKT series, we cover applying FinOps principles in manufacturing IT: tagging, allocation, forecasting and ownership. You will learn how to control cloud cost for industrial workloads without slowing delivery. Who it is for: IT managers, cloud architects and controllers in manufacturing organizations. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-f
Oct. 29, 2026

Single Sign-On (SSO) - Simply Explained

You've signed in twice today and never typed a single password. One login is replacing the dozens of accounts you used to juggle, and it's happening in almost every company. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Why One Login Feels Like Magic The Two Players in Every Login What Happens When You Click Sign In Tokens: The Signed Notes That Prove Who You Are SAML vs OpenID Connect Microsoft Entra SSO at Work The Honest Risks Wrapping Up With One Question Simply Explained by
Oct. 29, 2026

Microsoft Fabric Shortcuts - Simply Explained

Your customer data probably lives in a few different places right now, and nobody can tell you which copy is real. Your sales numbers sit in one cloud, your marketing files sit in another, and your customer list lives inside a Microsoft app. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Why Your Data Lives In Too Many Places What A Fabric Shortcut Really Is Where A Shortcut Lives Inside Fabric What You Can Point A Shortcut At What This Looks Like At A Real Company The Tradeoffs Nobo
Oct. 29, 2026

Power Query - Simply Explained

The tool that cleans your messy spreadsheets is already sitting inside Excel. It's called Power Query, and it's the data-cleaning engine built into the Microsoft tools you probably open every day. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What Power Query Actually Is Where You'll Run Into It The Problem It Solves The Four Phases Applied Steps The M Language Merging and Appending Data Types and Locale Refresh Where Beginners Go Wrong Recap and One Question Simply Explained
Oct. 29, 2026

Traceability and Genealogy: Tracking Every Part From Supplier to Customer

Tracing every part from supplier to customer needs consistent identifiers and connected systems. In this episode of the iFAKT series, we explain the data foundations for traceability and genealogy: lot and serial concepts, system handoffs and typical gaps. You will learn how to design traceability that supports quality, recalls and audits. Who it is for: Quality managers, MES and ERP owners and manufacturing IT. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-micros
Oct. 29, 2026

Defender for Office 365: Tuning Anti-Phishing and Safe Links Policies

Anti-phishing and Safe Links policies only help if they are tuned to your organization rather than left at defaults. In this episode of M365 FM, we cover how to tune Microsoft Defender for Office 365 policies: impersonation protection, preset policies, Safe Links, Safe Attachments and reporting. You will learn how to reduce both missed threats and false positives. Who it is for: Email security admins, security engineers and SOC teams. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com
Oct. 29, 2026

Azure OpenAI Service - Simply Explained

Azure OpenAI Service is not ChatGPT with a Microsoft logo on it. It runs the same models, but Microsoft hosts them inside your own Azure space, with your own keys, your own limits, and your own privacy rules. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What Azure OpenAI Service Is The Models Behind It Deployments: Your Own Copy of a Model Endpoints and Keys: How Apps Connect Tokens: The Unit Everything Is Measured In Quotas and Rate Limits: Why You Hit a Wall Content Filtering: T
Oct. 29, 2026

Microsoft Defender for Business - Simply Explained

Attackers don't skip small businesses, they prefer them. That's straight from Microsoft's own threat reporting, because a small team usually has fewer people watching, and that makes it an easier target. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What Defender for Business Actually Is Why Antivirus Alone Isn't Enough The Four Jobs It Does on Every Device How You Actually Set It Up The Limits You Should Know Before You Buy Defender for Business vs Defender for Endpoint What It Co
Oct. 29, 2026

Exchange Online - Simply Explained

Exchange Online is the email engine inside Microsoft 365, wrapped in words nobody explains. It's the service that holds your mailbox, your calendar, and your contacts, and it runs on Microsoft's servers instead of a machine in your office. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What It Actually Is Inside Your Mailbox Shared Mailboxes How Mail Travels SPF, DKIM, DMARC Mail Flow Rules Hybrid or Cloud Only The Admin Center Recap and One Question Simply Explained by M365.FM b
Oct. 29, 2026

Microsoft Fabric for Microsoft 365 Admins: What You Need to Know

Fabric is not just a data engineer topic. Admins meet it through capacities, workspaces, licensing and governance. In this episode of M365 FM, we introduce the parts of Microsoft Fabric that matter to Microsoft 365 administrators: capacities, tenant settings, workspaces, OneLake and security. You will learn what to expect, what to ask and where admin responsibility starts and ends. Who it is for: Microsoft 365 and Power BI admins, platform owners and IT leaders who support analytics teams. Beco
Oct. 29, 2026

Power BI Calculated Columns vs Measures - Simply Explained

You can build the exact same number in Power BI two different ways, and they behave nothing alike. One of them gets stored inside your data model and follows every single row. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Two Ways To Do The Same Thing What Power BI Is Really Doing When You Click What A Calculated Column Actually Is What A Measure Actually Is The Real Difference Is Where The Calculation Stands Where Each One Lives In Your Report The Memory Bill Behind Your Slow Repo
Oct. 29, 2026

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) - Simply Explained

Every Monday, someone in finance retypes the same numbers into a fifth screen, and nobody checks the result. Software can do that job now, one click at a time, and it doesn't need a developer to set it up. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What robotic process automation actually does Why this suddenly matters right now How a bot actually does the work The jobs bots are genuinely good at Where RPA breaks The mistakes that sink automation projects Where RPA fits in Micro
Oct. 29, 2026

Group Policy - Simply Explained

Somewhere in your company right now, a rule is telling a computer what to do. You've felt it in the password that has to be long, the drive that appears on its own, and the settings you're not allowed to touch. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What Group Policy Actually Does Why the Same Setting Can Come From Three Places How Windows Decides Which Rule Wins When Your Changes Actually Show Up What This Looks Like in a Real Company The Mistakes That Trip People Up Where
Oct. 29, 2026

Microsoft Dev Box - Simply Explained

Your next work computer might never sit on a desk. Microsoft Dev Box is a full Windows workstation that runs in a Microsoft data center, and you reach it from whatever screen you already own. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Why your next work computer might not be in the room What Microsoft Dev Box actually is The four pieces that make Dev Box work What makes a dev box feel like your own PC A normal Tuesday on a dev box How Dev Box fits with Microsoft 365 and Azure Th

About the Hosts

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Mirko Peters

Microsoft MVP | Host of M365.fm | Founder of M365 Show and M365Con

Mirko Peters is a Microsoft MVP, podcast host, and founder of M365.fm, M365 Show, and M365Con. His work connects Microsoft practitioners through podcast interviews, livestreams, and community events.

At M365.fm, Mirko hosts conversations with Microsoft MVPs, product experts, architects, and community contributors. Topics include Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI agents, governance, security, Azure, Power Platform, and Microsoft Fabric, with an emphasis on practical experience and implementation decisions.

M365.fm is the podcast and learning platform. M365 Show brings experts together for livestreams, while M365Con provides an online conference setting for community learning.

Official website: Mirko Peters (https://www.mirkopeters.com/). Recognition: Mirko Peters — Microsoft MVP profile (https://mvp.microsoft.com/de-DE/mvp/profile/9b0ca797-db5a-493a-a845-8b9158046cf5). Connect on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/m365showpodcast/).

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Carina de Vries [MVP]

Carina de Vries is a Microsoft MVP for Microsoft 365, Teams and Copilot, an IT adoption expert, speaker, and host with more than fourteen years of experience helping organizations turn technology into something people can actually understand, use, and benefit from.

Her career started in office automation and application management, giving her a broad perspective on the digital workplace: from technology and IT management to end users, work processes, behavior, and organizational change. Today, she specializes in the human side of Microsoft 365, Teams, Copilot, and AI adoption.

Carina is particularly interested in what happens after technology has been implemented. Because making a tool available is not the same as changing the way people work. Her work explores the gap between implementation and actual adoption: why people embrace technology, why they resist it, and what organizations need to do differently to create lasting change.

Her approach is built around three principles: Verwonderen, Versimpelen and Verankeren — first understanding what is really happening, then making change simpler and easier to grasp, and finally embedding new behavior into everyday work.

Alongside her work in IT adoption, Carina is an experienced speaker, podcast and radio host, and active member of the Microsoft community. She has spoken at *Microsoft Ignite, where her session on moving from Copilot pilot to productivity was selected as one of the Top 10 MVP Theater Sessions. She is also a board member of Dutch Women in Tech*, contributing to greater visibility, connection, and opportunities for women in the technology industry.

As a host, Carina combines curiosity with a talent for asking the question behind the question. She enjoys conversations at the intersection of technology, work, leadership, and human behavior — especially when they challenge assumptions about how technological change actually happens.

Her guiding belief is simple: technology may enable change, but people determine whether it creates value.

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Emma-Claire (Pengelly) Shaw

Microsoft MVP | Power Platform Governance & Enablement Specialist 🚀 | M365 Enthusiast 🤓 | International Speaker 🎤

I am a creative leader and enthusiastic problem solver with a focus on leveraging Microsoft technology to drive business change. Passionate about cloud-enabled transformation, I specialize in leading M365 and AI adoption and enablement, with a particular focus on the Power Platform. My goal is to unlock the immense value this technology offers, accelerating digital transformation and empowering individuals to make a meaningful impact. With 17 years of experience in technology innovation and consultancy, I excel at identifying and harnessing emerging tech to transform enterprises and deliver lasting value.

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Craig White

Principal Architect, Co-host @ Power Platform Panic Room podcast, former Microsoft MVP

Power Platform Architect with 15yrs experience across the Power Platform stack, as well as VBA, SQL Server, SharePoint, M365 Services & Azure.

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Anitha Eswaran

D365FO Technical Architect | 4x Microsoft MVP in AI ERP | 2x MCT | Global Speaker & ERP Integration Specialist

I am a Microsoft MVP in AI ERP and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with 19+ years of architectural and technical expertise in Microsoft Dynamics AX and Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365FO). My career spans multiple versions (D365FO, AX2012, AX 5.0/4.0/3.0) and includes 12 successful end‑to‑end implementations across diverse industries.

As a Technical Architect, I specialize in designing and delivering complex ERP solutions and integrations that transform enterprise systems into scalable, business‑driven solutions. My approach emphasizes automation, efficiency, and secure design, enabling organizations to accelerate deployments, streamline operations, and achieve reliable outcomes.

Core Expertise:

ERP Implementations: 12 successful rollouts (9 with D365FO, 2 with AX2012, 1 with AX5.0)

Upgrades & Migrations: AX2012 → D365FO upgrades; automated data migration with Azure Data Factory (ADF) to optimize UAT cycles

Integration Architecture: Proven experience with DIXF, OData, Logic Apps, Azure Data Factory, Azure Service Bus, Dual Write, and Power Platform integration.

Leadership & Recognition:

Community Contributor: Active speaker, mentor, and knowledge‑sharer at global bootcamps and user groups

Microsoft Recognition: Honored as MVP in AI ERP and MCT, reflecting both technical excellence and commitment to advancing the Microsoft ecosystem

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Practical Microsoft 365 Knowledge You Can Apply

M365.fm provides structured, practical guidance to help you understand and implement Microsoft 365, Copilot, Teams, Power Platform, and Security in real-world scenarios.

Instead of focusing on theory, we explain how Microsoft technologies work in practice — including architecture, governance, automation, and security considerations. Our goal is to give you clear, actionable insights you can apply directly in your daily work.

You’ll find guidance on topics such as Microsoft 365 architecture, Teams and SharePoint governance, identity and access management with Entra ID, Power Platform solutions, and the responsible use of AI with Copilot.


From Understanding to Implementation

Understanding Microsoft 365 is only the first step. M365.fm helps you move from learning to execution.

We break down complex concepts into structured explanations that highlight:

  • What a feature or service does
  • How it works in real environments
  • When to use it — and when not to
  • Best practices, limitations, and common pitfalls

This approach helps you design better solutions, avoid typical mistakes, and make informed technical decisions.


Built for Real-World Microsoft 365 Scenarios

M365.fm is designed for IT professionals, architects, and decision-makers working with Microsoft cloud technologies in real organizations.

Whether you are planning a new setup, improving governance, securing your environment, or introducing Copilot and automation, you’ll find reliable guidance tailored to practical use cases — not just theory.

By combining structured knowledge with real-world insights, M365.fm helps you simplify complexity, strengthen security, and get more value out of Microsoft 365.