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The Azure Podcast
Cynthia Kreng, Kendall Roden, Cale Teeter, Evan Basalik, Russell Young & Sujit D'Mello work at Microsoft in the cloud and services area.
100 avsnitt • Längd: 0 min • Månadsvis
Om podden
Cynthia Kreng, Kendall Roden, Cale Teeter, Evan Basalik, Russell Young & Sujit D’Mello work at Microsoft in the cloud and services area. They specialize in building and supporting enterprise apps and services that leverage the cloud.
The podcast The Azure Podcast is created by Cynthia Kreng, Kendall Roden, Cale Teeter, Evan Basalik, Russell Young and Sujit D'Mello. The podcast and the artwork on this page are embedded on this page using the public podcast feed (RSS).
Avsnitt
Episode 512 - WAF and WARA on the Azure Podcast
3 februari 2025 |
min
Senthuran Sivananthan comes on the show to talk about the Well-Architected Framework (WAF) and Well Architected Resiliency Review (WARA).
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode512.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/xTxG7X9RoWQ
Resources:
Other Updates:
Episode 511 - Semantic Kernel and File Shares
24 december 2024 |
min
Cale and Sujit discuss their current projects in Azure as 2024 comes to a close. They also cover a ton of AKS updates.
Semantic Kernel makes it easier for developers to build Azure Open AI applications that can also include SLMs like Phi-4.
Azure has many options to use File Shares and Volumes, and we walk through the process of figuring out which one is right for your needs.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode511.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/dLfCJ6btKng
Resources:
Semantic Kernel - https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel
- Journey with SK on OpenAI and AzureOpenAI
- Ollama (running SLM local) - https://github.com/ollama/ollama
- Ollamazure (running SLM that looks like Azure OpenAI) - https://github.com/sinedied/ollamazure
- PhiSilica - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/apis/phi-silica
File Shares: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-introduction
Other updates:
Lots of AKS updates!
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-network-isolated
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/imds-restriction
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-windows-gpu
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/?id=471295
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/tutorial-restore-aks-backups-across-regions
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/automated-deployments
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-extension-ghcopilot-plugins
Episode 510 - Azure Fleet
11 december 2024 |
min
The team meets with Stephane Erbrech to talk about Azure Kubernetes Fleet and learns why it is necessary and also why it isn't the same thing as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode510.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/h9rJNihhZPM
Resources:
The OSS bits powering Fleet Manager dataplane: https://github.com/Azure/fleet
The service doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/kubernetes-fleet/
Other updates:
Episode 509 - Azure Functions Flex Consumption
5 december 2024 |
min
In this episode of the Azure Podcast, co-hosts, Sujit D'Mello, Evan Basalik, Russell Young, Cynthia Kreng, and Cale Teeter welcome special guest Thiago Almeida from the Azure Functions team. They dive into the details of the new Azure Functions Flex Consumption Plan, discussing its features, benefits, and how it fits into the broader landscape of Azure's compute options. Thiago shares insights on the programming model, pricing, and the improvements in cold start times, as well as the integration with networking features. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in serverless computing and Azure Functions.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode509.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/WMdzxYy_tQ4
Resources:
Ignite news from Functions https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsonazureblog/azure-functions-ignite-2024-update/4298757
Flex Consumption GA announcement https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsonazureblog/azure-functions-flex-consumption-is-now-generally-available/4298778
Azure Functions cold start improvements https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsonazureblog/our-latest-work-to-improve-azure-functions-cold-starts/4164500
Episode 508 - Ignite Book of News 2024
3 december 2024 |
min
Cale, Evan, Russell and Sujit discuss the recent updates in Azure and specially cover the Azure-related announcements in the recent Ignite 2024 conference.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode508.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/DwSqEMjmcn0
Resources:
https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-2024-book-of-news/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/mysql/flexible-server/concepts-business-continuity
https://aka.ms/vmss-zonal-expansion
Azure Container Apps planned maintenance (preview) | Microsoft Learn
Release ProcDump-for-Mac 1.0 · microsoft/ProcDump-for-Mac
Workspaces in Azure API Management | Microsoft Learn
Protect APIs in API Management with Defender for APIs | Microsoft Learn
Episode 507 - Azure Verified Modules
28 oktober 2024 |
min
Gabriel Monteiro Nepomuceno, a Software Engineer and Cloud architect in Microsoft's ISE team, explains the concept of Azure Verified Modules (AVM). These include both resource and pattern modules. These modules ensure consistency and compliance with best practices, making it easier for users to deploy secure and well-architected solutions. They are also supported by Microsoft, so customers get long-term stability for their deployments.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode507.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/BB5HQ_VkHG0
Resources:
https://azure.github.io/Azure-Verified-Modules/
Other updates:
Empower innovation and transformation through AI and data-driven insights on Azure
How higher education is reimagining student experiences with Azure OpenAI Service
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Azure-Cobalt-100-Arm-based-Virtual-Machines
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/VM-watch-on-Azure-VMs
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Ermetro-ga-announcement
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/ExpressRoute-guided-configuration-experience
Episode 506 - Pure Storage's Cloud Block Store (CBS)
4 oktober 2024 |
min
The team meets up with Vaclav Jirovsky and Cody Hosterman from Pure Storage to learn about Pure's CBS solution and why Azure customers should consider using it.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode506.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/wCbd5vdcBPQ
Resources:
https://www.purestorage.com/products/cloud-block-storage/cbs.html
Other updates:
https://powerplatformconf.com/
Episode 505 - AI Route to Live with MAIVA
13 september 2024 |
min
Willie Ahlers, Principal Architect, joins Cale, Cynthia and Russell to discuss the challenges and processes to get value from AI projects and make them successful in a live environment.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode505.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/1GsuH-YylP0
- MAIVA - Microsoft AI Value Accelerator Playbook
- Data Science Toolkit - a collection of proven ML and AI implementation accelerators
Other updates:
- Public Preview: Expanded GenAI Gateway capabilities in Azure API Management
- Azure AI Model Inference API
- Public Preview: Low-Code RAG ingestion with built-in document parsing and chunking in Logic Apps Standard
- Public Preview – Templates Support in Azure Logic Apps Standard
- Public Preview – Out of box monitoring dashboards for Logic Apps Standard
- Generally Available: Java on Azure Container Apps
- Generally Available: Azure Application Gateway v2 Basic SKU
- Introducing o1: OpenAI’s new reasoning model series for developers and enterprises on Azure
- Advanced Container Networking Services: Enhancing security and observability in AKS
Episode 504 - Azure Reliability SRE
4 september 2024 |
min
Sadaf Khan joins Evan and Russell to explain and talk about Service Reliability Engineering in the Azure engineering group.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode504.mp3
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNGdTnb1W90&t=1684s
- Public Preview: Customer managed planned failover for Azure Storage
- Public Preview: Instance Mix on Virtual Machine Scale Sets
- Generally Available: Workspaces in Azure API Management
- Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files storage with cool access for all service levels
- Generally Available: Larger Enterprise tier cache instances for Azure Cache for Redis
- Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift Now Supports Clusters Up to 250 Nodes
Key Topics:
- Azure Reliability SRE: Evan introduced the episode's focus on Azure reliability SRE and mentioned a special guest, Sadaf, who would provide insights on the topic. 0:19
- Azure Storage Public Preview Feature: Russell discussed a new public preview feature for Azure storage that allows customers to manage planned failovers, enhancing the service's reliability. 1:10
- Virtual Machine Scale Set Update: Russell highlighted an update to virtual machine scale sets that allows mixing different instances, improving flexibility and scalability. 1:38
- Azure API Management Workspace: Russell introduced a new feature in Azure API management that enables teams to have more autonomy in managing and publishing APIs. 2:08
- NetApp Files Storage Update: Russell mentioned the general availability of cool access for NetApp files storage, allowing for more cost-effective data storage based on access patterns. 2:40
- Redis Cache Update: Russell discussed a new tier for Redis Cache that supports larger enterprises with increased memory and compute capabilities. 3:02
- Azure Red Hat Openshift Update: Russell shared an update on Azure Red Hat Openshift, which now supports up to 250 nodes, significantly increasing scalability. 3:29
- SRE Role and Impact: Sadaf explained the role of SRE in improving service reliability and quality, detailing their engagement model with various Azure services. 4:52
- SRE Engagement and Resistance: Sadaf shared insights on the initial resistance faced from service teams during SRE engagements and how trust is built over time to allow for more impactful changes. 7:49
- SRE's Approach to Service Improvement: Sadaf outlined the SRE team's structured approach to service improvement, focusing on fundamentals, service health, operational efficiency, and scalability. 10:51
- AI Initiatives in SRE: Sadaf discussed the SRE team's initiatives in leveraging AI to analyze incident data and generate insights, aiming to reduce the cognitive load on engineers. 30:27
Episode 503 - Secure Future Initiative
21 augusti 2024 |
min
In this episode of the Azure Podcast, Cale, Evan, and Sujit engage in a comprehensive discussion about the Secure Future Initiative at Microsoft. They explore how this initiative influences our use of Azure and why it's beneficial for customers to consider implementing similar strategies in their own Azure environments.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode503.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/TyvkKhdRR5k
Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/well-architected/security/design-patterns
Other resources:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Volume-enhancements
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Dedicated-log-analytics-tables-in-Application-Gateway
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/ANF-Double-Encryption-at-rest
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/FIPS-mutability-support-in-AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/CNI-Powered-by-Cilium-Azure-CNI-Overlay-support-AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/New-features-in-AKS-extension-for-Visual-Studio-Code
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Enable-multifactor-authentication-for-your-tenant-by-15-October-2024 (also below)
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/High-Scale-mode-Container-Insights
Episode 502 - Azure Open AI and Security
15 augusti 2024 |
min
Azure Open AI is widely used in industry but there are number of security aspects that must be taken into account when using the technology. Luckily for us, Audrey Long, a Software Engineer at Microsoft, security expert and renowned conference speaker, gives us insights into securing LLMs and provides various tips, tricks and tools to help developers use these models safely in their applications.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode502.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/64Achcz97PI
Resources:
AI Tooling:
- Azure AI Tooling Announcing new tools in Azure AI to help you build more secure and trustworthy generative AI applications | Microsoft Azure Blog
- Prompt Shields to detect and block prompt injection attacks, including a new model for identifying indirect prompt attacks before they impact your model, coming soon and now available in preview in Azure AI Content Safety.
- Groundedness detection to detect “hallucinations” in model outputs, coming soon.
- Safety system messagesto steer your model’s behavior toward safe, responsible outputs, coming soon.
- Safety evaluations to assess an application’s vulnerability to jailbreak attacks and to generating content risks, now available in preview.
- Risk and safety monitoring to understand what model inputs, outputs, and end users are triggering content filters to inform mitigations, coming soon, and now available in preview in Azure OpenAI Service.
- AI Defender for Cloud
- AI Red Teaming Tool
AI Development Considerations:
- AI Assessment from Microsoft
- Microsoft Responsible AI Processes
- Define Use Case and Model Architecture
- Content Filtering System
- How to use content filters (preview) with Azure OpenAI Service - Azure OpenAI | Microsoft Learn
- Azure OpenAI Service includes a content filtering system that works alongside core models, including DALL-E image generation models. This system uses an ensemble of classification models to detect and prevent harmful content in both input prompts and output completions
- The filtering system covers four main categories: hate, sexual, violence, and self-harm
- Each category is assessed at four severity levels: safe, low, medium, and high
- Additional classifiers are available for detecting jailbreak risks and known content for text and code. JailBreaking Content Filters
- Red Teaming the LLM
- Create a Threat Model with OWASP Top 10
- owasp.org/www-project-top-10-for-large-language-model-applications/assets/PDF/OWASP-Top-10-for-LLMs-2023-slides-v1_1.pdf
- Develop a threat model and implement mitigations based on identified risks
Other updates:
- Los Angeles Azure Extended Zones
- Carbon Optimization
- App Config Ref GA
- OS SKU In-Place Migration for AKS
- Operator CRD Support with Azure Monitor Managed Service
- Azure API Center Visual Studio Code Extension Pre-release
- Azure API Management WordPress Plugin
- Announcing a New OpenAI Feature for Developers on Azure
Episode 501 - Cobalt 100 Processor
1 augusti 2024 |
min
In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of ARM processors on Azure. We're thrilled to have Arpita Chatterjee and Noah Wood, both Program Managers at Azure, join us. They share valuable insights into the new Microsoft ARM processor, currently in Preview, and discuss when and how customers can best leverage these innovative SKUs.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode501.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/z5GN4-WjiJo
Resources:
https://aka.ms/Cobalt100-VM-Preview-Blog
https://aka.ms/Cobalt100-VM-Preview-Signup
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/convert-to-azure-premium-ssd-v2
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Azure-Monitor-Basic-Logs-Updates
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/App-Service-Environment-Retirement-Update
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Azure-Functions-supports-NET8-using-in-process-model
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Redis-Extension-Azure-Functions
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Pgvector-support-in-Azure-Database
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Update-Records-in-Kutso-Databases
Episode 500 - Database Watcher
20 juli 2024 |
min
The team catches up with Daniel Taylor and Bradley Ball of the Azure Fast Track team and learns about how Database Watcher can help customers better manage and debug their Azure SQL, Elastic Pools, SQL Managed Instances, and Hyperscale and the replicas.
Daniel and Bradley also share the really cool work they are doing helping Azure customers learn about Azure with their Tales from the Field YouTube channel, plus we hear about some upcoming events where you can see Daniel and Bradley in person!!!
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode500.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z_jBWLUBY9g
Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-overview?view=azuresql
https://youtu.be/qr1Qxwao68M?si=mO24KZF3PAvTnnmn
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Guest-OS-Family-Retirement
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/cmk-for-backup-vaults-ga/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Azure-Elastic-SAN-Feature-Updates
Azure classic resource providers will be retired on 31 August 2024 | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 499 - Azure VMWare Solution
12 juli 2024 |
min
Prashant Nayak, a Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft, gives us a quick background on AVS and enlightens us with the latest updates in migration and licensing to support customers wanted to move to Azure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode499.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ut-iUJZXtI4
Resources:
- Microsoft and Broadcom to support license portability for VMware Cloud Foundation on Azure VMware Solution | Microsoft Azure Blog
- Introducing the VMware Rapid Migration Plan | Microsoft Azure Blog
- Tutorial - Network planning checklist - Azure VMware Solution | Microsoft Learn
- Introduction to the Azure VMware Solution adoption scenario - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft Learn
- Enterprise-scale network topology and connectivity for Azure VMware Solution - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft Learn
- Run VMware resources on Azure VMware Solution - Training | Microsoft Learn
- Azure VMware Solution Documentation Hub - Azure VMware Solution | Microsoft Learn
- Azure VMware Solution Videos - YouTube (Videos)
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Databricks-Jobs-Serverless-Compute
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/interactive-serverless-compute-AU
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/DLT-Serverless-Compute
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Cross-Subscription-Load-Balancer
Episode 498 - Quantum Update
29 juni 2024 |
min
We get an update on the fascinating topic of Quantum Computing on Azure from Cloud Solutions Architect and Quantum enthusiast Delbert Murphy. He gives us the latest status on Quantum, Quantum Elements and the Q# programming language and provides guidance on the type of use-cases that can take advantage of these services.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode498.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/2bZD2Ns91O8
Resources:
https://github.com/microsoft/qsharp/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/hybrid-computing-overview
https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/experience/quantum-katas
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/quantum-innovator-series/
https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/quantum-elements/product-overview
https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/quantum-elements/azure-quantum-elements
https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/experience/quantum-cryptography
Other Updates:
Generally Available: az command invoke in AKS
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/access-private-cluster?tabs=azure-cli
Public Preview: Cluster operation status for AKS
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/manage-abort-operations?tabs=azure-cli
Public Preview: Geo-Replication for Azure Service Bus Premium
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-bus-messaging/service-bus-geo-replication
Public Preview: Force detach zone redundant data disks during zone outage
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-updates/week-of-june-20-2024-azure-updates/ba-p/4173016
How hollow core fiber is accelerating AI
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/how-hollow-core-fiber-is-accelerating-ai/
Episode 497 - Project Sirius
15 juni 2024 |
min
Rishabh Tewari, a Software Engineer on the Azure team, gives us insights into Project Sirius. This is an upgrade to the Azure software that lights up Accelerated Connections for any resource that uses a network interface. Using a specialized SDN, customers and ISVs can achieve very high number of connections per second throughput across all of their Azure and non-Azure resources.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode497.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZVgBBrRlZGQ
Resources:
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/nsdi23-bansal.pdf
Other updates:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/log-analytics-simple-mode
Episode 496 - Azure Boost
6 juni 2024 |
min
Cale, Evan and Sujit have an insightful discussion with Niko Pamboukas and Siri Velauthapillai about the new Azure Boost feature that is being deployed into the Azure substrate for VMs. They explain the specialized FPGAs and ARM SoCs that provide extreme IOPs for storage and networking and almost no downtime for system upgrades.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode496.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/4FPQCAmYrzw
Resources:
Learn more about Azure Boost at https://aka.ms/AzureBoost
Learn about accelerated networking with Boost at https://aka.ms/MANA
Learn about accelerated storage with Boost at https://aka.ms/NVMe
Other updates:
Public preview: Azure Load Balancer now supports Admin State | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-bastion-premium/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/kubernetesmetadataandlogsfilteringpublicpreview/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-load-balancer-health-event-logs/
Episode 495 - How APIM powers Backbase's Grand Central
31 maj 2024 |
min
Hearing how our ISVs are using Azure in innovative ways is always eye-opening. So, we are fortunate to have Saquib Rashid, a Technical Strategist in the Azure partner organization, give us insights into how Backbase used APIM and the Azure Service Operator to integrate with their customers and backend systems.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode495.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/qFwOoSNpDME
Resources:
- Backbase Grand Central
- Microsoft Customer Story-Backbase seeks to usher in a new era of engagement banking with its Grand Central platform and Azure API Management
- APIM links: Azure API Management - v2 tiers | Microsoft Learn
- ASO links:
Other updates:
Public Preview - Azure Compute Fleet | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/copilot/#Usecases
Episode 494 - Inside Azure Resource Manager
23 maj 2024 |
min
We are fortunate to have Vlad Joanovic to give us the valuable insights into ARM. He shares the importance of ARM in Azure, provides details on performance and reliability investments and gives us tips on how to make effective use of it to deploy and manage your workloads in Azure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode494.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/kaeXdi2khTc
Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/changes/view-resource-changes
Other updates:
Update on Inter-Availability Zone Data Transfer Pricing | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
General availability: ExpressRoute Seamless Gateway Migration | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-application-gateway-v2-basic-sku/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cloud-services-classic-retirement-announcement-may2024/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/gpt4-turbo-vision/
Episode 493 - Azure Advisor
1 maj 2024 |
min
The team catches up with Priyanka Khare to learn about recent advancements in Azure Advisor and how customers can use Advisor to help ensure their workloads are more stable.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode493.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y9LVYhSiGgE
Resources:
Azure Advisor: Advisor - Microsoft Azure
Advisor Workbooks: Advisor Workbooks
Advisor WAF Assessments: Advisor WAF Assessments
Advisor Recommendations: Advisor Recommendations
Advisor Manage Reviews: Advisor Manage Reviews
What's new on Azure Advisor: What's new in Azure Advisor - Azure Advisor | Microsoft Learn
Engage with Microsoft for a Resiliency Review: Azure Advisor resiliency reviews - Azure Advisor | Microsoft Learn
Episode 492 - April News Roundup
19 april 2024 |
min
Evan and Sujit catch up on a number of recent news items in the Azure space spanning Networking, Open AI and IBM Mainframes???
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode492.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/WslylOKwXDM
Resources:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/alt-fairfax/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-backup-vm-disk-access-public-preview/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/stream-analytics/write-to-delta-lake
Azure Data Box Disk is now available with hardware encryption | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/expressroutemetro/
Public Preview – DR for Shared Disks – Azure Site Recovery | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Using Azure OpenAI speech to create our intro/exit segments in the podcast https://speech.microsoft.com/portal
Episode 491 - Azure Service Retirement Workbook
9 april 2024 |
min
The team talks with Amit Bajaj about the new Retirement Workbook customers can use to keep track of services they are using that are being retired.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode491.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z83s9lhOUTg
Resources:
Azure Service Retirement Workbook (microsoft.com)
Visualize Azure Service Retirements (microsoft.com)
3-Year Notification Subset - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Learn
Other updates:
Public preview: Public IP Domain Name Label Scope | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: Database watcher for Azure SQL | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on VMware | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 490 - Azure API Center
26 mars 2024 |
min
Russell and Evan discuss the preview Azure API Center with Julia Kasper, Microsoft's Product Manager.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode490.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/mJnaCqgnPSg
Resources:
- Request features/raise issues on API Center functionality: Issues · Azure/api-center-preview (github.com)
- Video on API governance with APIC: Mastering API Governance with Azure API Center (youtube.com)
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Sign up for updates and news: Stay in touch with Azure API Center! (office.com)
Other updates:
Episode 489 - Storage Revisited
7 mars 2024 |
min
In this episode, we delve into a cornerstone service within Azure that is sometimes underestimated or missed in design discussions: the Azure Storage service. Our guest, Ben Hummerstone, a seasoned Cloud Solution Architect based in the UK, brings his expertise in storage and other infrastructure services to the forefront. Ben shares a valuable set of guiding principles to assist you in crafting the optimal storage architecture for your application.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode489.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/XIKxPRI1G-Y
Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-redundancy
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/scalability-targets
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/access-tiers-overview
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-kubernetes-129-support-in-aks/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cloud-services-classic-retirement-announcement-feb2024/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-os-sku-inplace-migration-for-linux-nodes/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-capacity-reservations-support-in-aks/
Episode 488 - Express Route Resiliency and Monitoring
1 mars 2024 |
min
Jose Moreno a Customer Engineer in the FastTrack for Azure team joins Sujit and Russell to talk about Networking, and more specifically discusses best practices for Express Route configuration and monitoring with an eye on resiliency and performance.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode488.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/KUhODMaQjEU
Resources:
- FastTrack for Azure: FastTrack for Azure – Technical Enablement FAQ | Microsoft Azure
- Azure ER Locations (not to confuse with Azure Regions): Locations and connectivity providers for Azure ExpressRoute | Microsoft Learn
- Azure Connection Monitor: Connection monitor overview - Azure Network Watcher | Microsoft Learn
Other updates:
Episode 487 - Tales from the field with Azure Key Vault
27 februari 2024 |
min
Fabian Gonzalez and Azure escalation engineer and Jack Lichwa, a PM in the Azure Key Vault team, revisit the Key Vault service which forms the backbone of any deployment. They remind us of the features that Key Vault offers and give us valuable tips and tricks to configure and deploy them effectively in your workloads.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode487.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Pd5seEyqTzI
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-improvements-in-azure-key-vault/
Episode 486 - Azure Savings Plans
14 februari 2024 |
min
Technical Program Manager in the Azure Commerce team, Obinna Nwokolo explains exactly what the new Azure Savings Plan is all about and how you can easily take advantage of it via the Portal experience. He digs into the various options for cutting costs in Azure and when the Savings Plan makes sense for you.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode486.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qwt728PUz0U
Resources:
- SP product page - Azure Savings Plan for Compute | Microsoft Azure
- SP Recommendations 101 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HV9GT9kX6A&list=PLlrxD0HtieHjd-zn7u09YoGJY18ZrN1Hq&index=2&t=15s&pp=iAQB
- SP Benefit application 101 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZOyh1rl3kU&list=PLlrxD0HtieHjd-zn7u09YoGJY18ZrN1Hq&index=3&t=2s&pp=iAQB
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generalavailabilityofazuremonitormetricsdataplaneapi/
Episode 485 - Copilot for Azure
9 februari 2024 |
min
Santosh Somayajula, a Principal Product Manager in Azure, breaks down the new Copilot for Azure service which is currently in Private Preview in the Azure Portal. Using this feature, administrators and management can perform operations in the Portal using simple verbal commands instead of navigating the UI.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode485.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gqv-qOOoK28
Resources: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/overview
https://aka.ms/MSCopilotforAzurePreviewRequest
Other updates:
General Availability: Azure Virtual Network encryption | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public Preview: Circuit Breaker in Azure API Management | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-topology/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-api-center-features/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-outbound-type-migration-in-aks/
Episode 484 - Production LiveSite Review
16 januari 2024 |
min
Sean Klein joins Evan, Sujit, and Cale to talk about the Production LiveSite Review (PLR) process used by Azure Engineering for modern incident analysis and learnings.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode484.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/EsRrxguRn2Y
Resources:
Etsy Engineering | Blameless PostMortems and a Just Culture
Other updates:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-testing/quickstart-create-and-run-load-test
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-testing/how-to-parameterize-load-tests#secrets
Episode 483 - Azure VMware Solution Landing Zone Accelerator
10 januari 2024 |
min
Azure Cloud Solution Architects Elena Krasteva and Sabine Blair help us understand what the Azure VMWare Solution is all about and how the Landing Zone Accelerator helps make it easier for customers looking to migrate VMWare workloads to Azure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode483.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Onj876JxOaw
Resources:
1) Product page: https://aka.ms/avs
2) LinkedIn: (20) Azure VMware Solution Pros | Groups | LinkedIn
3) Well Architected Workload Guidance: https://aka.ms/avswafdocs
4) Landing Zone Accelerator: https://aka.ms/avsaccelerator
4) TechCommunity Blog: Azure Migration and Modernization Blog - Microsoft Community Hub
5) Learn Modules: Run VMware resources on Azure VMware Solution - Training | Microsoft Learn
6) Discovery Assessment: Azure VMware Solution assessment calculations in Azure Migrate - Azure Migrate | Microsoft Learn
Other updates:
Microsoft puts Azure Quantum Elements to work
https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/09/microsoft-puts-azure-quantum-elements-to-work/
Episode 482 - Network Watcher
21 december 2023 |
min
Cale, Evan and Sujit discuss the often-overlooked Network Watcher service in Azure and how it can be used for monitoring, troubleshooting and logging of network operations in your VNETs.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode482.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/CYLtFrbXGck
Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/network-watcher-overview
Other updates:
Application Insights Availability Tests TLS 1.3 Enablement | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-free-sql-managed-instance/
Episode 481 - AKS Fleet Manager
18 december 2023 |
min
Cale and Sujit discuss the new Fleet Manager service which allows customers to better manage groups of AKS clusters and perform updates, deployments and network access.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode481.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/mpUfpRtqnEE
Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/overview
https://github.com/Azure/fleet
Other updates:
Generally Available: Azure Functions support on Apple Silicon Macs | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 480 - Ignite 2023 Updates
1 december 2023 |
min
Mark Eisenberg joins Cale and Sujit to dissect the Azure-related updates announced at the Ignite Conference in November 2023.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode480.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/bbt4wTjo7G4
Resources:
Episode 479 - Radius.- radapp.IO
16 november 2023 |
min
Today the team chat to Keith Howling, a Principal Technical Specialist at Microsoft, on the topic of Platform Engineering with Radius, an open source app deployment engine.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode479.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/JWCaXfTf77A
Resources:
Radius:
Other news:
- General availability: Rate limit rules for Application Gateway web application firewall
- Export cost using focus
- Azure support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will end by 31 October 2024
- Experiment templates now available in Azure Chaos Studio
- General availability: Start and stop load testing faults in Azure Chaos Studio
- General availability: Azure Functions supports .NET 8 in the isolated worker model
- App Service end-to-end encryption for Linux multi-tenant (preview)
- Azure Monitor Logs archive provides up to 12 years of retention
Episode 478 - The Azure Help API
10 november 2023 |
min
The team catches up with Nithya Sivam and Joshua Min who explain how Azure is democratizing access to the self-help content accessible in the Azure Portal. The Help API makes it easier to integrate this self-help into your own workflow.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode478.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Depmijm4YUg
Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/help/?view=rest-help-2023-09-01-preview
Other updates:
Realize the full potential of your cloud investment with Azure optimization
Building for the future: The enterprise generative AI application lifecycle with Azure AI
Join Microsoft at Azure Day & KubeCon North America 2023 in Chicago!
Azure Elastic SAN updates: Snapshots, Security, and Usability | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Preview: Azure Container Storage in AKS | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: Application Gateway IPv6 support | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 477 - Azure cloud within a cloud
2 november 2023 |
min
Software Engineers Ian Jensen and Michael Litman from Microsoft's ISE group, explain the other 'clouds' in Azure. They dive into the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 suite and explain the use-cases for each of them and how you can use low-code or high-code to take advantage of these clouds without having to worry about specific resources in Azure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode477.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/9EAl_tCAoMs
Resources:
- Power Platform Terraform Provider: https://aka.ms/PowerPlatTerraformQuickstarts
- SolutionOps Playbook: https://playbook.microsoft.com
- Power Platform Pipelines: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/alm/pipelines
- ALM Accelerator for Power Platform: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/alm-accelerator/overview
- Updated ERP Development Experience: https://aka.ms/ERPDevDeploy , then https://aka.ms/ERPDevConfig
- ERP Git guidance: https://aka.ms/XppGit
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-bastion-developer-public-preview/
Episode 476 - Azure HDInsight on AKS
20 oktober 2023 |
min
Balaji Sankaran, General Manager of Azure HDInsight, joins us to share the latest announcement from HDInsight - an updated, managed HDInsight service that runs on AKS, giving a better experience for hosting opensource analytics workloads in the cloud.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode476.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/RiQzpkZeT9c
Resources:
HD Insight on AKS:
- Manage your big data needs with HDInsight on AKS
- Enterprise scale open-source analytics on containers (Video)
- Get started with HDInsights on AKS
- Get in touch - Ask HDInsight
Other news:
Episode 475 - Diagrid on AKS
9 oktober 2023 |
min
Alice Gibbons, Customer Success Engineer and Kendall Roden, Product Manager, both from Diagrid, talk about the companies SaaS offering that allows easier monitoring and management of DAPR installations on AKS and any Kubernetes service.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode475.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/iIjUs1Z-g4I
Resources:
Conductor links:
5 min intro: https://www.diagrid.io/conductor#video-section
book a demo: https://www.diagrid.io/conductor
Run Dapr in production with Confidence webinar: https://youtu.be/88VJZ0K09PM?feature=shared
Other Updates:
Episode 474 - Azure Chaos Studio
3 oktober 2023 |
min
A Program Manager in the Azure Chaos Studio team, Vikram Raju joins us to give us a refresher on the service and what latest updates have just been released.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode474.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/UJYhjFoM25U
Resources:
Other updates:
https://aka.ms/AIR/VVTQ-J98 - this the public-facing Azure Incident Retrospective that covers the Australia East outage.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-web-pubsub-support-for-socketio/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-timeline-view-for-azure-monitor-alerts/
Episode 473 - Azure Arc
19 september 2023 |
min
Vishwas Lele, CTO of Applied Information Sciences, talks to us about Azure Arc. He explains the history of the service, how it helps you develop, operate and secure your applications anywhere, and why it is deserves more attention from customers, even if you don't use Azure today.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode473.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/WTSoAThTJuI
Resources:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/r-word-starting-appear-cloud-conversations-its-time-set-vishwas-lele
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/
Other updates:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/announcing-javascript-sdk-v4/
Episode 472 - Azure Vector Search Unveiled
7 september 2023 |
min
Farzad Sunavala, Senior PM in the Azure Cognitive Search team, reveals the details of the new Vector Search feature. He explains some of the concepts of Vector search and how developers can easily take advantage of this in their Open AI apps.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode472.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/jAvuVTUNZ2k
Resources:
https://aka.ms/IntroducingVectorSearch
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-azure-container-apps-jobs/
https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/public-preview-azure-functions-net-8-support-in-linux-plans/
https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-autoupgrade-scheduled-maintenance-for-aks/
https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/general-availability-azure-sql-updates-for-lateaugust-2023/
Episode 471 - AI Trends in Financial Services
30 augusti 2023 |
min
We talk to Steve Selleny, a Global Partner Development Manager at Microsoft, about the AI and ML trends he has noticed in Financial Services ISVs.
Steve has been working in the technology sector for over 21 years in various roles including software development, systems architecture, consulting, sales, and partner management. For the past two years, he has been working with Financial Services Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to build and market solutions on the Microsoft Cloud that drive digital transformation for customers.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode471.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/6WDlqR34M48
Resources:
Other updates:
Strengthening Your Defenses: Simulation Testing for Azure DDoS Protection - Microsoft Community Hub
https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/public-preview-ratelimit-rules-for-application-gateway-web
https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/general-availability-terraform-support-for-azure-cosmos-db
https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-durable-functions-for-python-v2
https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/general-availability-99th-percentile-latency-metric-in-azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cloud-services-retirement-announcement/
Episode 470 - News Roundup
23 augusti 2023 |
min
Evan and Sujit cover a whole bunch of updates to various Azure services such as AKS, ACA, Functions, VMs, PostgerSQL, VNETs and Storage.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode470.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/eGsnmw5WjHI
Resources:
VMs
Storage
Functions
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-sdk-type-bindings-in-azure-functions/
AKS/ACA
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-kubernetes-127-support-in-aks/
PostgreSQL
Major Version Upgrade of a flexible server - Azure portal | Microsoft Learn
VNET
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-vnet-flow-logs/
Episode 469 - Microsoft Fabric
11 augusti 2023 |
min
Azure and Data technical specialist Ian Pike, joins us on the Podcast to give us a primer on Fabric and what is means for customers that use various data-related services on Azure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode469.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/k0DkkVkfw2o
Resources:
- Announcement for Fabric including the key dates and how to enable : Introducing Microsoft Fabric and Copilot in Microsoft Power BI | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI
- Fabric Getting started : Get started with Microsoft Fabric - Training | Microsoft Learn
- Happy Paths : Introducing the end-to-end scenarios in Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
- Cube in a Cube (2 Microsoft Employees with some great content, who are part of the Fabric Customer Advisory Team) : (488) Guy in a Cube - YouTube
- Endjin : (488) endjin - YouTube
- Advancing Analytics : (488) Advancing Fabric - YouTube
Other updates:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/azure-customer-stories-ai
Chaos Studio updates
Load Testing Updates
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-load-testing-run-tests-for-up-to-24-hours/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-load-testing-create-and-manage-tests-and-test-runs-using-azure-cli/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-load-testing-run-tests-with-100000-virtual-users/
Episode 468 - WordPress on Azure App Service
28 juli 2023 |
min
This week Cale talks to Radhika Bollineni, Engineering Manager for Wordpress on App Service, about how to easily create WordPress sites in your Azure subscription to publish your content, using just a few clicks in the Marketplace.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode468.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/rO8xicLKKow
Documentation: https://github.com/Azure/wordpress-linux-appservice
Marketplace offering: https://ms.portal.azure.com/#create/WordPress.WordPress
Other links and resources referred to in this episode:
Episode 467 - OneStream's plans for becoming more cloud native on Azure
14 juli 2023 |
min
After talking to Ryan Berry a little while back about OneStream's journey to Azure, the team catches back up with him to hear about how their architecture will evolve in the future to be more Cloud Native. In addition, they discuss the challenges of rearchitecting a pre-existing product when you cannot afford the have dual stacks running at the same time.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode467.mp3
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D4x7jDjs-8
Resources
Corporate Performance Management Software | OneStream Software
Links to updates mentioned at the top of the show
- Azure AD is becoming Microsoft Entra ID
- Public preview: Ingest events from Azure Event Hubs to Azure Monitor Logs
- General availability: Azure Data Explorer adds support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and CosmosDB SQL external tables
- Azure cross-region Load Balancer is now generally available
- Public preview: Azure Virtual Network encryption
Episode 466 - Open AI
7 juli 2023 |
min
Cloud Solution Architect, Dr. Linda Sheard, joins Russell and Sujit for a primer on Azure Open AI. Linda breaks down the service and provides context on how it can be used for the typical scenario where a customer wants to reason over their own data.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode466.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/nDcIWvHa43s
Resources: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/openai/overview
Other updates:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-registry/tutorial-registry-cache
Episode 465 - Functions on Azure Container Apps
28 juni 2023 |
min
Evan and Sujit talk to Principal PM Ramya Oruganti about the release of Functions as a first class managed service on Azure Container Apps. She tells us how this opens up possibilities for event-driven applications on ACA with full support for KEDA, Bindings, Dapr, GitHub Actions etc.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode465.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/0XR0PJuB_ko
Resources:
https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-on-container-apps
Other updates:
Understanding Service Health communications for Azure vulnerabilities | Azure Blog | Microsoft Azure
Episode 464 - Azure Deployment Environments
8 juni 2023 |
min
Cale and Russell talk to the Microsoft Program Manager for DevBox and Azure Deployment Environments, Sagar Chandra Reddy Lankala, about how Azure Deployment Environments can enable rapid deployment of on-demand dev/test environments while providing governance, security and cost management - plus some more updates from Microsoft Build 2023!
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode464.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/IsgQVMIkhRc
Sagar's links:
- GA blog - https://aka.ms/ade-ga-blog
- Sign up for Terraform support - https://aka.ms/ade-terraform-signup
- LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagarchandrareddy
Other updates mentioned in this episode:
- Public preview: Introducing NGads V620-series VMs optimized for cloud gaming | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
- Generally available: Azure Data Explorer Kusto Emulator on Linux | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
- Explore the latest features for Datadog—An Azure Native ISV Service
- Microsoft Cost Management updates—May 2023
- Microsoft has made Azure Linux generally available. Repeat, Azure Linux
- Azure OpenAI Service - Documentation, quickstarts, API reference - Azure Cognitive Services | Microsoft Learn
- Azure Deployment Environments | Microsoft Azure
- About Azure App Spaces | Microsoft Learn
- Introducing Azure API Center for Centralized API Discovery and Governance (microsoft.com)
- GitHub Advanced Security for Azure Devops
Episode 463 - OneStream's journey to Azure
5 juni 2023 |
min
The team catches up with Ryan Berry to learn about OneStream's journey to Azure. They talk about both the benefits and pitfalls and why Ryan is happy OneStream in running in Azure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode463.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Um4rg4eKRuU
Resources:
https://www.onestream.com/blog/onestream-splash-dc-wows-attendees-with-ai-powered-cpm-capabilities/
Other updates:
Public Preview – Data Migration for Oracle | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://news.microsoft.com/build-2023-book-of-news/
Episode 462 - AKS LTS
25 maj 2023 |
min
Jorge Palma, the Lead PM for Azure Kubernetes Services, talks to Evan and Sujit about the Long-Term Support (LTS) version Kubernetes which provides support for 2 years. He tells us how this model works and who may benefit from this option.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode462.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/zmrOegThyCE
Episode 461 - Azure ML with NVIDIA AI Acceleration
23 maj 2023 |
min
Russell and Sujit talk to Dave Salvator, Director of Accelerated Computing Products at NVIDIA, about a new offering in Azure via the Marketplace that will make it easier to get NVIDIA's software onto the Azure platform to make it easier for customers to take advantage of their GPU accelerated instances.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode461.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/HcAjq8jAzqo
Resources:
Other Updates:
Public preview: Azure Cold Storage | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: Always Serve for Azure Traffic Manager | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 460 - Alert Heart
20 maj 2023 |
min
Cale, Evan and Sujit talk to Neha Rathod, Garv Jasuja, Akshay Gupta and Vijay Chiluveru, who are Graduate Students at Penn State University that have developed a wireless monitoring device to detect cardiac arrest and alert the caretakers. We talk to them about how they developed the product and how Azure helped speed up the development.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode460.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/VQAVhLpzKCE
Resources:
Other updates:
Microsoft Build May 23 - 25 https://build.microsoft.com/en-US/home
Episode 459 - AIOps
10 maj 2023 |
min
Evan and Sujit talk to Allison Jones, a Group PM for Azure's AIOps System Team. She gives us insights into how Microsoft uses AI/ML to analyze various signals from Azure to provide actionable information about the state of the platform.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode459.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ousa2qWQEiQ
Resources:
Blogs
Advancing Azure Service quality with artificial intelligence: AIOps
Advancing failure prediction and mitigation – introducing Narya
Advancing safe deployment with AIOps – introducing Gandalf
Advancing anomaly detection with AIOps – introducing AiDice
Webinars
AIOps webinar @ Harvard in Tech Seattle by Dongmei Zhang, Marcus Fontoura, Murali Chintalapati, and Igal Figlin
AIOps Distinguished Industry Lecture by Mark Russinovich at Carneige Mellon University
In addition, the customer can learn more about cutting edge AIOps solutions across industry through participation of Cloud Intelligence / AIOps workshop.
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-serverless-sql-for-azure-databricks/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-ebsv5-and-ebdsv5-nvmeenabled-vm-sizes/
Episode 458 - Integration Patterns
28 april 2023 |
min
Elizabeth Graham, a Senior Software Engineer in the Commercial Software Engineering group at Microsoft, talks to Evan and Sujit about the various options we have for integrating external systems with Azure. She talks about how messages, files and other input forms can be ingested and processed with some of the services available in Azure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode458.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/NekugFAh2x8
Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/integration/integration-start-here
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-service-fabric-91-third-refresh-release-2/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azurefilessmblinuxad/
Episode 457 - Data API Builder
25 april 2023 |
min
The team talks to Ayush Agarwal, Davide Mauri, and Sean Leonard to learn about how the open-source Data API Builder can be used to quickly and easily create CRUD APIs on top of multiple database platforms in Azure for use in many types of applications and languages.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode457.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/pgvMa3tFg7s
Resources:
Other updates:
Public Preview: In-place scaling for enterprise caches | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: Node Resource Group (NRG) lockdown | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-kubernetes-126-support-in-aks/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-aks-service-mesh-addon-for-istio/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-long-term-support-version-in-aks/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/app-service-environment-v1-v2-retirement/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/unleash-the-power-of-apis-strategies-for-innovation/
Episode 456 - Azure Programmable Connectivity
25 mars 2023 |
min
Evan and Sujit talk to Ricardo Villarreal about the new ability to built network-aware applications in Azure. APC provides a unified abstraction layer for accessing network APIs—such as edge discovery, quality on demand, and device location—consistently across operators and connectivity methods. Ricardo offers compelling use-cases for these new APIs in Azure and tips to get started.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode456.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/2XWy2X0WXCQ
Resources:
Other updates:
New Azure for Operators products and partner programs released | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
General availability: New enhanced connection troubleshoot | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public Preview: Performance Plus for Azure Disk Storage | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 455 - Azure ML in the real world
20 mars 2023 |
min
In this episode we chat with Andrés Padilla and Meer Alam about practical use of AI and ML systems. Examples of this are discussed around autonomous drone / delivery models and the various components in Azure that make this a seamless, scalable and sustainable experience.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode455.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/0Y_jeCWZn38
Resources:
Other updates:
Azure Disks Standard SSD billable transaction cap blog (microsoft.com)
ChatGPT is now available in Azure OpenAI Service | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure
Teams premium - conversation recap, chapters, etc.; Viva Sales, Bing Chat
Image captioning, customisation, improved learning, smaller datasets, higher quality.
Public preview: Illumio for Azure Firewall | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Zero Trust segmentation; single holistic view of traffic with real time visibility of interaction and dependencies; test firewall changes before deploying; across all 3 skus of firewall
Use promql to define alerts to view in the portal
Installs an agent to your VM through PS, triggered by the portal
Episode 454 - Sustainability and Azure
22 februari 2023 |
min
Our guest this week, Paul Henwood joins Kendall and Russell to talk about many different aspects of sustainability, and how Azure embraces and supports customers with their sustainability goals.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode454.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/HSPeE6Hpmns
Sustainability Resources:
Microsoft Sustainability - Products for a Sustainable Future
What is Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability? | Microsoft Learn
Calculating My Carbon Footprint - Microsoft Sustainability
Sustainability workload documentation - Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework | Microsoft Learn
Green Software Foundation | GSF
Azure Update Links:
General availability: Azure Data Explorer Dashboards | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-February 2023 | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 453 - In the Real World - How Azure Networking Support uses Azure to support Azure customers
7 februari 2023 |
min
Ryan Bostelmann joins the Azure Podcast team to share how the Azure Support function use Azure and Power Platform to be more efficient and deliver a better customer service.
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Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Edpisode453.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/mIYTsy6jwVQ
Links:
- Power Apps: What is Power Apps? - Power Apps | Microsoft Learn
- Power Automate: Get Started with Power Automate
- Logic Apps: Overview - Azure Logic Apps
- Azure Functions: Azure Functions Overview
- Azure Pipelines: What are Azure Pipelines?
- Choose the right integration and automation services in Azure:
Episode 452 - Streamlining DevOps with Bicep
26 januari 2023 |
min
The team catches up with April Edwards to learn about the benefits of using Bicep to deploy Azure resources.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode452.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/FhniwXjDBe0
Resources:
IaC Blog: Infrastructure as Code - comparing tools (microsoft.com)
MS Learn path for BIcep: Learn Live: Use Bicep to deploy your Azure infrastructure as code - Events | Microsoft Learn
Learn Live: Building your first Bicep Template: Learn Live - Build your first Bicep template - YouTube
Learn Live: Build Your First Bicep Deployment Workflow using GitHub Actions : Learn Live - Build your first Bicep deployment workflow by using GitHub Actions - YouTube
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-automation-extension/
General availability of Azure OpenAI Service expands access to large, advanced AI models with added enterprise benefits
Episode 451 - Landing Zones
13 januari 2023 |
min
Jack Tracey, a Cloud Solutions Architect from the Customer Architecture and Engineering team talks to us about the work his team does to create the Landing Zones which can form the foundation for any well-designed Azure platform. He explains what they are and best practices to consume them in your cloud strategy.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode451.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/6Nfeaw9uELQ
Resources:
Other updates:
Private Preview: Featured Clothing | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
General availability: Apache log4J2 sink to Azure Data Explorer | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 450 - Twitter Live Spaces Discussion
20 december 2022 |
min
In an Azure Podcast team first, we all got together on Twitter Live Spaces, with a handful of live listeners to see how well this medium works.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode450.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/1SIRBCWR0YI
Public Preview: Build a business case with Azure Migrate
Generally Available: Azure Functions support for Java 17
Generally Available: Durable Functions support for Java | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
->speed, metrics, one-click failover, global cache URL
Learn how Microsoft datacenter operations prepare for energy issues
Microsoft Azure CLX: A personalized program to learn Azure
Forrester study finds 228 percent ROI when modernizing applications on Azure PaaS
Public preview: Build a business case with Azure Migrate
Episode 449 - Java Jakarta EE Applications
9 december 2022 |
min
Reza Rahman, a Principal Program Manager for Java on Azure, talks to us about the work his team has done to enable customers using legacy Java frameworks to easily migrate to Azure or modernize in a variety of ways.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode449.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/OqjDtcT6c9E
Resources:
https://speakerdeck.com/reza_rahman/why-jakarta-ee-developers-are-first-class-citizens-on-azure
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/java/ee/
https://aka.ms/migration-survey
Other updates:
Improve speech-to-text accuracy with Azure Custom Speech
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/improve-speechtotext-accuracy-with-azure-custom-speech/
Microsoft and Isovalent partner to bring next generation eBPF dataplane for cloud-native applications in Azure
Microsoft Cost Management updates—November 2022
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-cost-management-updates-november-2022/
Free Services | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: Azure SQL Trigger for Azure Functions | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 448 - Azure and OSS
1 december 2022 |
min
Sarah Novotny joins us on the show again, this time to tell us all about the collaboration that happens with Azure in Open Source Software.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode448.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/XwkyxBq0KL4
Resources:
https://github.com/microsoft/fluidframework
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/fluid-framework-is-now-open-source/
https://microsoft.github.io/CBL-Mariner/docs/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/kubernetes-service/#overview
https://github.blog/2022-10-25-why-were-excited-about-the-sigstore-general-availability/
Other updates:
Public preview: Azure Bastion now support shareable links | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 447 - DDOS Protection on Azure
16 november 2022 |
min
Sujit and Evan are joined by Amir Dahan, Senior Product Manager for Networking at Microsoft, to discuss Azure DDOS protection.
Media File: Episode447.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/B_TNr6c2F9o
Other Updates
- Use managed identities with Azure Front Door Standard/Premium (Preview) | Microsoft Learn
- Azure Machine Learning—Generally availability updates for November 2022 | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
- General availability: New cost recommendations for Virtual Machine Scale Sets | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 446 - Security & L7 DDoS protection @ Edge, DNS Security, and Private DNS
13 november 2022 |
min
Azure Networking Engineering Manager Abhishek Tiwari joins us once again, this time to talk about all of the work his team has done to add L7 and DDOS protection at the Edge and the enhancements in the DNS Service to make it more secure.
Media: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode446.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/yTtchBGLsKg
Other updates:
General availability: Azure Automation supports Availability zones | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 445 - SAP for Azure Landing Zone Accelerator
3 november 2022 |
min
Cynthia, Sujit and Russell discuss the SAP for Azure Land Zone Acclerator with Pankaj Meshram from the Microsoft Product team, and Matt Ely from Microsoft's Global Partner Solutions CSA team.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode445.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/m1FPIp0mWDo
SAP on Azure Landing Zone Resources:
SAP on Azure Deployment Automation Framework
SAP on Azure Landing Zone Accelerator
SAP Deployment Automation Framework
Other updates:
Public preview: Vertical Pod Autoscaler | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: Mariner container optimized OS | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 444 - Azure Innovations
31 oktober 2022 |
min
The team gets together with Mark Eisenberg, Cloud Solutions Architect and frequent guest on the podcast, to analyze the various Innovations in Azure that were announced my Mark Russinovich at the recent Ignite conference. The discussions range from data center hardware to quantum computing.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode444.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/8ycwq-PGl4g
Ignite session: Inside Azure Innovations with Mark Russinovich (microsoft.com)
Other updates:
Public preview: Microsoft Azure Deployment Environments | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Image Analysis 4.0 with new API endpoint and OCR model in preview
Azure Scales 530B Parameter GPT-3 Model with NVIDIA NeMo Megatron
App Service Environment version 1 and version 2 will be retired on 31 August 2024
Episode 443 - 5G Modern Connected Apps
25 oktober 2022 |
min
The team talks to Cesar De la Torre Llorente, a Principal Architect in the Azure team, about the new style of applications that leverage the 5G wireless network and are managed by Azure. This enables new scenarios running apps on factory floors, smart buildings, stadiums etc. and opens up new microservice style architectures that are all controlled via Azure.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode443.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ghgionI4GZg
Resources:
Link created especially for our Azure Podcast listeners https://aka.ms/AzurePodcast5G
Other updates:
Generally available: 5,000 node scale in AKS | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: Azure Resource Topology | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Enable flow logging using Azure ExpressRoute Traffic Collector (Preview) | Microsoft Learn
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage-blog/azure-elastic-san-in-preview/ba-p/3643414
General availability: Azure savings plan for compute | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
In development: Introducing ExpressRoute Metro | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 442 - Azure IP Services
19 oktober 2022 |
min
The team catches up with Brian Lehr to take a look at the range of IP services available in Azure.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode442.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/weTl6r63qYo
Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/ip-services-overview (IP Services Overview)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/custom-ip-address-prefix (BYOIP)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/routing-preference-overview (Routing Preference)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/ipv6-overview (IPv6 Overview)
Other updates:
Generally available: Backup and restore updates for App Service | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Distributed PostgreSQL comes to Azure Cosmos DB - Azure Cosmos DB Blog (microsoft.com)
Public preview: Azure Resource Topology | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 441 - Databricks Accelerator for Azure Purview
12 oktober 2022 |
min
The team catches up with the developers of the Databricks Accelerator for Azure Purview to learn when, where, and why you might use it.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode441.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/W9Dyb6E5eKk
Resources:
Other updates:
Public preview: 128 vCore option for Azure SQL Database standard-series hardware | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure - 415 GB of memory
Azure Machine Learning—Public preview updates for September 2022 | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: Azure Firewall Basic | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure designed for SMB ; cost effective SKU
Episode 440 - Azure and SAP - Better Together!
29 september 2022 |
min
The team catches up with Holger Bruchelt to get an update SAP and why we now say "SAP and Azure" and not "SAP on Azure"
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode440.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/T70PrDkSQvI
Resources:
https://microsoft.com/SAP - Overall picture at SAP on Azure
https://aka.ms/acss - This is THE central entry point for Azure Center for SAP Solutions
Overview and architecture of the SAP CDC capabilities (preview) - Azure Data Factory – this is the new SAP CDC Connector for ADF
https://youtube.com/SAPonAzure - our YouTube channel for SAP on Azure
Other updates:
Public preview: Customer initiated storage account conversion | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Ignite - Oct 12-14th, UK will have some in person element in Manchester this year, and local events will also take place in France, Germany, Latin America, Japan and China; Showcase of the latest innovations from Microsoft and partners.
Netapp Files now available in Korea South, Sweden Central
Cross-region replication now in Korea Central/south, North Central US, East US 2, France Central and West Europe;
Backup feature in public preview now expanded to SE Asia, UK South
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-unmanaged-disks-will-be-retired-on-30-september-2025/ Managed disks have now been available for several years (2017), and unmanaged discs are being retired - so you need to migrate before 30 sept 2025. Advantages of managed discs include reliability, scalability, capacity, bursting, shared discs, etc.
Episode 439 - APIM Self Hosted Gateway V2
26 september 2022 |
min
Kendall and Sujit talk to Tom Kerkhove again, now a Senior Software Engineer in the Azure team and still the maintainer of KEDA. He gives us insights into the new API Management Self Hosted Gateway V2 option, which allows customers to host API Management capabilities in other clouds and on-premises with many more deployment options.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode439.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/qgtnKyIeyqU
Resources:
https://aka.ms/apim/shgw/references/config
https://aka.ms/apim/shgw/deploy/k8s/production-guidance
https://aka.ms/apim/shgw/migration/v2
https://aka.ms/apim/shgw/releases
https://aka.ms/apim/shgw/registry-portal
https://aka.ms/apim/shgw/deploy/k8s/helm
https://aka.ms/apim/shgw/deploy/k8s/yaml
https://aka.ms/apim/shgw/deploy/k8s/arc
https://aka.ms/apim/shgw/samples/container-apps
https://aka.ms/apim/shgw/intro
https://aka.ms/apim/gateway-overview
Other updates:
Virtual datacenter tour | Azure global infrastructure experience (microsoft.com)
Generally available: Resizing of peered virtual networks | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: Operation abort | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 438 - Azure NAT Gateway
14 september 2022 |
min
The team catches up with Aimee Littleton, PM on the Azure Networking team, to learn more about NAT Gateway and when customers should be using it. Short answer = whenever you have outbound network connectivity as part of your workload!
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode438.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/cmU5hNEISlg
Resources:
What is Azure Virtual Network NAT? | Microsoft Docs
Dive deep into NAT gateway’s SNAT port behavior | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure
Other Updates:
Episode 437 - Azure CXP CRE Low Code Automation
6 september 2022 |
min
James Tabor from the Azure CXP CRE (Customer Reliability Engineering) team shares how he improves team productivity by building Power Platform Apps and gives us tips and tricks to get us started on the same journey.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode437.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/_t6BIh-9vHI
Other Updates:
Elevate your visualizations with Azure Managed Grafana—now generally available
Microsoft Cost Management updates – August 2022
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-cost-management-updates-august-2022/
Azure private MEC—A thriving partner ecosystem
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-private-mec-a-thriving-partner-ecosystem/
Azure Virtual Machines with Ampere Altra Arm–based processors—generally available
Azure Cosmos DB integrated cache | Microsoft Docs
Episode 436 - App Services on Kestrel
29 augusti 2022 |
min
The team catches up with Byron Tardif from the App Services team to learn about App Services' migration to Kestrel+YARP (Yet Another Reverse Proxy)
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode436.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/OuPj4RAGDLQ
Resources:
A Heavy Lift: Bringing Kestrel + YARP to Azure App Services - .NET Blog (microsoft.com)
gRPC support on App Service now in Public Preview - Azure App Service
Submit App Services ideas at Web Apps · Community (azure.com)
Episode 435 - HPC on Azure
21 augusti 2022 |
min
The team catches up with Bill Paxson and Rob Futrick to learn about Azure HPC and the unique way in which the Microsoft Support team is supports HPC customers
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode435.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/1y1iDUvx75A
Resources:
High-performance computing (HPC) on Azure - Azure Architecture Center | Microsoft Docs
High Performance Computing – HPC | Microsoft Azure
- Free MS Learn modules covering many HPC AI topics, from intro to HPC to advanced optimization: Run high-performance computing (HPC) applications on Azure - Learn | Microsoft Docs
- Overview from HPC AI Day conference earlier this year: (101) Azure HPC+AI Day: HPC + AI software - YouTube
- Great overview of the entire HPC platform, including CPU + GPU hardware, HPC Storage considerations + options, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U54kF0EZ9DM
- Azure CycleCloud specifically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyrsXUwm0vA. It has a live demo 19 minutes in.
Other updates:
Monday, August 15, 2022
9:00 PM
Azure Data Explorer: Log and telemetry analytics benchmark
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-data-explorer-log-and-telemetry-analytics-benchmark/
Announcing Microsoft Dev Box Preview
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-microsoft-dev-box-preview/
Episode 434 - Azure Traffic Manager
11 augusti 2022 |
min
Evan and Cynthia speak with Abhishek Tiwari, Director of Software Engineering about the diverse types of situations traffic manager can be used in, how Microsoft has built a service to support 100% SLA, and how traffic manager can even be leveraged as part of a cloud modernization effort in a hybrid scenario.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode434.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/NhuJlK_vOEs
Resources:
Traffic Manager routing methods
Updates:
Review and remove AAD inactive users in Public Preview
Public preview: Azure Dedicated Host restart
General availability: Azure App Service Environment v3 support for custom domain suffix
Episode 433 - Azure Relay Service
5 augusti 2022 |
min
Evan and Sujit discuss one of the earliest, yet least talked-about services in Azure, the Relay Service. They discuss how it works and the place it can play in various application deployment scenarios.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode433.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/hCR-BY8hf7E
Resources: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/relay-what-is-it
Samples: https://github.com/Azure/azure-relay/tree/master/samples/hybrid-connections
Other Updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/new-kms-dns-in-azure-global-cloud/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-public-ipv6-offerings-are-free-as-of-july-31/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-firewall-premium-is-now-icsa-labs-certified/
Episode 432 - App Config Service
28 juli 2022 |
min
Cale and Sujit discuss the little-known. but very important App Config Service which simplifies configurations for all applications on Azure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode432.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/P6QsUY0zdQQ
Resources: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-app-configuration/overview
Other updates:
Azure empowers easy-to-use, high-performance, and hyperscale model training using DeepSpeed
Microsoft Cost Details API now generally available for EA and MCA customers
Azure Confidential Ledger goes GA
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/azure-confidential-ledger/#overview
Satya announced the general availability of Azure confidential ledger at INSPIRE
Episode 431 - Azure Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
14 juli 2022 |
min
We chat with Nir Mashkowski, Principal PM Manager, about the evolution of PaaS since its inception 10+ years ago, some of the usage patterns that he has observed, the benefits and reasoning of using PaaS services, and the future of where Azure PaaS services is headed.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode431.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/b3zUtaCnhTE
Resources:
Overview - Azure App Service | Microsoft Docs
Azure Functions Overview | Microsoft Docs
What is Azure Static Web Apps? | Microsoft Docs
Azure Container Apps documentation | Microsoft Docs
Episode 430 - Multi-tenant Architectures
7 juli 2022 |
min
Azure FastTrack Engineers John Downs and Arsen Vladimirskiy explain how multi-tenant architectures can be deployed on Azure. They talk about the various factors that should be considered when designing these types of applications.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode430.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/r4pePMf_Y28
Resources:
https://aka.ms/multitenancy/live
https://aka.ms/multitenancy/feedback
Other Updates:
Generally available: HTTP proxy support for AKS clusters | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: Custom certificate authorities | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: New API backend options in Azure Static Web Apps | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 429 - Azure Native Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Solutions
30 juni 2022 |
min
Cale and Cynthia chat with Manju Ramanathpura about the Azure Native ISV program, the customer experience, the background of the initiative and the investments that are made to streamline various products that developers are using onto Azure.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode429.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/DEjJ6DJDjBc
Resources:
Extend Azure with solutions from partners
Updates:
Public preview: AKS release tracker
Threat detection in airports, railways, and retail with Azure Percept
General availability: Azure Key Vault secrets provider on Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes
Azure Orbital Ground Station as Service extends life and reduces costs for satellite operators
Episode 428 - Java and Spring Apps
25 juni 2022 |
min
Our resident expert on all things Java on Azure, Asir Vedamuthu Selvasingh, gives us all the latest updates on running your Java workloads on various Azure services. He also dives into the newly renamed Azure Spring Apps service which now has more SKUs to address various use-cases.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode428.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/PaMaWij21N0
Resources:
Start Enterprise - https://aka.ms/spring-apps-Enterprise
Develop your first Spring Boot app - https://aka.ms/Start-Spring
Learn using a self-paced workshop - https://aka.ms/Learn-Spring
Watch bite-size demos - https://aka.ms/Spring-Playlist
Leverage best practices - https://aka.ms/Spring-Boot
Build and deploy Java apps on Azure - https://aka.ms/LearnJava
Interact with Azure services using Spring - https://aka.ms/Spring-Cloud-Azure
Technical Case Stories
FedEx - https://aka.ms/FedEx
National Life Group - https://aka.ms/National-Life
Digital Realty Trust - https://aka.ms/DLR
Swiss Re - https://aka.ms/Swiss-Re
Raley's - https://aka.ms/Raley'
Liantis - https://aka.ms/Liantis
Kroger - https://aka.ms/Kroger-on-Azure
Morgan Stanley - https://aka.ms/Morgan-Stanley
Bosch - https://aka.ms/Bosch.IO
Other Updates:
See how 3 industry-leading companies are driving innovation in a new episode of Inside Azure for IT
Responsible AI investments and safeguards for facial recognition
Azure IoT increases enterprise-level intelligent edge and cloud capabilities
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-sdk-for-go/
Various Load Testing updates:
General availability: Azure Data Explorer connector for Power Automate, Logic Apps, and Power Apps
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/power-platform-connector-ga/
Episode 427 - Software for Open Networking in the Cloud
20 juni 2022 |
min
The team catches up with Sarah Novotny and Xin Liu to learn about both the network switch SONiC and why Microsoft recently transferred control of it to the Linux Foundation.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode427.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/hmyz4Qpp9e4
Resources:
Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) Moves to the Linux Foundation
Updates:
General availability: Updates for resource configuration changes
Public preview: Network Watcher packet capture support for virtual machine scale sets
Public preview: Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Public preview: Private link support in Azure Application Gateway
Preview of Windows Admin Center for Azure Arc-enabled infrastructure - Microsoft Windows Server Blog
Episode 426 - Defender for the Cloud
8 juni 2022 |
min
Audrey Long, a Senior Security Software Engineer in Commercial Software Engineering at Microsoft, discusses the Defender for the Cloud service. She explains how the service plays an important part in securing our assets and apps in Azure and other clouds as well.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode426.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/w5wG6Bf2aQY
Resources:
Overview: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-cloud-introduction
- Microsoft Defender for Servers
- Microsoft Defender for Storage
- Microsoft Defender for SQL
- Microsoft Defender for Containers
- Microsoft Defender for App Service
- Microsoft Defender for Key Vault
- Microsoft Defender for Resource Manager
- Microsoft Defender for DNS
- Microsoft Defender for open-source relational databases
- Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB (Preview)
- Microsoft Defender for IoT https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/iot-defender/#overview
Other updates:
Generally available: Azure NC A100 v4 virtual machines for AI | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Start skilling on Azure with these helpful guides
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/start-skilling-on-azure-with-these-helpful-guides/
Find out why your SQL Server data belongs on Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/find-out-why-your-sql-server-data-belongs-on-azure/
Episode 425 - BUILD 2022 Updates
30 maj 2022 |
min
Special guest Mark Eisenberg (Senior CSAM at Microsoft), co-hosts with Kendall, Evan and Sujit on this special edition of the Podcast to offer his insights into the various Azure announcements at BUILD 2022.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode425.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/1xoGKpDyRxs
Resources: https://news.microsoft.com/build-2022-book-of-news/
Episode 424 - Landing Zone Accelerator for API Management
17 maj 2022 |
min
Our very own Cynthia Kreng, who is a PM in the Worldwide Customer Success Unit focused on Developer acceleration, talks to us about one their first offerings in API Management.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode424.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/UusIj1ikvLM
Resources:
Repo: https://aka.ms/EnterpriseScale-APIM
Other resources:
Manage Red Hat workloads seamlessly on Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/manage-red-hat-workloads-seamlessly-on-azure/
Accelerating innovation in the diabetic foot market with Azure Health Data Services
Join us and the developer community to celebrate Azure Static Web Apps
Microsoft Build 5/24-5/26
https://mybuild.microsoft.com/
Episode 423 - Azure Cache for Redis
7 maj 2022 |
min
Kyle Teegarden, a Senior PM in the DevDiv group, gets us re-acquainted with the Redis offering on Azure and discusses all the latest features including the Enterprise tier.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode423.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/xKA-w7Icn00
Resources:
Azure Cache for Redis | Microsoft Azure
How to Improve Your Azure SQL Performance by up to 800% - Microsoft Tech Community
Cache-Aside pattern - Azure Architecture Center
Implement Redis Pub/Sub and Streams in Azure Cache for Redis - Learn
Optimize your web applications by caching read-only data with Redis - Learn
Quickstart: Use Azure Cache for Redis in .NET Core
Updates:
Generally available: Node pool snapshot
Generally available: Scale-down mode in AKS
Public preview: Static Web Apps now supports Gitlab and Bitbucket for CI/CD
Public preview: Azure Storage as share in Windows Code in App Service
Intelligent application protection from edge to cloud with Azure Web Application Firewall
Customize your secure VM session experience with native client support on Azure Bastion
Episode 422 - Open Service Mesh
28 april 2022 |
min
Thomas Stringer is a Software Engineering Lead in the Open Service Mesh team at Microsoft and he gives us insights into the OSM add-on for AKS and tells us why that makes applications on AKS so much more secure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode422.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/DICsJmFSGCs
Resources: https://openservicemesh.io/
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (cncf.io)
Other updates:
Episode 421 - Project Flash
22 april 2022 |
min
The team talks with Pujitha and Sidhanshu about Project Flash, an initiative to improve VM availability monitoring that allows for immediate actions and trend analysis at scale.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode421.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c7vXz-tjQAA
Other updates:
Public preview: Azure SQL Database Hyperscale reverse migration to general purpose tier
General availability: Zone redundancy for Azure SQL Database general purpose tier
Azure Purview is now Microsoft Purview
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-purview-is-now-microsoft-purview/
Getting rid of credentials in Azure (multi-part)
Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-April 2022
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-sql-public-preview-updates-for-midapril-2022/
Generally available: IBM WebSphere on Azure with evaluation licensing
Episode 420 - Infrastructure as Code
14 april 2022 |
min
Microsoft MVP, Director of Solution Architecture at WTW and all things Azure expert, Sam Cogan, joins us for an in-depth discussion on Infrastructure as Code. He shares his views and give us valuable tips for having a good IaC strategy.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode420.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/PlfAS6eUfzE
Blog: https://samcogan.com
Other updates:
Microsoft is announcing the general availability of the Ebs/Ebds v5 memory optimized Azure VM series, that deliver up to 300% increase in remote storage performance compared to prior generation VMs.
No need to expose public endpoints or expose data over public internet to enable access from ADX clusters.
Update: Azure AD Graph retirement date | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Extended retirement to move to Microsoft Graph - now 31 Dec 2022 (was 30 June 22). Feature updates are going into MS Graph, not AD Graph
More GB but cheaper overall, using vault-archive instead of vault-standard
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-future-is-on-fhir-for-sas-and-microsoft-azure/
Episode 419 - Azure Front Door
7 april 2022 |
min
We are fortunate to have Abhishek Tiwari, from the Azure Networking team, join us again on the podcast, this time to discuss the Front Door service.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode419.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/QrNMpugD4zA
Resources:
Updates:
General availability: Bring your own IP ranges to Azure
Public preview: Simplified compute node communication
Public preview: Azure Bastion support for Kerberos authentication
Public preview: Azure Arc integration with VMware vSphere and Azure VMware Solution
Public preview: Azure Cosmos DB partition key advisor notebook
Episode 418 - Azure Marketplace
1 april 2022 |
min
We have a wonderful discussion with David Starr, a Principal Software Engineer from the Commercial Marketplace Services team (and fellow hoster of his own Podcast) to talk about the services available to ISVs and customers to get their cloud applications and solutions visibility via the Azure Marketplace so then can monetize them. We discuss Azure Managed Apps, App Source and various technical and business details around these services.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode418.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gu8N0sjnkLA
Resources:
Azure Marketplace - https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/
AppSource - https://appsource.microsoft.com/
Mastering the Marketplace technical learning library - https://aka.ms/MasteringTheMarketplace
Azure for Executives podcast - https://aka.ms/AzureForExec
Get started here - https://partner.microsoft.com
Other updates:
App Service Environment version 1 and version 2 will be retired on 31 August 2024
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/app-service-environment-v1-and-v2-retirement-announcement/
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-ondemand-capacity-reservations/
Diversifying the telecommunications supply chain with Open RAN
Accelerate silicon design innovation on Azure with Synopsys Cloud
Introducing the new Azure Front Door: Reimagined for modern apps and content
Public preview: Azure dedicated host support in AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-dedicated-host-support-in-aks/
Episode 417 - App Service Diagnostics
24 mars 2022 |
min
Yun Jung Choi, a PM in the Azure team, give us details about a valuable feature of the popular App Service, that allows customers to perform a variety of advanced troubleshooting tasks right within the Azure Portal.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode417.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/A8IB5A2YWFI
Resources: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/overview-diagnostics
Other updates:
Manage port forwarding for backend pool with Azure Load Balancer
5 reasons to attend the Modernize and Migrate with Hybrid Cloud Flexibility digital event
Accelerate graphics-heavy workloads using NVads A10 v5 Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/accelerate-graphicsheavy-workloads-using-nvads-a10-v5-azure/
Azure confidential computing with NVIDIA GPUs for trustworthy AI
Public preview: Azure Container Registry on Azure Stack Hub | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/netcore31/
Azure QnA Maker will be retired on 31 March 2025
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-qna-maker-will-be-retired-on-31-march-2025/
Episode 416 - Azure Purview
18 mars 2022 |
min
Amber Zhao and Karen Ekberg from the Azure FastTrack team dive into the role Azure Purview plays in managing the data estate of a customer.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode416.mp3
YouTube: Episode 416 - Azure Purview - YouTube
Resources:
Updates:
Public preview: Azure Private Link support in Azure API Management
Generally available: Best practices assessment for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Learn how Microsoft Circular Centers are scaling cloud supply chain sustainability
Microsoft launches Azure Health Data Services to unify health data and power AI in the cloud
Scaling cloud solutions to new heights with Microsoft’s partner ecosystem
Public preview: Azure App Configuration soft delete capability
General availability: New extensions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Episode 415 - International Women's Day Special with Kathleen Mitford
8 mars 2022 |
min
The team speaks with Kathleen Mitford, CVP of Azure Marketing, as a celebration for International Women's Day. Kathleen shared her new stay at home habits, thoughts on the evolution of women in tech, family life, career journey, and vision for where she sees Azure going with the rise of Digital Natives.
Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode415.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/a-WSdcmSl8Y
Episode 414 - Azure DNS
4 mars 2022 |
min
The team catches up with Abhishek Tiwari to talk about the past, present, and future of Azure DNS.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode414.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/lHHwNJEVEas
Other updates:
The new and better ‘WordPress on App Service’ - Microsoft Tech Community
Public preview: SKU recommendation in Azure SQL Migration extension - Azure Data Studio | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure - an extension for Azure Data Studio
Public preview: Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 413 - Thinking Cloud Native
26 februari 2022 |
min
Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect Stephen Kaufman gives us valuable insights into the considerations for making applications 'Cloud Native' when hosting them on Azure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode413.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/6xUmrgL1dNM
Resources:
CNCF Cloud Native Interactive Landscape
Other updates:
Public preview: Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-spring-cloud-enterprise/
Public preview: WordPress enhancements for App Service
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-wordpress-enhancements-for-app-service/
Generally available: Direct enterprise agreement on Azure Cost Management and Billing
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