NetAlly 2.9: Faster Tests, Better Proof (EP 956)

What We Cover

When clients ask ChatGPT instead of calling you

• The junior user who wanted to bypass TruGrid with IP whitelisting on a Comcast residential line.

Remote users, OneDrive chaos, and SharePoint security

• Migrating data from a former IT person’s personal OneDrive into SharePoint with proper permissions.
• Requirements like “only this junior can access files from one company laptop” and how that changes your design.
• Shared RDP workstation and licensing headaches

NetAlly AllyWare 2.9: Easy Wired & Easy Wi‑Fi

• What’s new in AllyWare 2.9 (build 2.9.0.85) and why you need AllyCare for updates.
• Easy Wired and Easy Wi‑Fi views on EtherScope and LinkRunner for one‑tap tests.
• Wi‑Fi 7‑related enhancements, MLO (multi‑link optimization), and faster AirMapper surveys.

Community, outages, and upcoming events

• Top 10 things IT pros did during the recent M365 outage, including “on‑prem doesn’t look so bad after all.”
• Conference season preview: Right of Boom (Vegas), IT Expo / MSP Expo / TechSuperShow, ChannelPro Defend and Zero Trust World.
• Listener email on zero trust platforms, ThreatLocker vs. Microsoft 365 stack considerations.

=== Links from the Show

• NetAlly 2.9 Update: https://linkly.link/2ZMbn
• EtherScope: https://amzn.to/4kgiZUL
• IT Expo: https://www.itexpo.com
• MSP Expo: https://www.mspexpo.com
• ChannelPro Defend: https://events.channelpronetwork.com
• Zero Trust World (ThreatLocker event): https://zerotrustworld.threatlocker.com
• Right of Boom: https://rightofboom.com
• Florida Man - Grady Judd Morning briefing: https://linkly.link/2ZMbg

=== SPONSORS:

• Livestream Partner, ThreatLocker: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/threatlocker
• Legacy Partner, NetAlly: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/netally/
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• Travel Partner: TruGrid: https://www.itbusinesspodcast.com/trugrid
• Digital Partner, Designer Ready: http://itbusinesspodcast.com/designerready

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