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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. 28, 2026

Entra ID Governance: Access Reviews, Entitlement Management and Lifecycle Workflows

Access that is never reviewed tends to grow. Identity governance puts lifecycle and accountability around it. In this episode of M365 FM, we look at access reviews, entitlement management and lifecycle workflows in Microsoft Entra ID Governance and how they work together. You will learn how to introduce governance step by step, from joiner-mover-leaver basics to access packages. Who it is for: Identity architects, IAM and compliance teams. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreake
Oct. 28, 2026

Power Platform Copilot Integration - Simply Explained

Microsoft promised Copilot would clear the busywork off our plates, and for a lot of teams it added one more thing to check. The Power Platform is where that promise gets real, because the apps, the flows, the reports, and the agents all live there. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Why this keeps feeling harder than it should What Copilot in Power Platform actually means Where Copilot shows up while you build apps, flows, and reports Copilot Studio, the part that answers
Oct. 28, 2026

Fabric Dataflows Gen2 - Simply Explained

Your reports don't fail because the business lacks data — they fail because someone still has to open that Excel export, fix the dates, delete blank rows, rename columns, and then hope nothing changed before the next refresh. The real tension here isn't access, it's trust. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Opening: Your Data Is Ready, Until Someone Has to Clean It What Dataflows Gen2 Actually Does From Messy Source to Fabric Table Gen1 vs Gen2: More Than a New Name The Co
Oct. 28, 2026

OpenID Connect - Simply Explained

You've used OpenID Connect more times this week than you realize, and you never knew its name. It answers one simple question every app has to ask, and that question is who is this person. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: The sign-in you never think about Why OAuth 2.0 wasn't enough on its own What actually happens when you click sign in What's inside the ID token Where this shows up in Microsoft 365 and Azure The mistakes people make and the honest limits How it stack
Oct. 28, 2026

Passkeys and FIDO2 - Simply Explained

Five billion passkeys are already in use worldwide, according to the FIDO Alliance. That's a huge shift for something most of us still can't explain, and Microsoft has just made passkeys the default way to sign in to Microsoft 365. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: A newer way to sign in that Microsoft just made the default What a passkey actually is How the keys do their work without ever sharing a secret Why phishing stops working once the secret is gone The two kinds o
Oct. 28, 2026

Azure SQL Database - Simply Explained

Let's start with the plain version, before any of the acronyms get involved. Azure SQL Database is a relational database that Microsoft runs for you in their cloud. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What Azure SQL Database Actually Is The Two Ways You Pay For It Picking Your Service Tier Elastic Pools: The Timeshare Trick What Azure Handles So You Don't Have To Security, Without the Jargon Azure SQL Database or a Virtual Machine The Mistakes Beginners Make Wrapping Up
Oct. 28, 2026

Microsoft 365 Tenant-to-Tenant Migration - Simply Explained

Most companies think a Microsoft 365 migration is just copying files from one account to another, and that assumption is exactly what sinks the project. When a merger closes or a division gets sold, two separate Microsoft accounts have to become one, and nothing carries over on its own. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What a tenant really is Why companies leave one tenant for another What actually moves The Teams problem The domain move Running both tenants at once Cu
Oct. 27, 2026

Predictive Maintenance on Azure for Manufacturers: What You Actually Need Before the Model

Predictive maintenance only pays off when a warning arrives early enough to act on. In this episode of the iFAKT series, we start with the maintenance decision and work back to the evidence and data needed before choosing a model. You will learn how to define the decision first and connect Azure data to the maintenance process. Who it is for: Maintenance managers, reliability engineers and plant IT. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure
Oct. 27, 2026

Terraform - Simply Explained

Terraform exists because your Azure portal clicks can't be rebuilt twice. It writes that infrastructure down as a file you can read, review, and run again. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What Infrastructure as Code Really Means What Terraform Actually Is Providers: How Terraform Talks to Your Cloud Plan and Apply: The Safety Net The State File: Terraform's Memory Modules: Stop Rebuilding the Same Thing Remote State: Working With Other People Drift: When Reality Quie
Oct. 27, 2026

Power Apps Component Framework - Simply Explained

The controls you drag onto a Power Apps screen are only half the story. Underneath them sits a second layer that lets developers build their own controls, the kind that turn plain forms into real maps, custom grids, and interfaces that feel made by hand. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: The Hidden Half of Power Apps The Wall Every Power App Hits Eventually What the Component Framework Actually Is How a Component Works Under the Hood From Idea to Shipped Component Where
Oct. 27, 2026

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) - Simply Explained

Half the tutorials online assume you're not on Windows, and that used to mean you had the wrong machine. Windows now ships a free feature that runs real Linux right beside it, built into Windows 10 and 11. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Why Linux Tools Keep Showing Up in Windows Tutorials What WSL Actually Is The Real Difference Between WSL 1 and WSL 2 Installing It in One Command How Linux and Windows Share Your Files What You Can Actually Do With It Where It Breaks
Oct. 27, 2026

FinOps - Simply Explained

Most companies find out they're overspending on the cloud when the invoice lands, and by then the money is already gone. Welcome to the M365 FM podcast, where we explore the people, ideas, and technologies shaping the future of work. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Why Cloud Costs Feel Out of Control What FinOps Actually Means The Six Habits Every FinOps Team Shares How FinOps Runs in Three Repeating Phases What FinOps Looks Like on a Normal Tuesday Where FinOps Lives
Oct. 27, 2026

Power Automate Desktop Attended vs Unattended - Simply Explained

Power Automate gives you two kinds of robot, and they don't cost the same. One sits with you at your desk and works while you watch. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Two Robots, One Job What Power Automate Desktop Actually Is When the Robot Works While You Watch When the Robot Works While You're Gone The Real Difference Between Them How the Robot Signs In and Runs Alone Choosing the Right One for Your Job What It Costs and the Trap Most Beginners Hit Where It Breaks
Oct. 27, 2026

Intune and Autopilot at Scale: What Breaks in Real Rollouts

Autopilot demos work. Real rollouts hit networks, hardware, apps and user behavior. In this episode of M365 FM, we discuss what breaks in large Intune and Autopilot rollouts: enrollment flows, app dependencies, hardware hashes, ESP failures and support processes. You will learn how to design for scale, test the awkward cases and prepare your helpdesk. Who it is for: Endpoint engineers, Intune admins and service desk leads. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m36

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.