234 - Talking cost management and FinOps with Paola Annis
Today, we'll talk about cost management and FinOps, and we have Paola Annis from Microsoft as the expert on this. What's FinOps again? What are companies focusing on as part of FinOps? We consider the different aspects of FinOps, and reflect how it looked in the back compared to today. Also, Jussi asks Paola an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:42) - Show content starts.Show links- https://data.finops.org/#11755- https://data.finops.org/#11757 - Give us feedback!
17 Apr 202427min
233 - Getting started with GitHub for Enterprises
Today, we'll talk about GitHub Enterprise. This is based on a recent adventure in getting it to work for us, and the lessons learned are the essence of this episode. What are the plans? What do you need to configure? What got us confused? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:06) - Show content starts.Show links- GitHub Enterprise Trial- Jussi's Whoop 4.0 (Jussi's referral code, if you want 1 month free and Jussi gets 1 month free: link) - Give us feedback!
10 Apr 202435min
232 - Diving into Azure AI Studio
We've discussed generative AI and Azure AI capabilities in a few past episodes. In this episode, we'll bring it all together and focus on Azure AI Studio—how do you build generative AI solutions using this service? We consider how to choose LLMs, cost, deployment, bringing your data, and what solutions companies are building with this. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:56) - Show content starts.Show links- Ctrl+Alt+Azure: 199 - Refreshing our knowledge on Azure AI - Ctrl+Alt+Azure: 220 - When to use what with generative AI? - Ctrl+Alt+Azure: 223 - Understanding Azure AI Search- Azure AI Studio - Give us feedback!
3 Apr 202440min
231 - Let's explore Microsoft Security Exposure Management
In this week's episode, we look at Microsoft Security Exposure Management. What is it, and what can you do with it? We discuss the capabilities, our initial impressions of this capability, and licensing. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:31) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft Security Exposure Management documentation - Give us feedback!
27 Mars 202431min
230 - Azure Updates
In this episode, we take a look at recent updates to Azure. What's new, what's in preview, and what's interesting? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:14) - Show content starts. Show links- GA: Application Gateway for Containers- Public preview: Application Gateway support for TLS and TCP- GA: Elastic SAN- Windows Server 2025- Public Preview: Well-Architected Framework assessment on Azure Advisor- Migrate Azure Cloud Services (classic) to Azure Cloud Services (extended support)- Azure Storage Actions documentation- What's new in Microsoft Sentinel- Microsoft Graph CLI- Give us feedback!
20 Mars 202426min
229 - Checking out Azure Storage Actions
In this week's episode, we take a first look at Azure Storage Actions. What is this new feature, and why should you use it? Does it differ from existing capabilities that do the same thing? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:11) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure Storage Actions- Introducing Azure Storage Actions: Serverless storage data management - Give us feedback!
13 Mars 202431min
228 - The updated Operational Excellence pillar in the Azure Well-Architected Framework with Bastian Ulke
The Azure Well-Architected Framework (WAF) recently got a big rewrite. We take Operational Excellence, a pillar from WAF, for a deeper look with Bastian Ulke from Microsoft. What is it? How should you utilize this pillar? Bastian also talks about the recommendations and patterns within Operational Excellence. Also, Tobi asks Bastian an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:41) - Show content starts.Show links- WAF: OpEx - Give us feedback!
6 Mars 202435min
227 - Experiences in Azure with Mustafa Toroman
We talk about experiences in Azure with Mustafa Toroman. He is the CTO for run.events and shares his vast experience working with Azure both as a consultant and for building a product. How does he learn new stuff? What about the approach to DevOps? Also, Jussi asks Mustafa an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:32) - Show content starts.Show links- CloudSummit - Mustafa Toroman (@toromust) / X (twitter.com)- Windows95man - No Rules! - Give us feedback!
28 Feb 202439min
