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Ctrl+Alt+Azure284 - Understanding Network Security Perimeter in AzureThis week, we look at Network Security Perimeter, which is currently in public preview. It's a nifty capability for controlling inbound and outbound traffic for your PaaS resources.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(05:01) - Show content starts.Show links- Creating a network security perimeter in the Azure Portal - Tobias' device: ZTE U50, 5G Portable WiFi Hotspot (Amazon.se)- Give us feedback!
2025-04-0224 minCtrl+Alt+Azure278 - Microsoft Tech UpdatesIn 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, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:50) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure Data Studio retirement- DNSSEC in Azure DNS Public Zones- Deepseek-R1 in Azure AI FoundryMicrosoft Sentinel:- What's new in Microsoft Sentinel- Announcing Public Preview: New...
2025-02-1923 minCtrl+Alt+Azure271 - Microsoft Tech UpdatesIn 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, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:14) - Show content starts.Show links- Sign-up form for WAF on Application Gateway for Containers- Azure Automation limits and quotas- Migrate to Azure CDN from Edtio to Azure Front Door- Microsoft 365 network connectivity test...
2025-01-0129 minCtrl+Alt+Azure266 - Our three picks from Microsoft Ignite 2024 announcementsIn this week's episode, we discuss three very exciting announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2024. What did we learn, and what are the expectations for the future based on these announcements? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:40) - Show content starts.Show links- Introducing Microsoft Copilot actions, new agents, and tools to empower IT- Introducing new agents in Microsoft 365- Azure LocalFind us on Bluesky:- Tobias Zimmergren (@zimmergren.net) — Bluesky- Jussi Roine • Microsoft MVP (@jussiroine.com...
2024-11-2732 minCtrl+Alt+Azure264 - Microsoft Tech UpdatesIn 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.(04:15) - Show content starts.Show links- Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager user-defined route (UDR) management- Generally Available: FinOps toolkit 0.6 - September 2024- Bluesky.ms- Bastion Developer SKU- Themes by Copilot in Outlook
2024-11-1329 minCtrl+Alt+Azure263 - Hey there, Windows Server 2025!This week, we take a look at Windows Server 2025, which was released just recently. Who needs it? What are the new and exciting features? What's our experience running it so far? Also, Tobias asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:28) - Show content starts.Show linksFind us on Bluesky social:- Tobias Zimmergren — Bluesky - Jussi Roine — Bluesky - Windows Server 2025 GA- Windows Server 2025 documentationWe want feedback!- Give us feedback!
2024-11-0633 minCtrl+Alt+Azure261 - A look at the NIST AI RMF playbookThis week, we digest the NIST AI RMF Playbook and dive into what the four functions are, and share a few thoughts on what we think about this framework. Also, Tobias asks Jussi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:10) - Show content starts.Show links- ESPC 2024 discount code (100 EUR): CtrlAltAzure - get your tickets here: https://www.sharepointeurope.com/- NIST AI RMF PlaybookWe want feedback!- Give us feedback!
2024-10-2336 minCtrl+Alt+Azure257 - On productivityIn 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!
2024-09-2550 minCtrl+Alt+Azure255 - Reliability in the Well-Architected Framework with Bastian UlkeWe'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 Operational Excellence pillar in the Azure Well-Architected Framework with Bastian Ulke - Give...
2024-09-1142 minCtrl+Alt+Azure220 - When to use what with generative AI?In this episode, Tobias and Jussi reflect a bit on options for building Generative AI with the lens of available studios like the Azure AI Studio and the Microsoft Copilot Studio. Jussi also asks Tobias a question about useless things you'd have an endless supply of.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(01:53) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure AI Studio- Microsoft Copilot Studio- Using Ollama (Jussi)- LM Studio
2024-01-1031 minCtrl+Alt+Azure213 - Reflections from Microsoft Ignite 2023Microsoft pushes into chip manufacturing, we heard about new chips like Azure Maia and Azure Cobalt. There's also the Azure AI Studio, all the new and updated Microsoft Copilots, the updated Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (MCRA), Microsoft Cloud PKI, The Windows App, and more. Tobias asks Jussi an unexpected question about being turned into a cat.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:18) - Show content starts.Show links- Announcing Azure AI Studio preview (microsoft.com)- Azure AI Studio: ai.azure.com- Copilots: See them all in the Book of...
2023-11-2232 minCtrl+Alt+Azure210 - Reflecting on the Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2023In 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)- Wha...
2023-11-0143 min
Ctrl+Alt+Azure182 - Expectations on Microsoft Build 2023In 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
2023-04-1926 min
Ctrl+Alt+Azure172 - Azure UpdatesWe 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...
2023-02-0821 min
Ctrl+Alt+Azure164 - Get certified as a Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300)(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...
2022-12-1436 min
Ctrl+Alt+Azure161 - Design for sustainability with the Azure Well-Architected Framework(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:00) - Show content starts.Show links- Welcome | Learn Green Software- Sustainability workloads - Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework | Microsoft Learn- Build sustainable solutions on Azure and save money (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
2022-11-2329 min
Ctrl+Alt+Azure159 - Celebrating 3 years of Ctrl+Alt+Azure(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:02) - Show content starts.Show links: Guest episodes- 009 - Thinking about remote access options for VMs- 036 - All things Security with Sami Laiho- 021 - Talking about Azure Sentinel with Maarten Goet- 072 - Ignite recap with Martijn- 080 - Exploring Azure Arc with Thomas Maurer- 109 - Azure Policy as Code with Jesse Loudon- 155 - Building Mission-Critical workloads on Azure with Martin SimecekShow links: Favorite episodes- 001...
2022-11-0938 min
Ctrl+Alt+Azure151 - Back to basics: Securing Azure in 3 steps(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:47) - Show content starts.Show links- Overview of Defender for Cloud (Microsoft Docs)- Microsoft Entra (Microsoft Docs)- Overview of PIM (Microsoft Docs)- Jussi with his new reading glasses (Twitter)Bonus links:- Favorite security-focused open-source workbooks for Azure Monitor and Microsoft Sentinel (Zimmergren)- Track your Secure Score over time in Azure (Zimmergren)SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Sovelto.We at Sovelto support your personal growth, keep your Azure skills up to date and...
2022-09-1431 minCtrl+Alt+Azure128 - 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)SPONSORThis 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.c...
2022-04-0637 minCtrl+Alt+Azure122 - 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)SPONSORThis 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...
2022-02-2338 minCtrl+Alt+Azure116 - 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)- AutoML lab (Microsoft Learn)
2022-01-1241 minCtrl+Alt+Azure115 - We took the Azure Load Testing service for a spinShow links- Overview of Azure Load Testing (Microsoft Docs)- Apache JMeter downloads (Apache)- Using the Azure Load Testing service (Tobias Zimmergren)SPONSORThis 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!
2022-01-0548 minCtrl+Alt+Azure109 - Azure Policy as Code with Jesse LoudonGuest: Jesse LoudonJesse 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 Extension for Visual Studio Code (Microsoft Docs)- AzAdvertizer (AzAdvertizer.net)- AzGovViz - Azure G...
2021-11-2440 minCtrl+Alt+Azure102 - Where do you store your application config data?Introduction to Azure App Configuration for Developers with C# .NET Core (Zimmergren)Azure App Configuration (Microsoft Docs)
2021-10-0633 minCtrl+Alt+Azure098 - Get certified as a Security Operations Analyst with the SC-200 examThe SC-200 exam (Microsoft Docs)The SC-200 course (Microsoft Docs)All Microsoft courses (Microsoft)Get certified on Azure Security with AZ-500 (Ctrl+Alt+Azure)Talking about Azure Sentinel with Maarten Goet (Ctrl+Alt+Azure)Understanding and getting started with Azure Sentinel (Jussi)All posts on Azure Sentinel (Tobias Zimmergren)Visualize Log Analytics data ingestion using Azure Sentinel (Tobias Zimmergren)Discover sensitive Key Vault operations with Azure Sentinel (Tobias Zimmergren
2021-09-0846 minCtrl+Alt+Azure092 - What's up with Application InsightsAzure AD authentication for App Insights (Microsoft Docs)Work item integration (Microsoft Docs)Availability tests overview (Microsoft Docs)Using Azure Application Insights to monitor for expiring SSL certificates (Jussi)Downtime, SLA and outages workbook (Microsoft Docs)Alert based smart detection for App Insights (Microsoft Docs)Easily create tickets from Azure Monitor to Azure DevOps or GitHub (Tobias)
2021-07-2847 minCtrl+Alt+Azure087 - Get certified on Azure Security with AZ-500AZ-500 (Microsoft Docs)Free learning resources for AZ-500 (MS Learn)AZ-500 labs (GitHub)Passing AZ-500: Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate (Zimmergren)
2021-06-2344 min2021-03-1744 minCtrl+Alt+Azure072 - Ignite recap with MartijnMartijn Brant on TwitterMartijn Brant on LinkedInScheveningenCatch up on IgniteIgnite: Book of NewsCertificate renewalMicrosoft MeshAzure Bicep v0.3Windows Server 2022Windows Admin Center with Azure PortalDevice Update for Azure IoT HubAzure PerceptAzure Route ServerAzure Resource MoverAzure Backup Center
2021-03-1057 minCtrl+Alt+Azure071 - Briefly chatting about Security Operations in Azure041 - Optimize your workloads with the Azure Well-Architected Framework021 - Talking about Azure Sentinel with Maarten Goet
2021-03-0337 min2021-02-2437 minCtrl+Alt+Azure069 - Printing is still a thing - a look at Universal PrintBuilding a print-anywhere setup using Universal Printing and an old HP LaserJet (Jussi)Removing a print connector (Microsoft Docs)
2021-02-1728 minCtrl+Alt+Azure068 - Azure updatesPrevent Shared Key Authorization for an Azure Storage Account (Microsoft Docs)Azure Cache for Redis Event Grid Overview (Microsoft Docs)Secure backend services using client certificate authentication in Azure API Management (Microsoft Docs)Security Center Preview Updates January 2021 (Microsoft Docs)Security Center GA Updates January 2021 (Microsoft Docs)General availability: Soft delete for Azure file shares is now on by default for new storage accounts (Microsoft Docs)Append blob support for Azure Data Lake Storage is now in limited public preview (Microsoft Docs)New Azure Monitor Agent available on latest Linux distros and new regions (Microsoft Docs)General availability: Stop/start...
2021-02-1027 minCtrl+Alt+Azure067 - End-to-end testing with Playwright on AzureLoad test projects in VS2019 (Micrsooft Docs)Playwright GitHub repoBrowserless.ioSeleniumCreating a custom Azure Function on Linux using a custom container (Microsoft Docs)
2021-02-0326 minCtrl+Alt+Azure066 - Azure UpdatesEncryption of backup data using Customer-Managed Keys (CMK) (Microsoft Docs)View changes at scale with Application Change Analysis (Azure)Azure Security Center - News and Updates for December 2020 (Azure)Intro to flow logging for NSGs (Microsoft Docs)ARM template support for NSG flow logs (Microsoft Blog)Deploy and manage NSG Flow Logs using Azure Policy (Microsoft Docs)Chile Azure region announcement (Microsoft Blog)
2021-01-2723 minCtrl+Alt+Azure065 - Design for transient faults in AzureTransient Fault Handling (Microsoft Docs)Error handling for resilient applications in Azure (Microsoft Docs)Retry Guidance for specific Azure Services (Microsoft Docs)Retry Pattern (Microsoft Docs)Overview of the Reliability pillar in the Azure Well-Architected Framework (Microsoft Docs)
2021-01-2036 minCtrl+Alt+Azure064 - Getting started with machine learning using LobeLobeHow to train with TensorFlow (Microsoft Docs)How to deploy a local container notebook (Microsoft Docs)How to deploy machine learning models with TensorFlowBuilding a machine learning model with Lobe, easily (Jussi)
2021-01-1324 minCtrl+Alt+Azure063 - Azure updatesCreate a Zone-redundant Azure Container Registry (Microsoft Docs)App Service Environment v3 now available in Public Preview (Azure Updates)App Configuration is now GA in China and US Gov (Azure Updates)Azure Functions in Any Language with Custom Handlers (Microsoft Tech Community)Five more services available in Azure free services (Azure Updates)Digital Twins is GA (Azure Updates)Azure Stack HCI is GA (Azure Updates)Azure Stack HCI CatalogAzure Storage account recovery portal (Azure Updates)
2021-01-0627 minCtrl+Alt+Azure062 - Finding your way with Azure MapsAzure Maps overview (Microsoft Docs)Creator Preview (Microsoft Docs)
2020-12-3026 minCtrl+Alt+Azure061 - Azure updates29 preview recommendations in Azure Security Benchmark NIST SP 800 171 R2 added to the regulatory compliance dashboard Recommendations list now includes filters Auto provisioning experience improved and expanded Secure score is now available in continuous export (preview) "System updates should be installed on your machines" recommendation now includes sub-recommendations Policy management page in the Azure portal now shows status of default policy assignmentsAzure Storage Account Blob inventory (Microsoft Docs) Implement Azure Policy as Code with GitHub (Microsoft Docs) Understanding provisioning for Premium file shares (Microsoft Docs) Azure Purview (Microsoft Docs) Anti-virus logs in App Service logs (App Service Blog) Updates to Logic Apps runtim...
2020-12-2330 minCtrl+Alt+Azure060 - FinOps with Azure with Tamás GémesiTamás Gémesi on LinkedInFinOps FoundationIntroduction to FinOps courseCost Management (Microsoft)Azure VM comparisonCloud Economics v2.0: The FinOps HandbookShareGate OvercastCloud Custodian
2020-12-1648 minCtrl+Alt+Azure059 - Azure in Space?Microsoft Azure SpaceThe announcement on Azure SpaceIntroducing Azure OrbitalAzure Orbital docsI am interested in Azure Orbital
2020-12-0929 minCtrl+Alt+Azure058 - Azure UpdatesAnnouncing ASP.NET Core in .NET 5 (Microsoft ASP.NET Blog)Azure Cache for Redis (Microsoft Azure)Azure Cosmos DB serverless (Microsoft Docs)Azure Advisor (Microsoft Docs)Azure Firewall DNS settings (Microsoft Docs)Use FQDN filtering in network rules (Microsoft Docs)Create Bing Search resource through Azure Marketplace (Microsoft Docs)At-scale migration automation support with Azure Migrate and Azure PowerShell (Microsoft Azure)Oracle WebLogic Server on Azure Kubernetes Service (Microsoft Azure)Azure Machine Learning updates (Microsoft Azure)QnA Maker Deep Learning (Microsoft Azure)Reduced vCPU VMs (Microsoft Azure)
2020-12-0230 minCtrl+Alt+Azure057 - Azure Policy and Azure Key Vault integrationIntegrate Azure Key Vault with Azure Policy (Microsoft Docs)Built-in Azure Policies for Azure Key Vault (Microsoft Docs)
2020-11-2531 minCtrl+Alt+Azure056 - News in Azure, November 2020Enforce a minimum required version of Transport Layer Security (TLS) for incoming requests (Microsoft Docs)Integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure Policy (Microsoft Docs)Visual Studio Code extension diagnostics + periscope (Azure Updates)App Service Discount for Premium Plans (Azure Updates)Generate a new function app from an OpenAPI specification (Azure Updates)Grant permission to applications to access an Azure key vault using Azure RBAC (Microsoft Docs)Monitoring Key Vault with Azure Event Grid (Microsoft Docs)Get notified of changes in Azure Key Vault by using Event Grid (Zimmergren)Azure Modular Datacenter (Microsoft)New datacenter: Taiwan, and Greece (Microsoft)SQL Server...
2020-11-1828 minCtrl+Alt+Azure055 - A few thoughts on event-based automation with AzureBest Practices for building Azure Functions (Zimmergren)Reflections on Azure Logic Apps (Ctrl+Alt+Azure Podcast)Event Grid message delivery and retry (Microsoft Docs)Subscription and tenant limits / throttling (Microsoft Docs)
2020-11-1136 minCtrl+Alt+Azure054 - Linux on Windows with WSL 2Sideloading a custom Linux distroBuilding a local WordPress test environment using Windows 10, Docker Desktop, and WSL 2 (Jussi)Installing WSL 2 (Microsoft Docs)
2020-11-0425 minCtrl+Alt+Azure053 - Backups using the new Azure Backup CenterAzure Backup Center announcement (Microsoft)Support matrix for Backup Center (Microsoft Docs)Overview of Azure Backup Center (Microsoft Docs)
2020-10-2829 minCtrl+Alt+Azure052 - Recommendations if we started working with Azure today!Get Started Guide for Azure Developers (Microsoft Docs)Developing with Azure Resource Manager - Azure Resource Explorer (Zimmergren)Microsoft Architecture Center (Microsoft Docs)Microsoft Learn - Azure (Microsoft Docs)What is Azure Active Directory? (Microsoft Docs)
2020-10-2127 minCtrl+Alt+Azure051 - Digesting announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2020.NET 5 RC1 (Microsoft Devblogs)Azure Private Marketplace (Microsoft Docs)Azure SQL Edge (Microsoft Docs)Azure Logic Apps updates (Microsoft Techcommunity)Azure Resource Mover (Microsoft Docs)022 - Getting Started with Azure Arc, the modern Group Policies (Ctrl+Alt+Azure episode)Azure Arc updates (Microsoft)Azure Backup Center (Microsoft Docs)Azure Backup Center Support Matrix (Microsoft Docs)
2020-10-1436 minCtrl+Alt+Azure050 - First look at Azure Communication ServicesOverview of Azure Communication Services (Microsoft)Microsoft Mechanics video on the service (Youtube)Get a phone number (Microsoft)Events supported by ACS (Microsoft)Hero sample on group chat (Microsoft)
2020-10-0734 minCtrl+Alt+Azure049 - Security News from Microsoft Ignite September 2020Azure Automanage (Microsoft)Azure Sentinel Updates (Microsoft)Microsoft Compliance Manager (Microsoft)Microsoft Compliance Manager Licensing and Terms (Microsoft)
2020-09-3028 minCtrl+Alt+Azure048 - Azure News in September, Part 1Testing application fault resiliencyAutomate Always On availability group deployments with SQL Virtual Machine resource providerAzure Cache for Visual Studio Code Extension (Preview)ASC: Security principals recommendationAKS: CVE-2020-8559 information (GitHub)Durable Functions v2.3.0 (GitHub)
2020-09-2324 minCtrl+Alt+Azure047 - Managing the crops with Azure FarmBeatsAzure FarmBeats announcement (Microsoft)Overview of Azure FarmBeats (Microsoft)Integrating with Azure FarmBeats (Microsoft)Building a Translator component (Microsoft)
2020-09-1629 minCtrl+Alt+Azure046 - Azure Static Web Apps with Elio StruyfElio's blogPimp Your Own Device webshop for stickers!Visual Studio Code extension for Front MatterAzure Static Web Apps Preview (Microsoft)Static website hosting on Azure Storage (Microsoft)
2020-09-0935 minCtrl+Alt+Azure045 - Azure News in August 2020 - Part 2Access Kubernetes resources from the Azure Portal (Microsoft Docs)Audit Logs of Azure Monitor logs queries now available (Microsoft Docs)Line numbers in Log Analytics query editor (Azure Updates)What's new in PowerShell 7.0 (Microsoft Docs)Azure Cloud Shell Repository (GitHub).NET Framework 4.8 Release Notes (GitHub)NFS 3.0 protocol support in Azure Blob storage (Microsoft Docs)
2020-09-0238 minCtrl+Alt+Azure044 - Common approaches to building an API in AzureAPI Design ebook (Microsoft)APIs + Microservices ebook (Microsoft)Create an Azure AD protected API (Christos Matskas)Visual Studio Code (Preview) extension for Azure API Management (Microsoft)
2020-08-2644 minCtrl+Alt+Azure043 - Azure News in August 2020 - Part 1Azure Cloud Shell can run in an isolated virtual network (preview)Azure Firewall Manager is now generally availableEight new recommendations to enable threat protection featuresContainer security improvements - faster registry scanning and refreshed documentationVulnerability assessment for virtual machines is now available for non-marketplace imagesChoose to allow or disallow blob public access on Azure Storage accountsAll Azure updates (Microsoft)
2020-08-1932 minCtrl+Alt+Azure042 - Migrate away with Azure MigrateAzure Migrate Overview (Microsoft)Getting started with Azure Migrate: Migrating an on-premises Hyper-V Virtual Machine to Azure (Jussi)Migrate to the Cloud with Azure Migrate (e-book, Microsoft)Cloud Migration Simplified: A new framework for migrating infrastructure, data, and applications (e-book, Microsoft)Azure Migrate in Cloud Adoption Framework (Jussi)
2020-08-1236 minCtrl+Alt+Azure041 - Optimize your workloads with the Azure Well-Architected FrameworkAzure Well-Architected Framework (Microsoft)Download the framework as a single PDF (Microsoft)Cloud Adoption Framework (Microsoft)A blog post announcing the Azure Well-Architected Framework (Microsoft)
2020-08-0532 minCtrl+Alt+Azure040 - What is DevTest Labs?Try out DevTest LabsPricing (it's free)Building the perfect remote workstation in the cloud (Jussi)How to configure a lab (Microsoft)
2020-07-2922 minCtrl+Alt+Azure039 - Embracing Azure Container InstancesAzure Container Instances (ACI) and Secrets - Creating secret volumes and consume secrets using C# .NET Core (Zimmergren)Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Secrets - Using Secure Environment Variables (Zimmergren)Azure Container Instances - C# .NET Core apps running as containers in your private Azure Container Registry (Zimmergren)Building a .NET Core API, host it in Azure Container Instances from a private Container Registry and enable HTTPS using Application Gateway (Jussi + Tobias)Best Practices for security in Azure Container Registry (Zimmergren)An adventure in containers and command-line tools: Running MongoDB in Azure (Jussi)
2020-07-2228 minCtrl+Alt+Azure038 - Remote development with Visual Studio CodeVisual Studio Code (Microsoft)VSCode remote development (Microsoft)Remote development extension for VSCode (Microsoft)Developing remotely on Raspberry Pi 4 and Linux using Visual Studio Code (Jussi)
2020-07-1522 minCtrl+Alt+Azure037 - Discussing the Chaos Engineering methodologyChaos Monkey (Netflix)Chaos Monkey docs (Netflix)Chaos Engineering (Wikipedia)
2020-07-0829 minCtrl+Alt+Azure036 - All things Security with Sami LaihoAppLocker (Microsoft)KnowBe4BeyondTrustPolicyPakCyberArkBitlocker (Microsoft)Sami on Twitter Sami's blogsSamiLaiho.com
2020-07-0146 minCtrl+Alt+Azure035 - Running background jobs in the cloudRun background tasks with WebJobs in Azure App Service (Microsoft)How to run business logic as background jobs in Microsoft Azure (Jussi)Background jobs guidance (Microsoft)Azure Batch (Microsoft)
2020-06-2432 minCtrl+Alt+Azure034 - Measuring your Developer VelocityDeveloper Velocity Assessment tool (Microsoft)What is Developer Velocity (Microsoft)A look at Developer Velocity (Jussi)
2020-06-1726 minCtrl+Alt+Azure033 - Governance with the Azure Resource GraphUse the Azure Resource Graph to improve your Azure Governance game (Zimmergren)Using Azure Application Change Analysis to discover configuration changes in Azure services (Zimmergren)Using the Azure Portal to run Resource Graph queries (Microsoft)Using PowerShell to run Resource Graph queries (Microsoft)Using the Azure CLI to run Resource Graph queries (Microsoft)Understanding the Azure Resource Graph query language (Microsoft)Azure Resource Graph - Get resource changes (Microsoft)
2020-06-1028 minCtrl+Alt+Azure032 - Favorite announcements from Microsoft Build 2020Build 2020 sessions on-demandVisual Studio Code: Azure ExtensionsStatic Web AppsWindows Terminal 1.0 is GA nowYAML CD Pipelines are GA nowNew Consent controls in public preview (Tobias)Windows Package Manager (Tobias)Recap of announcements from Microsoft Build 2020 key segment session (Jussi)Microsoft Build: Reflections on the announcements and digital experience (Jussi)
2020-06-0331 min
Ctrl+Alt+Azure031 - How we turned a coffee call into a website analytics solution on AzureThe last tracker was just removed from Basecamp.comBuilding a simple analytics and tracking solution for the web using Azure Storage (Jussi)What is a tracking pixel?
2020-05-2727 minCtrl+Alt+Azure030 - Briefly chatting about Azure Front DoorAzure Front Door overview (Microsoft)Azure Front Door POP (Microsoft)Azure Front Door Rules Engine (Microsoft) Preview
2020-05-2035 minCtrl+Alt+Azure029 - What is Azure Web Application Firewall?About Application Gateways (Microsoft)Manager web traffic with an application gateway using Azure PowerShell (Microsoft)Autoscaling and zone-redundant AG V2 (Microsoft)Building a .NET Core API, host it in Azure Container Instances from a private Container Registry and enable HTTPS using Application Gateway (Tobi & Jussi)
2020-05-1333 minCtrl+Alt+Azure028 - Succeeding with Azure DNSThe history of Microsoft DNS ServerWhat is Azure DNS? (Microsoft)Creating a private DNS zone (Microsoft)Building a simple and secure DNS updater for Azure DNS using Raspberry Pi and Azure Functions (Jussi)
2020-05-0643 minCtrl+Alt+Azure027 - All things GitHubGitHubGitHub LabMultiple Teams client launcher on GitHub (Marko Loukkaanhuhta)
2020-04-2939 minCtrl+Alt+Azure026 - Succeeding with Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)Cloud Adoption Framework (Microsoft)Strategy skills (Microsoft)
2020-04-2247 minCtrl+Alt+Azure025 - Azure Policies - the how, the what, and the why?Azure Policy (Microsoft)Built-in policies (Microsoft)Building policies (Microsoft)Azure RBAC (Microsoft)Azure Policy Extensions for VS CodeLighthouse integration with Azure Policy
2020-04-1539 minCtrl+Alt+Azure024 - Azure Governance - the overviewAzure Governance overview (Microsoft)Azure Management Groups (Microsoft)Azure Resource Graph (Microsoft)Azure Blueprints (Microsoft)Azure Policy (Microsoft)Azure Cost Management + Billing (Microsoft)Overcast (ShareGate)Jussi's book on Azure Governance (ShareGate)A recent webinar recording on Azure Governance by Jussi and Stephane Lapointe (ShareGate, again!)Building a hybrid governance solution using Azure Arc (Jussi)Azure Lighthouse – managing customer Azure tenants as a Service Provider (Jussi)Using VSCode to create ARM templates (Microsoft)
2020-04-0838 minCtrl+Alt+Azure023 - The basics of Azure CDN, and how you can protect itAzure CDN documentation (Microsoft)Azure Cache for Redis (Microsoft)Creating a WAF policy for Azure CDN (Microsoft)Sankohiipiminen (Water bucket sneaking - a competition!)Web Application Firewall overview (Microsoft)
2020-04-0136 minCtrl+Alt+Azure022 - Getting Started with Azure Arc, the modern Group PoliciesAzure Arc for servers - PREVIEW (Microsoft)Onboarding servers to Azure Arc (Microsoft)Introducing Azure Arc (Ignite session)Manage hybrid servers using Azure Arc (Thomas Maurer and Donovan Brown)Building a hybrid governance solution using Azure Arc (Jussi)
2020-03-2534 minCtrl+Alt+Azure021 - Talking about Azure Sentinel with Maarten GoetMaarten Goet (Twitter) Building a monitoring solution for Power Platform events using PowerShell, C#, Azure Log Analytics, and Azure Sentinel (Jussi) Understanding and getting started with Azure Sentinel (Jussi) Monitoring Office 365 tenants with Azure Sentinel (Tobias) Design considerations Not your daddy's SplunkThreat Hunting with Jupyter Access and authorizations for the enterprise AzSentinel PowerShell module blog AzSentinel GitHub Maarten's blog
2020-03-1837 minCtrl+Alt+Azure020 - Powering your apps with Azure Cognitive ServicesCognitive Services overview (Microsoft)Cognitive Services language support (Microsoft)Container support (Microsoft)Pricing (Microsoft)Language Understanding (LUIS) (Microsoft)Custom Vision (Microsoft)
2020-03-1139 minCtrl+Alt+Azure019 - Understanding the basics of Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)AKS in brief (Microsoft)AKS - The Big Picture (Pluralsight - might require a subscription to view)Team Development on Kubernetes - Azure Dev Spaces (Microsoft)Introduction to Azure Dev Spaces (Microsoft)Tip: Quickly switching context between multiple clusters in Azure Kubernetes Services with cmder aliases (Tobias Zimmergren)Processing data from SQLite hosted in an Azure File share, running in Azure Kubernetes Services (Tobias Zimmergren)Mount an Azure Storage File Share to containers in Azure Kubernetes Services (Tobias Zimmergren)
2020-03-0431 minCtrl+Alt+Azure018 - Talking about securing your Azure Container Registry (ACR)Best Practices for security in Azure Container Registry (Tobias Zimmergren)RBAC Roles and Permissions (Microsoft)ACR and Security Center integration (Microsoft)Authenticate with an Azure Container Registry (Microsoft)Authenticate to ACR with Managed Identities (Microsoft)Repository-scoped Permissions for ACR (Microsoft)Content trust in Azure Container Registry (Microsoft)Content trust and Azure DevOps (Microsoft)Azure Container Registry Unleashed – ACR up and running (Thorsten Hans)Content trust in Docker (Docker)
2020-02-2639 minCtrl+Alt+Azure017 - Planning and designing perimeter security in AzureReference Enterprise Design for Azure Network Security (Microsoft)Load balancing overview (Flowchart decision tree guide) (Microsoft)Azure DDoS Protection Standard overview (Microsoft)Web Application Firewall on Azure Application Gateway (Microsoft)Azure Front Door (Microsoft)Secure remote access solutions for Azure Virtual Machines (Jussi)
2020-02-1938 minCtrl+Alt+Azure016 - Migrating SQL Server databases to Azure SQLMigrating SQL Server 2008 databases to Azure SQL (Jussi)Data Migration Assistant (Microsoft)Azure Database migration guide (Microsoft)Tutorial on migrating data to Azure SQL (Microsoft)Anonymizing and masking sensitive data in SQL databases before migrating to Azure SQL (Jussi)
2020-02-1240 minCtrl+Alt+Azure015 - A brief overview of Application InsightsIn this episode we explore what Application Insights can help us with in Azure, and how it can monitor and help us troubleshoot our applications and systems in the cloud. Show notes:What is Application Insights? (Microsoft)Retrieve logs from Application Insights programmatically with .NET Core (Tobias Zimmergren)
2020-02-0533 minCtrl+Alt+Azure014 - Let's talk about Azure DevOps and embracing DevSecOpsShow notes:Azure DevOps (Microsoft)Secure DevOps (Microsoft Security Engineering)Embrace a Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) for Azure (Zimmergren.net)Automate Azure DevOps code security analysis with the Microsoft Security Code Analysis extension (Zimmergren.net)Get started with Azure DevOps (Microsoft Learn)
2020-01-2934 minCtrl+Alt+Azure013 - Battle of the Azure Command Line - CLI, PowerShell, Windows Terminal, what more?Show notes:Azure Cloud Shell via shell.azure.comAzure Account extension for Visual Studio CodeAzure Portal (mobile app): iOS, AndroidNokia N900Azure PowerShell 'Az' moduleUsing PowerShell in Visual Studio CodeA blog post from Tobias and Jussi with some fine examples on scripting (Zimmergren.net)WSL 2 deployment guideWindows Terminal (Store install), GitHub reporesources.azure.com Cmder (Tobias' choice of command line environment)Installing the Azure CLI in Visual Studio Code (Zimmergren.net)Running the Azure CLI using Bash on Ubuntu, in Windows 10 (Zimmergren.net)
2020-01-2231 minCtrl+Alt+Azure012 - Azure IoT Hub and Raspberry PiFollow along when we talk about IoT, and how to build the Internet of Things-solutions on Azure. We talk about the devices, the services and approaches you can use to build scalable IoT solutions easilyShow links:Exam AZ-220: Microsoft Azure IoT Developer (beta)Azure IoT HubRaspberry Pi 4Raspberry Pi Zero WRead Azure IoT Hub device-to-cloud messages from the built-in and custom endpointsUse Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code to build IoT Plug and Play devices
2020-01-1532 minCtrl+Alt+Azure011 - Considerations and Good Practices for Azure DevelopersFollow along when we talk a bit about considerations and practices for Azure development at scale. Performance, caching, redundancies and more - some good tips for thinking before kicking off development. Show notes:Azure Application Architecture (Microsoft)Building scalable cloud systems with great performance using Azure Cache for Redis (Zimmergren)Caching Best Practices (Microsoft)Cloud Design Patterns (Microsoft)Run background tasks with WebJobs in Azure App Service (Microsoft)Using Azure Automate to run PowerShell runbooks (Microsoft)Reflections on Logic Apps (Ctrl+Alt+Azure episode 006)
2020-01-0840 minCtrl+Alt+Azure010 - Thoughts about Azure Security Center essentialsAzure Security Center overview Pricing Microsoft Secure Score Identity Governance Azure Advisor
2019-12-2547 minCtrl+Alt+Azure009 - Thinking about remote access options for VMsTag along for this episode where we're talking about remote access options for VMs, and the joys of traveling around the world to talk about Azure. Show notes:Tiago Cost (Twitter, Linkedin)Tiago's courses on Linkedin Learning: Scaling Applications with Microsoft Azure Developing Long-Running Tasks with Microsoft Azure Azure for Developers: Implementing and Developing Functions Azure Administration: Implement and Manage Application Services The Maersk articleAzure Bastion HostJussi's walkthrough of getting started with Azure Bastion HostJust-In-Time VM accessJust-In-Time VM access pricing detailsPowerShell DSCPets vs. Cattle analogyWindows Admin CenterRun Azure Cloud Shell in Windows Admin Center (Thomas...
2019-12-1849 minCtrl+Alt+Azure008 - Our favorite tools for Azure professionals and developersTag along for this episode where we're talking about the tools we like with Azure, and what happens when you accidentally delete a Web App in production. Show notes:Azurespeed.com and fast.comAzure HeatmapAzure Pricing CalculatorAzure CLI CurlPostman & FiddlerScreenshotting: Greenshot / SnagIt / Windows 10Windows TerminalResources.azure.comVisual Studio Code + PowerShell extensionAzure RoadmapAzure ArchitecturesAzure Storage ExplorerAzCopyAzure Portal App
2019-12-1149 minCtrl+Alt+Azure007 - Thoughts on how to get started with Azure developmentIn this episode we dive into a discussion around developing on Azure. Whether you're just getting started, or a seasoned developer, we'll take a look at what's involved when you want to start building solutions on Azure. Tag along for this episode where we're reflecting a bit on what's essential in developing solutions on Azure!Show links:Visual Studio OnlineAzure Pricing Calculator How Azure pricing worksGet Visual Studio 2019
2019-12-0448 minCtrl+Alt+Azure006 - Reflections on Azure Logic AppsIn this episode we dive into a discussion around Logic Apps. What are they, what differs Logic Apps from things like Flow or Azure Functions? When do you use what? Do you know the costs involved? What about recurring Logic Apps and the involved cost? … and what about custom code in my Logic Apps?Links:Automating tasks with Logic AppsLogic Apps pricing modelShort (28 min) intro to building solutions with Logic AppsServerless and Logic Apps
2019-11-2733 minCtrl+Alt+Azure005 - Talking about how to master Microsoft Azure certificationsTobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine talks about Microsoft Azure Certifications, and different angles on if they are still important, what the experience is today versus in the past, differences between beta- and released exams and a lot more. Links:Role-Based Certification Exams (Microsoft)How to prepare and succeed with exams (Jussi Roine)
2019-11-2042 minCtrl+Alt+Azure004 - Interesting news from the Microsoft Ignite keynotesProject Cortex. Azure Synapse. Democratizing AI. Entitlement Management. A lot of announcements took place during the Microsoft Ignite 2019 week in Orlando, and we're digesting some of our favorite ones in this episode.Show links:Azure Security Center updatesAdding TLS certs for App ServiceCloud Adoption FrameworkPre-registration for Ignite 2020Jussi's new book: Azure GovernanceProject CortexVision Keynote with Satya NadellaJussi's recap of the Vision KeynoteMaarten Eekels' Podcast with Jussi and Benjamin Niaulin from IgniteAzure Synapse AnalyticsDemocratizing AISpotify democratizes content creation with Azure AI
2019-11-1346 minCtrl+Alt+Azure003 - Let's dive into the latest Microsoft Azure announcements!Microsoft recently announced a plethora of news on Microsoft technologies. During Microsoft Ignite event, Microsoft made quite a lot of new announcements around Azure and the Microsoft cloud offerings. In this episode we dive into some of our favorite announcements.Here's links to some of the things we talked about:Azure Cost Management for Cloud Solution PartnersAzure Internet Analyzer PreviewAzure ArcAzure AD Passwordless and MFA updatesAzure Security Center updatesAzure Monitor with Network and Storage Insights
2019-11-0647 minCtrl+Alt+Azure002 - Big technology conferences, to go or not to go?Recommended conferencesMicrosoft Azure + AI Conf Microsoft Ignite Microsoft Ignite "The Tour" Microsoft BUILD Microsoft Inspire Microsoft Envision "The Tour" European SharePoint, Office 365 & Azure Conference European Collaboration Summit European Cloud Summit
2019-10-3041 minCtrl+Alt+Azure001 - Let's talk about Azure Key VaultWelcome to the Ctrl Alt Azure podcast. This is the very first episode, where Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine dives into the realm of Azure Key Vault. Links from the recording:Azure Key Vault Overview (Microsoft)Who accessed my Azure Key Vault (Tobias Zimmergren)Using Key Vault Secrets from your Azure DevOps pipelines (Tobias Zimmergren)Microsoft Azure AZ-500 Exam (Microsoft)Mastering Azure CLI (Jussi Roine)
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