This week, we review the Microsoft Digital Defense report 2025. We did the same for 2024 and 2023, so this time we'll look at what's interesting in the report and what to focus on from a security perspective. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:40) - Show content starts. Show links - Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2025 - Ctrl+Alt+Azure: Episode 275: Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024 - Ctrl+Alt+Azure: Episode 210: Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2023 - HackTheBox - Give us feedback!...
Oct 29, 2025•37 min•Ep. 314
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? (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:40) - Show content starts. Show links - Public preview: VM Customization in Azure: Disable Multithreading & Constrained Cores - Containerization Assist (GitHub) - Microsoft Azure Migration...
Oct 22, 2025•28 min•Ep. 313
Today, we talk about identity mistakes, with our guest, Stephan van Rooij. We learn about OWASP top 10, his project IdentityProxy and things to avoid when building custom solutions that revolve around identities. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:50) - Show content starts. Show links - Blog: https://svrooij.io - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/stephanvanrooij - IdentityProxy: https://github.com/svrooij/identityproxy - OWASP Top 10 - GitHub servers being migrated to Azure Feedback - Give us ...
Oct 15, 2025•36 min•Ep. 312
Today, we go through the three recommended and must-have alerts you should configure in all of your Azure tenants. We touch upon FinOps, security, a bit of WAF and CAF, and find out if we're using these recommendations ourselves. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:20) - Show content starts. Show links - Azure Quota Alerts (Preview): Still overlooked, but incredibly useful | Microsoft Community Hub Feedback - Give us feedback!...
Oct 08, 2025•31 min•Ep. 311
In this week's episode, we take a tour of Microsoft PowerToys in 2025. What's in there? What's new? Do we actually use these tools, or are they just gimmicks? (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (06:44) - Show content starts. Show links - Microsoft PowerToys Feedback - Give us feedback!...
Oct 01, 2025•23 min•Ep. 310
In this week's episode, we talk about our experiences with SharePoint and Project. Now that Project Online is going away, as well as SharePoint 2013-style Workflows, we discuss the options for moving to more modern capabilities, and why these are still very valid tools. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:58) - Show content starts. Show links - Project Online is retiring - SharePoint 2013 Workflow retirement - SharePoint 2013 Workflow Assessment Tool - SharePoint Workflow Manager Feedback - Giv...
Sep 24, 2025•30 min•Ep. 309
In this week's episode, we share ideas, experiences and lessons learned running AI workloads at home. On a laptop, in a custom-built AI rig, and everything in between! (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:37) - Show content starts. Show links - HuggingFace - Ollama & Open WebUI - LMStudio - Azure AI Foundry Local Feedback - Give us feedback!...
Sep 17, 2025•30 min•Ep. 308
This week, we dive deep into security-focused updates from Microsoft. As we've done with more generic tech updates, this time we'll focus on the interesting security updates from Microsoft. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:29) - Show content starts. Show links - RETIREMENT: Migration from Azure China CDN to Azure Front Door - PREVIEW: Custom block response codes and body for Application Gateway WAF - PREVIEW: Azure Bastion now supports connectivity to private AKS clusters via tunneling - PRE...
Sep 10, 2025•25 min•Ep. 307
Today, we take a look at Azure Storage Discovery. It's a new preview feature that gives you insights and actionable items across all your Storage Accounts. We discuss our experience using it and how to properly test its capabilities. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:25) - Show content starts. Show links - Azure Storage Demo Populator tool (GitHub) - Azure Storage Discovery - Pricing Feedback - Give us feedback!...
Sep 03, 2025•29 min•Ep. 306
Today, we'll take a look at something that is of the essence for anyone working with identities and the shift to the cloud. What is Group SOA, and why should you care? We reflect on the dependencies of Active Directory, the five stages of transformation, and what this capability will help you achieve. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (05:20) - Show content starts. Show links - Group SOA Provide feedback - Give us feedback!...
Aug 27, 2025•29 min•Ep. 305
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? (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:15) - Show content starts. Show links - Create Tenant Level Service Health Alerts (preview) - Azure Monitor | Microsoft Learn - AKS Updates - What is Azure App Testing? - Azure 128 & 192 v...
Aug 20, 2025•31 min•Ep. 304
Back in 2020 we did our first episode on Microsoft Sentinel. We feel it's time to revisit Sentinel after five years, and take a look at where it stands today. What's relevant, what's new, and what's happening with Sentinel? (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:29) - Show content starts. Show links - Microsoft Sentinel Quickstart - Sentinel Data Lake - Give us feedback!...
Aug 13, 2025•27 min•Ep. 303
In this week's episode, we break down Model Context Protocol, or MCP. What is it, why should you care, and how does it change your solutions? We discuss the concept, the architecture, and share our experiences working with MCP solutions. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:02) - Show content starts. Show links - MCP home: modelcontextprotocol.io - Use MCP: Connect to Remote MCP Servers - Build a server: Build an MCP Server - Build a client: Build an MCP Client - modelcontextprotocol/csharp-sdk:...
Aug 06, 2025•33 min•Ep. 302
In this week's episode, we'll take a look at n8n—the agentic workflow engine/tool/product/service. How does it compare to Power Platform, Azure Functions, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, and other similar offerings from Microsoft? Self-hosting vs. cloud-hosted? We also share lessons learned and other insights. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:44) - Show content starts. Show links - n8n.io - n8n GitHub Repo - n8n workflows Feedback - Give us feedback!...
Jul 30, 2025•31 min•Ep. 301
This is episode 300! Massive thank you and gratitude to everyone for tuning in over the years. We reflect a bit on the past 6 years of the show, and then we dive deep into security-focused updates from Microsoft. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:02) - Show content starts. Show links - What's new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud features | Microsoft Learn - Containers support matrix in Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn - Alerts for AI services - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Lear...
Jul 23, 2025•44 min•Ep. 300
In this week's episode, it's time to share insights and lessons learned from self-hosting stuff at home! We'll talk about the why and the what, and also some stuff that didn't work at all. You'll also hear about how to best service workloads from home, and what sort of equipment is needed. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:04) - Show content starts. Show links - Cloudflare Tunnel - Jussi's ipecho service - Give us feedback!...
Jul 16, 2025•39 min•Ep. 299
Today, we'll talk about AVNM, or Azure Virtual Network Manager, with insights from Microsoft's Jack Tracey. What is it, and why do you need it? We talk about mesh networks, routing, IP address management, AVNM with Azure Landing Zones, and more! (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (05:08) - Show content starts. Show links - What is AVNM? - Frequently asked questions about Azure Virtual Network Manager | Microsoft Learn - Azure Virtual Network Manager in Azure landing zones - Cloud Adoption Framewor...
Jul 09, 2025•46 min•Ep. 298
In this week's episode, we'll talk about vibe coding - the practice of writing code that prioritizes aesthetics, creativity, and personal expression. What's our experience on this? What tooling are we using? What does this mean for productivity? (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:14) - Show content starts. Show links - Mistral Small 3.2 Feedback - Give us feedback!...
Jul 02, 2025•41 min•Ep. 297
Today, we'll talk about Azure Landing Zones, with insights from Microsoft's Jack Tracey. What are landing zones, to be more exact? We touch topics on application and platform landing zones, networking, architectures, infrastructure as code, and many others. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (02:30) - Show content starts. Show links - Azure Landing Zones | Cloud Adoption Framework - Azure Landing Zone Accelerator - Azure Landing Zone Brownfield - Development environments - Give us feedback!...
Jun 25, 2025•47 min•Ep. 296
In this week's episode, we look at MCRA - the Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture. Updates were released in April 2025; we'll go through the updates and explain why MCRA matters. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (05:29) - Show content starts. Show links - Updated MCRA Feedback - Give us feedback!...
Jun 18, 2025•27 min•Ep. 295
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? (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (05:20) - Show content starts. Show links - Design, troubleshoot, and secure networks using Microsoft Copilot in Azure | Microsoft Learn - GA: Private subnet - Public preview: VM network troublesh...
Jun 11, 2025•30 min•Ep. 294
The future of generative AI might very well be agentic workloads. Fresh from Build 2025, we take a look at Agent IDs in Entra ID. What are they, and why would even need to know how they work? What's the difference from Enterprise Applications? We consider compliance, reporting, licensing and other aspects on Agent IDs. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:08) - Show content starts. Show links - Agent IDs announcement from Build 2025 - Give us feedback!...
Jun 04, 2025•28 min•Ep. 293
Today, we're taking an initial look at Azure Service Groups. We're already familiar with Resource Groups and have discussed Management Groups and governance in general in previous episodes over the years. Service Groups provide a new approach to governing and managing your resources operationally. We'll share our thoughts on governance, this new capability, and how it can be utilized. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:45) - Show content starts. Show links - Service Groups - Give us feedback!...
May 28, 2025•21 min•Ep. 292
* NOTE: It seems like Microsoft Teams recording messed up big time. This episode has an audio distortion issue around the 16-minute to 20-minute mark. Apologies! * This week, we'll have our initial reflections and thoughts from major Microsoft Build 2025 announcements. What caught our eye? It's AI all the way, but we find other aspects as well. Tobi shares some surprising news, and we also talk about future episodes now that we'll have a bit more time to dive deep into the new announcements. (00...
May 21, 2025•25 min•Ep. 291
This week, we'll tackle the basics of Azure AI Foundry. First, we'll talk about what it is and who it aims for. We will also walk you through the options and capabilities, like reviewing models, fine-tuning, and managing your data and indexes. We'll also consider the different aspects of building your apps before wrapping up with considerations on possible apps you could build. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:15) - Show content starts. Show links - Plan and manage costs for Azure AI Foundry...
May 14, 2025•37 min•Ep. 290
In this week's episode, we ponder what to expect from Microsoft Build 2025. Is it worth traveling to Seattle for the event, that takes place May 19-22? We reflect on the possible announcements, the breakout session topics, as well as the keynotes. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (04:56) - Show content starts. Show links - Microsoft Build 2025 - DEM554: Building Agents with Security Copilot - BRK231: Building Secure AI Agents with Microsoft Entra ID - BRK222: Windows AI Developer Workstations: O...
May 07, 2025•32 min•Ep. 289
This week, we take a look at Azure Review Checklists. Relatively unbeknownst to us, this interesting capability allows you to really supercharge the reviews on your Azure environments! (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:03) - Show content starts. Show links - Azure Review Checklists - Azure Resource Inventory - Give us feedback!...
Apr 30, 2025•31 min•Ep. 288
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? (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:45) - Show content starts. Show links - What's new in Microsoft Sentinel - What's new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud features - CDN Domain URL change for Agents in Pipelines - Azure DevOps Bl...
Apr 23, 2025•31 min•Ep. 287
This week, we're revisiting GitHub Copilot. We talked about it a few years ago, when it was fresh. Has anything changed? How are we using it? Prepare to be blown away by one specific capability now in preview. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:38) - Show content starts. Show links - GitHub Copilot - Visual Studio Code Insiders - Agent mode in GitHub Copilot - Give us feedback!...
Apr 16, 2025•37 min•Ep. 286
This week, we'll talk about services that are being deprecated, and what to think of that. How to best prepare when you get an announcement that something is going away? What are the business perspective, and the perspectives on security? (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:57) - Show content starts. Show links - Entra Permissions Management retirement - Azure AD B2C retirement - Remote Desktop App retirement - Give us feedback!...
Apr 09, 2025•33 min•Ep. 285
