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.

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- Microsoft Security Exposure Management documentation

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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.

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- 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

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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.

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- Azure Storage Actions
- Introducing Azure Storage Actions: Serverless storage data management

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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.

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- WAF: OpEx

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We talk about experiences in Azure with Mustafa Toroman. He is the CTO for run.events and shares his vast experience working with Azure both as a consultant and for building a product. How does he learn new stuff? What about the approach to DevOps? Also, Jussi asks Mustafa an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:32) - Show content starts.

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- CloudSummit
- Mustafa Toroman (@toromust) / X (twitter.com)
- Windows95man - No Rules!

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We're talking about Azure Verified Modules with Microsoft's Jack Tracey. What is AVM? How and when should you use it? Jack shares insights on the vision and how you can benefit as an architect and developer. Also, Tobi asks Jack an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:15) - Show content starts.

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- https://aka.ms/AVM 
- https://aka.ms/AVM/ModuleProposal 
- https://aka.ms/AVM/ModuleTriage  

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Azure now has Carbon Optimization capabilities available. We take a look at what this means, how it works, why it's important, and what can you do with it. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:37) - Show content starts.

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- Azure carbon optimization - Microsoft Learn
- Microsoft Azure emissions insights (preview) - Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability

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In this episode, we'll look at SecOps or Security Operations. What is it, and what are the elements one should consider? What about SOC, how does it tie into all of this? Lastly, we discuss the tools and services within Azure that are essential for any SecOps work. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:55) - Show content starts.

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- Introduction to Security operations (SecOps) - Training
- MCRA
- SAF

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Let's focus on understanding what Azure AI Search is. What was it called before? What features does it have, and how much will it cost? We also talk about use cases, especially with generative AI workloads with Azure AI Search. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:07) - Show content starts.

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- Introduction to Azure AI Search
- Pricing - Azure Cognitive Search

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In this episode, we take a look at recent updates to Azure. What's new, what's in preview, and what's interesting? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:57) - Show content starts.

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- Private Preview: Upgrade existing Azure Gen1 VMs to Gen2-Trusted launch

- GA: Azure Virtual Network encryption

- Entra ID - redemption order

- Azure Copilot for Azure CLI

- Entra External ID - Google as an identity
- Public Preview of the Arc Visual Studio Code Extension

- Quickstart: Create and run a load test with Azure Load Testing

- Use secrets & environment variables - Azure Load Testing

- Ctrl+Alt+Azure | 190 - Let's take Defender for APIs for a spin

- Microsoft Announces GA of Defender for APIs

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