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Today, we're taking an initial look at Azure Service Groups. We're already familiar with Resource Groups and have discussed Management Groups and governance in general in previous episodes over the years. Service Groups provide a new approach to governing and managing your resources operationally. We'll share our thoughts on governance, this new capability, and how it can be utilized.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:45) - Show content starts.Show links- Service Groups- Give us feedback!

* NOTE: It seems like Microsoft Teams recording messed up big time. This episode has an audio distortion issue around the 16-minute to 20-minute mark. Apologies! *This week, we'll have our initial reflections and thoughts from major Microsoft Build 2025 announcements. What caught our eye? It's AI all the way, but we find other aspects as well. Tobi shares some surprising news, and we also talk about future episodes now that we'll have a bit more time to dive deep into the new announcements.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:42) - Show content starts.Show links- Build 2025 Book of News- Give us feedback!

This week, we'll tackle the basics of Azure AI Foundry. First, we'll talk about what it is and who it aims for. We will also walk you through the options and capabilities, like reviewing models, fine-tuning, and managing your data and indexes. We'll also consider the different aspects of building your apps before wrapping up with considerations on possible apps you could build.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:15) - Show content starts.Show links- Plan and manage costs for Azure AI Foundry- GitHub - Azure-Samples/rag-data-openai-python-promptflow: A copilot sample that uses python to ground the copilot responses in company data.- GitHub - openai/openai-dotnet: The official .NET library for the OpenAI API- Give us feedback!

In this week's episode, we ponder what to expect from Microsoft Build 2025. Is it worth traveling to Seattle for the event, that takes place May 19-22? We reflect on the possible announcements, the breakout session topics, as well as the keynotes.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:56) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft Build 2025- DEM554: Building Agents with Security Copilot- BRK231: Building Secure AI Agents with Microsoft Entra ID- BRK222: Windows AI Developer Workstations: Optimized for AI- Give us feedback!

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.(03:03) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure Review Checklists- Azure Resource Inventory- 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?(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:45) - Show content starts.Show links- What's new in Microsoft Sentinel- What's new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud features- CDN Domain URL change for Agents in Pipelines - Azure DevOps Blog- ActiveX disabled now in Microsoft 365- I/O performance analysis in SQL Server on Azure VMs- AI agents for beginners- Azure Networking capabilities for Copilot in Azure Feedback - Give us feedback!

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.Show links- 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.(03:57) - Show content starts.Show links- Entra Permissions Management retirement- Azure AD B2C retirement- Remote Desktop App retirement- Give us feedback!

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.(05:01) - Show content starts.Show links- 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.(02:59) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure Firewall Basic - getting started- Cloud Adoption Framework: Landing Zones- 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?(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:15) - Show content starts.Show links- What's new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud features- Azure updates | Microsoft Azure- Vaulted Backup Support for Azure Files- Log Analytics Simple Mode- Azure AI Foundry new models- Secure and govern AI AppsFeedback - Give us feedback!

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.Show links- 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.Show links- Azure AI Foundry: Agents (preview)- Introducing Azure AI Agent service- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode 267: Building AI apps with Microsoft.Extensions.AI- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode 269: Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents with Paolo Pialorsi- Give us feedback!

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.Show links- I Ran 9 Popular LLMs on Raspberry Pi 5; Here's What I Found- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode 218: Azure SQL Backup and Recovery- EntraExporter- 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, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:50) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure Data Studio retirement- DNSSEC in Azure DNS Public Zones- Deepseek-R1 in Azure AI FoundryMicrosoft Sentinel:- What's new in Microsoft Sentinel- Announcing Public Preview: New STIX Objects in Microsoft Sentinel - (Request access to STIX tables) https://forms.office.com/r/903VU5x3hz?origin=lprLink- Enable the data connector for Microsoft's threat intelligence Find us on Bluesky:- Tobias Zimmergren (@zimmergren.net) — Bluesky- Jussi Roine • Microsoft MVP (@jussiroine.com) — Bluesky - Give us feedback!

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.Show links- Windows LAPS overview | Microsoft Learn - Tailscale- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode #235: Understanding Entra SSE- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Episode #036: All things Security with Sami Laiho- Give us feedback!

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.Show links- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | Trust no-one! A look at Zero Trust in 2022 - Zero Trust and Copilot- Zero Trust Architecture (NIST SP800-207)- The Evolution of Zero Trust in the Financial Sector:… | Synpulse- Give us feedback!

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.(03:30) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024- Microsoft blog: Escalating cyber threats- Give us feedback!

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.(03:23) - Show content starts.Show links- CIS-CAT® Pro - A powerful tool for automating CIS Benchmark assessment and reporting- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 258 - Approaching security assessments for your Microsoft tenant- Give us feedback!

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.(03:49) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft 365 Copilot Dashboard- Copilot Analytics reports- Give us feedback!

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.(02:50) - Show content starts.Show links- Sample KQL queries from Microsoft- AzAdvertizer- Azure Resource Inventory- 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, 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 Application Gateway for Containers- Azure Automation limits and quotas- Migrate to Azure CDN from Edtio to Azure Front Door- Microsoft 365 network connectivity test- Defender for Cloud "Setup experience" (Azure Portal)- New Message Trace in Exchange OnlineFind us on Bluesky- Tobias Zimmergren (@zimmergren.net) — Bluesky- Jussi Roine • Microsoft MVP (@jussiroine.com) — Bluesky - Give us feedback!

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.(02:20) - Show content starts.Show links- ESPC 25 - Give us feedback!

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.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(01:31) - Show content starts.Show links- Paolo Pialorsi (LinkedIn) - Give us feedback!

This week, we're live from ESPC 2024, and we'll talk with Jasper Oosterveld from Rubicon about Microsoft Purview. What is it? What's included? How should you approach your compliance and data security projects? What things to consider ? Also, we ask Jasper an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:05) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft Purview- Jasper Oosterveld (Linkedin) - Give us feedback!

This week, we're recording live from the ESPC conference in Stockholm, Sweden. We talk about a new and interesting SDK, the Microsoft.Extensions.AI. What is it, and why should you try it out? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:42) - Show content starts.Show links- Introducing Microsoft.Extensions.AI Preview - Unified AI Building Blocks for .NET- GitHub - dotnet/ai-samples- Microsoft.Extensions.AI - What is it? · microsoft/semantic-kernel · Discussion #9163 - Give us feedback!

In this week's episode, we discuss three very exciting announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2024. What did we learn, and what are the expectations for the future based on these announcements? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:40) - Show content starts.Show links- Introducing Microsoft Copilot actions, new agents, and tools to empower IT- Introducing new agents in Microsoft 365- Azure LocalFind us on Bluesky:- Tobias Zimmergren (@zimmergren.net) — Bluesky- Jussi Roine • Microsoft MVP (@jussiroine.com) — Bluesky - Give us feedback!

This week, we'll talk with Waldek Mastykarz from Microsoft about Microsoft 365 Copilot custom apps. What are they? How can you create your custom apps? What things to consider when publishing them? Also, Tobi asks Waldek an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:08) - Show content starts.Show links- Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot - 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.(04:15) - Show content starts.Show links- Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager user-defined route (UDR) management- Generally Available: FinOps toolkit 0.6 - September 2024- Bluesky.ms- Bastion Developer SKU- Themes by Copilot in OutlookFind us on Bluesky:- Tobias Zimmergren (@zimmergren.net) — Bluesky- Jussi Roine • Microsoft MVP (@jussiroine.com) — Bluesky - Give us feedback!

This week, we take a look at Windows Server 2025, which was released just recently. Who needs it? What are the new and exciting features? What's our experience running it so far? Also, Tobias asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:28) - Show content starts.Show linksFind us on Bluesky social:- Tobias Zimmergren — Bluesky - Jussi Roine — Bluesky - Windows Server 2025 GA- Windows Server 2025 documentationWe want feedback!- Give us feedback!

In this episode, we talk about Microsoft Ignite 2024 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.(04:02) - Show content starts. Show links- Microsoft Ignite- Innovate with AI: govern, manage and secure your AI platform - Azure AI platform unlocking the AI revolution - Implementing AI Responsibly and Securely - Trustworthy AI: Future trends and best practices - Windows Server 2025: New ways to gain cloud agility and security - Building intelligent multi-agent systems with Azure AI - Security Partner Growth: Trends on Customer Needs in Security - Accelerate your Zero Trust Journey: Unify Identity and Network Access- Give us feedback!

This week, we digest the NIST AI RMF Playbook and dive into what the four functions are, and share a few thoughts on what we think about this framework. Also, Tobias asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:10) - Show content starts.Show links- ESPC 2024 discount code (100 EUR): CtrlAltAzure - get your tickets here: https://www.sharepointeurope.com/- NIST AI RMF PlaybookWe want feedback!- 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.(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!