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In this episode, we look at the decision tree model for designing Microsoft Sentinel workspaces. Its 8 steps guide you through planning and designing your Sentinel deployment architecture. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:48) - Community highlights.
(07:14) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Sam Cogan: Resource Group Location Matters
- Anthony Chu – Tech Community: This Month in Azure Container Apps: March/April 2023
- Daniel Calbimonte: How to work with ChatGPT in Visual Studio Code
- Jukka Niiranen: The world beyond apps – my thoughts on AI’s impact

Show links

- Talking about Azure Sentinel with Maarten Goet (Ctrl+Alt+Azure Episode 021)

- Design your Microsoft Sentinel workspace architecture (Decision tree)

- Example workspace design 

- Workspace architecture best practices for Microsoft Sentinel

SPONSOR
This 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

We take a frequent look at the recent Azure Updates. This week we found updates on Defender for Cloud, Windows Server Azure Edition, Azure OpenAI, and Logic Apps, among others. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:38) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Hotpatch for Windows Server VMs
- Azure DevOps 2023 Q1
- GPT-4 in Azure OpenAI
- Azure Logic Apps Data Mapper for VS Code
- 30 days of Azure AI

SPONSOR
This 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

In 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 scheduler

SPONSOR
This 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

In this episode we talk about Microsoft certifications. It's been a while, so has our thinking evolved at all? How do we upskill and prepare for exams? We also discussed the approach for renewing exams. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:45) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Certification Poster
- Microsoft Certifications

SPONSOR
This 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

In this week's episode we're diving head first into Azure OpenAI. Let's talk about the service, how it relates to OpenAI and ChatGPT, what models to use, how and why. What does it cost? And will this change everything? Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:50) - Show content starts.

Show links
- How to get access to Azure OpenAI?
- A practical look at Azure OpenAI (Jussi)

SPONSOR
This 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

We take a frequent look at the recent Azure Updates. This week we found updates on Azure Firewall, Data API Builder, Azure AD Graph and Durable Functions, among others. Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(04:05) - Show content starts.

Show links

- Public preview: Azure Database for MySQL connector for Power Apps, Logic Apps

- Public preview: Data API builder

- Sign up for Azure Data Manager for Agriculture

- Migrate to MS Graph from Azure AD Graph

- Bash for Beginners video tutorials

- What is Azure Firewall? (Azure Firewall Basic)

- Public preview: Illumio for Azure Firewall

- General Availability: ASP. NET web app migration to Azure App Service using PowerShell Scripts

- Configure Durable Functions with Azure Active Directory | Microsoft Learn

SPONSOR
This 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

This week we do assessments! What are they? We specifically focus on the Cloud Adoption Security Review assessment, which is freely available on Microsoft Learn. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:38) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Cloud Adoption Security Review
- Assessments (microsoft.com)

SPONSOR
This 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

This week's episode discusses the security module of the Azure Well-Architected Framework. What's in there, how to utilize the content, and what areas does it cover? Also, Tobi asks Jussi an unexpected question.

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

Show links
- Azure Well-Architected Framework: Security
- Azure Well-Architected Framework Review
- Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Security - Training | Microsoft Learn

SPONSOR
This 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

In this week's episode, we talk about Azure Virtual Desktop. It's a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) in the cloud, like Windows 365 and Microsoft Dev Box, which we've covered previously. We cover deployment options, configuration, pricing, and other considerations. Also, Tobi reflects on his CD burner and Nero. Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:50) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Episode 94: Your PC in the cloud with Windows 365 | Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Episode 149: Developing in the cloud with Microsoft Dev Box | Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Enterprise-scale support for Azure Virtual Desktop - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft Learn
- Tutorials for getting started with AVD
- AZ-140: Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty

SPONSOR
This 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 

In this week's episode, we talk about Azure Landing Zones. We have Dom Allen from Microsoft to share his insights on ALZ, the content, the capabilities, and how to best approach. We also reflect on best practices and the guardrails approach. Also, we ask Dom an unexpected question. This episode sponsored by Sovelto.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(02:44) - Show content starts.

Show links
- Azure Landing Zones

SPONSOR
This 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