This week, we discuss something near and dear to our hearts - RDP Shortpath! What is it, even? TCP and UDP? Get out of here! We touch on the current enterprise landscape, the need for BYOD, Microsoft's remote working capabilities, and how RDP Shortpath rules them all. Mostly. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:50) - Show content starts. Show links - RDP Shortpath - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 176 - Let's talk about Azure Virtual Desktop - Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 094...
Oct 09, 2024•32 min•Ep. 259
This week, we discuss security assessments and our experiences performing them. What should we consider, and what are the key elements before getting started? What tools should we use, and what is the overall process? We also reflect on security in general and risk and threat considerations. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:26) - Show content starts. Show links - Microsoft cloud security benchmark | Microsoft Learn - awesome-azure-security (githu...
Oct 02, 2024•43 min•Ep. 258
In this episode, we reflect on productivity with a practical approach. What is productivity for us? How do we get stuff done? What tools do we use? What to consider when thinking of work and outcomes? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:52) - Show content starts. Show links - Stay productive with the Pomodoro Technique! (zimmergren.net) - Three habits to improve health and work-life balance (zimmergren.net) - Muji pencils! - Give us feedback!...
Sep 25, 2024•51 min•Ep. 257
In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding the scope beyond just Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and similar Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:54) - Show content starts. Show links - JavaScript challenge on Azure WAF integrated with Azure Front Door - Enforce passwordless with Azure Cache...
Sep 18, 2024•32 min•Ep. 256
We've covered the Azure Well-Architected Framework (WAF) in the past. It also got a significant rewrite recently, and this week, we look at the updated Reliability pillar with Bastian Ulke from Microsoft. What is it? How should you utilize this pillar? Bastian also talks about the recommendations and patterns within Reliability. Also, Bastian asks Tobias an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:18) - Show content starts. Show links - WAF: Reliability - 228 - The updated Opera...
Sep 11, 2024•43 min•Ep. 255
In this episode, we talk about lessons learned from using MacOS (and a MacBook Pro) instead of relying on Windows for all of our work. What works? What doesn't? What's been challenging? Would we recommend this to everyone? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:39) - Show content starts. Show links - Give us feedback!...
Sep 04, 2024•39 min•Ep. 254
In this episode, we reflect on the history, the present, and the future of low code/no-code, coding in general, and Copilots/Generative AI and LLMs. What does the job entail today, and will Copilots replace developers altogether? Some pleasant memories and a few horrifying realizations. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:39) - Show content starts. Show links - Give us feedback!...
Aug 28, 2024•39 min•Ep. 253
In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding the scope beyond just Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and similar Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:04) - Show content starts. Show links - Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft 365 - What's new in Microsoft Sentinel | Microsoft Learn - Face Check in...
Aug 21, 2024•26 min•Ep. 252
This week, we unpack Microsoft compliance. It can mean many things, and often different things to different people. How have we experienced compliance in practice? What tools, regulations, capabilities, and resources are there? What lessons have we learned? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:27) - Show content starts. Show links - CIS Azure Benchmark - Responsible AI Tools and Practices | Microsoft AI - Give us feedback!...
Aug 14, 2024•38 min•Ep. 251
We haven't talked about Microsoft Sentinel in a while. This week, we take a look at auxiliary logs - a new capability that Sentinel benefits from. What is it, and why and when should you use it? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:27) - Show content starts. Show links - Setting up auxiliary plan - Create a destination table using the API - Give us feedback!...
Aug 07, 2024•27 min•Ep. 250
This week, we talk about the modern security landscape, based on an infographic we saw floating around on LinkedIn. It's a great point to start conversations with decision makers and your teams to understand the wider security landscape, and which components on the Microsoft platforms that can help. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:33) - Show content starts. Show links - Post by Sameh Younis | LinkedIn - Cybersecurity Copilot blog by Sameh Younis (cybersecurity-copilot.com) - Ctrl+Alt+Azure ...
Jul 31, 2024•43 min•Ep. 249
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 Functions, Defender for Cloud, Windows VM and MFA, and many others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:54) - Show content starts. Show links - Public Preview: Continuous Performance Diagnostics for Windows VMs to enhance VM Troubleshooting - Windows Server 2025 Preview on Azure - MFA requirements update - Public previ...
Jul 24, 2024•26 min•Ep. 248
This week, we talk about Entra Suite. What is it? We tackled Entra ID plans previously, but now we have Entra Suite. What's included, who should get it, and how much does it cost? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:27) - Show content starts. Show links - Entra Suite - The Microsoft vision for a trust fabric | Microsoft Security Blog - Episode 235: Entra SSE - Give us feedback!...
Jul 17, 2024•31 min•Ep. 247
This week, as it's the summer holiday season, we discuss our plans for interesting Azure projects. What to study, try out, and what's a long-forgotten project to resume? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:36) - Show content starts. Show links - Azure Bastion Premium - Llama3 fine-tuning: Meta , Azure AI Studio - GrovePi Internet of Things Robot Kit - Give us feedback!...
Jul 10, 2024•29 min•Ep. 246
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!...
Jul 03, 2024•27 min•Ep. 245
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!...
Jun 26, 2024•23 min•Ep. 244
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 Endpo...
Jun 19, 2024•32 min•Ep. 243
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!...
Jun 12, 2024•24 min•Ep. 242
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!...
Jun 05, 2024•30 min•Ep. 241
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 Stud...
May 29, 2024•37 min•Ep. 240
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!...
May 22, 2024•43 min•Ep. 239
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 quant...
May 15, 2024•27 min•Ep. 238
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 o...
May 08, 2024•31 min•Ep. 237
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 &am...
May 01, 2024•23 min•Ep. 236
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!...
Apr 24, 2024•31 min•Ep. 235
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!...
Apr 17, 2024•28 min•Ep. 234
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...
Apr 10, 2024•36 min•Ep. 233
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 kn...
Apr 03, 2024•40 min•Ep. 232
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!...
Mar 27, 2024•32 min•Ep. 231
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 Azur...
Mar 20, 2024•26 min•Ep. 230
