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 F ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

Last week's Microsoft Build 2024 is fresh on our minds, and we take a deeper look at the hero announcements. Copilot+ PCs and AI in general are top of mind for us, because that was also what Build was essentially about. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:58) - Show content starts. Show links- Microsoft Build 2024 - Build 2024 Book of News - Copilot+ PCs - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 232 - Diving into Azure AI Studio - What is Azure AI Studio? - Azure AI Studio | Microsoft Learn  - Give us feedback ..read more

Infrastructure as Code means one thing and so many things simultaneously for people. We pick the brains of Jack Tracey from Microsoft, on his lessons learned and insights with IaC. What are the pitfalls? What works? Bicep or Terraform? Also, Jussi asks Jack an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:46) - Show content starts. Show links- https://aka.ms/avm - Decompile ARM template JSON to Bicep - Azure Resource Manager | Microsoft Learn - Give us feedback ..read more

In this week's episode, we ponder what to expect from Microsoft Build 2024. Is it worth traveling to Seattle for the event, that takes place May 21-23? We reflect on the possible announcements, the breakout session topics, as well as the keynotes. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (05:14) - Show content starts. Show links- Microsoft Build 2024- Cloud Skills Challenge- Employ AI on Snapdragon X Elite for code generation and image creation (Seattle only) - RAG at scale: production-ready GenAI apps with Azure AI Search - (PnP team – Rob Bagby deliverin ..read more

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 AI, Microsoft Sentinel, and Azure Advisors, and many others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:48) - Show content starts. Show links- Virtual network flow logs - Azure Classic networking services retirement - New Azure OpenAI and AI Search connectors for Logic Apps - Azure AI Search changes - Windows Server 2025 & Windows Server Insider Program - Get end-to-end protection with Microsoft's unified security opera ..read more