In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding the scope beyond just Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and similar Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(05:17) - Show content starts.Show links- Public Preview: Simulate everyday interactions with your app in Azure AI Studio- Public Preview: New evaluations for quality and similarity in Azure AI Studio- Public Preview: Evaluations for protected material (text) in Azure AI Studio - Public preview: Azure Virtual Network IP address management- Retirement: Azure Orbital Ground Station Retirement- Sentinel Ninja training- Microsoft discontinues HoloLens 2- IntuneMacAdmins- GSA resources - Give us feedback!
This week, we discuss something near and dear to our hearts - RDP Shortpath! What is it, even? TCP and UDP? Get out of here! We touch on the current enterprise landscape, the need for BYOD, Microsoft's remote working capabilities, and how RDP Shortpath rules them all. Mostly. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:50) - Show content starts.Show links- RDP Shortpath- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 176 - Let's talk about Azure Virtual Desktop- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 094 - Your PC in the cloud with Windows 365- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 149 - Developing in the cloud with Microsoft Dev BoxWe want feedback!- Give us feedback!
This week, we discuss security assessments and our experiences performing them. What should we consider, and what are the key elements before getting started? What tools should we use, and what is the overall process? We also reflect on security in general and risk and threat considerations. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:26) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft cloud security benchmark | Microsoft Learn- awesome-azure-security (github.com)- Azure Tenant Security Solution (AzTS) (github.com)- CIS Benchmark for AzureWe want feedback!- Give us feedback!
In this episode, we reflect on productivity with a practical approach. What is productivity for us? How do we get stuff done? What tools do we use? What to consider when thinking of work and outcomes? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:52) - Show content starts.Show links- Stay productive with the Pomodoro Technique! (zimmergren.net)- Three habits to improve health and work-life balance (zimmergren.net)- Muji pencils! - Give us feedback!
In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding the scope beyond just Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and similar Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:54) - Show content starts.Show links- JavaScript challenge on Azure WAF integrated with Azure Front Door- Enforce passwordless with Azure Cache for Redis- Retirement: Azure Monitor experience (preview) in HDInsight is retiring by February 1, 2025 (microsoft.com)- Retirement: Migrating to TLS 1.2+ with the Deprecation of Outdated Security Protocols (microsoft.com)- Retirement: Azure Logic Apps Integration Service Environment is retired as of August 31, 2024 (microsoft.com)- Retirement: Azure HDInsight on AKS will retire on January 31, 2025 (microsoft.com)- New Copilot+ PCs with Intel and AMD CPUs- Cloud.microsoft details- Public Preview: Customer managed planned failover for Azure Storage (microsoft.com)- Monitoring traffic flows in Azure Firewall using VNet Flow Logs- Generally Available: Enable multifactor authentication for your tenant by 15 October 2024 (microsoft.com)- Give us feedback!
We've covered the Azure Well-Architected Framework (WAF) in the past. It also got a significant rewrite recently, and this week, we look at the updated Reliability pillar with Bastian Ulke from Microsoft. What is it? How should you utilize this pillar? Bastian also talks about the recommendations and patterns within Reliability. Also, Bastian asks Tobias an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:18) - Show content starts.Show links- WAF: Reliability- 228 - The updated Operational Excellence pillar in the Azure Well-Architected Framework with Bastian Ulke - Give us feedback!
In this episode, we talk about lessons learned from using MacOS (and a MacBook Pro) instead of relying on Windows for all of our work. What works? What doesn't? What's been challenging? Would we recommend this to everyone? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:39) - Show content starts.Show links- Give us feedback!
In this episode, we reflect on the history, the present, and the future of low code/no-code, coding in general, and Copilots/Generative AI and LLMs. What does the job entail today, and will Copilots replace developers altogether? Some pleasant memories and a few horrifying realizations. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:39) - Show content starts.Show links- Give us feedback!
In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding the scope beyond just Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and similar Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:04) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft 365- What's new in Microsoft Sentinel | Microsoft Learn- Face Check in GA- GitHub Models and instructions- Microsoft 365 - Copilot for Microsoft 365 Risk Assessment QuickStart- New Outlook is GA- Microsoft AI Tour 2024- Give us feedback!
This week, we unpack Microsoft compliance. It can mean many things, and often different things to different people. How have we experienced compliance in practice? What tools, regulations, capabilities, and resources are there? What lessons have we learned? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:27) - Show content starts.Show links- CIS Azure Benchmark- Responsible AI Tools and Practices | Microsoft AI- Give us feedback!
We haven't talked about Microsoft Sentinel in a while. This week, we take a look at auxiliary logs - a new capability that Sentinel benefits from. What is it, and why and when should you use it? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:27) - Show content starts.Show links- Setting up auxiliary plan- Create a destination table using the API- Give us feedback!
This week, we talk about the modern security landscape, based on an infographic we saw floating around on LinkedIn. It's a great point to start conversations with decision makers and your teams to understand the wider security landscape, and which components on the Microsoft platforms that can help.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:33) - Show content starts.Show links- Post by Sameh Younis | LinkedIn - Cybersecurity Copilot blog by Sameh Younis (cybersecurity-copilot.com) - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 153 - An early look at Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 146 - A look at Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 231 - Let's explore Microsoft Security Exposure Management We want feedback!- Give us feedback!
In this week's episode, we look at recent Azure updates. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? We found updates for Azure Functions, Defender for Cloud, Windows VM and MFA, and many others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:54) - Show content starts.Show links- Public Preview: Continuous Performance Diagnostics for Windows VMs to enhance VM Troubleshooting- Windows Server 2025 Preview on Azure- MFA requirements update- Public preview for the Microsoft Entra Powershell module- Generally Available: Run Azure Load Testing on Azure Functions (microsoft.com)- Service Retirement (Preview) - Microsoft Azure- What's new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud features- Give us feedback!
This week, we talk about Entra Suite. What is it? We tackled Entra ID plans previously, but now we have Entra Suite. What's included, who should get it, and how much does it cost? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:27) - Show content starts.Show links- Entra Suite- The Microsoft vision for a trust fabric | Microsoft Security Blog- Episode 235: Entra SSE- Give us feedback!
This week, as it's the summer holiday season, we discuss our plans for interesting Azure projects. What to study, try out, and what's a long-forgotten project to resume? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:36) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure Bastion Premium- Llama3 fine-tuning: Meta, Azure AI Studio- GrovePi Internet of Things Robot Kit- Give us feedback!
This week, we tackle Entra ID licensing. We discuss the basics of Entra ID plans, the use of licenses with B2B guest accounts, and what comes into play with multi-tenant organizations and governance licensing. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:50) - Show content starts.Show links- One account, one tenant- About MAU- Give us feedback!
This week, we discuss a small but handy capability: hibernation for virtual machines. What is it, why would you need it, and is it suitable for all workloads? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:56) - Show content starts.Show links- Hibernation for Azure virtual machines- Supported SKUs - Give us feedback!
In this week's episode, we look at recent Azure updates. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? We found updates for Azure Bastion Host, Virtual Network Manager, Defender for Cloud, and many others. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:48) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure Bastion Premium- How to use Virtual Network Verifier- isNestedVirtualizationSupported- Activity log alerts can now run in EU Data Boundary- Defender for Endpoint with Defender for Cloud Apps: macOS support- Public preview: Advanced Container Networking Services for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)- Azure Web Application Firewall integration in Microsoft Copilot for Security (preview)- Public preview: Azure Functions extension for OpenAI- Give us feedback!
This week, we talked about why it's useful (and fun!) to build a homelab. What constitutes a homelab? Why should you build one? We talk about the different use cases, the options, and key components you should get. Lastly, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:09) - Show content starts.Show links- Jussi's Homelab Part 1, Part 2 - Give us feedback!
In this week's episode we take a deeper look into Copilot for Security. What can you do with it, and will Generative AI really make everything nicer and easier? We talk about capabilities, options, pricing and cost, and security in general. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(05:03) - Show content starts.Show links- Copilot for Security (Microsoft Learn) - Give us feedback!
Heino Romzykowski
Thanks for the language lessions in the end. I love the format - it fits my travel time to the office perfectly. Keep up the great work.... Cheers, Heino