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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. 25, 2026

AI Builder - Simply Explained

The AI everyone keeps telling you to learn is already hiding inside the tools you open every morning. That's AI Builder, and it lives inside Power Apps and Power Automate, the low-code tools you're probably already using. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What AI Builder actually is Ready-made models versus models you build Why this is not just another chatbot What document processing really does How prediction works Where you'd actually use it What credits are and why
Oct. 24, 2026

Microsoft Teams Phone - Simply Explained

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.
Oct. 24, 2026

Licensing in Microsoft 365 - Simply Explained

Microsoft 365 licensing isn't as complicated as the price sheet makes it look. Underneath all those tiers, there are really just two layers to understand. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What a license really is Business plans and Enterprise plans E3 versus E5 The add-on layer Where Copilot fits How licenses get assigned The overlap trap Staying clean The short version Simply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargo
Oct. 24, 2026

Business Central Fabric Integration - Simply Explained

Your accounting system is the worst place to answer the big questions about your business. That sounds backwards, because Business Central already holds every number that matters. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What Business Central Really Is What Fabric and OneLake Are Why Analytics Live Outside the ERP Three Ways the Data Gets Across What the Flow Looks Like What Usually Goes Wrong When You Need It and When You Don't A Quick Recap and One Question Simply Explaine
Oct. 24, 2026

KQL Databases in Fabric - Simply Explained

Your team can collect every alert, every click, every device signal, then still miss the one change that needed a response. The data keeps arriving, but it lands as noise because nobody can ask it a clear question. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Opening: The Query Language That Makes Noise Useful Eventhouse, KQL Database, and Tables When KQL Is the Right Tool KQL Without the SQL Overwhelm Working With Time-Series and Log Data Getting Started in Fabric and Putting Insi
Oct. 24, 2026

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence - Simply Explained

The alert on your screen never tells you who is attacking you. It tells you something broke, and then it leaves you guessing. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What Threat Intelligence Actually Is Indicators of Compromise: The Breadcrumbs Threat Actors: Who Is Behind the Attack Infrastructure Analysis: Following the Trail Using It in an Investigation Community Versus Premium: What Is Free and What Is Not Where This Leaves You Simply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Mic
Oct. 23, 2026

Microsoft Teams Rooms - Simply Explained

Your meeting room has its own Microsoft 365 account, and nobody told you. A Microsoft Teams Room is a meeting space where the room itself signs into Teams, so nobody has to plug in a laptop. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What a Teams Room Really Is What's Inside the Room How the Room Knows Your Meeting Windows or Android Basic, Pro, and the Portal Rooms That Actually Work Keeping the Fleet Alive The Recap and a Question Simply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Micr
Oct. 23, 2026

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

Predictive maintenance on Azure only pays off when a warning arrives early enough for your team to act on it. In this episode of the iFAKT series, we start with the maintenance decision and work backward to the evidence, data and process you need before choosing a model on Azure. We follow one hypothetical asset from sensor reading to approved work order and ask the questions most projects skip: What action should a warning trigger? How much warning horizon do spares, permits, isolation and pro
Oct. 23, 2026

Fabric Notebooks - Simply Explained

Imagine opening a Fabric notebook for the first time and seeing code, data, strange errors, and words you’ve never used before. It feels like you’ve walked into a room built for developers, while your job is simply to get data you can trust. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Opening: The Code Wall Is Not the Real Problem What a Fabric Spark Notebook Actually Is The Five Parts of the Notebook Screen The Non-Developer Workflow: Explore Before You Transform Transform Data Wi
Oct. 23, 2026

Log Analytics - Simply Explained

Log Analytics is a filing cabinet for everything your systems whisper to each other. Every sign-in, every file open, and every error becomes a record in that cabinet, and on its own one record is nearly useless. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What Log Analytics actually is Where all these logs come from Inside a workspace and its tables Asking questions with a few lines of KQL What teams actually do with it Where the money actually goes How long your data sticks arou
Oct. 23, 2026

Subnetting and CIDR - Simply Explained

Your home Wi-Fi router has been subnetting this whole time, and nobody told you. Every device on your network sits inside a block of 256 addresses, and that block is what people mean when they say subnet. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Why Your Home Router Is Already Doing Subnetting What an IP Address Is Made Of The Slash Number Is Just a Size Why We Split a Network at All The Math Without Fear Where the Classes Went and Why CIDR Won Subnetting in Real Life: Your Of
Oct. 23, 2026

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager - Simply Explained

There's a question that makes most companies go quiet, and it's the one about whether they're actually compliant. Compliance Manager lives inside Microsoft Purview, and it takes that messy question and turns it into a single number you can watch move. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What Compliance Manager Is The Compliance Score Assessments Regulations and Templates Improvement Actions Who Does What The Workflow End to End A Quick Recap and One Open Question Simply
Oct. 23, 2026

Windows Autopilot - Simply Explained

Imagine unboxing a brand-new work laptop and watching it set itself up for your company without an IT person in the room. That's the promise behind Windows Autopilot, and it's why a new hire can be productive on day one instead of day five. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: What Autopilot Actually Is Why IT Teams Made the Switch How a Device Gets Claimed: The Hardware Hash Deployment Profiles: The Instructions the Device Follows Joining the Organization: Entra Join and In
Oct. 23, 2026

Microsoft AI Center of Excellence - Simply Explained

Copilot pilots are spreading through M365, Power Platform, and Azure faster than most organizations can map them. One team uses Copilot to prepare meetings. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Stakes, the AI Problem Teams Can’t See Yet What an AI Center of Excellence Actually Is Why Organizations Need One Before AI Spreads Further Pillar One, Governance: Decisions, Guardrails, and Proof Pillar Two, Security: Protecting Data, Identity, and AI Actions Pillar Three, Adoption:

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.