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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!

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!

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!

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!

In this week's episode we talk about Azure Quantum with Elaine van Bergen from Microsoft. What is quantum? What about Azure Quantum? Who can build solutions, and what sort of solutions can you build? We try not to understand the math, but we want to understand everythin else. Also, Tobi asks Elaine an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:57) - Show content starts.Show links- Get started with Azure Quantum - Training | Microsoft Learn - Starting your journey to become quantum-safe | Microsoft Security Blog- Advancing science: Microsoft and Quantinuum demonstrate the most reliable logical qubits on record with an error rate 800x better than physical qubits - The Official Microsoft Blog- Schrödinger's cat - Wikipedia- Azure Quantum | Learn about quantum and cryptography (microsoft.com)- Azure Quantum | Elements Overview (microsoft.com)- Give us feedback!

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 delivering a session: Take an Azure OpenAI chat application from PoC to enterprise-ready )- Optimize productivity by meeting next-level demands of the AI era- The power of AI and Copilot for Azure Databases- Power AI apps and develop rich experiences with Azure SQL Database- What’s new in GitHub Copilot and the Visual Studio family- Activate enterprise data in AI-enabled business applications- Inside AI Security with Mark Russinovich- Learn how to accelerate Stable Diffusion- Deploy next generation workflows from PC to Cloud with Arm tools- Scott and Mark learn to Copilot- Running .NET on the NES - 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 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 operations platform- Use the SIEM migration experience - Microsoft Sentinel- Calculate cost savings in Azure Advisor - Azure Advisor | Microsoft Learn - Give us feedback!

In this week's episode, we're talking about Microsoft Entra Security Service Edge (SSE). What is it? How does SASE tie into this? When and why would you need this? We reminisce a bit on history to better understand the use cases. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:22) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft Entra expands into Security Service Edge and Azure AD becomes Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Security Blog - Give us feedback!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

We're talking about Azure Verified Modules with Microsoft's Jack Tracey. What is AVM? How and when should you use it? Jack shares insights on the vision and how you can benefit as an architect and developer. Also, Tobi asks Jack an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:15) - Show content starts.Show links- https://aka.ms/AVM - https://aka.ms/AVM/ModuleProposal - https://aka.ms/AVM/ModuleTriage - Give us feedback!

Azure now has Carbon Optimization capabilities available. We take a look at what this means, how it works, why it's important, and what can you do with it. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:37) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure carbon optimization - Microsoft Learn- Microsoft Azure emissions insights (preview) - Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability - Give us feedback!

In this episode, we'll look at SecOps or Security Operations. What is it, and what are the elements one should consider? What about SOC, how does it tie into all of this? Lastly, we discuss the tools and services within Azure that are essential for any SecOps work. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:55) - Show content starts.Show links- Introduction to Security operations (SecOps) - Training- MCRA- SAF - Give us feedback!

Let's focus on understanding what Azure AI Search is. What was it called before? What features does it have, and how much will it cost? We also talk about use cases, especially with generative AI workloads with Azure AI Search. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:07) - Show content starts.Show links- Introduction to Azure AI Search- Pricing - Azure Cognitive Search - Give us feedback!

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.(02:57) - Show content starts. Show links- Private Preview: Upgrade existing Azure Gen1 VMs to Gen2-Trusted launch- GA: Azure Virtual Network encryption- Entra ID - redemption order- Azure Copilot for Azure CLI- Entra External ID - Google as an identity- Public Preview of the Arc Visual Studio Code Extension- Quickstart: Create and run a load test with Azure Load Testing- Use secrets & environment variables - Azure Load Testing- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 190 - Let's take Defender for APIs for a spin- Microsoft Announces GA of Defender for APIs- Give us feedback!

We re-visit the Azure Well-architected Framework, with Dom Allen from Microsoft. What has changed, and what's interesting now in the WAF refresh? We take a look at what's new, and how to best utilize WAF. Also, Tobi asks Dom an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:32) - Show content starts.Show links- WAF- Azure documentation | Microsoft Learn - YouTube: Unsolved Tetris Mysteries With Creator Alexy Pajitnov & Designer Henk Rogers - Give us feedback!

In this episode, Tobias and Jussi reflect a bit on options for building Generative AI with the lens of available studios like the Azure AI Studio and the Microsoft Copilot Studio. Jussi also asks Tobias a question about useless things you'd have an endless supply of.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(01:53) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure AI Studio- Microsoft Copilot Studio- Using Ollama (Jussi)- LM Studio

We talk about Azure architectures - how to design them, thoughts and experiences on visualizing them, and what matters in the end. Additional thoughts also on collaboration and Well-architected Framework as it relates to this. Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:35) - Show content starts.Show links- WAF: Architect's checklist- Azure Architecture Center- Draw.io- Azure Diagrams- Give us feedback!

Let's not talk about AI, but instead let's talk about Azure SQL backup and recovery. What aspects to consider for disaster recovery? What options are available for backups in Azure SQL? How to test for recovery? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:27) - Show content starts.Show links- Disaster Recovery in WAF- Disaster recovery in Azure SQL- Give us feedback!

We take a look at the Generative AI for Beginners course from Microsoft. It's free, open-source, and available for everyone. What's in it? Who should go through the lessons? And is this even needed? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:28) - Show content starts.Show links- Generative AI for Beginners – A Course- 191 - Prompt engineering techniques with ChatGPT and Azure OpenAI

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.(03:30) - Show content starts. Show links- Release notes - Microsoft Defender for Cloud- Detect threats quickly with near-real-time (NRT) analytics rules in Microsoft Sentinel- Analytics with Azure Synapse Link - Azure Cosmos DB | Microsoft Learn- Azure SQL trigger for Functions- Azure Functions support on Apple Silicon Macs- azure_ai extension for PostgreSQL- Microsoft Fabric reservations- Private subnet- Defender for APIs- Give us feedback!

So many Copilots! We take a look at Copilot for Azure, which was announced during Ignite 2023. What can you do with it? What's our experience using it? How does it relate to other Copilots, such as GitHub Copilot Chat. Who benefits from this capability? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:27) - Show content starts.Show links- Sign up: https://aka.ms/MSCopilotforAzurePreviewRequest - Product docs: Microsoft Copilot for Azure (preview) overview | Microsoft Learn- Tech community post: Simplify IT management with Microsoft Copilot for Azure- Give us feedback!

We look at AI-102 - the exam, the course, and the labs. As this course focuses on Azure Cognitive Services (Azure AI Skills after the rename), we walk through the intended audience, the skills you'll need, and the stuff you'll learn. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:41) - Show content starts.Show links- Study guide for Exam AI-102: Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution- Instructor-led course: Course AI-102T00--A: Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution- Self-paced learning: Exam AI-102: Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution - Certifications- Certification: Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate - Certifications | Microsoft Learn- Give us feedback!

Microsoft pushes into chip manufacturing, we heard about new chips like Azure Maia and Azure Cobalt. There's also the Azure AI Studio, all the new and updated Microsoft Copilots, the updated Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (MCRA), Microsoft Cloud PKI, The Windows App, and more. Tobias asks Jussi an unexpected question about being turned into a cat.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:18) - Show content starts.Show links- Announcing Azure AI Studio preview (microsoft.com)- Azure AI Studio: ai.azure.com- Copilots: See them all in the Book of News- AI transformation and the technology driving change- What’s new in Azure AI Platforms – Charting the Future with Innovative AI and ML- Security Adoption Framework- Cloud PKI- Windows App- Microsoft SSE- Give us feedback!

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced courseware and studying materials for Azure OpenAI. We look at this 1-day course and reflect on the content, who this course is best suited for, and what one should learn. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:02) - Community highlights.(04:42) - Show content starts.Community Highlights- Uli Homann, CVP & Distinguished Architect at Microsoft: Deepening Well-Architected guidance for workloads hosted on Azure (microsoft.com)Show links- Course details: AI-050- Course Details: AI-102- Request access to AOAI: Limited access to Azure OpenAI Service - Azure AI services- Give us feedback!

Microsoft recently announced the Applied Skills initiative. We talk about what it is, how it compares to Microsoft certifications, and our experience in completing the assessments of the initiative. Also, reflections on hiring and recruiting and skills in general. Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:48) - Community highlights.(05:18) - Show content starts.Community Highlights- TJ Devine: Microsoft 365 Copilot is generally availableShow links- Applied Skills announcement (Microsoft)- Applied Skills- Give us feedback!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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

In this episode, we talk about Azure services we don't know enough about. Perhaps they are rare and uncommon, or we're simply not exposed to specific industries or projects where these are needed. During our journey this week, we learn a lot more about a lot of Azure services. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:55) - Community highlights.(04:20) - Show content starts. Community Highlights- Aymen: Turn any YouTube Channel Into a Chatbot- David Giard: Increasing Developer Velocity (davidgiard.com)Show links- Azure IPAM- R Server for HDInsight- Azure Spring Apps- Azure Operator Nexus- Azure Orbital Ground Station- Avere vFXT for Azure- Azure Sphere- Azure Lab Services- Azure Quantum- Jussi's Q# and Azure Quantum journey- Azure Space- Azure PlayFab- 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

In this episode, we talk about Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access. What is it? Why would you need it? We dissect the services and talk about the capabilities and how they map back to services we've had before. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(05:01) - Community highlights.(06:10) - Show content starts. Community Highlights- Ronak Chokshi: Introducing a new Azure AI Language video series showcasing features powered by Azure OpenAI & more- Saul Dolgin: Introducing the Azure Business Continuity GuideShow links- What is Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access?- 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

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) - Show content starts. Community Highlights- Kalle Marjokorpi: How to stream all Home Assistant events to Azure?- Ken Ross: Using ChatGPT to learn how to use JMeterShow links- API-driven inbound provisionin in Microsoft Entra ID- 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

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 Azure resource groups: Introduction and best practices- Andy Beatman: Use your own data to create a Power Virtual Agent with Azure OpenAI ServiceShow links- What are Azure AI Services?- Multi-service resources- 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

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 - How to use OpenAI in real scenarios- Jeff Woolsey: 30 years of Windows ServerShow links- Azure AD is becoming Microsoft Entra ID- What's new in Microsoft Sentinel- Release notes - Microsoft Defender for Cloud- New workbook template in Azure Advisor for cost optimization- Defender for IoT firmware analysis- WS2012 and WS2012R2 end of support guidance- Vector search- New Burstable VMs- Best Ever Food Review Show - YouTubeSPONSORThis 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

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: Data Governance 3.0: Augmenting your Data Governance experience with Purview and OpenAI - Nikita Nallamothu: Azure Load Testing: You can run load tests from command-line nowShow links- Paola Annis- Business continuity and disaster recovery- 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

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: Getting Started with API Management: A Beginner's Guide for Developers- Valentina Alto: Chat with your own data with Azure OpenAIShow links- Adis Jugo contact info- run.events - The European Cloud Summit- The European Collaboration Summit- 37Signals and the way out from the cloud- 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