Joel Oleson
Senior Manager @ Sony, PlayStation
San Diego, California, United States
Joel Oleson has been in the tech industry for over 20 years, working with some of the biggest names in the business, such as Microsoft, Blizzard, and Sony. He was the first SharePoint Admin and the original IT Architect for SharePoint Online, and he literally wrote the book on SharePoint best practices. He has received Microsoft’s highest recognition as MVP, Microsoft Regional Director, and multiple “Ship It” awards for his contributions to the Microsoft community and products. He is now the Senior IT Manager for Enterprise Productivity at Sony Interactive Entertainment - PlayStation, where he leads the End User Productivity Department including Google, Box, Zoom, Slack, Miro, Figma and Microsoft solutions for one of the most innovative and successful gaming and entertainment companies in the world.
Joel is also a world traveler and a cultural enthusiast. He has visited every UN country and over 250 countries and territories. He shares his experiences and insights on his travel blog, Traveling Epic, where he inspires his readers to explore the world and discover new perspectives. He is also the founder and organizer of many global technology events, free community-driven conferences speaking in over 100 countries around the world. He is a frequent speaker at various Microsoft and industry events, such as Microsoft Ignite, Intranet Reloaded, Live 360 and M365 Conference, where he delivers engaging and informative sessions on Microsoft topics, such as Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft 365 and Intranet and Collaboration.
Joel Oleson is a visionary leader, a trusted advisor, and a global influencer. He is always seeking new challenges and opportunities to learn and grow. He lives by his motto: “Be the change you want to see in the world.”
References:
(1) Joel Oleson - Oceanside, California, Sony PlayStation, Brigham Young .... https://about.me/joleson.
(2) Microsoft Regional Directors. https://rd.microsoft.com/en-au/joel-oleson.
(3) Joel Oleson's Speaker Profile @ https://sessionize.com/joel-oleson/
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Area of Expertise
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Teams for Events
Microsoft continues to add new and advanced features in Microsoft Teams. Hey even this event is run on Teams. In this session we'll dig into the logistics of running a large scale event including a case study on the recent Career Fair and the past M365 Virtual Marathon.
Securing M365 with Purview Information Protection Case Study
Lessons learned from a practical deployment of Microsoft Purview Information Protection. Why we did it, How we did it… What went well… and What we learned and What’s next… along with Demo’s in a test tenant.
Evolution of Employee Experience Microsoft 365
Employee engagement isn’t just intranets and links and email. The employee experience platform has evolved. In this session we’ll walk through the journey from SharePoint and Exchange to Teams and Viva.
Introducing Microsoft Viva Connections
Viva Connections is your gateway to a modern employee experience - are you ready to inform, engage and empower your organization? Join us as we show you how Viva Connections provides a curated, personalized and company-branded experience that centralizes relevant news and conversations. Deploy easily as it's fully integrated in the apps and devices your teams already use every day, like Microsoft Teams. Discover how you can shape culture and foster communication to help your teams thrive.
Microsoft Teams as an Application Platform
Teams is the Hub for Modern Teamwork. Communication, Collaboration and the Application Platform come together in a single interface. In this session we'll explore how teams has changed the way we work as well as look at enterprise and personal productivity in Microsoft Teams with a number of applications.