Ctrl+Alt+Azure
This is the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast. We talk about all things Microsoft, including Microsoft Azure, and share our experiences and thoughts on the way. Your hosts are Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine.
Episodes
This week, we take a look at Azure Review Checklists. Relatively unbeknownst to us, this interesting capability allows you to really supercharge the reviews on your Azure environments!
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
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- Azure Review Checklists
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?
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:45) - Show content starts.
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This week, we're revisiting GitHub Copilot. We talked about it a few years ago, when it was fresh. Has anything changed? How are we using it? Prepare to be blown away by one specific capability now in preview.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:38) - Show content starts.
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- GitHub Copilot
- Visual Studio Code Insiders
- Agent mode in GitHub Copilot
- Give us feedback!
This week, we'll talk about services that are being deprecated, and what to think of that. How to best prepare when you get an announcement that something is going away? What are the business perspective, and the perspectives on security?
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
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- Entra Permissions Management retirement
- Azure AD B2C retirement
- Remote Desktop App retirement
- Give ...
This week, we look at Network Security Perimeter, which is currently in public preview. It's a nifty capability for controlling inbound and outbound traffic for your PaaS resources.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
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- Creating a network security perimeter in the Azure Portal
- Tobias' device: ZTE U50, 5G Portable WiFi Hotspot (Amazon.se)
- Give us feedback!
This week, we're considering when and how to use Azure Firewall in your deployments. What are the features, SKUs, and capabilities? When should you choose Azure Firewall, and when should you choose something else? Considerations on enterprise architectures also.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
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- Azure Firewall Basic - getting started
- Cloud Adoption Framework: Landing Zone...
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?
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:15) - Show content starts.
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This week, we take a look at fresh guidance from Microsoft on increasing security for Microsoft Entra. It's an interesting guide - easily digestible, solid advice, and very actionable recommendations. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:50) - Show content starts.
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- Securing Microsoft Entra-guidance
- Give us feedback!
This week, we look at building agents using Azure AI Foundry. What's an agent, and why should you care? What's the process for building an agent? And where does Copilot Studio stand in here? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:05) - Show content starts.
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- Azure AI Foundry: Agents (preview)
- Introducing Azure AI Agent service
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode 267: Buildi...
This week, we focus on disaster recovery - specifically, backups. Should you back up the cloud? All of Azure and Microsoft 365? Or nothing? We consider the different viewpoints, options, and possibilities. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:00) - Show content starts.
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- I Ran 9 Popular LLMs on Raspberry Pi 5; Here's What I Found
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode 218...
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, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:50) - Show content starts.
Show links
- Azure Data Studio retirement...
Let's talk OpSec! In practice - we share five indispensable things you shuold adopt today - if you haven't - to ensure you are following proper operational security approaches when dealing with customer data, connectivity, and work in general. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:20) - Show content starts.
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- Windows LAPS overview | Microsoft Learn
- Tailscale...
It's been a couple of years since we last looked at the state of Zero Trust. In this week's episode, we discuss Zero Trust as we see it today. What is it, and is it widely adopted already? What should you consider if you're going to Zero Trust? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:54) - Show content starts.
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- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Trust no-one! A look at Zero Trust in...
This week, we review the Microsoft Digital Defense report 2024. We did the same previously for 2023, so this time, we'll look at what's interesting in the report and what to focus on with security. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
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Show links
- Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024
- Microsoft blog: Escalating cyber threats
This week, we discuss the newly updated CIS Benchmark guidance for Microsoft 365. What is it, and why should you use it? We walk through the areas of the benchmark, how to do it, and what to do with the results. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
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- CIS-CAT® Pro - A powerful tool for automating CIS Benchmark assessment and reporting
This week, we reflect on Microsoft 365 Copilot. It's been available for about a year now, and we talk about the insights, lessons learned and considerations, and reflections on productivity with Copilot. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
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- Microsoft 365 Copilot Dashboard
- Copilot Analytics reports
This week, we're taking a real-life look at Azure Policies. We've talked about the capability a bit before. Let's see what insights we've gathered over the previous months working with Azure Policy. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
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- Sample KQL queries from Microsoft
- AzAdvertizer
- Azure Resource Inventory
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, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:14) - Show content starts.
Show links
- Sign-up form for WAF on Appl...
In this week's episode, we recap the ESPC 2024 event, live on site. Apologies, again, for the "hopping microphone" issues - we used wireless mics, and they caught some inferences we didn't see when recording. What did we learn about the event, and what are the expectations for the future based on these announcements? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
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This week, we're (still) live from ESPC 2024, and we'll talk with Paolo Pialorsi from Microsoft about agents in Microsoft Copilot. What are they? How do you create them? Is coding involved? What things to consider? Also, we ask Paolo an unexpected question.
PS. We struggled a bit with the fancy wireless microphones, so expect some deterioration in the audio quality - SORRY! We blame AI for this.
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