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 y...
Oct 11, 2023•27 min•Ep. 207
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 minutes Show links - Microsof...
Oct 04, 2023•36 min•Ep. 206
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 Intro Show links - Microsoft Fabric - g...
Sep 27, 2023•36 min•Ep. 205
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 code Show links - Sample code for...
Sep 20, 2023•24 min•Ep. 204
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 ...
Sep 13, 2023•36 min•Ep. 203
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 Gi...
Sep 06, 2023•32 min•Ep. 202
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 - Sa...
Aug 30, 2023•37 min•Ep. 201
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 even...
Aug 23, 2023•33 min•Ep. 200
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 ...
Aug 16, 2023•32 min•Ep. 199
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 Server Show links - Azure...
Aug 09, 2023•27 min•Ep. 198
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 Nall...
Aug 02, 2023•40 min•Ep. 197
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...
Jul 26, 2023•39 min•Ep. 196
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 DevOps ...
Jul 19, 2023•34 min•Ep. 195
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 LangChain Show links - Jack Trac...
Jul 12, 2023•38 min•Ep. 194
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 available Show links - Generally available: Multiple backups per day for Azure Virtual Machines...
Jul 05, 2023•26 min•Ep. 193
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 Automate Sh...
Jun 28, 2023•22 min•Ep. 192
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 - ...
Jun 21, 2023•44 min•Ep. 191
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...
Jun 14, 2023•33 min•Ep. 190
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...
Jun 07, 2023•39 min•Ep. 189
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 Identity Show links - D...
May 31, 2023•35 min•Ep. 188
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 an...
May 24, 2023•25 min•Ep. 187
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.com Show links - Panu Oksala on Twitter , LinkedIn , Blog...
May 17, 2023•40 min•Ep. 186
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 Cod...
May 10, 2023•32 min•Ep. 185
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 Calbimon...
May 03, 2023•37 min•Ep. 184
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 AI SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Sovelto . Stay ahea...
Apr 26, 2023•31 min•Ep. 183
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 opportunities for Azure Cloud professionals. Sovelto Eduhouse – Learning as a Lifestyle - Start You...
Apr 19, 2023•27 min•Ep. 182
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 sponsored by Sovelto . Stay ahead of the game and advance your career with continuous learning opportu...
Apr 12, 2023•33 min•Ep. 181
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) SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Sovelto . Stay ahead of the game and advanc...
Apr 05, 2023•46 min•Ep. 180
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 - Ba...
Mar 29, 2023•26 min•Ep. 179
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 ahead of the game and advance your career with continuous learning opportunities for Azure Cloud profe...
Mar 22, 2023•35 min•Ep. 178
