EP 168: TO BE an MVP
The boys are renewed as MVP. But what does that even mean? How do you become one? Would you want to be one? What are the perks? And how much work is involved? And how much whisky?
Jul 24, 2025•59 min•Ep. 168
Office 365 Distilled
This podcast is presented by Marijn and Steve; two experienced Microsoft 365 and SharePoint consultants. In each podcast you will get a smile or two with a chunk of interesting and practical help in Microsoft 365. Then you get introduced you to what we hope is a Whisky you have not tasted before.
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EP167: Vesku Party Questions
The boys try something new this episode. What started as a great idea, turned into a drinking game! Marijn got some great Teerenpeli Finnish whisky samples from Vesa Nopanen (which they always exchange). Every time we drink, we ask a question. Let's see how far they got!
Jul 07, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 167
Ep166: MegaMigrationChat
In this episode, the boys talk about migrations in the wild, and the experiences they had. They end with a brilliant whisky from one of their favorite distilleries.
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 166
EP165: Agentic Steve & Marijn
The boys discuss 1 billion SharePoint users, agents and all the other sweet stuff coming out of #M365Conf in Las Vegas. Steve talks about his conference in Amsterdam with Agent 2 Agent experiences. We end with Frey Ranch whisky bourbon.
May 30, 2025•51 min•Ep. 165
EP 164: Naked intranets configured
It is getting hot in here! Not only are the boys talking governance, intranets and whisky, but Steve might not have a lot of clothes on...
May 18, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 164
EP163: The Boys... Pixel Perfect
The boys start off talking about intranets and Marijn's new gig at Involv. Then they talk about the concept of the decentralized intranet architecture. The whisky today is a Japanese Akashi that is just perfect with Sushi.
Apr 27, 2025•56 min•Ep. 163
EP162: The Boys have Expectations
OK, we are alte... well Steve is late in publishing this episode... no excuse except travelling to the Microsoft world... but then again this is what this episode is about... if you could change anything about M365... what would your expectations be.
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 162
EP161: Finding your 42
The Boys are back! Marijn and Steve embark on an intergalactic journey through Microsoft 365 in search of the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything—aka their own '42'. From the deep trenches of SharePoint to the swirling galaxies of Teams, Sway, Exchange, and beyond, they explore the quirks, wonders, and hidden gems of the M365 ecosystem. Expect a whirlwind of insights, unexpected discoveries, and the kind of tech wisdom that would make even Deep Thought raise an eyebrow. Join us...
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 161
EP160: Welcome to mAImi
Steve comes back from Collabdays Miami and tells the story about the 4th revolution that is currently happening in the world.
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 160
EP159: A very Sherried Intranet
Well this is a conversation about Intranets that the boys dont start arguing about... too much anyway.
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 159
EP158: Marijn in fantAIsy
OK, the boys ramble on a bit about the money and about AI. The way we pay for SharePoint and M365 services and new ways to pay for Azure services then budgeting for your SharePoint services changes and increases as you are more successful with Copilot. But are we actually paying more or are things just changes... but then we got distracted... something that happens very rarely for Steve and Marijn... well... OK check it out and enjoy... and maybe get prompted for a few ideas and the odd Golden N...
Jan 24, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 158
EP157: Steve's Mum, Cheap Whisky and AI
So, this turned out to be fun after the boys could not get excited about a big single subject... except whisky... but being broke after the holidays cheap whisky became a talking point... then Steves's mum joined the call and AI became a talking about along with a M365 Comparison with many things Whisky... But then the boys got serious and talked about some very nice drams all priced around the 30-50 euro mark that taste like things double the price.
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 157
EP156: A whisky Toast to Viva Goals
Steve and Marijn record this just before Xmas and decide on 4 whiskies as they have a send-off for Viva Goals recently announced to be deprecated by Microsoft. Check out this episode to find out why we think it has disappeared and if a hole has been left that needs filling more importantly laugh as we work through the last episode we recorded before Snow fell and Santa delivered presents.
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 156
EP 155: Masticating fools
Six years ago the boys recorded Office365Distilled 001. 6 years and 155 Episodes ago and talked about Ignited 2018. So the opportunity arose to check out what was announced at Ignite 2018 and compare it to Ignite 2024 which has just happened. So enjoy a little reminiscing of the past whilst looking at the future.
Dec 28, 2024•54 min•Ep. 155
EP154: Getting Laid with SharePoint
The boys are starting to realise that it is time to get practical and talk about how governance has changed and how they approach SharePoint Governance specifically in todays work of SharePoint, MS Teams and OneDrive and how they approach the subject with Clients. Marijn talked about the underlying ABC pyramid approach with A being for ALL = Intranet, B being about Business = SharePoint sites and C being about Collaboration = MS teams and OneDrive as a location for sharing. The describe how thes...
Nov 30, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 154
EP153: Sectsy Chat
OK, so MS Teams gets new way to look at Channels and Chats under a Sectional title. Steve and marijn take a look at the value of such change and go to discussing the value today and potential value tomorrow. A very old Teeling gets a tasting after Tikit for MS teams brings their 3 series to a close with a great whisky
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 153
EP152: Tikit: Helping the Helpdesk
The boys talk to Geoff and Adam, from Tikit by Cireson. Tikit is a helpdesk solution build on Microsoft Teams. We talk about planes, journeys, AI (ofcourse) and much more. They are our whisky sponsors for the episode!
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 152
EP151: AI fun and abuse with Live Prompts
OK, the boys finally did it. AI, Copilot, Gemini, etc., get a beating in this very funny episode of O365Distilled. Yes, there was even a little live prompting to see what the phone wanted to say and if it agreed... It started with a very valid article from Computer World Company or a magazine about the slow update of Copilot and ended with the boys checking out if the article was true. Maybe you heard Steve say that he is becoming a bit more of a believer. But anyway check it out yourself and le...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 151
EP150: AI - Bull Shit or Hot Shit
149 episodes of M365 Distilled took place before we arrived at Collabdays Hamburg! All Marijn had to do was get us a room to record in with a few friends. Well, he surpassed himself and got the main hall and a keynote session to record with the truly awesome people of Hamburg CollabDays on 31st August 2024. It was fun with about 100 people, just after the ice cream, the boys talked about AI and specifically Copilot with the awesome title: AI - Bullshit or Hotshit? It is a short episode with gues...
Sep 23, 2024•33 min•Ep. 150
EP149: The Team Goes South
Steve and Marijn check out a HBR article (https://hbr.org/2024/08/is-your-organizational-transformation-veering-off-course) that identifies some traits of team that have lost focus and need a little but of a push to move forward. In this podcast they discuss their experiences and drop a few practical ideas of how a team can move forward when energy is low and some ideas on how to motivate the team and have things in place to resolve issues and steps to take to ensure projects move forward in a p...
Sep 08, 2024•55 min•Ep. 149
EP148: Igniting awareness for success
This is the last of the series of podcasts called the apologise series as Steve managed ot catch up with the programs recorded and published so hopefully we are back to 5 days from recording to publishing. Marijn read an article ( Microsoft Teams increases collaboration in the modern workplace at Microsoft - Inside Track Blog )… it was not a podcast but real words and it created the idea of a podcast for the duo. Microsoft have been looking at how they can improve collaboration using their own t...
Aug 19, 2024•49 min•Ep. 148
EP147: A bag full of Shit & a pink cross
So Marijn talks about indecision and the trouble in deciding on a Twix or not… and missed out on a Peated Yamazaki, depriving Steve of a chance to taste one of his favorite Japanese distilleries. In this second of the Apology series… So Steve, Anouck, and Marijn did Commsverse TV ( https://www.youtube.com/@Commsverse/streams ) and in this episode we talk about all the things they learned including the longest and first case of remote working, that FAX is still a big business and ghost calls that...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 147
EP146: An Obvious and Satisfying Podcast
This is the first of a new series of podcasts called the Apology Series… Life has been a little tricky over the last 3 months for Steve with a separation from my long-term partner, not having access to Max all the time and Moving house to the city of Antwerp, so enjoy the catch-up of podcasts in the coming days that we already recorded,,, Welcome to the Apology Series. Make changes Obvious, Easy, and Satisfying from James Clear's book Atomic Habits. The boys are provided with a slide from a conf...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 146
EP145: SharePoint Renovation & Elephant Whisky
OK, we talk about SharePoint and a question that Marijn received about Sorting our SharePoint Shit. You know the scenario, what do you do to help a company that Set up an M365 tenant, opened up SharePoint and made it available within 24 hours... recipe for disaster right... and then they call us in to help sort out the shit In this episode, Marijn has a plan, and Steve helps him think it through as questions arise about what direction to take to sort three terabytes of content on a Tenant and tu...
Jun 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 145
EP144: The Fax about Communications and Collaboration
It started when we discussed how mail is still the prevalent business communications tool and how good or bad it is for collaboration. Unusually for the M365 Distilled team of Steve and Marijn, things went a little sideways to start with but eventually got back on track. OK, maybe going sideways is just normal for us, but why change a good thing? In this podcast, the boys talk about the definition of collaboration, check out the list of best practices to include in the collaboration process, tak...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 144
EP143: The Jenga Way in Poland
Poland was a blast at Collab days a few weeks ago. Steve and Marijn spend time in this podcast looking at Jenga and how they used to consider governance risk in their workshops. Marijn recaps his SMART goals session, and each subject is finished with a Whisky—of course, two Polish whiskies, to be precise!
Apr 21, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 143
EP142: The Battle of the Intranet: Gloves Off!
The Boys talk about the new gameshow “ IT Depends” which you can find here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcB3Ba6K6N3HMUbt6yVT1Bg and then.... 🎙️ Ladies and gentlemen, fight fans from around the world, welcome to the podcast showdown of the century! Tonight, we bring you a clash of titans that will shake the very foundations of the digital realm! In the blue corner, hailing from the land of traditionalists, we have the undisputed champion of news dissemination, the Sultan of Press Releases, n...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 142
EP141: Meet SaFe Expert Gianni Solito
We have a guest who has been listening to the podcast since Episode One “ Gianni Solito “ Gianni uses SaFe AGILE methods for managing adoption and change as we talk through how this model can be used to improve the process of keeping M365Distilled updated and aligned. You can check him out here https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianni-solito-2221561a3/ The Boys talk about the new gameshow “ IT Depends” which you can find here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcB3Ba6K6N3HMUbt6yVT1Bg The boys with Giann...
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 141
EP140: Modern Wonders of the M365 World
As always the start is about our travels and community speaking events was from Miami to Bremen we talk about Tetsi flies and the rule of ‘Don’t look at the Boob’ when Steve knew it was the answer to another memory problem… The Boys talk about the new gameshow “ It Depends” which you can find here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcB3Ba6K6N3HMUbt6yVT1Bg After 15 minutes of community talk the boys went around the world… Ami Diamond posted a great LinkedIn article comparing M365 to the new wonders...
Mar 02, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 140
EP139: The M365 Bare Necessities
Imagine that you have 5 days to migrate a small company to M365 from Google Docs… What would you start with, Apps, Email MS teams, Power platform… when the Boys put together the plan and decided what goes first… And a few things to catch up with... Marijn as a Seamen, Life is about the basics first and complexities later and of course... CoPilot gets everywhere
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 139
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