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Tobias Zimmergren, Jussi Roine
Weekly conversations for cloud architects, developers, CIOs, and CISOs navigating Microsoft Azure, cloud adoption strategy, security governance, identity, and agentic AI. Hosted by industry experts Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine.
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Aug 2, 2023 • 40min
197 - Cost and performance considerations for BCDR with Paola Annis
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 Nallamothu: Azure Load Testing: You can run load tests from command-line nowShow links- Paola Annis- Business continuity and disaster recovery- Give us feedback!SPONSORThis 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

Jul 26, 2023 • 39min
196 - Building a SaaS service with Adis Jugo
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 your own data with Azure OpenAIShow links- Adis Jugo contact info- run.events - The European Cloud Summit- The European Collaboration Summit- 37Signals and the way out from the cloud- Give us feedback!SPONSORThis 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

Jul 19, 2023 • 34min
195 - A lap around Microsoft Fabric with Oskari Heikkinen
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 DevOpsShow links- Oskari Heikkinen contact info- Microsoft Fabric on Microsoft Learn- Microsoft Fabric learning path- Microsoft Fabric pricing- Give us feedback!SPONSORThis 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

Jul 12, 2023 • 38min
194 - Subscription vending to enable democratization of Azure with Jack Tracey
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 LangChainShow links- Jack Tracey- Azure Landing Zones - How many subscriptions should I use in Azure? - A blog on subscription vending- Subscription vending details- Subscription vending implementation guidance- Subscription vending with Bicep- Subscription vending with Terraform- Give us feedback!SPONSORThis 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

Jul 5, 2023 • 26min
193 - Azure Updates
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 availableShow links- Generally available: Multiple backups per day for Azure Virtual Machines- Public Preview: Azure AD Support for Azure Files SMB shares REST API- Public preview: Azure Container Instances(ACI) Spot containers- Public Preview – Support for WebSocket APIs in Azure API Management Self-hosted Gateway- Release notes for Microsoft Defender for Cloud- Public preview: Assess impact of service retirements workbook template in Azure Advisor- Public Preview: Azure Virtual Desktop Insights Powered by the Azure Monitor AgentSPONSORThis 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

Jun 28, 2023 • 22min
192 - Getting started with devtunnel CLI
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 AutomateShow links- DevTunnel CLI- DevTunnel CLI on GitHub- Give us feedback!SPONSORThis 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

Jun 21, 2023 • 44min
191 - Prompt engineering techniques with ChatGPT and Azure OpenAI
Learn about the concept of prompt engineering and its importance in maximizing the potential of ChatGPT and Azure OpenAI. Explore various prompting techniques and the risks associated with prompt injection in GPT models. Discover productivity tips and techniques to increase focus and limit distractions.

Jun 14, 2023 • 33min
190 - Let's take Defender for APIs for a spin
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: How do LLMs work with Vision AI? | OCR, Image & Video AnalysisShow links- Defender for APIs- Give us feedback!SPONSORThis 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

Jun 7, 2023 • 39min
189 - AI-based coding with GitHub Copilot Chat
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 Azure OpenAIShow links- GitHub Copilot- GitHub Copilot Chat Waitlist- Give us feedback!SPONSORThis 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

May 31, 2023 • 35min
188 - Favorite announcements from Microsoft Build 2023
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 IdentityShow links- Dev Home- Dev Drive- WinGet Configuration- API Center- Microsoft Fabric and OneLake- Vector Search in Azure Cosmos DB- DevTunnels CLI- Give us feedback!SPONSORThis 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


