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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

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 SQL database and OpenAI- Vinod Soni: Azure OpenAI GPT model to review Pull Requests for Azure DevOpsShow links- Oskari Heikkinen contact info- Microsoft Fabric on Microsoft Learn- Microsoft Fabric learning path- Microsoft Fabric pricing- 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 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 ChatGPT-like AI in C#- Valentina Alto: Introducing LangFlow: a GUI for LangChainShow links- Jack Tracey- Azure Landing Zones - How many subscriptions should I use in Azure? - A blog on subscription vending- Subscription vending details- Subscription vending implementation guidance- Subscription vending with Bicep- Subscription vending with Terraform- 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 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 generally availableShow links- Generally available: Multiple backups per day for Azure Virtual Machines- Public Preview: Azure AD Support for Azure Files SMB shares REST API- Public preview: Azure Container Instances(ACI) Spot containers- Public Preview – Support for WebSocket APIs in Azure API Management Self-hosted Gateway- Release notes for Microsoft Defender for Cloud- Public preview: Assess impact of service retirements workbook template in Azure Advisor- Public Preview: Azure Virtual Desktop Insights Powered by the Azure Monitor AgentSPONSORThis 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 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- Aaryan Arora: Integrating Power Apps with Azure Machine Learning & Open AI using Power AutomateShow links- DevTunnel CLI- DevTunnel CLI on GitHub- 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 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 Azure Security Principals Clean-up & Azure Policy Managed Identity Role Assignment Automation- Zachary Cavanell: What runs ChatGPT? Inside Microsoft's AI supercomputer | Featuring Mark RussinovichShow links- Prompt engineering techniques with Azure OpenAI- 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

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: Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (Defender TI) integrations with Microsoft Sentinel- Zachary Cavanell: How do LLMs work with Vision AI? | OCR, Image & Video AnalysisShow links- Defender for APIs- 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 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 Microsoft Fabric- Denise Schlesinger: Build a chatbot to query your documentation using Langchain and Azure OpenAIShow links- GitHub Copilot- GitHub Copilot Chat Waitlist- 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

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- Toon Vanhoutte: Authenticate Logic Apps against Microsoft Graph using Managed IdentityShow links- Dev Home- Dev Drive- WinGet Configuration- API Center- Microsoft Fabric and OneLake- Vector Search in Azure Cosmos DB- DevTunnels CLI- 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 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)Show links- Preview: Azure Container Storage!- GA: Azure Monitor for SAP solutions- GA: Policy analytics for Azure Firewall- GA: Azure Bastion now support shareable links- GA: Azure Backup Server V4- GA: Azure Storage Mover- Preview: Azure Cold StorageSPONSORThis 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 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 Margetic: Cloud Adoption Security (microsoft.comShow links- Panu Oksala on Twitter, LinkedIn, Blog- Understanding GitHub Actions- What is Azure Pipelines?- Gold-diggers association: https://www.kullankaivajat.fi- Sisu, the movieSPONSORThis 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 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: GitHub Copilot for CLI for PowerShell- Greg Beaumont: Azure OpenAI ChatGPT Solves Cryptic Error Codes from Power BI, SQL Server, Power Apps, and more!- Graeme Bray: Reporting on Azure AD Password ProtectionShow links- SC-400 study guide- SC-400 learning path: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3- SC-400 labs- Practice Assessments for Microsoft Certifications | Microsoft LearnSPONSORThis 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 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- Anthony Chu – Tech Community: This Month in Azure Container Apps: March/April 2023- Daniel Calbimonte: How to work with ChatGPT in Visual Studio Code- Jukka Niiranen: The world beyond apps – my thoughts on AI’s impactShow links- Talking about Azure Sentinel with Maarten Goet (Ctrl+Alt+Azure Episode 021)- Design your Microsoft Sentinel workspace architecture (Decision tree)- Example workspace design - Workspace architecture best practices for Microsoft SentinelSPONSORThis 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

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 Data Mapper for VS Code- 30 days of Azure AISPONSOR This 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 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 schedulerSPONSORThis 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 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 CertificationsSPONSORThis 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 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 Azure OpenAI (Jussi)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

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 builder- Sign up for Azure Data Manager for Agriculture- Migrate to MS Graph from Azure AD Graph- Bash for Beginners video tutorials- What is Azure Firewall? (Azure Firewall Basic)- Public preview: Illumio for Azure Firewall- General Availability: ASP. NET web app migration to Azure App Service using PowerShell Scripts- Configure Durable Functions with Azure Active Directory | Microsoft LearnSPONSOR This 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

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)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

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-Architected Framework - Security - Training | Microsoft LearnSPONSORThis 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 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) - Intro and catching up.(03:50) - Show content starts.Show links- Episode 94: Your PC in the cloud with Windows 365 | Ctrl+Alt+Azure- Episode 149: Developing in the cloud with Microsoft Dev Box | Ctrl+Alt+Azure- Enterprise-scale support for Azure Virtual Desktop - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft Learn- Tutorials for getting started with AVD- AZ-140: Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop SpecialtySPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

In this week's episode, we talk about Azure Landing Zones. We have Dom Allen from Microsoft to share his insights on ALZ, the content, the capabilities, and how to best approach. We also reflect on best practices and the guardrails approach. Also, we ask Dom an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:44) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure Landing ZonesSPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

This week we talk about security fundamentals - specifically, how and why to prepare for the SC-900 fundamentals exam. What topic areas are included, where to study, and what to expect during the exam? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(05:25) - Show content starts.Show links- Study Guide (Overview): RE4Mr81 (microsoft.com)- Microsoft Learn (Free): Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals: Describe the concepts of security, compliance, and identity- Security documentation: Microsoft security documentationSPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

This week, we talk about Power Platform. We have Antti Pajunen from Forward Forever to share his insights on the platform, capabilities, integration points with Azure and features. We also reflect on OpenAI capabilities such as ChatGPT, and briefly talk about the licensing model with Pay-as-you-go. Also, we ask Antti an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:30) - Show content starts.Show links- Antti Pajunen on LinkedIn- Forward Forever- Episode #063 | Getting started with machine learning using Lobe | Ctrl+Alt+Azure- Pay-as-you-go options- The European Power Platform Conference 2023- Dynamics 365 CX Summit 2023SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

We take a frequent look at the recent Azure Updates. This week we found updates on the Chaos Studio, Logic Apps, Azure Load Testing and SQL Server, among others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:24) - Show content starts.Show links- Chaos studio - Public preview updates for January 2023- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 108 - Controlled havoc with the Azure Chaos Studio- Public Preview: Container insights support for AKS hybrid clusters- Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication for SQL Server overview - SQL Server- Using the Azure Load Testing Service (zimmergren.net)- Indirect Enterprise Agreement on Azure Cost Management and Billing- Azure Automation Visual Studio Code Extension- Azure Database for MySQL - Logic Apps and Power Automate Connector- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 115 - We took the Azure Load Testing service for a spinSPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

This week we delve into Azure AD Kerberos - specifically, how you can configure Kerberos-support for file shares when you migrate your legacy file shares to the cloud. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:56) - Show content starts.Show links- How Azure AD Kerberos works (TechCommunity)- Enable Azure AD Kerberos on Azure Files (Microsoft Learn)- Permissions (Microsoft Learn)- Troubleshooting guidance (Microsoft Learn)SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:10) - Show content starts.Show links- Certificate Revocation in Microsoft Edge – text/plain (textslashplain.com) - err_connection_reset if asking client certificate with Windows Server 2022 - Microsoft Q&A - Another free CA to use via ACME! (scotthelme.co.uk) - Certified Pre-Owned. Active Directory Certificate Services… | by Will Schroeder | Posts By SpecterOps Team Members - Certificates and Pwnage and Patches, Oh My! | by Will Schroeder | Posts By SpecterOps Team Members - 34 PKI & ADCS Whitepapers You Must Read - PKI Extensions (sysadmins.lv) - Learn about the types of certificate that are supported by Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Learn - Overview of Azure AD certificate-based authentication - Azure Active Directory - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn - Stealing and faking Azure AD device identities (aadinternals.com) - Azure Code Signing, democratizing trust for developers and consumers - Microsoft Community Hub - NIST Announces First Four Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms | NIST - Navigating the New OV Code Signing Requirements - YouTube - Build With Matter | Smart Home Device Solution - CSA-IOT Other podcasts etc. - Root Causes Series | Sectigo® Official - Minding the Keystore - YouTube (esp. Microsoft PKI) SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:30) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft announcement (Microsoft Blog)- Whitepaper on EU Data Boundary (Microsoft)- Azure AD as a non-regional services (Microsoft Learn)- An early look at the EU Data Boundary (Jussi)SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:03) - Show content starts.Show links- Decentralized identity and verifiable credentials whitepaper (Microsoft Security)- Set up Microsoft Entra Verified ID (Microsoft Learn)SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:54) - Show content starts.Show links- The EU Data Boundary (Microsoft)- EU Data Boundary detailed docs (Microsoft Learn)- Identity data for European customers in Azure AD (Microsoft Learn)- Azure Integration Services Landing Zone Accelerator (Azure Blog)- Public preview of Viewing SQL Server Databases (TechCommunity)- Company branding for sign-in experiences in Azure AD (TechCommunity)- GA: Feature enhancements to Azure Web Application Firewall (Azure Updates) - GA: Azure Static Web App Diagnostics (Microsoft Learn) - Public preview: Use tag inheritance for cost management (Microsoft Learn) SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(05:28) - Show content starts.Show links- Defender for DevOps (Microsoft Learn)- DevSecOps with Microsoft Defender for DevOps (Panu Oksala)SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(05:00) - Show content starts.Show links- Signal announcement on the proxy (Signal)- Running a Signal Proxy (Jussi)SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:53) - Show content starts.Show links- The SC-300 exam (Microsoft Learn)- Preparation videos (Microsoft Learn)- Learning path (Microsoft Learn)- Labs on GitHub (GitHub)- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 076 - So you want to become an Azure developer? Get the AZ-204!- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 087 - Get certified on Azure Security with AZ-500- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 098 - Get certified as a Security Operations Analyst- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 128 - Preparing for the new Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100) certification- Exam Study Guide: SC-100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert (Zimmergren)- Passing AZ-500 - Study Guide and free resources to pass the exam (Zimmergren)SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:35) - Show content starts.Show links- GA: PostgreSQL 15 support in Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL (Microsoft Learn)- GA: More free services for new Azure PAYG customers (Microsoft Azure)- Public preview: Go language support on Azure App Service (Azure Updates)- Updates to Azure Monitor logs (Microsoft Learn)- Public preview: Azure Bastion now support shareable links (Microsoft Learn)- A plan: IPv6 support for Microsoft Azure AD (Microsoft Learn)SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:00) - Show content starts.Show links- MCRA - Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture- Azure Security – Zero Trust guidance - Securing PaaS services with virtual networks and restricting public accessSPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and increase your market value. Learn or expire: sovelto.fi/pro