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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 only)- RAG at scale: production-ready GenAI apps with Azure AI Search- (PnP team – Rob Bagby delivering a session: Take an Azure OpenAI chat application from PoC to enterprise-ready )- Optimize productivity by meeting next-level demands of the AI era- The power of AI and Copilot for Azure Databases- Power AI apps and develop rich experiences with Azure SQL Database- What’s new in GitHub Copilot and the Visual Studio family- Activate enterprise data in AI-enabled business applications- Inside AI Security with Mark Russinovich- Learn how to accelerate Stable Diffusion- Deploy next generation workflows from PC to Cloud with Arm tools- Scott and Mark learn to Copilot- Running .NET on the NES - Give us feedback!

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 & Windows Server Insider Program- Get end-to-end protection with Microsoft's unified security operations platform- Use the SIEM migration experience - Microsoft Sentinel- Calculate cost savings in Azure Advisor - Azure Advisor | Microsoft Learn - Give us feedback!

Exploring Microsoft Entra Security Service Edge (SSE) and SASE, the evolution of local area networks, managing diverse identities in the cloud era, and insights on configuring Entra SSE. Hosts reminisce about history and share an unexpected question.

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!

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 feedback!

Explore the world of Azure AI Studio in this episode as they discuss building generative AI solutions, choosing language models, cost management, deployment lessons, and real-world use cases. They also engage in casual conversations on outdoor adventures and unexpected questions.

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!

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 Azure Cloud Services (extended support)- Azure Storage Actions documentation- What's new in Microsoft Sentinel- Microsoft Graph CLI- Give us feedback!

In this week's episode, we take a first look at Azure Storage Actions. What is this new feature, and why should you use it? Does it differ from existing capabilities that do the same thing? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:11) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure Storage Actions- Introducing Azure Storage Actions: Serverless storage data management - Give us feedback!

The Azure Well-Architected Framework (WAF) recently got a big rewrite. We take Operational Excellence, a pillar from WAF, for a deeper look with Bastian Ulke from Microsoft. What is it? How should you utilize this pillar? Bastian also talks about the recommendations and patterns within Operational Excellence. Also, Tobi asks Bastian an unexpected question.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:41) - Show content starts.Show links- WAF: OpEx - Give us feedback!