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Samir Makwana

Samir Makwana

Founder of Cloudtrify | Cloud Solution Architect | Angel Investor

Collingwood, Canada

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Samir Makwana is on a mission to help enterprises and governments to build and grow secure and value driven businesses using Microsoft Cloud Services. Trained as Software Developer, Pre-sales and Solution Architect, he has a unique 17 years of experience in delivering diverse IT projects from initiation to completion, providing his clients with unique advantages.

He is a leading expert in security, automation, messaging and collaborative technologies; He has designed multiple Automation and Office 365 Architecture solutions for various enterprises and governments. Over the years, he has been instinctive in coordinating large-scale projects, handling designs, deployment, upgrades, and documentation of large IT Cloud Environments.

He is currently the founder and Principal Architect of Cloudtrify Inc. He has innovative ideas to develop and implement short- and long-term automation and cloud solutions, increasing user adoption, ROI, security, and ease of maintenance.

Outside the professional sphere, he enjoys spending quality time with family and friends.

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology
  • Government, Social Sector & Education
  • Health & Medical
  • Finance & Banking
  • Media & Information
  • Travel & Tourism

Topics

  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft 365 Security
  • Microsoft 365 Compliance
  • Microsoft 365 Strategy
  • Microsoft 365 Defender
  • Microsoft 365 governance and compliance
  • Automation with PowerShell
  • Azure Automation
  • Business Process Automation
  • power bi
  • Power Platform - Low Code
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Power Apps
  • Power Platform
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft Power platform
  • Power Automate
  • PowerShell
  • Microsoft Power Apps
  • Power Virtual Agents
  • Power Query

Power Virtual Agent to resolve an employee’s issue in Teams using native Teams chat experience

In today’s digital age, efficient problem-solving is key. This is why we’re excited to introduce you to the power of Power Virtual Agents in resolving employee issues directly in Microsoft Teams using the native chat experience, all within a compact 45-minute session.

In this workshop, we will explore how Power Virtual Agents can be leveraged to streamline issue resolution within your organization. We will demonstrate how these intelligent chatbots can be integrated into Teams, providing a seamless and intuitive interface for employees to report and resolve their issues.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

Introduction to Power Virtual Agents: We’ll start with an overview of what Power Virtual Agents are and how they can transform your organization’s issue resolution process.

(Demo) Integration with Microsoft Teams: We’ll show you how to integrate Power Virtual Agents into your Teams environment, enabling your employees to interact with the chatbot directly from their Teams interface.

(Demo) Issue Resolution with Power Virtual Agents: We’ll walk you through real-world scenarios where Power Virtual Agents can be used to resolve common employee issues. We’ll also demonstrate how the chatbot can escalate issues to human agents when necessary.

Best Practices: Finally, we’ll share some best practices for implementing and managing Power Virtual Agents in your organization.

Join us as we delve into the world of Power Virtual Agents and discover how they can revolutionize your organization’s issue resolution process, all within a concise and focused 45-minute session!

Zero Trust with Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Phases:
- Protect
- Investigate
- Simulation (For Training)
- Analyze (Reporting)

Use Cases:
- Service Desk / SecOps / SecMon
- Cyber Security Trainings for end-users
- Build a Product Roadmap
- Integration with Sentinel
- Meeting CIS Benchmark

Zero Trust with Microsoft Defender for Office 365

As more governments and enterprises undergoing digital transformation, adopting cloud-based technologies and embracing remote or hybrid work, the traditional perimeter-focused defenses are no longer sufficient to protect or secure users, internal networks and data.

In this session you will learn, Zero Trust (ZT) with Microsoft Defender for Office365, addresses the modern challenges of securing users, protecting hybrid cloud environments and defending against cyber security threats.

• Logical Components of Zero Trust Architecture
• Zero Trust with Microsoft 365 Defender and its components
• Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Architecture and protection stack
• Several Demos, including SafeLinks by defender for office 365, Automated Incident Remediation, Alerts and Incidents, and Reports
• Defender for Office 365 Security Operations Best Practices
• Building a product roadmap for Defender for Office365

Automate your IT Service Request using Power Automate/M365 and Azure

Welcome to our Automation Workshop!

In recent years, the term “Automation” has become a buzzword in the tech industry. It’s not just a trend, but a significant shift in how we approach business processes and IT service requests. This workshop aims to shed light on this transformative concept and demonstrate its practical applications using the Power Platform, O365, and Azure.

Our goal is to help you enhance the end user experience, get more value from your investment in M365 and Azure, and significantly reduce manual work for recurring requests and reports. We believe that automation is not just about efficiency, but also about unlocking new possibilities for your organization.

During this session, we will delve into real-world scenarios involving SharePoint list, Power Automate, Azure Function, Teams PowerShell, and Teams. Here are some of the topics we will cover:

1. Enabling and Disabling Microsoft Teams Recording
2. Streamlining the Microsoft user on-boarding and off-boarding process (hybrid)
3. Integrating with Power Virtual Agent (Chatbot)
4. Monitoring, Auditing, and Securing Automation
5. Understanding the Product Life cycle
6. Learning Automation Best practices

Join us as we explore the world of automation and discover how it can revolutionize the way we work!

Zero Trust with Microsoft Defender for Office 365

As more governments and enterprises undergoing digital transformation, adopting cloud-based technologies and embracing remote or hybrid work, the traditional perimeter-focused defenses are no longer sufficient to protect or secure users, internal networks and data.

In this session you will learn, Zero Trust (ZT) with Microsoft Defender for Office365, addresses the modern challenges of securing users, protecting hybrid cloud environments and defending against cyber security threats.

• Logical Components of Zero Trust Architecture
• Zero Trust with Microsoft 365 Defender and its components
• Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Architecture and protection stack
• Several Demo -->
SafeLinks by defender for office 365
Malware block by defender for endpoint
Automated Incident Remediation
Alerts and Incidents
Reports
• Defender for Office 365 Security Operations Best Practices
• Building a product roadmap for Defender for Office365

Automate your IT Service Request using Power Automate/M365 and Azure

Welcome to our Automation Workshop!

In recent years, the term “Automation” has become a buzzword in the tech industry. It’s not just a trend, but a significant shift in how we approach business processes and IT service requests. This workshop aims to shed light on this transformative concept and demonstrate its practical applications using the Power Platform, O365, and Azure.

Our goal is to help you enhance the end user experience, get more value from your investment in M365 and Azure, and significantly reduce manual work for recurring requests and reports. We believe that automation is not just about efficiency, but also about unlocking new possibilities for your organization.

During this session, we will delve into real-world scenarios involving SharePoint list, Power Automate, Azure Function, Teams PowerShell, and Teams. Here are some of the topics we will cover:

1. Enabling and Disabling Microsoft Teams Recording
2. Streamlining the Microsoft user on-boarding and off-boarding process (hybrid)
3. Integrating with Power Virtual Agent (Chatbot)
4. Monitoring, Auditing, and Securing Automation
5. Understanding the Product Life cycle
6. Learning Automation Best practices

Join us as we explore the world of automation and discover how it can revolutionize the way we work!

aMP Manila 2024-10-25 Sessionize Event Upcoming

October 2024 Manila, Philippines

aMPKL 2024 Sessionize Event Upcoming

October 2024 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

M365 Community Days Chicago 2024 Sessionize Event Upcoming

July 2024 Chicago, Illinois, United States

M365 Community Days MTL 2024 Sessionize Event

June 2024 Montréal, Canada

Power Platform Learner to Leader User group Sessionize Event

April 2024

MN Microsoft 365 User Group - In person Workshop Day Spring, 2024 Sessionize Event

April 2024 Edina, Minnesota, United States

Knoxville M365 Community Day - Spring 2024 Sessionize Event

February 2024 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

YYCM365UG Microsoft 365 Community Days Sessionize Event

February 2024 Calgary, Canada

Microsoft 365 Ottawa Event 2023 Sessionize Event

September 2023 Ottawa, Canada

Samir Makwana

Founder of Cloudtrify | Cloud Solution Architect | Angel Investor

Collingwood, Canada

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