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We haven't talked about Microsoft Sentinel in a while. This week, we take a look at auxiliary logs - a new capability that Sentinel benefits from. What is it, and why and when should you use it? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Setting up auxiliary plan
- Create a destination table using the API

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This week, we talk about the modern security landscape, based on an infographic we saw floating around on LinkedIn. It's a great point to start conversations with decision makers and your teams to understand the wider security landscape, and which components on the Microsoft platforms that can help.

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- Post by Sameh Younis | LinkedIn 

- Cybersecurity Copilot blog by Sameh Younis (cybersecurity-copilot.com) 

- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 153 - An early look at Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence 

- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 146 - A look at Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management 

- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 231 - Let's explore Microsoft Security Exposure Management 

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In this week's episode, we look at recent Azure updates. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? We found updates for Azure Functions, Defender for Cloud, Windows VM and MFA, and many others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Public Preview: Continuous Performance Diagnostics for Windows VMs to enhance VM Troubleshooting
- Windows Server 2025 Preview on Azure
- MFA requirements update
- Public preview for the Microsoft Entra Powershell module
- Generally Available: Run Azure Load Testing on Azure Functions (microsoft.com)
- Service Retirement (Preview) - Microsoft Azure
- What's new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud features

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This week, we talk about Entra Suite. What is it? We tackled Entra ID plans previously, but now we have Entra Suite. What's included, who should get it, and how much does it cost?  Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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- Entra Suite
- The Microsoft vision for a trust fabric | Microsoft Security Blog
- Episode 235: Entra SSE

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This week, as it's the summer holiday season, we discuss our plans for interesting Azure projects. What to study, try out, and what's a long-forgotten project to resume? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Azure Bastion Premium
- Llama3 fine-tuning: Meta, Azure AI Studio
- GrovePi Internet of Things Robot Kit

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This week, we tackle Entra ID licensing. We discuss the basics of Entra ID plans, the use of licenses with B2B guest accounts, and what comes into play with multi-tenant organizations and governance licensing. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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- One account, one tenant
- About MAU

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This week, we discuss a small but handy capability: hibernation for virtual machines. What is it, why would you need it, and is it suitable for all workloads? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Hibernation for Azure virtual machines
- Supported SKUs

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In this week's episode, we look at recent Azure updates. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? We found updates for Azure Bastion Host, Virtual Network Manager, Defender for Cloud, and many others. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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- Azure Bastion Premium
- How to use Virtual Network Verifier
- isNestedVirtualizationSupported
- Activity log alerts can now run in EU Data Boundary
- Defender for Endpoint with Defender for Cloud Apps: macOS support
- Public preview: Advanced Container Networking Services for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
- Azure Web Application Firewall integration in Microsoft Copilot for Security (preview)
- Public preview: Azure Functions extension for OpenAI

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This week, we talked about why it's useful (and fun!) to build a homelab. What constitutes a homelab? Why should you build one? We talk about the different use cases, the options, and key components you should get. Lastly, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Jussi's Homelab Part 1, Part 2

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In this week's episode we take a deeper look into Copilot for Security. What can you do with it, and will Generative AI really make everything nicer and easier? We talk about capabilities, options, pricing and cost, and security in general. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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- Copilot for Security (Microsoft Learn)

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Last week's Microsoft Build 2024 is fresh on our minds, and we take a deeper look at the hero announcements. Copilot+ PCs and AI in general are top of mind for us, because that was also what Build was essentially about. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Microsoft Build 2024
- Build 2024 Book of News
- Copilot+ PCs
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 232 - Diving into Azure AI Studio
- What is Azure AI Studio? - Azure AI Studio | Microsoft Learn

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Infrastructure as Code means one thing and so many things simultaneously for people. We pick the brains of Jack Tracey from Microsoft, on his lessons learned and insights with IaC. What are the pitfalls? What works? Bicep or Terraform? Also, Jussi asks Jack an unexpected question.

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- https://aka.ms/avm
- Decompile ARM template JSON to Bicep - Azure Resource Manager | Microsoft Learn

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In this week's episode we talk about Azure Quantum with Elaine van Bergen from Microsoft. What is quantum? What about Azure Quantum? Who can build solutions, and what sort of solutions can you build? We try not to understand the math, but we want to understand everythin else. Also, Tobi asks Elaine an unexpected question.

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- Get started with Azure Quantum - Training | Microsoft Learn
- Starting your journey to become quantum-safe | Microsoft Security Blog
- Advancing science: Microsoft and Quantinuum demonstrate the most reliable logical qubits on record with an error rate 800x better than physical qubits - The Official Microsoft Blog
- Schrödinger's cat - Wikipedia
- Azure Quantum | Learn about quantum and cryptography (microsoft.com)
- Azure Quantum | Elements Overview (microsoft.com)

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In this week's episode, we ponder what to expect from Microsoft Build 2024. Is it worth traveling to Seattle for the event, that takes place May 21-23? We reflect on the possible announcements, the breakout session topics, as well as the keynotes. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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- Microsoft Build 2024
- Cloud Skills Challenge
- Employ AI on Snapdragon X Elite for code generation and image creation (Seattle only)
- RAG at scale: production-ready GenAI apps with Azure AI Search
- (PnP team – Rob Bagby delivering a session: Take an Azure OpenAI chat application from PoC to enterprise-ready )
- Optimize productivity by meeting next-level demands of the AI era
- The power of AI and Copilot for Azure Databases
- Power AI apps and develop rich experiences with Azure SQL Database
- What’s new in GitHub Copilot and the Visual Studio family
- Activate enterprise data in AI-enabled business applications
- Inside AI Security with Mark Russinovich
- Learn how to accelerate Stable Diffusion
- Deploy next generation workflows from PC to Cloud with Arm tools
- Scott and Mark learn to Copilot
- Running .NET on the NES

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In this week's episode, we look at recent Azure updates. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? We found updates for Azure AI, Microsoft Sentinel, and Azure Advisors, and many others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Virtual network flow logs
- Azure Classic networking services retirement
- New Azure OpenAI and AI Search connectors for Logic Apps
- Azure AI Search changes
- Windows Server 2025 & Windows Server Insider Program
- Get end-to-end protection with Microsoft's unified security operations platform
- Use the SIEM migration experience - Microsoft Sentinel
- Calculate cost savings in Azure Advisor - Azure Advisor | Microsoft Learn

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In this week's episode, we're talking about Microsoft Entra Security Service Edge (SSE). What is it? How does SASE tie into this? When and why would you need this? We reminisce a bit on history to better understand the use cases. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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- Microsoft Entra expands into Security Service Edge and Azure AD becomes Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Security Blog

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Today, we'll talk about cost management and FinOps, and we have Paola Annis from Microsoft as the expert on this. What's FinOps again? What are companies focusing on as part of FinOps? We consider the different aspects of FinOps, and reflect how it looked in the back compared to today. Also, Jussi asks Paola an unexpected question.

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- https://data.finops.org/#11755
- https://data.finops.org/#11757

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Today, we'll talk about GitHub Enterprise. This is based on a recent adventure in getting it to work for us, and the lessons learned are the essence of this episode. What are the plans? What do you need to configure? What got us confused? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- GitHub Enterprise Trial
- Jussi's Whoop 4.0 (Jussi's referral code, if you want 1 month free and Jussi gets 1 month free: link)

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We've discussed generative AI and Azure AI capabilities in a few past episodes. In this episode, we'll bring it all together and focus on Azure AI Studio—how do you build generative AI solutions using this service? We consider how to choose LLMs, cost, deployment, bringing your data, and what solutions companies are building with this. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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- Ctrl+Alt+Azure: 199 - Refreshing our knowledge on Azure AI
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure: 220 - When to use what with generative AI?
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure: 223 - Understanding Azure AI Search

- Azure AI Studio

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In this week's episode, we look at Microsoft Security Exposure Management. What is it, and what can you do with it? We discuss the capabilities, our initial impressions of this capability, and licensing. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Microsoft Security Exposure Management documentation

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In this episode, we take a look at recent updates to Azure. What's new, what's in preview, and what's interesting? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- GA: Application Gateway for Containers

- Public preview: Application Gateway support for TLS and TCP

- GA: Elastic SAN

- Windows Server 2025

- Public Preview: Well-Architected Framework assessment on Azure Advisor

- Migrate Azure Cloud Services (classic) to Azure Cloud Services (extended support)

- Azure Storage Actions documentation

- What's new in Microsoft Sentinel

- Microsoft Graph CLI

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In this week's episode, we take a first look at Azure Storage Actions. What is this new feature, and why should you use it? Does it differ from existing capabilities that do the same thing? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Azure Storage Actions
- Introducing Azure Storage Actions: Serverless storage data management

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The Azure Well-Architected Framework (WAF) recently got a big rewrite. We take Operational Excellence, a pillar from WAF, for a deeper look with Bastian Ulke from Microsoft. What is it? How should you utilize this pillar? Bastian also talks about the recommendations and patterns within Operational Excellence. Also, Tobi asks Bastian an unexpected question.

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- WAF: OpEx

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We talk about experiences in Azure with Mustafa Toroman. He is the CTO for run.events and shares his vast experience working with Azure both as a consultant and for building a product. How does he learn new stuff? What about the approach to DevOps? Also, Jussi asks Mustafa an unexpected question.

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- CloudSummit
- Mustafa Toroman (@toromust) / X (twitter.com)
- Windows95man - No Rules!

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We're talking about Azure Verified Modules with Microsoft's Jack Tracey. What is AVM? How and when should you use it? Jack shares insights on the vision and how you can benefit as an architect and developer. Also, Tobi asks Jack an unexpected question.

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- https://aka.ms/AVM 
- https://aka.ms/AVM/ModuleProposal 
- https://aka.ms/AVM/ModuleTriage  

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Azure now has Carbon Optimization capabilities available. We take a look at what this means, how it works, why it's important, and what can you do with it. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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- Azure carbon optimization - Microsoft Learn
- Microsoft Azure emissions insights (preview) - Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability

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In this episode, we'll look at SecOps or Security Operations. What is it, and what are the elements one should consider? What about SOC, how does it tie into all of this? Lastly, we discuss the tools and services within Azure that are essential for any SecOps work. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Introduction to Security operations (SecOps) - Training
- MCRA
- SAF

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Let's focus on understanding what Azure AI Search is. What was it called before? What features does it have, and how much will it cost? We also talk about use cases, especially with generative AI workloads with Azure AI Search. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Introduction to Azure AI Search
- Pricing - Azure Cognitive Search

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In this episode, we take a look at recent updates to Azure. What's new, what's in preview, and what's interesting? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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- Private Preview: Upgrade existing Azure Gen1 VMs to Gen2-Trusted launch

- GA: Azure Virtual Network encryption

- Entra ID - redemption order

- Azure Copilot for Azure CLI

- Entra External ID - Google as an identity
- Public Preview of the Arc Visual Studio Code Extension

- Quickstart: Create and run a load test with Azure Load Testing

- Use secrets & environment variables - Azure Load Testing

- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 190 - Let's take Defender for APIs for a spin

- Microsoft Announces GA of Defender for APIs

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We re-visit the Azure Well-architected Framework, with Dom Allen from Microsoft. What has changed, and what's interesting now in the WAF refresh? We take a look at what's new, and how to best utilize WAF. Also, Tobi asks Dom an unexpected question.

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- WAF
- Azure documentation | Microsoft Learn
- YouTube: Unsolved Tetris Mysteries With Creator Alexy Pajitnov & Designer Henk Rogers 

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In this episode, Tobias and Jussi reflect a bit on options for building Generative AI with the lens of available studios like the Azure AI Studio and the Microsoft Copilot Studio. Jussi also asks Tobias a question about useless things you'd have an endless supply of.

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- Azure AI Studio
- Microsoft Copilot Studio
- Using Ollama (Jussi)
- LM Studio

We talk about Azure architectures - how to design them, thoughts and experiences on visualizing them, and what matters in the end. Additional thoughts also on collaboration and Well-architected Framework as it relates to this. Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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- WAF: Architect's checklist
- Azure Architecture Center
- Draw.io
- Azure Diagrams

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Let's not talk about AI, but instead let's talk about Azure SQL backup and recovery. What aspects to consider for disaster recovery? What options are available for backups in Azure SQL? How to test for recovery? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Disaster Recovery in WAF
- Disaster recovery in Azure SQL

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We take a look at the Generative AI for Beginners course from Microsoft. It's free, open-source, and available for everyone. What's in it? Who should go through the lessons? And is this even needed? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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- Generative AI for Beginners – A Course
- 191 - Prompt engineering techniques with ChatGPT and Azure OpenAI

In this episode, we take a look at recent updates to Azure. What's new, what's in preview, and what's interesting? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Release notes - Microsoft Defender for Cloud

- Detect threats quickly with near-real-time (NRT) analytics rules in Microsoft Sentinel

- Analytics with Azure Synapse Link - Azure Cosmos DB | Microsoft Learn

- Azure SQL trigger for Functions

- Azure Functions support on Apple Silicon Macs

- azure_ai extension for PostgreSQL

- Microsoft Fabric reservations

- Private subnet

- Defender for APIs

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So many Copilots! We take a look at Copilot for Azure, which was announced during Ignite 2023. What can you do with it? What's our experience using it? How does it relate to other Copilots, such as GitHub Copilot Chat. Who benefits from this capability? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Sign up: https://aka.ms/MSCopilotforAzurePreviewRequest
- Product docs: Microsoft Copilot for Azure (preview) overview | Microsoft Learn
- Tech community post: Simplify IT management with Microsoft Copilot for Azure

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We look at AI-102 - the exam, the course, and the labs. As this course focuses on Azure Cognitive Services (Azure AI Skills after the rename), we walk through the intended audience, the skills you'll need, and the stuff you'll learn. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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- Study guide for Exam AI-102: Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution

- Instructor-led course: Course AI-102T00--A: Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution

- Self-paced learning: Exam AI-102: Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution - Certifications

- Certification: Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate - Certifications | Microsoft Learn

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Microsoft pushes into chip manufacturing, we heard about new chips like Azure Maia and Azure Cobalt. There's also the Azure AI Studio, all the new and updated Microsoft Copilots, the updated Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (MCRA), Microsoft Cloud PKI, The Windows App, and more. Tobias asks Jussi an unexpected question about being turned into a cat.

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- Announcing Azure AI Studio preview (microsoft.com)
- Azure AI Studio: ai.azure.com
- Copilots: See them all in the Book of News
- AI transformation and the technology driving change
- What’s new in Azure AI Platforms – Charting the Future with Innovative AI and ML
- Security Adoption Framework
- Cloud PKI
- Windows App
- Microsoft SSE

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Earlier this year, Microsoft announced courseware and studying materials for Azure OpenAI. We look at this 1-day course and reflect on the content, who this course is best suited for, and what one should learn. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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Community Highlights
- Uli Homann, CVP & Distinguished Architect at Microsoft: Deepening Well-Architected guidance for workloads hosted on Azure (microsoft.com)

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- Course details: AI-050
- Course Details: AI-102
- Request access to AOAI: Limited access to Azure OpenAI Service - Azure AI services

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Microsoft recently announced the Applied Skills initiative. We talk about what it is, how it compares to Microsoft certifications, and our experience in completing the assessments of the initiative. Also, reflections on hiring and recruiting and skills in general. Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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Community Highlights
- TJ Devine: Microsoft 365 Copilot is generally available

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- Applied Skills announcement (Microsoft)
- Applied Skills

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In this episode, we delve into the annual Microsoft Digital Defense Report, the 2023 edition. We dive into some of the findings and reflect a bit on what this means. Some surprises here, but also some known threat angles.

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Community Highlights
- Gregor Reimling: The new Azure Update Center is GA Part 1 – three big reasons to migrate to Update Center and forget the classic Update Management Center 

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- Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2023 (Microsoft)
- What is the Cybercrime Atlas? (Tobias Zimmergren)

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In this episode, we take a look at recent updates to Azure. What's new, what's in preview, and what's interesting? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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Community Highlights
- James Berger | Say Goodbye to Visio: The Future of Diagram Design is Here!

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- GA: Azure AI Content Safety
- Releasing CIS Azure Foundations Benchmark v2.0.0 in regulatory compliance dashboard
- Data security overview dashboard in CSPM
- Migrate to Azure Monitor agent–based VM insights by 31 August 2024
- Azure Activity Logs Legacy solution is replaced by Diagnostic settings
- Migrate to Azure Resource Manager control plane API version 2021-11-01 by 30 September 2026
- Retirement notice: Bing Speech will be retired on 3 November 2023
- Support for TLS 1.0/1.1 on Azure Cache for Redis ending on 30 September 2024
- Azure Machine Learning - Public Preview for October
- Windows Server 2012/R2 reaches end of support
- Public Preview of Azure API Management Pricing Tiers: Basic v2 and Standard v2
- Public preview: Announcing Microsoft Playwright Testing service: Scalable end-to-end testing for modern web apps
- General availability: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in Italy
- Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired— transition to a new method of internet access

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In this episode, we talk about Microsoft Ignite 2023 and our expectations. We've done this several times before, and this time it feels Ignite is even more geared toward the in-person experience - exciting times! Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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Community Highlights
- Stephane Eyskens: From zero to - nearly - hero with Azure OpenAI NLP and vector-based search in Azure Cognitive Search

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- Microsoft Ignite

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In this episode, we discuss Azure Active Directory - I mean Entra ID - cross-tenant synchronization capability. When do you need it, and what does it do? And why would you have more than one Entra ID tenant? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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Community Highlights
- Alan Kinane: Azure Backup in 2023: Features you should know about
- Zachary Cavanell: How Microsoft 365 Copilot can work with your external data

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- ME-ID
- Announcement for cross-tenant synchronization
- Billing model for external users

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In this episode, we talk about the lessons we've learned in the past week. Three lessons to share, on Microsoft Fabric, Entra ID and Azure OpenAI. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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Community Highlights
- Valentina Alto: Generating applications from sketches with LLMs
- Edi Wang: Deploy ChatGPT Next Web to Azure Container Apps with Individual Account Login in 3 minutes

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- Microsoft Fabric Licensing Guide from Reza Rad
- Entra ID External ID Public Preview

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In this episode, we reflect on what it takes to work with security in Azure. What are the skillsets? What general experience and knowledge should you have? What about certifications? And how do we learn new stuff? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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Community Highlights
- Merill Fernando: Entra Newsletter
- Aaron Powell: Generative AI and .NET - Part 1 Intro

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- Microsoft Fabric - get started!
- Microsoft certifications: AZ-500, SC-100, AZ-305
- Other certifications: CISSP, CompTIA Security+

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In this episode, we take a look at recent updates to Azure. What's new, what's in preview, and what's interesting? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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(03:38) - Community highlights.
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Community Highlights
- Ben Ufuk Tezcan | Principal PM, AI Platform at Microsoft: Welcoming the generative AI era with Microsoft Azure
- Sonia Cuff | How to display Azure Monitor alerts with smart lights and no code

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- Sample code for Azure Communication Services Call Automation OpenAI sample

- Azure Firewall Explicit Proxy

- Azure Front Door endpoints for Azure Storage accounts

- Multi-tenant organization in Azure AD

- Generally Available: Auto-upgrade scheduled maintenance for AKS

- Azure Monitor VM Insights using Azure Monitor Agent

- Azure VNet flow logs

- Public Preview: Azure AI Content Safety | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

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In this episode, we dive into PIM, PAM, and PAW. What are these? When and why would you need to deploy these? Our insights on how they map to Azure controls and services, licensing required, and how to get started. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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Community Highlights
- Olivier Miossec:  Azure Deployment Stacks, deploy and manage a landing zone with Bicep
- Harun Legoz: Should You Migrate To Fabric? (thatbluecloud.com)

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In this episode, we talk about Azure services we don't know enough about. Perhaps they are rare and uncommon, or we're simply not exposed to specific industries or projects where these are needed. During our journey this week, we learn a lot more about a lot of Azure services. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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Community Highlights
- Aymen: Turn any YouTube Channel Into a Chatbot
- David Giard: Increasing Developer Velocity (davidgiard.com)

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- Azure IPAM
- R Server for HDInsight
- Azure Spring Apps
- Azure Operator Nexus
- Azure Orbital Ground Station
- Avere vFXT for Azure
- Azure Sphere
- Azure Lab Services
- Azure Quantum
- Jussi's Q# and Azure Quantum journey
- Azure Space
- Azure PlayFab

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In this episode, we talk about Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access. What is it? Why would you need it? We dissect the services and talk about the capabilities and how they map back to services we've had before. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

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Community Highlights
- Ronak Chokshi: Introducing a new Azure AI Language video series showcasing features powered by Azure OpenAI & more
- Saul Dolgin: Introducing the Azure Business Continuity Guide

Show links
- What is Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access?

- Give us feedback!

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In this episode, we take a look at API-driven inbound provisioning in Microsoft Entra ID. It's a new capability in preview. We talk about the problem space, the existing solutions, and how this capability aims to make it easier for companies to manage the creation of identities. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:07) - Community highlights.
(04:28) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Kalle Marjokorpi: How to stream all Home Assistant events to Azure?
- Ken Ross: Using ChatGPT to learn how to use JMeter

Show links
- API-driven inbound provisionin in Microsoft Entra ID

- Give us feedback!

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In this episode, we refresh our knowledge of Azure AI services. What used to be called Azure Cognitive Services has now changed a bit. We take a look at the services, the capabilities, and the use cases. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:10) - Community highlights.
(04:17) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Christopher Graham: Microsoft Azure resource groups: Introduction and best practices
- Andy Beatman: Use your own data to create a Power Virtual Agent with Azure OpenAI Service

Show links
- What are Azure AI Services?
- Multi-service resources

- Give us feedback!

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In this episode, we find updates on Defender for Cloud, Azure virtual machines, cost optimization, Azure AD renaming, and Defender for IoT, among others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(0x:xx) - Community highlights.
(0x:xx) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Denise Schlesinger (TechCommunity): From Prompts to Embeddings and Vector Stores - How to use OpenAI in real scenarios
- Jeff Woolsey: 30 years of Windows Server

Show links

- Azure AD is becoming Microsoft Entra ID

- What's new in Microsoft Sentinel

- Release notes - Microsoft Defender for Cloud

- New workbook template in Azure Advisor for cost optimization

- Defender for IoT firmware analysis

- WS2012 and WS2012R2 end of support guidance

- Vector search

- New Burstable VMs

- Best Ever Food Review Show - YouTube

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In this episode, we talk about cost and performance in the context of business continuity and disaster recover. Our guest, Paola Annis from Microsoft, is the expert, and we pick her brains to learn more about this approach. Also, Jussi asks Paola an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:25) - Community highlights.
(04:40) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Jorge G: Data Governance 3.0: Augmenting your Data Governance experience with Purview and OpenAI
- Nikita Nallamothu: Azure Load Testing: You can run load tests from command-line now

Show links
- Paola Annis
- Business continuity and disaster recovery

- Give us feedback!

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In this episode, we talk about building and running a SaaS service on Azure. Our guest, Adis Jugo, (Microsoft MVP & Regional Director) shares their journey on building run.events, an events management platform, on Azure. Also, Tobi asks Adis an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:28) - Community highlights.
(04:22) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Neha Hafeez: Getting Started with API Management: A Beginner's Guide for Developers
- Valentina Alto: Chat with your own data with Azure OpenAI

Show links
- Adis Jugo contact info
- run.events
- The European Cloud Summit
- The European Collaboration Summit
- 37Signals and the way out from the cloud

- Give us feedback!

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In this episode, we take a lap around Microsoft Fabric. Our guest, Oskari Saarinen, a Data Platform MVP, is the expert, and we pick his brains to learn more about the capabilities. Also, Jussi asks Oskari an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:10) - Community highlights.
(03:20) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Davide Mauri: Vector Similarity Search with Azure SQL database and OpenAI
- Vinod Soni: Azure OpenAI GPT model to review Pull Requests for Azure DevOps

Show links
- Oskari Heikkinen contact info
- Microsoft Fabric on Microsoft Learn
- Microsoft Fabric learning path
- Microsoft Fabric pricing

- Give us feedback!

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In this episode, we talk about subscription vending. Our guest, Jack Tracey from Microsoft, is the expert, and we pick his brains to learn more about this approach. Also, Tobi asks Jack an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:22) - Community highlights.
(03:20) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Maarten Balliauw: Running Large Language Models locally – Your own ChatGPT-like AI in C#
- Valentina Alto: Introducing LangFlow: a GUI for LangChain

Show links
- Jack Tracey
- Azure Landing Zones - How many subscriptions should I use in Azure?  

- A blog on subscription vending

- Subscription vending details
- Subscription vending implementation guidance
- Subscription vending with Bicep
- Subscription vending with Terraform

- Give us feedback!

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In this episode, we find updates on Defender for Cloud, Azure Container Instances, Azure Virtual Machines, and Azure Virtual Desktop, among others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:50) - Community highlights.
(04:49) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Eleanor Berger: Grounding LLMs
- Joseph Dadzie: Microsoft Entra ID Governance is generally available

Show links

- Generally available: Multiple backups per day for Azure Virtual Machines

- Public Preview: Azure AD Support for Azure Files SMB shares REST API

- Public preview: Azure Container Instances(ACI) Spot containers

- Public Preview – Support for WebSocket APIs in Azure API Management Self-hosted Gateway
- Release notes for Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Public preview: Assess impact of service retirements workbook template in Azure Advisor

- Public Preview: Azure Virtual Desktop Insights Powered by the Azure Monitor Agent

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In this episode, we take DevTunnel CLI for a spin. It's a nifty little command-line tool for opening tunnels from the cloud (or public Internet) to your locally running APIs. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:32) - Community highlights.
(04:28) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Tim Heuer: Announcing C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code
- Aaryan Arora: Integrating Power Apps with Azure Machine Learning & Open AI using Power Automate

Show links
- DevTunnel CLI
- DevTunnel CLI on GitHub

- Give us feedback!

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In this episode we talk about prompt engineering in the context of ChatGPT and Azure OpenAI. What makes a good prompt? What aspects can you consider and use when crafting your prompts? And why should you care? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:42) - Community highlights.
(04:00) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Morten Knudsen: Orphaned Azure Security Principals Clean-up & Azure Policy Managed Identity Role Assignment Automation
- Zachary Cavanell: What runs ChatGPT? Inside Microsoft's AI supercomputer | Featuring Mark Russinovich

Show links
- Prompt engineering techniques with Azure OpenAI

- Give us feedback!

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Defender for APIs is now in preview, so we took this capability for a spin. Why would you need it? And how does it work? We talked about Defender for Cloud, Cloud Posture Management, Workbooks, and a bit of KQL. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:05) - Community highlights.
(05:35) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Jeffrey Appel: Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (Defender TI) integrations with Microsoft Sentinel
- Zachary Cavanell: How do LLMs work with Vision AI? | OCR, Image & Video Analysis

Show links
- Defender for APIs

- Give us feedback!

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In this episode we take a practical look at GitHub Copilot Chat - the AI-based service for developers. How does it work? Will it change a developer's work? What does it do in practice? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:55) - Community highlights.
(04:19) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Kevin Chant:  Spreading your Power BI wings with Microsoft Fabric
- Denise Schlesinger: Build a chatbot to query your documentation using Langchain and Azure OpenAI

Show links
- GitHub Copilot
- GitHub Copilot Chat Waitlist

- Give us feedback!

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We talk about our favorite announcements from Microsoft Build 2023. A lot of interesting content, so we picked the ones we felt are useful, interesting and game-changing. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:08) - Show content starts.
(31:25) - Community highlights.

Community Highlights
- Denise Schlesinger: Use OpenAI GPT with your Enterprise Data
- Toon Vanhoutte: Authenticate Logic Apps against Microsoft Graph using Managed Identity

Show links
- Dev Home
- Dev Drive
- WinGet Configuration
- API Center
- Microsoft Fabric and OneLake
- Vector Search in Azure Cosmos DB
- DevTunnels CLI

- Give us feedback!

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In this episode, we find updates on Azure for containers, Azure Storage, and Azure Firewall, among others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:53) - Community highlights.
(05:05) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- The NSA: NSA Releases Best Practices For Securing Your Home Network
- Yoav Dobrin: MLOps & GitHub Actions (Tech Community)

Show links

- Preview: Azure Container Storage!
- GA: Azure Monitor for SAP solutions
- GA: Policy analytics for Azure Firewall
- GA: Azure Bastion now support shareable links
- GA: Azure Backup Server V4
- GA: Azure Storage Mover
- Preview: Azure Cold Storage

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In this episode, we talk about Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions. Our guest, Panu Oksala, is the expert, and we pick his brains to learn more about these two services. Also, Tobi asks Panu an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:43) - Community highlights.
(03:28) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Niek Palm: Safer GitHub administration through IssueOps
- Daniel Margetic: Cloud Adoption Security (microsoft.com

Show links
- Panu Oksala on Twitter, LinkedIn, Blog
- Understanding GitHub Actions
- What is Azure Pipelines?
- Gold-diggers association: https://www.kullankaivajat.fi
- Sisu, the movie

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In this episode, we talk about the SC-400 certification exam. We take you through the requirements, the content, the learning material and the actual exam. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:31) - Community highlights.
(05:42) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Liam Cleary: How Microsoft Purview helps keep you compliant
- Scott Hanselman: GitHub Copilot for CLI for PowerShell
- Greg Beaumont: Azure OpenAI ChatGPT Solves Cryptic Error Codes from Power BI, SQL Server, Power Apps, and more!
- Graeme Bray: Reporting on Azure AD Password Protection

Show links
- SC-400 study guide
- SC-400 learning path: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- SC-400 labs
- Practice Assessments for Microsoft Certifications | Microsoft Learn

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In this episode, we look at the decision tree model for designing Microsoft Sentinel workspaces. Its 8 steps guide you through planning and designing your Sentinel deployment architecture. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:48) - Community highlights.
(07:14) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Sam Cogan: Resource Group Location Matters
- Anthony Chu – Tech Community: This Month in Azure Container Apps: March/April 2023
- Daniel Calbimonte: How to work with ChatGPT in Visual Studio Code
- Jukka Niiranen: The world beyond apps – my thoughts on AI’s impact

Show links

- Talking about Azure Sentinel with Maarten Goet (Ctrl+Alt+Azure Episode 021)

- Design your Microsoft Sentinel workspace architecture (Decision tree)

- Example workspace design 

- Workspace architecture best practices for Microsoft Sentinel

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We take a frequent look at the recent Azure Updates. This week we found updates on Defender for Cloud, Windows Server Azure Edition, Azure OpenAI, and Logic Apps, among others. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:38) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Hotpatch for Windows Server VMs
- Azure DevOps 2023 Q1
- GPT-4 in Azure OpenAI
- Azure Logic Apps Data Mapper for VS Code
- 30 days of Azure AI

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In this episode, we talk about our expectations for the Microsoft Build 2023 event happening in May. Jussi also asks Tobias an unexpected question about video games.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:42) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Microsoft Build 2023 session scheduler

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In this episode we talk about Microsoft certifications. It's been a while, so has our thinking evolved at all? How do we upskill and prepare for exams? We also discussed the approach for renewing exams. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:45) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Certification Poster
- Microsoft Certifications

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In this week's episode we're diving head first into Azure OpenAI. Let's talk about the service, how it relates to OpenAI and ChatGPT, what models to use, how and why. What does it cost? And will this change everything? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:50) - Show content starts.

Show links
- How to get access to Azure OpenAI?
- A practical look at Azure OpenAI (Jussi)

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We take a frequent look at the recent Azure Updates. This week we found updates on Azure Firewall, Data API Builder, Azure AD Graph and Durable Functions, among others. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:05) - Show content starts.

Show links

- Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL connector for Power Apps, Logic Apps

- Public preview: Data API builder

- Sign up for Azure Data Manager for Agriculture

- Migrate to MS Graph from Azure AD Graph

- Bash for Beginners video tutorials

- What is Azure Firewall? (Azure Firewall Basic)

- Public preview: Illumio for Azure Firewall

- General Availability: ASP. NET web app migration to Azure App Service using PowerShell Scripts

- Configure Durable Functions with Azure Active Directory | Microsoft Learn

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This week we do assessments! What are they? We specifically focus on the Cloud Adoption Security Review assessment, which is freely available on Microsoft Learn. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:38) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Cloud Adoption Security Review
- Assessments (microsoft.com)

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This week's episode discusses the security module of the Azure Well-Architected Framework. What's in there, how to utilize the content, and what areas does it cover? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:32) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Azure Well-Architected Framework: Security
- Azure Well-Architected Framework Review
- Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Security - Training | Microsoft Learn

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In this week's episode, we talk about Azure Virtual Desktop. It's a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) in the cloud, like Windows 365 and Microsoft Dev Box, which we've covered previously. We cover deployment options, configuration, pricing, and other considerations. Also, Tobi reflects on his CD burner and Nero. Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:50) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Episode 94: Your PC in the cloud with Windows 365 | Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Episode 149: Developing in the cloud with Microsoft Dev Box | Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Enterprise-scale support for Azure Virtual Desktop - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft Learn
- Tutorials for getting started with AVD
- AZ-140: Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty

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In this week's episode, we talk about Azure Landing Zones. We have Dom Allen from Microsoft to share his insights on ALZ, the content, the capabilities, and how to best approach. We also reflect on best practices and the guardrails approach. Also, we ask Dom an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:44) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Azure Landing Zones

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This week we talk about security fundamentals - specifically, how and why to prepare for the SC-900 fundamentals exam. What topic areas are included, where to study, and what to expect during the exam? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(05:25) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Study Guide (Overview): RE4Mr81 (microsoft.com)
- Microsoft Learn (Free): Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals: Describe the concepts of security, compliance, and identity
- Security documentation: Microsoft security documentation

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This week, we talk about Power Platform. We have Antti Pajunen from Forward Forever to share his insights on the platform, capabilities, integration points with Azure and features. We also reflect on OpenAI capabilities such as ChatGPT, and briefly talk about the licensing model with Pay-as-you-go. Also, we ask Antti an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:30) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Antti Pajunen on LinkedIn
- Forward Forever
- Episode #063 | Getting started with machine learning using Lobe | Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Pay-as-you-go options
- The European Power Platform Conference 2023
- Dynamics 365 CX Summit 2023

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We take a frequent look at the recent Azure Updates. This week we found updates on the Chaos Studio, Logic Apps, Azure Load Testing and SQL Server, among others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:24) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Chaos studio - Public preview updates for January 2023
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 108 - Controlled havoc with the Azure Chaos Studio
- Public Preview: Container insights support for AKS hybrid clusters
- Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication for SQL Server overview - SQL Server
- Using the Azure Load Testing Service (zimmergren.net)
- Indirect Enterprise Agreement on Azure Cost Management and Billing
- Azure Automation Visual Studio Code Extension
- Azure Database for MySQL - Logic Apps and Power Automate Connector
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 115 - We took the Azure Load Testing service for a spin

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This week we delve into Azure AD Kerberos - specifically, how you can configure Kerberos-support for file shares when you migrate your legacy file shares to the cloud. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:56) - Show content starts.

Show links
- How Azure AD Kerberos works (TechCommunity)
- Enable Azure AD Kerberos on Azure Files (Microsoft Learn)
- Permissions (Microsoft Learn)
- Troubleshooting guidance (Microsoft Learn)

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(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:10) - Show content starts.

Show links

- Certificate Revocation in Microsoft Edge – text/plain (textslashplain.com) 

 - err_connection_reset if asking client certificate with Windows Server 2022 - Microsoft Q&A 

 - Another free CA to use via ACME! (scotthelme.co.uk) 

 - Certified Pre-Owned. Active Directory Certificate Services… | by Will Schroeder | Posts By SpecterOps Team Members 

 - Certificates and Pwnage and Patches, Oh My! | by Will Schroeder | Posts By SpecterOps Team Members 

 - 34 PKI & ADCS Whitepapers You Must Read - PKI Extensions (sysadmins.lv) 

 - Learn about the types of certificate that are supported by Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Learn 

 - Overview of Azure AD certificate-based authentication - Azure Active Directory - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn 

 - Stealing and faking Azure AD device identities (aadinternals.com) 

 - Azure Code Signing, democratizing trust for developers and consumers - Microsoft Community Hub 

 - NIST Announces First Four Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms | NIST 

 - Navigating the New OV Code Signing Requirements - YouTube 

 - Build With Matter | Smart Home Device Solution - CSA-IOT 

Other podcasts etc. 

- Root Causes Series | Sectigo® Official 

- Minding the Keystore - YouTube (esp. Microsoft PKI) 

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(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:30) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Microsoft announcement (Microsoft Blog)
- Whitepaper on EU Data Boundary (Microsoft)
- Azure AD as a non-regional services (Microsoft Learn)
- An early look at the EU Data Boundary (Jussi)

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(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:03) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Decentralized identity and verifiable credentials whitepaper (Microsoft Security)
- Set up Microsoft Entra Verified ID (Microsoft Learn)

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(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:54) - Show content starts.

Show links
- The EU Data Boundary (Microsoft)
- EU Data Boundary detailed docs (Microsoft Learn)
- Identity data for European customers in Azure AD (Microsoft Learn)
- Azure Integration Services Landing Zone Accelerator (Azure Blog)
- Public preview of Viewing SQL Server Databases (TechCommunity)
- Company branding for sign-in experiences in Azure AD (TechCommunity)

- GA: Feature enhancements to Azure Web Application Firewall (Azure Updates)
- GA: Azure Static Web App Diagnostics (Microsoft Learn)
- Public preview: Use tag inheritance for cost management (Microsoft Learn)

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(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(05:28) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Defender for DevOps (Microsoft Learn)
- DevSecOps with Microsoft Defender for DevOps (Panu Oksala)

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(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(05:00) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Signal announcement on the proxy (Signal)
- Running a Signal Proxy (Jussi)

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Show links
- The SC-300 exam (Microsoft Learn)
- Preparation videos (Microsoft Learn)
- Learning path (Microsoft Learn)
- Labs on GitHub (GitHub)
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 076 - So you want to become an Azure developer? Get the AZ-204!
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 087 - Get certified on Azure Security with AZ-500
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 098 - Get certified as a Security Operations Analyst
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 128 - Preparing for the new Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100) certification
- Exam Study Guide: SC-100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert (Zimmergren)
- Passing AZ-500 - Study Guide and free resources to pass the exam (Zimmergren)

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Show links
- GA: PostgreSQL 15 support in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL (Microsoft Learn)
- GA: More free services for new Azure PAYG customers (Microsoft Azure)
- Public preview: Go language support on Azure App Service (Azure Updates)
- Updates to Azure Monitor logs (Microsoft Learn)
- Public preview: Azure Bastion now support shareable links (Microsoft Learn)
- A plan: IPv6 support for Microsoft Azure AD (Microsoft Learn)

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Show links

- MCRA - Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture
- Azure Security – Zero Trust guidance
- Securing PaaS services with virtual networks and restricting public access

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Show links

- Welcome | Learn Green Software
- Sustainability workloads - Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework | Microsoft Learn
- Build sustainable solutions on Azure and save money (Zimmergren)

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Show links
- Use managed identities with Azure Front Door Standard/Premium (Microsoft Learn)

- Azure Front Door zero downtime migration (Azure Updates)

- Upgrade from Azure Front Door Standard to Premium tier (Azure Updates)

- Manage tables in a Log Analytics workspace (Azure Updates)

- Migrate from Azure MFA Server to cloud-based Azure MFA Service (Microsoft Learn) 

- Introduction to Azure Advisor Score (Microsoft Learn) 

- Microsoft Sentinel Technical Playbook for MSSPs (TechCommunity)

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Show links: Guest episodes

- 009 - Thinking about remote access options for VMs

- 036 - All things Security with Sami Laiho

- 021 - Talking about Azure Sentinel with Maarten Goet

- 072 - Ignite recap with Martijn

- 080 - Exploring Azure Arc with Thomas Maurer

- 109 - Azure Policy as Code with Jesse Loudon

- 155 - Building Mission-Critical workloads on Azure with Martin Simecek

Show links: Favorite episodes

- 001 - Let's talk about Azure Key Vault

- 121 - Cost Optimization in the Azure Well-Architected Framework

- 133 - Performance Efficiency in the Azure Well-Architected Framework

- 136 - Operational Excellence in the Azure Well-Architected Framework

- 140 - Reliability in the Azure Well-Architected Framework

- Any Azure Update episode, as they are very informative and a great way for anyone to stay updated with interesting and relevant updates that we hand-pick each time.

- And, of course, all episodes where we reflected on something tangible from customer and real-world project experiences.

Show links: General
- How we planned and launched a Podcast - the technical story (Zimmergren)

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Show links
- Data Export Services deprecation notice (Microsoft)
- Episode 141 where we talked about ADF (Ctrl+Alt+Azure)
- Azure Synapse Link details (Microsoft Docs)

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Show links
- Monitoring for Ampere Altra Arm-based VMs and AKS clusters (Azure Updates)
- Deprecation notice: Log Analytics Alert API in Azure Monitor will be retired (Azure Updates)
- Encrypt managed disks with cross-tenant customer-managed keys (Microsoft Learn)
- Customer-managed keys for Azure Storage encryption (Microsoft Learn)
- Generally available: Resizing of peered virtual networks (Azure Updates)
- Generally available: Action groups can now be saved and processed within Europe (Azure Updates)
- Azure Orbital updates (Azure Updates)
- Generally available: Managed Grafana (Azure Updates)

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Show links

• Sustainability guidance for Azure with the Azure Well-Architected Framework (Microsoft Docs)
• Microsoft cloud security benchmark (MCSB) (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure Savings Plan for Compute (TechCommunity)

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Show links

• Azure Well-Architected: Mission-critical workloads (Microsoft Docs)
• GitHub: Mission-critical Online & Mission-Critical Connected (GitHub)
• Martin Simecek (Twitter)

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Show links

• Microsoft Ignite (Microsoft)

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Show links

• Microsoft announcement on Defender TI (Microsoft)

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Show links

• GA: Ampere Altra Arm-based VMs (Azure News)
• Ampere Altra details (Ampere Computing)

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Show links
- Overview of Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Docs)
- Microsoft Entra (Microsoft Docs)
- Overview of PIM (Microsoft Docs)
- Jussi with his new reading glasses (Twitter)

Bonus links:
- Favorite security-focused open-source workbooks for Azure Monitor and Microsoft Sentinel (Zimmergren)
- Track your Secure Score over time in Azure (Zimmergren)

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Show links
- Public preview: Microsoft Dev Box  (Microsoft Docs)
- GA: Azure API Management - 11 new policies (Microsoft Docs)
- GA: Qatar cloud region (Microsoft Azure)
- Cyber Signals (Microsoft Security blog)
- Public preview: Update management center (Microsoft Azure)
- Public preview: Microsoft Azure Load Testing supports private endpoints testing (Microsoft Docs)
- Public preview: Use managed identity-based authentication to enable Az Monitor container insights (Microsoft Docs)
- GA: Audit log for continuous mode with Azure Cosmos DB (Microsoft Docs)
- Public preview: Policy blocking the deployment of vulnerable images (GitHub)
- GA: Azure App Service Environment v3 supports custom domain suffices (Microsoft Docs)

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Show links
- Configure the Dev Box service (Microsoft Docs)
- Dev Box pricing (Microsoft Azure)
- Markus Lintuala's tweet on the passwordless update (Twitter)

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Show links
- Best Practices for endpoint security (Well-architected Framework)
- Security monitoring tools (Microsoft Docs)
- Azure DDoS Protection simulation testing (Microsoft Docs)
- Azure Front Door overview (Microsoft Docs)

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(05:43) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Getting started with Azure Developer CLI (Microsoft Docs)

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(06:28) - Show content starts.

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Show links
- Study Guide: SC-100 Cybersecurity Architect Expert (Tobi)
- Defender EASM Overview (Microsoft Docs)
- Defender EASM Pricing (Microsoft)

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Show links
- Preview: Share images across subscriptions and tenants (Microsoft Docs)
- Generally available: Tag filtering in Azure Advisor (Azure Updates)
- Generally available: .NET 7 support for Azure Functions in isolated process model (Azure Updates)
- Defender for Cloud updates (Microsoft Docs)
- Preview: Building an automated process for improving security with governance rules (Microsoft Docs)
- Generally available: US West 3 price adjustment (Azure Updates)
- Azure StorSimple 8000/1200 series retirement (Azure Updates)
- Generally available: Microsoft Cost Details API for EA and MCA customers (Azure Updates)
- Generally available: Azure Gateway Load Balancer (Azure Updates)
- Preview: Multiple backups per day for Azure Virtual Machines (Azure Updates)
- Preview: Microsoft Graph API integration with Azure Event Grid (Azure Updates)

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Show links
- Reliability patterns (Microsoft Docs)
- Calculating Composite SLAs (AZ-900 GitHub content)
- See the Azure service SLAs (Azure Charts)

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Show links

- New storage optimized Azure VMs (Microsoft Tech Community)

- Preview: Manage Azure Web App Firewall policies in Azure Firewall Manager (Azure Updates)

- Microsoft Artifact Registry (Microsoft Artifact Registry)

- Intelligent application protection from edge to cloud with Azure Web Application Firewall (Microsoft Azure)

- Dynatrace for Azure (Microsoft Tech Community)

- Azure Synapse Link for SQL (Microsoft Docs)

- Landing zone accelerator for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes (Microsoft Docs)

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Show links
- NGINX on Microsoft Azure (nginx.com)
- Jussi's take on NGINX on Azure (jussiroine.com)

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Show links
- Microsoft Build 2022 Book of News (Microsoft News)

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Show links
- WAF: Operational Excellence (Microsoft Docs)

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Show links
- Azure Managed Grafana (Microsoft Docs)

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Show links
- Microsoft Purview renaming announcement (Microsoft Blog)
- Microsoft Purview pricing (Microsoft)

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Show links
- Performance Efficiency in WAF (Microsoft Docs)

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Show links
- Partner Center Dashboard (Microsoft Partner)
- Intro to the Solutions partner program (Microsoft Docs)
- Jussi's take on this (jussiroine.com)
- Solutions partner for Infrastructure (Azure) – details
- Solutions partner for Data & AI (Azure) – details
- Solutions partner for Digital & App Innovation (Azure) – details
- Solutions partner for Modern Work (Microsoft 365) – details
- Solutions partner for Security – details
- Solutions partner for Business Applications (Dynamics 365) – details

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Show links
- Deploy to Azure Container Apps using Visual Studio (Microsoft Docs)
- Deploy to Azure Container Apps using Visual Studio Code (Microsoft Docs)
- Managed identities in Azure Container Apps (Microsoft Docs)
- Collect text and IIS logs with Azure Monitor agent (Microsoft Docs)
- Enabling Full-stack Observability with Azure Monitor and Grafana (Microsoft Tech Community)
- Five Azure classic networking services will be retired on 31 August 2024 (Microsoft)
- New Datacenter region in Finland (Microsoft News)
- The new Azure Front Door (Microsoft Blog)
- Custom IP ranges in Azure (Microsoft Docs)
- Azure AD Graph retirement date (Microsoft Update)

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Show links
- Andrew Connell contact info: Blog, Twitter, YouTube, Voitanos
- How to create Azure Function Apps with Bicep (YouTube)
- How to: CI/CD/IaC for Azure Function Apps and GitHub Actions (YouTube)

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Show links
- Tamás contact info (Linkedin)
- Cost reservation types (Microsoft Docs)
- Capacity reservations (Microsoft Docs)
- Discount application (Microsoft Docs)
- Instance flexibility (Microsoft Docs)
- Azure Cost Management Data in Power BI (Microsoft Docs)
- Cost Management App (AppSource)

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Show links
- SC-100 certification (Microsoft Docs)
- Pre-requisites (Microsoft Docs)
- SC-100 certification requirements (Microsoft Docs)
- Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (Microsoft Docs)
- Zero Trust ebook (Microsoft)
- Exam Study Guide: SC-100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert (Zimmergren)

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Show links
- Jussi's stream approach from Firefox to Sonos 
- Azure AD Identity Governance approach (Microsoft Docs)
- Management & automation solution by Adaxes (Adaxes)
- Azure AD Entitlement Management (Microsoft Docs)
- Creating a new user with Microsoft Graph (Microsoft Docs)
- Azure AD and SCIM (Microsoft Docs)
- Azure AD Access Reviews (Microsoft Docs)

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Show links
- The new and better WordPress on App Service (Apps on Azure Blog)
- Creating a WordPress site (Microsoft Docs)
- PHP Support on App Services (GitHub)

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Show links
- GA: Alert processing rules in Azure Monitor (Azure Updates)

- Center for Internet Security (CIS) Kubernetes benchmark (Microsoft Docs)

- Azure Defenses for Ransomware Attack - e-book (Microsoft Azure)
- Azure AD Certificate-based authentication (Microsoft Docs)
- GA: Deployment enhancements for SQL Server on Azure VMs (Microsoft Docs)
- Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure (Microsoft Docs)
- Software workload support for accessing Azure resources (Microsoft Docs) 

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Show links
- SFTP on Azure Storage (Microsoft Docs)
- Building a modern data integration solution using SFTP (Jussi)

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Show links
- SysInternals Procmon (Microsoft Docs)
- Native Client (preview) details (Microsoft Docs)
- An overview of using Azure Bastion (Jussi)

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Show links
- Secure Score recommendations (Microsoft Docs)
- Continuous export for Secure Score (Microsoft Docs)
- Power BI dashboard for Secure Score (GitHub)
- Tracking your Secure Score over time in Azure (Tobias Zimmergren)
- Top 3 favorite capabilities in Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Zimmergren)

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Show links
- Jussi's cake
- Azure Well-architected Framework (Microsoft Docs)
- WAF assessments (Microsoft Docs)

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Show links

- Azure Key Vault service limits (Microsoft Docs)
- Preview: Multitasking in the cost analysis preview (Azure Updates)
- Azure Cache for Redis and managed identities (Azure Updates)
- One-minute frequency log alerts (Azure Updates)
- GA: Azure Backup hybrid backup updates (Azure Updates)
- Preview: Managed certificate support for Azure API Management (Azure Updates)
- GA: Azure DevOps updates (Azure Updates)
- GA: New and improved alert rule creation experience (Azure Updates)

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Show links

- Azure IoT Central and the virtual coffee maker lab (MS Learn) 

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Show links

- The PowerShell script to fix permissions (Microsoft Docs)
- Jussi's primer on Azure Database for PostgreSQL (Jussi)
- Backing up PostgreSQL in Azure (preview) (Microsoft Docs)

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- Manage emergency access accounts in Azure AD (Microsoft Docs)
- Jussi's blog on break-glass admin accounts (Jussi)

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Show links

- Automated key rotation in Azure Key Vault is now in public preview (Microsoft Docs)

- Get notified of changes in Azure Key Vault by using Event Grid (Zimmergren)

- GitOps in Azure (Microsoft Docs)

- Microsoft Defender for Containers (Azure Updates)

- Enabling access to virtual networks in other regions (Microsoft Docs)

- Azure Machine Learning update: Terraform configuration templates (Microsoft Docs)

- AutoML lab (Microsoft Learn)

- Immutable storage with versioning for Blob Storage is generally available (Microsoft Docs)

- PowerShell script to upgrade Load Balancer Basic SKU to Standard SKU (Microsoft Docs)

- Create VM restore points - public preview (Microsoft Docs)

- Tobi's book recommendation: Extreme Ownership (Amazon)

- Jussi's book recommendation: How to avoid a climate disaster (Amazon)

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Show links

- Overview of Azure Load Testing (Microsoft Docs)

- Apache JMeter downloads (Apache)
- Using the Azure Load Testing service (Tobias Zimmergren)

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- Container services (Microsoft Docs)

- Containers on Windows: Lift and shift to containers (Microsoft Docs)

- The decision tree flowchart (Microsoft Docs)

- Running a single Docker Container in Azure cost-effectively (Jussi)

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Show links

- The official whitepaper (Microsoft)

 - Zero Trust adoption report (Microsoft)

 - Zero Trust e-book (Microsoft)

 - Zero Trust assessment (Microsoft)

 - Jussi's monitor light - the BenQ ScreenBar Plus (benq.com)

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- Felt (mug) coasters we use (Minimaldesktop)

 - GA: Audit Logs for Azure Monitor Log Queries

- GA: Availability of custom OpenID providers in App Service and Azure Functions

- GA: Disable local admin accounts for new AKS clusters when using AAD

- Preview: Azure AD and Kerberos (Microsoft Docs)

- FSLogix overview (Microsoft Docs)

- Preview: Azure Load Testing (Microsoft Docs)

- GA: VPN Gateway NAT (Microsoft Docs)

- GA: Virtual Machine Selector (Microsoft)

- Preview + opt-in: SFTP support for Azure Blob Storage (Microsoft Docs)

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- Cloud Adoption Framework – Compute Options (Microsoft Docs)

- Choose an Azure compute service (Microsoft Docs)

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- Azure in Sweden (Microsoft)

- Azure Sweden details (Microsoft)

- Azure Prices endpoint (Microsoft Docs)

- PsPing (Microsoft Docs)

- Comparing Azure Sweden services (Microsoft)

- Azure Resource Mover (Microsoft Docs)

- Product availability in Power Platform (Microsoft)

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Guest: Jesse Loudon
Jesse Loudon (@coder_au) is a Microsoft Azure MVP and Principal Consultant at LAB3 in Sydney, Australia. Jesse's mission statement is to democratize Azure Policy as Code.  Over the past year Jesse has been actively advocating in the community across blogs posts, open-source GitHub repositories, and YouTube for greater Policy as Code adoption which drives repeatable, auditable, and scalable deployments for enterprises.

- What is Azure Policy? (Microsoft Docs)

- Azure Policy Extension for Visual Studio Code (Microsoft Docs)

- AzAdvertizer (AzAdvertizer.net)

- AzGovViz - Azure Governance Visualizer (GitHub)

- Understanding Azure Policies with Visual Studio Code (Tobias Zimmergren)

- Favorite Visual Studio Code extensions for Azure (Tobias Zimmergren)
- Create a custom Azure Security Center recommendation with Azure Policy (Zimmergren)

- What is Azure Chaos Studio? (Microsoft Docs)

- Built-in faults (Microsoft Docs)

- Supported resources (Microsoft Docs)

• Breaking changes in Functions Runtime v4 (Microsoft Docs)
• GA: Azure Monitor container insights for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. (Microsoft Docs)
• Preview: Visual Studio Code for the Web (Microsoft Blog)
• Provisioned throughput spending limit for Azure Cosmos DB in general availability (Microsoft Docs)
• General availability: Centralized management of keys for encrypting Azure disks (Microsoft Docs)
• Preview: New Azure Arc capabilities in November 2021 (Microsoft Updates)

• Microsoft Ignite site (Microsoft)
• Defender for Cloud Apps trial sign-up
• App Governance trial sign-up
• Azure Container Apps (Microsoft)
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (Microsoft)
• Jussi's recap of the keynotes (Rencore)
• Pay as you go model for Power Apps (Microsoft)
• Logic Apps updates (Microsoft)

• Microsoft Ignite Fall 2021 (Microsoft)
• Session catalog for Ignite (Microsoft)
• Cloud Skills Challenge (Microsoft)

• AZ-305 registration (Microsoft)
• AZ-305 skills measured (Microsoft)
• Training Certification Poster (Microsoft)
• Interesting courses on Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Harvard Business School)
• Interesting courses about Business from Harvard Online (Harvard.edu)

• Security Center Updates (Microsoft Docs)
• Dynamic Concurrency in Azure Functions (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure Functions runtime 4.0 preview (Microsoft Tech Community)
• Cost reservations for Management Groups (Microsoft Docs)
• Windows 11 generally available on Azure Virtual Desktop (Microsoft Tech Community)
• Updates to Azure Form Recognizer (Microsoft Docs)
• Deploy Azure AD-joined VMs in Azure Virtual Desktop (Microsoft Docs)

• Introduction to Azure App Configuration for Developers with C# .NET Core (Zimmergren)
• Azure App Configuration (Microsoft Docs)

• Creating a User VPN tunnel in Azure (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure AD authentication with P2S (Microsoft Docs)
• AlwaysOn VPN tunnels (Microsoft Docs)
• Tailscale (tailscale.com)
• Building a Site-to-Site VPN from home to Azure (Jussi)

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• Azure AD Graph is retiring June 30, 2022 (Azure Updates)
• Discover Azure AD Graph Apps (GitHub)
• Azure Functions: Configuring the Node version (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure Functions: Configuring the Python version (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure Functions: Configuring the PowerShell version (Microsoft Docs)
• Cross-resource query Azure Data Explorer by using Azure Monitor (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure Disk Storage: Automatic key rotation of customer-managed keys (Microsoft Docs)
• Screen capture protection for Azure Virtual Desktop (Microsoft Docs)
• Upgrade Azure AD connect (Microsoft Docs)
• Multi-step web tests will be retired - see TrackAvailability() (Microsoft Docs)
• VM's retiring (here, here, and here)
• Cloud Services (classic) deployment model replacement (Microsoft Docs)

• The SC-200 exam (Microsoft Docs)
• The SC-200 course (Microsoft Docs)
• All Microsoft courses (Microsoft)
• Get certified on Azure Security with AZ-500 (Ctrl+Alt+Azure)
• Talking about Azure Sentinel with Maarten Goet (Ctrl+Alt+Azure)
• Understanding and getting started with Azure Sentinel (Jussi)
• All posts on Azure Sentinel (Tobias Zimmergren)
• Visualize Log Analytics data ingestion using Azure Sentinel (Tobias Zimmergren)
• Discover sensitive Key Vault operations with Azure Sentinel (Tobias Zimmergren

About Marc:
Marc is a lead consultant at Xpirit with a strong focus on event-driven architectures. He has extensive knowledge of the serverless offerings in the Azure platform and he enjoys helping organizations making effective use of cloud-based technology.
 
You might have seen Marc at a developer meetup or conference since he's a regular speaker in the area of Azure cloud & serverless technologies. He started Azure Functions University, a free and open source learning curriculum on GitHub, where everyone can learn about Azure Functions at their own pace.
 
In his spare time, Marc likes to give attention to the creative part of his brain. He likes to create pixel art, code visuals & music, and occasionally create retro games.

• GitHub Codespaces (GitHub)
• Azure VPN Client for macOS (Azure Updates)
• Azure Automation: Az module support (Azure Updates)
• PowerShell 7 support in Azure Automation (Azure Updates)
• Azure AD support for Azure Automation (Azure Updates)
• Discovery and assessment for ASP.NET web apps with Azure Migrate (Azure Updates)
• Azure to Azure Disaster Recovery (Microsoft Docs)
• Support matrix for Azure to Azure DR (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure Defender for SQL details (TechCommunity)
• Start VM on connect capability in Azure Virtual Desktop (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure Cost Management and Billing updates (Azure Blog)
• Azure Migrate blog post (Jussi)

• Windows 365 overview (Microsoft Docs)
• Pricing for Windows 365 (Microsoft)
• A look at Windows 365 (Jussi)

• Twitter's strong authentication stats (BleepingComputer.com)
• Mark's tweet about passwordless (Twitter.com)
• Windows Hello for Business planning guide (Microsoft Docs)
• Enable passwordless with Microsoft Authenticator app (Microsoft Docs)
• Enable passwordless using a security key (Microsoft Docs)
• Nudge users to set up Microsoft Authenticator (Microsoft Docs)
• Temporary Access Pass (Microsoft Docs)
• Becoming passwordless in Microsoft 365 using Surface Go and a FIDO2 key (Jussi)

• Azure AD authentication for App Insights (Microsoft Docs)
• Work item integration (Microsoft Docs)
• Availability tests overview (Microsoft Docs)
• Using Azure Application Insights to monitor for expiring SSL certificates (Jussi)
• Downtime, SLA and outages workbook (Microsoft Docs)
• Alert based smart detection for App Insights (Microsoft Docs)
• Easily create tickets from Azure Monitor to Azure DevOps or GitHub (Tobias)

• Azure Image Builder services overview (Microsoft Docs)
• NAT on Azure VPN Gateway (Microsoft Docs)
• IoT Plug and Play Mobile App (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure Bastion Standard SKU (Microsoft Docs)
• Windows 365 (Techcommunity)
• Session and Cache provider using Azure Cosmos DB (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure Service Bus support for large messages (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure AD Authentication for Application Insights (Microsoft Docs)
• API Management and Event Grid (Microsoft Docs)

• Cloud Adoption Framework (Microsoft Docs)
• Ctrl+Alt+Azure Episode #026 - Succeeding with Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
• Azure Automanage overview (Microsoft Docs)

• Jussi's ground floor chart
• Azure Data Encryption at rest (Microsoft Docs)
• dm-crypt (Wikipedia)
• Get-AzVMDiskEncryptionStatus (Microsoft Docs)
• Securing your Linux VMs in Azure with Azure Disk Encryption (Jussi)

• Log Analytics Open in Excel (Azure Updates)
• Azure Key Vault Managed HSM (Microsoft Docs)
• Migrate Azure Monitor Application Insights smart detection to alerts (Microsoft Docs)
• Public preview: Default Rule Set 2.0 for Azure Web Application Firewall (Azure Updates)
• Microsoft Azure available from new cloud regions in Arizona (Azure Updates) - see also here
• GA: Azure Defender for Azure Database for MySQL – Single Server (Azure Updates)
• Now Available: Pricing changes to Azure Sentinel and Azure Monitor to help you reduce costs (Azure Updates)

• AZ-500 (Microsoft Docs)
• Free learning resources for AZ-500 (MS Learn)
• AZ-500 labs (GitHub)
• Passing AZ-500: Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate (Zimmergren)

• Vesa Tikkanen on Twitter
• Vesa Tikkanen on LinkedIn
• Azure Synapse Analytics (Microsoft Docs)
• Azure Databricks (Microsoft Docs)
• Getting started with Snowflake on Azure (Snowflake.com)

• Azure Arc with App Service, Functions, and Logic Apps (preview)
• Custom locations (Microsoft Docs)
• Deploy and manage Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes cluster extensions (Microsoft Docs)

• Build 2021 Book of News
• The main blog post on Build from Microsoft
• Jussi's recap of the Build announcements and keynote
• Azure Security Center and container scan results (Microsoft Tech Community)
• Azure Bicep (GitHub)
• GPT-3 integrates with Power Apps (Microsoft Power Apps blog)
• Logic Apps gets new hosting options
• Updates to Azure Communication Services
• Azure AI updates (Microsoft Docs)
• Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) (Microsoft Docs)
• Power Platform updates (Microsoft Power Platform blog)
• Azure Confidential Ledger (Microsoft Azure)

• Data residency (Microsoft)
• Further documentation (Microsoft Docs)
• Power BI Report (Microsoft)
• Jussi's blog on Azure data residency

• Microsoft Azure Web PubSub service in public preview (Microsoft Azure)
• Application Insights work item integration in Azure Monitor (Microsoft Docs) 
• Stateful and 1-minute frequency log alerts in Azure Monitor (Azure Updates)
• Azure Cache for Redis Event Grid overview (Microsoft Docs)
• New Azure Policy built-in definitions for data encryption in Azure Monitor (Azure Updates)
• Using Policy with Azure Site Recovery (Microsoft Docs)
• Upgrade your infrastructure with the latest Dv5/Ev5 Azure VMs in preview (Microsoft Blog)
• Enhancements to encryption using customer managed keys for Azure Backup (Microsoft Blog)
• URL Rewrite for Azure Application Gateway (Microsoft Docs)
• Open Source API Portal (GitHub repo)

• Thomas Maurer's blog
• Thomas Maurer on Twitter
• Manage hybrid infrastructure with Azure Arc (MS Learn)
• Azure Arc jump start
• Azure Arc on Microsoft Tech Community
• Jussi's blog on Azure Arc