210 - Reflecting on the Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2023
In this episode, we delve into the annual Microsoft Digital Defense Report, the 2023 edition. We dive into some of the findings and reflect a bit on what this means. Some surprises here, but also some known threat angles.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:40) - Community highlights.(04:07) - Show content starts.Community Highlights- Gregor Reimling: The new Azure Update Center is GA Part 1 – three big reasons to migrate to Update Center and forget the classic Update Management Center Show links- Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2023 (Microsoft)- What is the Cybercrime Atlas? (Tobias Zimmergren)- Give us feedback!
1 Nov 202343min
209 - 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, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:52) - Community highlights.(08:30) - Show content starts. Community Highlights- James Berger | Say Goodbye to Visio: The Future of Diagram Design is Here!Show links- GA: Azure AI Content Safety- Releasing CIS Azure Foundations Benchmark v2.0.0 in regulatory compliance dashboard- Data security overview dashboard in CSPM- Migrate to Azure Monitor agent–based VM insights by 31 August 2024- Azure Activity Logs Legacy solution is replaced by Diagnostic settings- Migrate to Azure Resource Manager control plane API version 2021-11-01 by 30 September 2026- Retirement notice: Bing Speech will be retired on 3 November 2023- Support for TLS 1.0/1.1 on Azure Cache for Redis ending on 30 September 2024- Azure Machine Learning - Public Preview for October - Windows Server 2012/R2 reaches end of support- Public Preview of Azure API Management Pricing Tiers: Basic v2 and Standard v2- Public preview: Announcing Microsoft Playwright Testing service: Scalable end-to-end testing for modern web apps - General availability: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in Italy- Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired— transition to a new method of internet access- Give us feedback!
25 Okt 202335min
208 - Expectations on Microsoft Ignite 2023
In this episode, we talk about Microsoft Ignite 2023 and our expectations. We've done this several times before, and this time it feels Ignite is even more geared toward the in-person experience - exciting times! Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:39) - Community highlights.(03:58) - Show content starts. Community Highlights- Stephane Eyskens: From zero to - nearly - hero with Azure OpenAI NLP and vector-based search in Azure Cognitive SearchShow links- Microsoft Ignite- Give us feedback!
18 Okt 202331min
207 - What is Microsoft Entra ID cross-tenant sync?
In this episode, we discuss Azure Active Directory - I mean Entra ID - cross-tenant synchronization capability. When do you need it, and what does it do? And why would you have more than one Entra ID tenant? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:17) - Community highlights.(04:24) - Show content starts. Community Highlights- Alan Kinane: Azure Backup in 2023: Features you should know about- Zachary Cavanell: How Microsoft 365 Copilot can work with your external dataShow links- ME-ID- Announcement for cross-tenant synchronization- Billing model for external users- Give us feedback!
11 Okt 202326min
206 - Lessons learned this week on Microsoft Fabric, Entra ID and Azure OpenAI
In this episode, we talk about the lessons we've learned in the past week. Three lessons to share, on Microsoft Fabric, Entra ID and Azure OpenAI. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:54) - Community highlights.(04:56) - Show content starts. Community Highlights- Valentina Alto: Generating applications from sketches with LLMs- Edi Wang: Deploy ChatGPT Next Web to Azure Container Apps with Individual Account Login in 3 minutesShow links- Microsoft Fabric Licensing Guide from Reza Rad- Entra ID External ID Public Preview- Give us feedback!
4 Okt 202335min
205 - Reflections on relevant skills to work with security in Azure
In this episode, we reflect on what it takes to work with security in Azure. What are the skillsets? What general experience and knowledge should you have? What about certifications? And how do we learn new stuff? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:00) - Community highlights.(04:15) - Show content starts. Community Highlights- Merill Fernando: Entra Newsletter- Aaron Powell: Generative AI and .NET - Part 1 IntroShow links- Microsoft Fabric - get started!- Microsoft certifications: AZ-500, SC-100, AZ-305- Other certifications: CISSP, CompTIA Security+- Give us feedback!
27 Sep 202336min
204 - 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, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:38) - Community highlights.(05:16) - Show content starts. Community Highlights- Ben Ufuk Tezcan | Principal PM, AI Platform at Microsoft: Welcoming the generative AI era with Microsoft Azure- Sonia Cuff | How to display Azure Monitor alerts with smart lights and no codeShow links- Sample code for Azure Communication Services Call Automation OpenAI sample- Azure Firewall Explicit Proxy- Azure Front Door endpoints for Azure Storage accounts- Multi-tenant organization in Azure AD- Generally Available: Auto-upgrade scheduled maintenance for AKS- Azure Monitor VM Insights using Azure Monitor Agent- Azure VNet flow logs- Public Preview: Azure AI Content Safety | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure- Give us feedback!
20 Sep 202323min
203 - PIM, PAM and PAW - what and how in Azure?
In this episode, we dive into PIM, PAM, and PAW. What are these? When and why would you need to deploy these? Our insights on how they map to Azure controls and services, licensing required, and how to get started. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:54) - Community highlights.(05:18) - Show content starts. Community Highlights- Olivier Miossec: Azure Deployment Stacks, deploy and manage a landing zone with Bicep - Harun Legoz: Should You Migrate To Fabric? (thatbluecloud.com)Show links- Give us feedback!SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto. Stay ahead of the game and advance your career with continuous learning opportunities for Azure Cloud professionals. Sovelto Eduhouse – Learning as a Lifestyle - Start Your Journey now: https://www.eduhouse.fi/cloudpro
13 Sep 202335min
