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In this episode, we take a look at API-driven inbound provisioning in Microsoft Entra ID. It's a new capability in preview. We talk about the problem space, the existing solutions, and how this capability aims to make it easier for companies to manage the creation of identities. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:07) - Community highlights. (04:28) -...

In this episode, we refresh our knowledge of Azure AI services. What used to be called Azure Cognitive Services has now changed a bit. We take a look at the services, the capabilities, and the use cases. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:10) - Community highlights. (04:17) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Christopher Graham: Microsoft A...

In this episode , we find updates on Defender for Cloud, Azure virtual machines, cost optimization, Azure AD renaming, and Defender for IoT, among others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (0x:xx) - Community highlights. (0x:xx) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Denise Schlesinger (TechCommunity): From Prompts to Embeddings and Vector Stores...

In this episode, we talk about cost and performance in the context of business continuity and disaster recover. Our guest, Paola Annis from Microsoft, is the expert, and we pick her brains to learn more about this approach. Also, Jussi asks Paola an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:25) - Community highlights. (04:40) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Jorge G: D...

In this episode, we talk about building and running a SaaS service on Azure. Our guest, Adis Jugo, (Microsoft MVP & Regional Director) shares their journey on building run.events, an events management platform, on Azure. Also, Tobi asks Adis an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:28) - Community highlights. (04:22) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Neha Hafeez...

In this episode, we take a lap around Microsoft Fabric. Our guest, Oskari Saarinen, a Data Platform MVP, is the expert, and we pick his brains to learn more about the capabilities. Also, Jussi asks Oskari an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:10) - Community highlights. (03:20) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Davide Mauri: Vector Similarity Search with Azure SQ...

In this episode, we talk about subscription vending. Our guest, Jack Tracey from Microsoft, is the expert, and we pick his brains to learn more about this approach. Also, Tobi asks Jack an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:22) - Community highlights. (03:20) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Maarten Balliauw: Running Large Language Models locally – Your own Chat...

In this episode , we find updates on Defender for Cloud, Azure Container Instances, Azure Virtual Machines, and Azure Virtual Desktop, among others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:50) - Community highlights. (04:49) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Eleanor Berger: Grounding LLMs - Joseph Dadzie: Microsoft Entra ID Governance is gener...

In this episode, we take DevTunnel CLI for a spin. It's a nifty little command-line tool for opening tunnels from the cloud (or public Internet) to your locally running APIs. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:32) - Community highlights. (04:28) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Tim Heuer: Announcing C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code - Aa...

In this episode we talk about prompt engineering in the context of ChatGPT and Azure OpenAI. What makes a good prompt? What aspects can you consider and use when crafting your prompts? And why should you care? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:42) - Community highlights. (04:00) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Morten Knudsen: Orphaned...

Defender for APIs is now in preview, so we took this capability for a spin. Why would you need it? And how does it work? We talked about Defender for Cloud, Cloud Posture Management, Workbooks, and a bit of KQL. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:05) - Community highlights. (05:35) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Jeffrey Appel: Microsof...

In this episode we take a practical look at GitHub Copilot Chat - the AI-based service for developers. How does it work? Will it change a developer's work? What does it do in practice? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:55) - Community highlights. (04:19) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Kevin Chant:  Spreading your Power BI wings with M...

We talk about our favorite announcements from Microsoft Build 2023. A lot of interesting content, so we picked the ones we felt are useful, interesting and game-changing. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:08) - Show content starts. (31:25) - Community highlights. Community Highlights - Denise Schlesinger: Use OpenAI GPT with your Enterprise Data - T...

In this episode , we find updates on Azure for containers, Azure Storage, and Azure Firewall, among others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:53) - Community highlights. (05:05) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - The NSA: NSA Releases Best Practices For Securing Your Home Network - Yoav Dobrin: MLOps & GitHub Actions (Tech Community)...

In this episode, we talk about Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions. Our guest, Panu Oksala, is the expert, and we pick his brains to learn more about these two services. Also, Tobi asks Panu an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:43) - Community highlights. (03:28) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Niek Palm: Safer GitHub administration through IssueOps - Daniel Ma...

In this episode, we talk about the SC-400 certification exam. We take you through the requirements, the content, the learning material and the actual exam. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:31) - Community highlights. (05:42) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Liam Cleary: How Microsoft Purview helps keep you compliant - Scott Hanselman:...

In this episode , we look at the decision tree model for designing Microsoft Sentinel workspaces. Its 8 steps guide you through planning and designing your Sentinel deployment architecture. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:48) - Community highlights. (07:14) - Show content starts. Community Highlights - Sam Cogan: Resource Group Location Matters -...

We take a frequent look at the recent Azure Updates. This week we found updates on Defender for Cloud, Windows Server Azure Edition, Azure OpenAI, and Logic Apps, among others. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:38) - Show content starts. Show links - Hotpatch for Windows Server VMs - Azure DevOps 2023 Q1 - GPT-4 in Azure OpenAI - Azure Logic Apps Da...

In this episode, we talk about our expectations for the Microsoft Build 2023 event happening in May. Jussi also asks Tobias an unexpected question about video games. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:42) - Show content starts. Show links - Microsoft Build 2023 session scheduler SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Sovelto . Stay ahead of the game and advance your career with continuous learning...

In this episode we talk about Microsoft certifications. It's been a while, so has our thinking evolved at all? How do we upskill and prepare for exams? We also discussed the approach for renewing exams. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:45) - Show content starts. Show links - Certification Poster - Microsoft Certifications SPONSOR This episode is sp...

In this week's episode we're diving head first into Azure OpenAI. Let's talk about the service, how it relates to OpenAI and ChatGPT, what models to use, how and why. What does it cost? And will this change everything? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:50) - Show content starts. Show links - How to get access to Azure OpenAI? - A practical look at A...

We take a frequent look at the recent Azure Updates. This week we found updates on Azure Firewall, Data API Builder, Azure AD Graph and Durable Functions, among others. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:05) - Show content starts. Show links - Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL connector for Power Apps, Logic Apps - Public preview: Data API bui...

This week we do assessments! What are they? We specifically focus on the Cloud Adoption Security Review assessment, which is freely available on Microsoft Learn. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:38) - Show content starts. Show links - Cloud Adoption Security Review - Assessments (microsoft.com) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Sovelto . Stay ah...

This week's episode discusses the security module of the Azure Well-Architected Framework. What's in there, how to utilize the content, and what areas does it cover? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:32) - Show content starts. Show links - Azure Well-Architected Framework: Security - Azure Well-Architected Framework Review - Microsoft Azure Well-Arc...

In this week's episode, we talk about Azure Virtual Desktop. It's a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) in the cloud, like Windows 365 and Microsoft Dev Box, which we've covered previously. We cover deployment options, configuration, pricing, and other considerations. Also, Tobi reflects on his CD burner and Nero. Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto. (00:00)...