Voices of the Neighborhood

S02 E04 Myron Helgering

First, let me say that this episode continues nicely from the conversation I had with Tatu. This time I’m talking with Myron Helgering, a fellow Dutch Microsoft Security MVP, working at Pink Elephant.
We talk about unmanaged devices. And even though that might sound like a very technical security topic, the conversation quickly becomes much broader. Because what actually counts as an unmanaged device? Your personal phone with company mail? A consultant laptop from another company? A MacBook that belongs to the company but was never enrolled in Intune?
According to Myron, this is exactly where many organizations still have a blind spot. They know how to secure the devices they manage. But they often don’t know who or what is accessing their environment from devices they do not control.
We also talk about why security is not just an IT problem, but a company risk. That means stakeholder management, communication, business decisions, and knowing which users or departments should only work from managed devices.Community challenge:Spin up a Microsoft 365 developer tenant, don’t only read about security, start testing and clicking around.Myron Helgering – LinkedInMicrosoft Security BlogSpeaker Profile on SessionizeSessies & Masterclasses | Experts Live NetherlandsRegister | Experts Live NetherlandsSend us a message using this form: Voices of the Neighborhood – Fill out form

S02E3 Tatu Seppälä

First, let me say sorry for the bad recording this time. For some reason the Teams recording was very bad and we didn't notice any hiccups during the call.
Even though, I do want to share this conversation I had with Tatu because I still had a lot of fun with it. And because I think Tatu has very interesting thoughts on security in IT, and why it's not about the IT side. It's much more a social aspect, and a human topic. 
Community challenge?
Buy a box of donuts and have talks with your HR and other colleagues.
 
Tatu's recommendations:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow
Darknet Diaries – True stories from the dark side of the Internet.
 
Where to find you?
Tatu Seppälä - Sulava | LinkedIn
Seppala365.cloud – One foot in the future
Tatu Seppälä's Speaker Profile @ Sessionize
3 minutes with Tatu Seppälä
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S02E02 Erik Ejlskov Jensen

Join me as I welcome Erik Ejlskov Jensen, an 18-year MVP and developer.
 
We discuss the evolving role of AI in software development.
In this episode we explore how large language models and tools like Copilot are transforming productivity and code quality for developers.
Erik Jensen shares practical insights on integrating AI into existing projects, maintaining coding standards, and automating tasks such as testing and documentation.
The conversation also highlights Erik's new SQL database project power tool, designed to help database schema management in source control.
 
Where to find Erik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikejlskov/Dot.Net website: https://dot.net/
Getting Started with SQL Database Project Power Tools | ErikEJ's blog
 
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#8 - Peter Kestenholz

Peter and Erik discuss the impact of AI on project portfolio management and workplace efficiency. We explore why company AI tools often feel slower than public models, emphasizing the importance of fine-tuning and context engineering.
 
We discussed the challenges of measuring the benefits of AI adoption, where individual gains are often intangible and difficult to quantify using traditional business metrics.
 
This first episode in season 2 also covers practical tips for building effective AI agents and debunks myths about instant business benefits. Creativity and experimentation are highlighted as key skills for leveraging AI. Listeners are encouraged to start building their own agents and focus on personal growth.
 
Where to find Peter:https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkestenholz/
 
Gantt visual video:
https://youtu.be/ECFecboBrrY 
 
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Christmas mini episode 2025

Just a short message from Erik, looking forward to a wonderful 2026 together!
 
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#6 - Søren Lauszus Weber

In this episode of Voices of the Neighborhood, Erik is joined by long-time colleague and Power Apps MVP Søren Weber for a candid and humorous deep-dive into the state of AI, Copilot, and the evolving role of the citizen developer.
We explore what’s truly changed in the world of app-building, why curiosity and playfulness still beat credentials, and how AI empowers the human pilot. Søren brings stories from the field, insights from training many users, and a community challenge aimed at both experts and newcomers.
A fun, thoughtful, and energetic conversation that celebrates six months of podcasting and the messy magic of learning by doing.
 
Some fun quotes about experts:An expert is a person who has found out by his own painful experience all the mistakes that one can make in a very narrow field.
An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and how to avoid them.
And Socrates: "I know that I know nothing."
Project Start date blogpost: 
https://www.theprojectcornerblog.com/2014/12/22/about-start-dates-in-microsoft-project/
Where to find Søren Lauszus Weber:
https://powerappsviking.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@powerappsviking https://www.linkedin.com/in/sorenlauszusweber 
 
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#5 Bo Fischer Carlsen

Bo and Erik talk about adoption of Copilot in any type of organization. We talk about strategies of improving engagement and we have coined the term "Introvert Champion".
About the Context& merger:https://contextand.com/news/context-a-new-microsoft-powerhouse-with-an-ai-first-focus 
A link to get you started on the community challenge:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/copilot-studio-lite-build?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5003816 
Where to find Bo?https://www.linkedin.com/in/bo-carlsen 
Other Copilot enthusiasts to follow:https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielando/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkestenholz/ 
And groups that share their thoughts about Copilot:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13185411/ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/10038481/
 
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#4 Mikko Koskinen

Today I'm talking with Mikko Koskinen, a recently awarded MVP who works with Copilot Studio. 
We talk about what has him excited most and what he believes would be good things to be aware of while planning for a new Copilot Agent. Hint: it's not the IT side that's the most important!
Links discussed in this session:
Dewain Robinson - The Copilot Studio Dude - YouTube
Create and publish agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio - Training | Microsoft Learn
https://microsoft.github.io/copilot-camp/
https://www.linkedin.com/school/m365-show/?originalSubdomain=de
 
You can find Mikko here:
https://mikkokoskinen.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkoskinen/ 
 
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#3 Erik van Hurck

This is the third episode of The Voices of the Neighborhood podcast. And because everyone is on vacation, it's a special monologue episode with just me, your host Erik van Hurck.
 
You can find more about me here:
https://linktr.ee/TheProjectCorner 
I mentioned the Westenberg and the need for Cringe tolerance, here's the video link:
https://youtu.be/AuOqAR3CSTs?si=3izKWnWQzPXv9DIw
 
The challenge I posed in the episode:
Can AI "do Resource Management"? Personally I believe it can't, but I would love to hear your thoughts on it.
 
Thanks for being a listener!
 
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#2 Magnus Gether Sørensen

In this second episode I'm talking with another Delegate MVP. Magnus hosts the Nordic Summit as well as the Power Platform Weekly newsletter.
We also talk about what makes a good developer verses a person that "just knows how to code".
You can find Magnus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xrmwizard/Show links:
Nordic Summit: https://nordicsummit.info/
Power Platform Discord: https://discord.gg/EGGZdFVJXr 
Community challenge:
https://gandalf.lakera.ai/baseline
 
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