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Tobias Zimmergren, Jussi Roinectrlaltazure.com
Weekly conversations for cloud architects, developers, CIOs, and CISOs navigating Microsoft Azure, cloud adoption strategy, security governance, identity, and agentic AI. Hosted by industry experts Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine.
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Episodes

134 - Compliance with Microsoft Purview

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:47) - Show content starts. Show links - Microsoft Purview renaming announcement (Microsoft Blog) - Microsoft Purview pricing (Microsoft) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users. Check it out on scriptrunner.com...

May 18, 202239 minEp. 134

133 - Performance Efficiency in the Azure Well-Architected Framework

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (05:54) - Show content starts. Show links - Performance Efficiency in WAF (Microsoft Docs) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users. Check it out on scriptrunner.com...

May 11, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 133

132 - Microsoft Partner program updates for Azure

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (08:50) - Show content starts. Show links - Partner Center Dashboard (Microsoft Partner) - Intro to the Solutions partner program (Microsoft Docs) - Jussi's take on this (jussiroine.com) - Solutions partner for Infrastructure (Azure) – details - Solutions partner for Data & AI (Azure) – details - Solutions partner for Digital & App Innovation (Azure) – details - Solutions partner for Modern Work (Microsoft 365) – details - Solutions partner for Security –...

May 04, 202239 minEp. 132

131 - Azure Updates

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (07:09) - Show content starts. Show links - Deploy to Azure Container Apps using Visual Studio (Microsoft Docs) - Deploy to Azure Container Apps using Visual Studio Code (Microsoft Docs) - Managed identities in Azure Container Apps (Microsoft Docs) - Collect text and IIS logs with Azure Monitor agent (Microsoft Docs) - Enabling Full-stack Observability with Azure Monitor and Grafana (Microsoft Tech Community) - Five Azure classic networking services will be retir...

Apr 27, 202246 minEp. 131

130 - Structured Azure Functions deployments and monitoring with Andrew Connell

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:43) - Show content starts. Show links - Andrew Connell contact info: Blog , Twitter , YouTube , Voitanos - How to create Azure Function Apps with Bicep (YouTube) - How to: CI/CD/IaC for Azure Function Apps and GitHub Actions (YouTube) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users. Check it...

Apr 20, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 130

129 - Azure Reservations with Tamás Gémesi

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:45) - Show content starts. Show links - Tamás contact info (Linkedin) - Cost reservation types (Microsoft Docs) - Capacity reservations (Microsoft Docs) - Discount application (Microsoft Docs) - Instance flexibility (Microsoft Docs) - Azure Cost Management Data in Power BI (Microsoft Docs) - Cost Management App (AppSource) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardiz...

Apr 13, 202239 minEp. 129

128 - Preparing for the new Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100) certification

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (06:40) - Show content starts. Show links - SC-100 certification (Microsoft Docs) - Pre-requisites (Microsoft Docs) - SC-100 certification requirements (Microsoft Docs) - Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (Microsoft Docs) - Zero Trust ebook (Microsoft) - Exam Study Guide: SC-100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert (Zimmergren) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Sc...

Apr 06, 202238 minEp. 128

127 - Joiners, Movers and Leavers in Azure AD

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (06:01) - Show content starts. Show links - Jussi's stream approach from Firefox to Sonos - Azure AD Identity Governance approach (Microsoft Docs) - Management & automation solution by Adaxes (Adaxes) - Azure AD Entitlement Management (Microsoft Docs) - Creating a new user with Microsoft Graph (Microsoft Docs) - Azure AD and SCIM (Microsoft Docs) - Azure AD Access Reviews (Microsoft Docs) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a g...

Mar 30, 202241 minEp. 127

126 - The latest on WordPress on Azure

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (08:10) - Show content starts. Show links - The new and better WordPress on App Service (Apps on Azure Blog) - Creating a WordPress site (Microsoft Docs) - PHP Support on App Services (GitHub) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users. Check it out on scriptrunner.com...

Mar 23, 202235 minEp. 126

125 - Azure Updates

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (06:22) - Show content starts. Show links - GA: Alert processing rules in Azure Monitor (Azure Updates) - Center for Internet Security (CIS) Kubernetes benchmark (Microsoft Docs) - Azure Defenses for Ransomware Attack - e-book (Microsoft Azure) - Azure AD Certificate-based authentication (Microsoft Docs) - GA: Deployment enhancements for SQL Server on Azure VMs (Microsoft Docs) - Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure (Microsoft Docs) - Software workload support fo...

Mar 16, 202234 minEp. 125

124 - SFTP with Azure Storage

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (06:10) - Show content starts. Show links - SFTP on Azure Storage (Microsoft Docs) - Building a modern data integration solution using SFTP (Jussi) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users. Check it out on scriptrunner.com...

Mar 08, 202241 minEp. 124

123 - The latest on Azure Bastion

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (05:23) - Show content starts. Show links - SysInternals Procmon (Microsoft Docs) - Native Client (preview) details (Microsoft Docs) - An overview of using Azure Bastion (Jussi) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users. Check it out on scriptrunner.com...

Mar 02, 202230 minEp. 123

122 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Secure Score

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (06:42) - Show content starts. Show links - Secure Score recommendations (Microsoft Docs) - Continuous export for Secure Score (Microsoft Docs) - Power BI dashboard for Secure Score (GitHub) - Tracking your Secure Score over time in Azure (Tobias Zimmergren) - Top 3 favorite capabilities in Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Zimmergren) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and stand...

Feb 23, 202238 minEp. 122

121 - Cost Optimization in the Azure Well-Architected Framework

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (06:52) - Show content starts. Show links - Jussi's cake - Azure Well-architected Framework (Microsoft Docs) - WAF assessments (Microsoft Docs) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users. Check it out on scriptrunner.com...

Feb 16, 202252 minEp. 121

120 - Azure Updates

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (07:08) - Episode content starts. Show links - Azure Key Vault service limits (Microsoft Docs) - Preview: Multitasking in the cost analysis preview (Azure Updates) - Azure Cache for Redis and managed identities (Azure Updates) - One-minute frequency log alerts (Azure Updates) - GA: Azure Backup hybrid backup updates (Azure Updates) - Preview: Managed certificate support for Azure API Management (Azure Updates) - GA: Azure DevOps updates (Azure Updates) - GA: New ...

Feb 09, 202242 minEp. 120

119 - Using Azure IoT Central to control your coffee maker

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (09:06) - Show content starts. Show links - Azure IoT Central and the virtual coffee maker lab (MS Learn) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users. Check it out on scriptrunner.com...

Feb 02, 202236 minEp. 119

118 - Backing up PostgreSQL databases in Azure

(00:00) - Intro and catching up. (05:56) - Show content starts. Show links - The PowerShell script to fix permissions (Microsoft Docs) - Jussi's primer on Azure Database for PostgreSQL (Jussi) - Backing up PostgreSQL in Azure (preview) (Microsoft Docs) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users. Check it out on scriptrunne...

Jan 26, 202238 minEp. 118

117 - Make sure you have a break-glass admin account

(00:00) Intro to the show, and catching up. (04:54) Episode content starts. Show links - Manage emergency access accounts in Azure AD (Microsoft Docs) - Jussi's blog on break-glass admin accounts (Jussi) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . If you already use or want to use PowerShell to manage your Microsoft Teams, check out their free Microsoft Teams PowerShell guide. It contains 8 pages full of ready-to-use PowerShell snippets and real-life examples. Download the Teams Cheat Sh...

Jan 19, 202235 minEp. 117

116 - Azure Updates

(00:00) Intro to the show, and catching up. (08:53) Episode content starts. Show links - Automated key rotation in Azure Key Vault is now in public preview (Microsoft Docs) - Get notified of changes in Azure Key Vault by using Event Grid (Zimmergren) - GitOps in Azure (Microsoft Docs) - Microsoft Defender for Containers (Azure Updates) - Enabling access to virtual networks in other regions (Microsoft Docs) - Azure Machine Learning update: Terraform configuration templates (Microsoft Docs) - Auto...

Jan 12, 202241 minEp. 116

115 - We took the Azure Load Testing service for a spin

Show links - Overview of Azure Load Testing (Microsoft Docs) - Apache JMeter downloads (Apache) - Using the Azure Load Testing service (Tobias Zimmergren) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . If you use PowerShell in your Organization you should check out their free PowerShell Security Ebook. It contains everything you need to know about PowerShell Security! Download their Security e-book here !...

Jan 05, 202249 minEp. 115

114 - Options for running containers in Azure

Show links - Container services (Microsoft Docs) - Containers on Windows: Lift and shift to containers (Microsoft Docs) - The decision tree flowchart (Microsoft Docs) - Running a single Docker Container in Azure cost-effectively (Jussi) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users. Check it out on scriptrunner.com...

Dec 29, 202140 minEp. 114

113 - Trust no-one! A look at Zero Trust in 2022

Show links - The official whitepaper (Microsoft) - Zero Trust adoption report (Microsoft) - Zero Trust e-book (Microsoft) - Zero Trust assessment (Microsoft) - Jussi's monitor light - the BenQ ScreenBar Plus (benq.com) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users. Get the Exchange Cheat Sheet ....

Dec 22, 202143 minEp. 113

112 - Azure Updates

Show links - Felt (mug) coasters we use (Minimaldesktop) - GA: Audit Logs for Azure Monitor Log Queries - GA: Availability of custom OpenID providers in App Service and Azure Functions - GA: Disable local admin accounts for new AKS clusters when using AAD - Preview: Azure AD and Kerberos (Microsoft Docs) - FSLogix overview (Microsoft Docs) - Preview: Azure Load Testing (Microsoft Docs) - GA: VPN Gateway NAT (Microsoft Docs) - GA: Virtual Machine Selector (Microsoft) - Preview + opt-in: SFTP supp...

Dec 15, 202135 minEp. 112

111 - How do you choose the correct Azure compute service?

Show links - Cloud Adoption Framework – Compute Options (Microsoft Docs) - Choose an Azure compute service (Microsoft Docs) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . Check out their PowerShell Poster that covers the PowerShell Basics and the most important commandlets. Whether you are already using PowerShell or need to ramp up, this is a great resource. Check it out: PowerShell Poster ....

Dec 08, 202133 minEp. 111

110 - Azure in Sweden

Show links - Azure in Sweden (Microsoft) - Azure Sweden details (Microsoft) - Azure Prices endpoint (Microsoft Docs) - PsPing (Microsoft Docs) - Comparing Azure Sweden services (Microsoft) - Azure Resource Mover (Microsoft Docs) - Product availability in Power Platform (Microsoft) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by ScriptRunner . ScriptRunner is a great solution to centrally manage PowerShell Scripts and standardize and automate IT tasks via a Graphical User Interface for helpdesk or end-users...

Dec 01, 202140 minEp. 110

109 - Azure Policy as Code with Jesse Loudon

Guest: Jesse Loudon Jesse Loudon ( @coder_au ) is a Microsoft Azure MVP and Principal Consultant at LAB3 in Sydney, Australia. Jesse's mission statement is to democratize Azure Policy as Code. Over the past year Jesse has been actively advocating in the community across blogs posts , open-source GitHub repositories , and YouTube for greater Policy as Code adoption which drives repeatable, auditable, and scalable deployments for enterprises. - What is Azure Policy? (Microsoft Docs) - Azure Policy...

Nov 24, 202140 minEp. 109

107 - Azure Updates

Breaking changes in Functions Runtime v4 (Microsoft Docs) GA: Azure Monitor container insights for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. (Microsoft Docs) Preview: Visual Studio Code for the Web (Microsoft Blog) Provisioned throughput spending limit for Azure Cosmos DB in general availability (Microsoft Docs) General availability: Centralized management of keys for encrypting Azure disks (Microsoft Docs) Preview: New Azure Arc capabilities in November 2021 (Microsoft Updates)...

Nov 10, 202144 minEp. 107

106 - Digesting announcements from Microsoft Ignite in November 2021

Microsoft Ignite site (Microsoft) Defender for Cloud Apps trial sign-up App Governance trial sign-up Azure Container Apps (Microsoft) Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (Microsoft) Jussi's recap of the keynotes (Rencore) Pay as you go model for Power Apps (Microsoft) Logic Apps updates (Microsoft)...

Nov 03, 202158 minEp. 106
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